Illini score early but succumb to Bradley U.

I didn’t make it out to Illinois Field tonight but had to be content with listening to the game on the radio. I picked it up when Illinois was up 4-0. Unfortunately, that was all the scoring they would do. Brandon Wikoff’s 3 hits and a solid start from Billy…

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Illini Pours it on against Western Michigan

University of Illinois had their hitting shoes on Tuesday as they scored 11 runs and beat Western Michigan. The offense included 3 home runs by Lars Davis, Nick Stockwell, and Ryan Hastings. Davis, who went 4 for 5 with 4 ribbies, raised his season average to .478, good enough to…

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Minnesota pitching nearly unhittable in first round

My hope that Illinois, riding a two-game winning streak, a streak that got them into the Big Ten tournament, would give them the momentum they needed to sweep through the tourney.  Gopher starting pitcher Cole DeVries had something to say about that. Gopher hurler Cole DeVries You see, Minnesota was riding…

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Big 10 Tournament begins Wednesday

The Big Ten tournament starts tomorrow.  Fifth-seeded Illinois will take on fourth-seeded Minnesota in the first round at 11:00am.  Illinois has the upper hand in the season series, 3-1. In other Illini news, Brian Blomquist has been chosen Big Ten Pitcher of the Week following his impressive performance against Michigan…

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