Johnson’s shutout advances Illini to the Champaign Regional final!!

Will Krug rounds third to score the first run in today’s win In front of a rocking crowd of over 3000 at Illinois Field, top seed Illinois defeated #2 seed Notre Dame 3-0 behind a strong effort by starter Drasen Johnson who pitched a complete game shutout.  Illinois rallied for…

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Illini lose tough battle in season opener against Notre Dame 13-12

Justin Parr:  Four hits in 2012 season opener Well, if you want to find the silver lining in today’s 13-12 loss to Notre Dame at the Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge in St Petersburg, Florida, it’s this:  at least the Illini had no problems providing offensive support for starter Kevin Johnson. …

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Preview: Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge Tournament

  Will senior Willie Argo help his team to victory in 2012? As I say before every opening series, now it’s gets real.  However in 2012, it REALLY gets real.  With the announced 2012 schedule which is one of the toughest the Illinois baseball team has seen in a while,…

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Illini quick out of the starting gate: defeat Notre Dame 11-1

That’s the way to start the season! Consider that the Illinois baseball team went into the Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge cold having missed the first weekend of play due to weather while their opponents, Notre Dame, got a three game head start.  Consider also that same Notre Dame team won…

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Illinois finish BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge on an offensive note

Illinois Baseball lost Saturday night against Notre Dame but rebounded versus West Virginia today to conclude the BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge down in Florida.  I think it would be safe to say that both games were slugfests. Notre Dame on Saturday Illinois had a chance to win it against the…

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Illinois clip Hawkeyes 8-3 in season opener

Woo-hoo!  This is one I would have really liked to seen in person.  The Illinois defeated Iowa in the first game of the BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge in Clearwater, Florida. Down 2-1 in the sixth, the Illini came back to score five runs thanks in part to three Iowa fielding…

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