Matthew James dual role pays off in no-hitter for Lexington

It’s a new one on me.  Illini infielder Matthew James can pitch.  Apparently pretty well.  And James (right) pitched REALLY well on Saturday as he threw a complete  game no-hitter for the Lexington Snipes against the Joliet Admirals.  Behind James’ pitching, the Snipes defeated the Admirals 6-1.  The line on…

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Nielsen, Kolakowski are charter members of expansion team Kenosha in Northwoods League

J.D. Nielsen Zack Kolakowski Illini Zack Kolakowski and J.D. Nielsen are making history of sorts. According to the Kenosha News, they’ll be the very first players signed to the new Northwoods League team based in Kenosha, Wisconsin.  J.D. Nielsen and Zack Kolakowski made a little Kenosha baseball history on Thursday…

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Illinois baseball news wrapup: Casey Fletcher, Roper marathon and Lindauer’s first pro dinger

After my summer trip to Alaska, I’m getting back in the swing of things.  Checking the news, it looks like the commitment of Casey Fletcher to the Illinois Baseball program is getting some media attention now.  The Champaign News-Gazette has a feature article on Casey and the familial connection with…

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Krug and Ferry get post season honors from CSBL

Josh Ferry Will Krug One week after Brandon Hohl and Justin Parr received similar honors, we hear that two more Illini were named to their respective summer league’s All-Star team.  This time it was Will Krug and Josh Ferry.  Both are current sophomores and both were named to the Chicago…

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Hohl, Parr honored by Northwoods League

Brandon Hohl Justin Parr A few congrats are in order.  The Northwoods League just issued a few post-season awards and a few Illini were mentioned. First, among their 2012 ‘Finest in the Field’ honorees was thirdbaseman Brandon Hohl who played for Wisconsin Rapids this summer.  His .973 fielding percentage was…

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