Hate to sound like a broken record but good starting pitching gave Illinois a victory down in Texas. This time it was Ben Reeser who gave up just one earned run and six hits in 7 2/3 innings against Texas Arlington in the last game of the Al Ogletree tournament. …
Yes, that is exactly what the doctor ordered! After a five straight losses, we needed a couple wins to get us back on track and that’s exactly what we got against Minnesota on Saturday. The first game seemed to be outlet of pent-up burst of energy and frustration (not to…
Today’s Illini loss to Michigan wasn’t as overwhelming as the two on Saturday but the 7-4 game still hurt as it meant a Wolverine sweep for the weekend. Illinois went into the weekend in second place and came out of it in fourth. Michigan cruised to a 7-0 start by…
It wasn’t even close. The Michigan Wolverines crushed the Illini by similar scores of 14-4 and 14-6. I didn’t make it out to the games. Between the cold, wet weather and watching the kids, it just wasn’t in the making. I had Gametracker going on the computer and the Cubs…
Yes, there was baseball in Lansing today. There weather cooperated and the University of Illinois have swept Michigan State in today’s doubleheader. Because nothing beats being there, here’s the report from Tom Tompkins who is attending the games this weekend. Once again, thanks to Tom T. for his “eyewitness” reports.…
What a lovely day it was for a ballgame! Of course it would have been nicer had we not missed the first few innings because I forgot my Go Illini card at home. Reliever Brian Long By the time we got there Brian Long had things well in hand. He…
It couldn’t get any better today for the University of Illinois. With Illinois going against Michigan in a doubleheader, I had Gametracker going on all day today. When the Illini won the first in extras that was great. When they won the second game behind a solid performance by Scott…
The University of Illinois baseball team are two games into a three-game set with the Ragin’ Cajuns of Louisiana-Lafayette. Do you want the good news or bad news first? Last night, I logged into Gametracker just as the game was entering the ninth inning. The Illini were down 13-0. For…
Yikes! I go away for one weekend and come back to find that the U of I has lost 3 straight. The Illini played in the Baseball Express Collegiate Classic. Unfortunately, all the lessons they learned last weekend when they swept Southern Florida had gone by the wayside. Well, the…
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…