Pat McInerney drove in the winning run in Illinois’ first game of the Big Ten Tournament Top seed Illinois hit the Big Ten Tournament and won like they’ve won all year. Pitching well and never giving up. In the feature game in the opening day of the tournament, Illinois came…
Casey Fletcher rips a double before the rains came The weather prevented #2 Illinois from finishing their regular season on Saturday. Down by a run In the fourth inning of their last match against the Nebraska Cornhuskers, there was a downpour and after a delay of over 2 1/2 hours,…
Casey Fletcher welcomes Jason Goldstein at the plate after his grand slam I’ve seen a lot of college ball games but I don’t think I have seen anything like what I’ve witnessed today. It was an amazing combination of a comeback/slugfest/blowout. For those who left early, I am truly sorry. …
Illinois baseball is just not content for settling for an undefeated April. Not stopping there, #6 Illinois baseball easily defeated the #23 Ohio State Buckeyes in the first of their three-game set. Behind the formidable pitching of starter Kevin Duchene, Illinois won 8-1 for their 19th straight victory. The Illini…
Nice going, @BigBob428. Go #Illini! pic.twitter.com/efurEyjnka — Illbaseballreport (@IllBaseballRpt) April 29, 2015 With a 7-5 victory against Southern Illinois on Tuesday night, #6 Illinois baseball team has done something pretty incredible. They have gone undefeated for a whole month. Eighteen whole games have come and gone and the Illini have…
Starter John Kravetz is now 4-0 for the Illini The Illinois baseball team can add one one more Big Ten sweep to their 2015 accomplishments. On Sunday, they won 6-3 against the Penn State Nittany Lions (13-25, 2-12 Big Ten) giving them their fourth conference sweep of the season. The…
David Kerian bangs out a 2-run triple in the first inning Saturday’s game versus Indiana was almost a mirror image of Friday’s. Indiana scored in the top half of the first then Illinois responded in the bottom half of the first. Illini pitching held and the offense bolstered the lead. …
Six rbis for Reid Roper in the last two games The Illini cruised to their ninth straight win over the Purdue Boilermakers on Sunday winning 5-1. Starter Drasen Johnson had some help from Reid Roper’s bat. Roper hit a three-run triple in the fifth inning to give Johnson and the…
Pat McInerney (27)is welcomed at home plate by Casey Fletcher after his 3-run HR in the first On Saturday, the Illinois offense exploded early for three homeruns and and ten runs as the Illini defeated the Purdue Boilermakers 10-5. Starting pitcher Kevin Duchene pitched six solid innings and won his…
Four wins for Big Bob! Wednesday night, the Illinois baseball team extended their winning streak to seven games with a 7-2 win over the visiting St. Louis Billikens. Rob McDonnell won his fourth game of the year and with a 2 for 4 performance, left fielder Ryan Nagle has now…