Matt Dittman got the Big Ten Player of the Week award this week. He better have after his walk-off performance on Saturday. But Ditt actually had a great weekend independent of his walk-off homerun. That homerun was his second of the series and for the series, he hit .600. He…
Adam Davis, who contributed a solo homerun Saturday, is ready for the tournament. The shot that launched a Big Ten Championship The photo of Matt Dittman directly above pretty much says it all. When we look back at this past weekend, there’s no doubt it will remain one of…
Casey McMurray hits a solo shot in the bottom of ninth to win the game… … and was warmly greeted at the plate by all his teammates. Casey McMurray’s timing was impeccable tonight. With one out in the bottom of the ninth and the score tied, he chose that moment…
Illinois took their second straight Big Ten series as they defeated the Northwestern Wildcats two games to one at Evanston. Illinois lost Friday night’s affair 9-2 but it seemed they were ready for revenge Saturday as they scored four runs in first inning. That’s all they would need as John…
Illinois baseball had a pretty rough Sunday against Michigan. In game 1, they were shut out for the third time this year, 3-0. Pete Cappetta did manage to bang out two hits in the losing cause. John Anderson does deserve some credit for his eight inning complete game where he…
The smile on Adam Davis as he scores on Matt Dittman’s homer says it all When I got to Illinois Field to watch the last game of this weekend’s Illinois-Iowa series and Illinois had already gotten a 5-0 lead before I was situated, I thought I was in for a…
Pat Sheehan gets congratulated by his teammates for having a good eye Wow, if the rest of Illinois baseball season is as exciting as today’s home opener, the EMTs are going to have to stock up on chest paddles. What a heart pounder! In the bottom of the ninth, Illini…
I wandered in to see how the clubhouse addition was coming along and then watched some practice, too. Here are some photos. You see Brandon Hohl at his familiar thirdbase position at the top. Coach Westray imparting some sage advice to some of the pitchers. The outfielders were…
Took some time after work to watch the team in full practice today. Despite what it looks like in the top photo it was pretty much all business. For example, here’s Ditt running the bases, a fine sight for any Illini baseball fan: I’ve put all (the good) photos from…
Today’s number on the sports page of the News-Gazette was 44. That’s the number of rbis that Adam Davis (left) accrued this summer while playing for the Madison Mallards in the Northwoods League. That was good for sixth in the league. He accomplished this in part behind a .328 average. …