Ok, this one goes back in the annals of Illinois baseball history… The SouthTown Star just did a piece on their star that made it big from Evergreen Park High School, Donn Pall. Pall, of course, played for the University of Illinois. In 1985, he was drafted and went on…
Two days ago was the beginning of classes at the University of Illinois. As someone who works on campus (in a department in the College of ACES), I witness the hustle and bustle of students getting to their new classes especially the freshmen who are learning the ropes and getting…
There was a positive “state of the program” article in the college paper The Daily Illini today. They interviewed Coach Hartleb and infielder Josh Parr.for the piece. Quoth Hartleb: “The LSU series, it showed not only our team, but people across the country that we have improved as a program…
The Mattoon Charleston Journal-Gazette Times-Courier has a nice feature article on former Illini centerfielder Kyle Hudson who is faring just fine with the Oriole Class A Delmarva Shorebirds. Hudson has 17 stolen bases so far this year and 31 runs scored both good for second on the team.
There’s an excellent article about Illini 2B Josh Parr who is spending his summer in the state capital playing for the Springfield Sliders. The article is focusing on Josh’s strong Christian faith. Springfield is only an hour and half away… maybe I’ll try to swing over there and catch a…
I would like to take the time to thank Chris Webb (from The Buckeye Nine) for taking on the arduous task of bringing up Buckeye Nine Tournament Central, a blog which covered the Big Ten Tournament from a more independent (i.e. not Big Ten) perspective. Webb did a fantastic job. …
What the media is saying about the Big Ten Tournament… both here in Columbus and back at the universities. First-year ballpark presents challenge – Columbus Dispatch Big Ten Baseball Tournament Up For Grabs Next Year – Columbus NBC Illini baseball advances in Big Ten Tournament with thumping of Michigan State–…
Lots to talk about in the wake of Illinois’ series victory over (then) #1 LSU Tigers last weekend. The Illini won Friday’s game and Sunday’s game both on the efforts of good starting pitching by Phil Haig and Ben Reeser respectively. I say "then #1" because well, it’s no surprise…