Senior Kevin Johnson will test his mettle against 6-12 Nebraska Friday On Friday, those of us fans in the Champaign-Urbana area will finally get to see the Illini Baseball team. It’s been a long wait but the home opener is almost here! Second place Illinois (13-4) will host the Nebraska…
This weekend, the Illini head home.. almost. They’re back in the state at least, playing Southern Illinois University down in Carbondale. It’s a four-game weekend with a special Sunday game at Rent One Park home of the Southern Illinois Miners of the Frontier League. Abe Martin Field Carbondale, IL…
This weekend, the Fighting Illini head back to Texas to take on the tough Baylor Bears for a three game series. After their successful trip to Arlington last weekend where they won three of four games, the Illini hope to build on their Big Ten leading 7-6 record. Baylor Ballpark…
UTA-Hilton Invitational Clay Gould Ballpark Arlington, Texas March 1, 2013 11:00 am CT and March 2, 2013 11:00 am CT vs Houston Baptist 4-3-1 March 2, 2013 3:00 pm CT and March 3, 2013 11:00 am CT vs Texas-Arlington 5-2 Starting tomorrow, the Illinois will take part…
Keith LeClair Classic Clark-LeClair Stadium Greenville, N.C. February 21, 2013 4:00 pm CT vs East Carolina 0-2 February 22, 2013 12:00 n CT vs Ohio 0-2 February 23, 2013 5:00 pm CT vs New Mexico State 2-2 February 24, 2013 8:30 am CT vs Boston College 1-2 This weekend, Illinois…
Opening week is so much fun, don’t you think? As the boys are on their way to Cookeville, Tennessee for their first meeting with the Golden Eagles of Tennessee Tech, the official weekend preview has been posted. As noted in my weekend preview, the pitching rotation will include two freshman. …
0-0 vs 0-0 T-minus two days before the 2013 season opener for the Fighting Illini Baseball team. On Friday at 3pm, the challenge begins. The challenge to see if Coach Hartleb’s Illini baseball team can come back from their lackluster finish in 2012. Time will tell but I know the…
It seems the job of a sports information director on any level is a never-ending one. I can only imagine the work that entails that position on a Big Ten team. As I mentioned a while back, we are welcoming Matt Wille as the new assistant sports information director for…
In anticipation of this Friday’s opening day against Tennessee Tech, Illini Baseball has put out its 2013 Illinois Baseball Season Preview. A lot of it is a summary of what you’ll find in the preseason notes section of the Record Book which was released over the weekend. However, if you…
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…