Not a pretty scoreboard Well, the rains held off for tonight’s game against Northwestern (and the Bleacher Bum Barbeque) but the wind did not. There was a stiff gale blowing straight out to left field. Before the game, a few of us figured this would be a definite slugfest between…
If you are looking for that one Illini baseball game to go to this year, THIS IS IT! Friday’s game and everything surrounding it, will be the college baseball event of the year on campus. The second annual Bleacher Bum Barbeque should promise to be a fun time so try…
Illinois and starting pitcher Bryan Roberts took care of business today as they shut out Northwestern Wildcats 9-0 at Rocky Miller Park in Evanston. With help from Michigan who defeated Ohio State, they are now in sole possession of first place in the Big Ten conference. Roberts was lights out…
Now, that Illinois win was just a little TOO interesting. With a 15-3 lead going into the bottom of the seventh inning, the Northwestern Wildcats rallied for nine runs to make it close. Fortunately, Will Strack came in and shut the door on the ‘Cats, pitching a perfect ninth. The…
Illinois captured the first game of the series against Northwestern and did with runs to spare, winning 10-2. Willie Argo, who has been on a tear lately, once again hit a homerun for the good guys. For the game, Argo was 2 for 4 with three rbis. Phil Haig pitched…
Josh Parr, Corey Kimes and Mike Giller. Happy Times For the second weekend in a row, the Illini take to the road facing a Big Ten team. They’re facing our neighbor to the north, the Northwestern Wildcats in Evanston, Illinois. No doubt we’ll have a sizable visitor section there this…
Some quick news links from around the Big Ten baseball world -Brian from Big Ten Hardball wraps up the BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge and chose his All-Weekend Team. Brandon Wikoff and Dom Altobelli made first team. Aaron Johnson made honorable mention. -Yes, the Big Ten did reign supreme in the…
No game on Sunday between Illinois and Ohio State. Rain washed away any chance of the Illini to tie Ohio State for the weekend. As frustrating as that probably is, Ohio State had the momentum after their amazing comeback in Game 2 on Saturday (they scored 10 runs in the…
Dang, I’m out of town for a game and boy, it sure sounds like it was an exciting one. Northwestern had the Illini down by a run in the bottom of the ninth when catcher and cleanup hitter Aaron Johnson jacks a two-run shot to win it all 10-9. Wow!…
Brandon Wikoff tips helmets with Kyle Hudson as on-deck Aaron Johnson watches on Illinois defeated Northwestern Saturday 14-4. Brandon Wikoff was the big producer going 5 for 5 for 5 with 2 doubles, a homer, six rbis, and four runs. Yes, that’s right… he was one base away from a…