Davis Hendrickson drove home the sole run in today’s loss In an elimination game against Minnesota at the Big Ten Tournament, Illinois (34-18) couldn’t hold on to a slim lead and lost 3-1 and will have to say goodbye to Minneapolis. Ryan Castellanos was a hard luck loser as he…
Three hits for Illinois’ David Kerian in Game 1 loss In a heartbreaking Game One of the Big Ten Tournament, Illinois (33-17) lost to Minnesota (31-20) on walk-off hit by the score of 3-2. Illinois had the lead till the Gophers tied it 2-2 in the bottom of the fifth…
Drasen Johnson gets the ‘W’ in Illinois’ clinching victory Illinois Baseball dropped their last game of the regular season to Minnesota but they still had plenty to be happy about. With Friday’s 4-3 win over the Golden Gophers, the Orange and Blue will be advancing to the Big Ten Tournament…
Kevin Duchene comes through again versus Minnesota Kevin Duchene continues to pitch well as he won his eighth game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. It was a key win as the Illini (32-15, 13-9 Big Ten) were facing a formidable pitcher in Tom Windle. The Illinois offense managed to score…
Kevin Duchene will take the mound vs Minnesota on Thursday This weekend, Illinois heads north to Minneapolis to finish out the regular season against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. While both teams both have 12 conference wins, the Gophers (12-6, 29-18 overall) have three less losses than Illinois (12-9, 31-15 overall)…
Kevin Duchene brings home the trophies Congrats to Kevin Duchene who is putting more awards on the mantles of Illini players. He not only garnered the Big Ten co-Pitcher of the Week award but also Freshman of the Week as well. Duchene pitched a complete game two-hit win on Friday…
The scoreboard says it all as Coach Hartleb exits the field after being thrown out With Saturday’s 8-3 loss to Minnesota in the final game of the season, Illinois is now out of the Big Ten Baseball Tournament contention. Even with a Ohio State loss (they are tied 2-2 in…
John Kravetz: team leading 8 wins Illinois won their second crucial game in a row against the Minnesota Golden Gophers 3-2 on Friday night behind the formidable pitching of starter John Kravetz. With the win, the Illini (11-12) jumped over Minnesota (10-13) in the standings. With some help from the…
Coach Snider congratulates Justin Parr on his rbi triple in the 4th inning Simple fundamentals and sound strategy. That’s how Illinois won tonight’s game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers keeping postseason hopes alive. With the score tied in the bottom of the eighth and runners on first and second, Justin…
Jordan Parr: Team leader in HR (5), rbi (42), slugging (.534) and doubles (13). One last home series for 2012! After getting swept by Penn State last weekend, the Illini (26-24, 9-11 Big Ten) will need to have a really good series against the Golden Gophers of Minnesota this coming…