Mike Altobelli sent me an update on his son Dominic Altobelli. Along with the update came a digital baseball card of the former Illini thirdbaseman from when he played with the Tri-City Dust Devils in 2010. Mike says in part: “(Dom) has been busy Teaching at Marist High School and…
Former Illini shortstop Shawn Roof, who played for the AAA Toledo Mudhens in 2010, left a Illini legacy that will not soon be forgotten. Sure there are the on-the-field accomplishments. In his senior year in 2007, he broke the team single season record for steals and hit by pitches. By…
Last night, I went with friends (thanks to all of you, I know you’ll read this) to see the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians-Toledo Mudhens game. A baseball game is always fun but when former Illini Shawn Roof is the starting thirdbaseman for one of the teams, it makes it awesome. So…
As you may know, Shawn Roof is now playing for the AAA Toledo Mudhens and tonight and tomorrow night, he’s playing in Indianapolis. This is as close as he’s gotten to Urbana in his minor league career. Here’s my chance to see him in action. So with the help of…
It’s a busy week on campus. All the University students are back and finding their way to their new classes. Good luck to the players this semester. I don’t need to remind them how important their studies are. To their credit, Coach Hartleb and the rest of the coaching staff…
I just got back in to town from a well-deserved and very-much-enjoyed two week vacation. Our family spent most of it in Wyoming. I was a hop, skip and a jump away from Casper which made me think of Dom Altobelli who did a short stint with the single-A Ghosts…
There’s good news coming from former Illini shortstop Shawn Roof. He’s now playing AAA baseball. The Tigers’ affiliate Toledo Mudhens now have Shawn on the team and given his performance in his first game, they might be happy they do. He went 2 for 4 in his AAA debut! Nice…
I saw the “It’s not crazy, it’s sports” advertisement on ESPN the other day but I didn’t pick out the baserunner as Joe Bonadonna, the former Illini speedster who now spends his time with the Texas Ranger organization. Great, not only is he a pro baseball player but now he…
Congrats to Brian de la Torriente who was named to the Prospect League’s West Division All-Star team. The East and West played to a 3-3 tie on July 6. de la pitched one inning allowing a run and striking out two batters. The Northwoods League All-Star classic is coming up…
There was some good news for former Illini shortstop Brandon Wikoff that came down the wire today. Wikoff is being promoted to AAA ball. That’s a nice jump for Brandon who had spent 2009 and early 2010 in single A. Most currently, he has been playing for the A Lexington…