A bit of news in case you might have missed it… there has been a schedule change. Due to the stadium calamity that occurred at the Metrodome on December 12, they have been forced to cancel the Metrodome Tournament. Coach Hartleb was up for the challenge and filled the March…
Just last week, I wrote about Illinois baseball’s 2011 schedule which by the way, included a spring game at the Metrodome Tournament hosted by the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Metrodome Stadium now is now used by the Minnesota Vikings and formerly used by baseball’s Minnesota Twins. Fast forward to this…
Illinois has finally released the schedule for the 2011 baseball season. Some interesting highlights: – Season opens with Big Ten/Big East Challenge on February 18th (no crazy February home games scheduled this year) – On March 11-13, Illinois will participate in the new Metrodome Tournament in Minnesota. Illinois will conclude…
The tournament which is rapidly being considered the beginning of Illinois baseball season has been set in stone for 2011. The schedule of the 2011 Big East/Big Ten Challenge was released today. Illinois will take on Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and West Virginia on the weekend of February 18-20. The Big East/Big…
We’re still in the middle of the Spring break trip but seeing it’s Monday, I’ll post this anyway. A quick look at the standings: Team Record Pct. Record Pct. Michigan State 0-0 .000 12-4 .750 Ohio State 0-0 .000 12-4 .750 Indiana 0-0 .000 9-9 .500 Michigan 0-0 .000…
Ok, considering we came into the weekend 1-5, we had a pretty darn good weekend. On a broader scale, we went 2-2 for the weekend which is a whole lot better than the ultimate result we had been getting. Not to mention the exciting win against #12 Coastal Carolina Chants. …
Tickets are now available for the April 7 game between Illinois and Missouri at Busch Stadium. If you’re interested, you can purchase them at the St Louis Cardinals web site. Gametime is 7pm and the tickets are $15
Today, The Big Ten Network came out with a press release announcing their baseball and softball coverage for 2010. BTN’s baseball and softball coverage will be doubled from last year, they say. They will be producing at least 102 baseball and softball games for either the Big Ten Network telecast…
A snowy day against MSU in March ‘09 Fans and friends who had heard about Illinois baseball’s early home date of February 20 have been asking me about it. Typical questions are “Are they holding in inside?’”, “Is it a typo on the schedule?”, and “Are they crazy?”. Well, as…
The Big Ten Network has promised they would provide more games via streaming video this year and it looks like they are coming through. They have announced their online streaming schedule for 2010 and it is quite improved from last year. At this point, Illinois has ten games on their…