Former University of Illinois catcher Lars Davis has had rough second half with the Modesto Nuts at the Advanced A level but Wednesday night it looks like he’s beginning to make amends. In front of a home crowd against the Bakersfield Blaze, he went 2 for 4 with 2 doubles. …
Former Illini Scott Shaw gave his St Lucie Mets a needed boost Saturday. Not only are the his Class A Affiliate Mets languishing in last place in the Florida State League but they were coming off a five game losing streak. Shaw responded by pitching a complete game win over…
My friend Sue who I met at Illinois Field this year, called the other day and we caught up on Illinois Baseball news. She gently prodded me to write something about Brandon Wikoff. She’s totally right… Brandon deserves some coverage for what he’s doing in the minors right now. First…
Dominic Altobelli is on a roll now in the minors. Playing for the Casper Ghosts in the Rookie League, he has a 11 game hit streak going back July 1. According to his father Mike, Dom’s manager is trying him out at 2B just to keep him in the lineup. …
A while back I posted a note saying that the Delmarva Shorebirds were taking questions to ask Kyle Hudson (and teammate L.J. Hoes) in an interview. The Shorebirds have conducted their interview and it is now posted on the Shorebirds website. I’m listening to it right now. I see from…
The Pacific Coast League lost to the International League 6-5 in their annual All-Star Game last night in front of a crowd of 16,000. Former Illini Chris Robinson did his part for the PCL, though. As starting catcher, he went 1-2 and scored a run. Here is the box score. …
The Delmarva Shorebirds will be holding a Q&A session with former Illini Kyle Hudson. Here are details on how to submit questions if you’re interested. The deadline to submit is July 22. The Q&A is an effort to “connect fans with the Shorebirds players”. Fellow Shorebird L.J. Hoes will also…
There are college baseball websites I check out and there are pro baseball websites I browse. And unless it’s MLB draft time, never the twain shall meet. So when it was twittered (by @IlliniBaseball in case you’re wondering) that Brandon Wikoff was mentioned on one of my favorite web sites…
Got a call from Illini baseball fan Sue who I haven’t seen since the last home series. We chatted a bit on some of the summer goings-on of the Illini. She clued me into some big news about Joe Bonadonna Bonadonna (left), who was grabbed by the Rangers in the…
As a follow-up to my note on Kyle Hudson yesterday, I’d like to give props to Hannah Seward who is a big Delmarva Shorebird fan. A week or so ago, I linked to a photo of hers here on IBR. Anyway, Hannah emailed to say hi and passed on her…