First loss… and first runs allowed this season Put away the brooms. Today just wasn’t going to happen for the Illini. Despite coming back from a four run deficit, Illinois (17-5-1) lost to South Florida (16-8-1) in ten innings 8-5 on Sunday at Illinois Field. Game #23 / March…
Victory leap! It was a sunny day at Illinois Field and the balls were flying out of the park. In fact, every run scored today was the result of a homerun. The good news is that Illinois (17-4-1) came out ahead of the South Florida Bulls (15-8-1) in the end…
The scoreboard says it all. Not only did Kevin Duchene pitch a masterpiece but the Illinois (16-4-1) exploded with the bat in Friday’s game against the University of South Florida Bulls (15-7-1). Facing just 26 batters, Duchene gave up just two hits and one unearned run in seven innings for…
Drasen Johnson will go for win #3 this Saturday This weekend, #18 Illinois baseball will take on a tough University of South Florida Bulls team at Illinois Field This season, the Bulls are 15-6-1 and currently on a nine-game win streak. The Illini are 15-4-1 and look to extend their…
…and then reality set in. ok, we weren’t going to win EVERY game this season. But the first loss of the year is sometimes a little harder to take. After beating 3-0 Notre Dame Friday night, Illinois couldn’t come up with the offense and certainly not the pitching to defeat…
Thanks to five shutout innings by Scott Shaw, the UI topped off the 3-game series against University of South Florida with a win to make it a sweep. The Illini won by a score of 7-6. Shawn Roof, Ryan Snowden and Chase Kliment (each starting out well this season) had two…
I think I’m going to like this new catcher of ours. Illini backstop Lars Davis went 4 for 5 with 2 runs in Game 2 of the series against the University of South Florida. Yes, the season is only five games old but Davis has 11 hits in 18 at-bats. Keep it…
Just logged on to Gametracker to see how the Illini were doing against University of South Florida only to find the game was over. But the good news is the Illini won! The good guys defeated USF 5-1. Chase Kliment and Ryan Snowden both had 2 rbis each and Brian…
The Stetson Invitational is over and the UI baseball team is already 0-3 for the season. It just seemed like a case of missed opportunities and bad timing. On Saturday, they held South Florida to 4 runs but were only able to score 2. On the other hand, the bats…