Illinois looks to win rubber game against Buckeyes

Kevin Johnson: all time Illini leader with 333 innings Illinois and Ohio State split their first two games in Columbus this weekend.  Kevin Johnson won Friday’s game in a record breaking fashion 9-2.  On Saturday, it was a narrow defeat for the Illini (24-11, 6-5 Big Ten) as they lost…

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Illini take first two from Salukis

Illinois continued their winning ways as they took the first two games against the Salukis of Southern Illinois.  That gives the Illini ten wins in their last eleven matches and a formidable 12-4 record.     Game #15 / March 15, 2013 vs 4 1   On Friday, Kevin Johnson…

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Illini show us three ways to skin a Wildcat

With today’s 3-2 victory against Northwestern, Illinois completed a three-game sweep of the Wildcats.  Once again, Matt Milroy was fantastic in relief.  He pitched 6 2/3 innings of shutout ball and struck out eleven batters and allowed just two hits.  Northwestern actually got off to a good start today getting…

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Nebraska’s 11-run inning is all they need vs Illinois 18-5

I guess, it’s the nature of college baseball.  Saturday, I was listening to the Illinois-Nebraska game on the way home from grocery shopping when Illinois had a 2-0 lead.  I thought to myself, “Good.  They’ll need more.  But that’s a nice start.”.  But by the time we brought the groceries…

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Illinois ready to take on the Wolverines in first home conference series

Centerfielder Kyle Hudson is hitting .404 on the season Next Game: Game #27-30 Fri April 11 6:05pm Sat April 12 3:05pm DH Sun April 13 1:05pm Record: 18-8 vs University of Michigan at Illinois Field, Champaign, IL I’ll say it right from the outset. Judging from the weather forecast, we…

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Crunch time for Illini in the Summer Leagues

Don’t look now but Illini pitchers Aaron Martin and Ben Reeser are 1-2 in victories in the Coastal Plain League. It’s playoff time in college summer leagues and ten Illini will be enjoying the fruits of postseason play.   Check out the details at the Fighting Illini website. Looks like Joe…

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