Here’s the IlliniHQ.com’s summary from last night’s win against Iowa entitled ‘Shelton delivers’. I get personal satisfaction from that because Thomas Shelton is a student in the department where I work. Keep it up, Thomas! IlliniHQ also had an accompanying ‘just-the-facts’ article. By the way, it’s official, Josh Parr injured…
Well, it seems our options to watch college baseball live either on TV or via webcast have widened in the last couple of the years. The interest is there and there are the people who are willing to do it. Collegebaseball360.com, for example, for will be broadcasting 13 of the…
Good news! The Big Ten Records Book has been updated and is now available to everyone in pdf format. I love this kind of stuff. If we want statistics from Major League Baseball’s past, we only need to go Retrosheet.org or BaseballReference.com and we have it all. It’s all there……
I just noticed today that the updated roster for the 2011 season has been posted on the U of I baseball website. That in itself is great. I have a hard enough time keep the new guys straight. But there’s a new bonus that probably appeals to geeks like me. …
Ben Taylor is my go-to guy for information about the University of Illinois baseball program. Ben serves as Assistant Sports Information Director at the U of I and specifically works with the Illini baseball, wrestling and football teams. It his job to coordinate publicity for the sports programs and work…
Fighting Illini.com has put the first installment of Inside Pitch online. SID Ben Taylor interviews OF/DH Casey McMurray. Among other things, McMurray talks about the Illini defeating then-#12 Coastal Carolina and the upcoming Big Ten opener with Penn State. Also, Lee Zerrusen continues his beat as the blogger…
Gardenhire rounding third to score in his final regular season game with the Illini in 2005 Kelsie Smith of the Saint Paul Pioneer Press has a lengthy feature article on former Illini infielder and current Minnesota Twin catcher Toby Gardenhire. Much of the article is focusing on the relationship between…
Today, The Big Ten Network came out with a press release announcing their baseball and softball coverage for 2010. BTN’s baseball and softball coverage will be doubled from last year, they say. They will be producing at least 102 baseball and softball games for either the Big Ten Network telecast…
Yippie! The Illinois Baseball Media Guide is out. I always enjoy perusing the guide each year. Each year’s guide which is issued by the Illinois Athletic Public Relations Office, is jam-packed full of info. This year’s guide is 148 pages. Not only does it give me a good overview of…
The Big Ten Network has promised they would provide more games via streaming video this year and it looks like they are coming through. They have announced their online streaming schedule for 2010 and it is quite improved from last year. At this point, Illinois has ten games on their…