Illini Kevin Johnson shuts down St John’s, 4-0

Raise a glass to Kevin Johnson… and to the fine Illini defense.  Today, the good guys defeated the St John’s Red Storm 4-0 at the first day of the Coastal Carolina Invitational at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  With the win, Illinois reaches the .500 mark at 4-4.  Johnson (right) pitched…

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Preview: Illini Baseball plays in the Coastal Carolina Invitational

This weekend takes the Illini baseball team south again.  This time they head to the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina area for the Coastal Carolina Invitational.  Participating with Illinois are Pittsburgh, St John’s, and host Coastal Carolina.  Here’s the link to the FightingIllini.com pre-tournament preview. All four of these teams have…

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Play Ball! A Big East/Big Ten Challenge weekend preview

  Casey McMurray led the Illini in hitting (.348) and homeruns (6) in 2010 The Illinois baseball players have been practicing for a few weeks now this year but this weekend, it’s for real.  On Friday, the Big East/Big Ten Challenge tournament commences.  For Illinois’ part, they will be taking…

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