Behind the strong pitching of freshman Kevin Duchene, the Illini got off to a great start at the UTA-Hilton Invitational in Arlington, Texas winning 8-3 against the Houston Baptist Huskies. Game #8 / March 1, 2013 vs 8 3 In fact, Duchene was close to pitching a complete shutout.…
After a loss to the East Carolina Pirates last night, Illini Baseball came back this morning ready to play. Behind the pitching of Kevin Duchene and a 4 for 4 performance by David Kerian, they defeated the Ohio Bobcats 11-6. Game #4 / February 21, 2013 vs 8 2…
Game #1 / February 15, 2013 vs 13 2 The Illinois Baseball players gave Coach Dan Hartleb a pretty nice birthday present today. An opening day win. Today, pretty much everything went right for the Illini as they defeated the Golden Eagles of Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles in Cookeville. …
With much hesitation, I changed the banner of IBR. I really liked the photo that was up there before (shown above). It wasn’t the sharpest image but boy, there was a lot of action and the expression on every guy’s face face is unique and priceless. And what’s with Corey…
Fightingillini.com has just posted a solid summary of this year’s summer league action by the Illini. Big congrats go out to Will Krug who was chosen to the National Amateur Baseball Federation College World Series All-Tournament team after his performance with the Crystal Lake Cardinals. For the summer, he hit…
Willie Argo: First Team All-Big Ten Three Illini baseball players received All-Big Ten honors today including outfielder Willie Argo who was named to the first team All-Big Ten team. In addition to Argo, shortstop Thomas Lindauer and outfielder Justin Parr were named third team All-Big Ten team. Catcher Alex Lincoln…
John Kravetz: team leading 8 wins Illinois won their second crucial game in a row against the Minnesota Golden Gophers 3-2 on Friday night behind the formidable pitching of starter John Kravetz. With the win, the Illini (11-12) jumped over Minnesota (10-13) in the standings. With some help from the…
Coach Snider congratulates Justin Parr on his rbi triple in the 4th inning Simple fundamentals and sound strategy. That’s how Illinois won tonight’s game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers keeping postseason hopes alive. With the score tied in the bottom of the eighth and runners on first and second, Justin…
First, a sincere congratulations to the Boilermaker Nation. With Purdue’s win over Michigan, they have clinched at the least, a share of the 2012 Big Ten Championship. It will be their first such championship since 1909. As for the Illini, their tournament continue to dwindle with their second loss against…
Maybe they should wear those camo jerseys more often. Illinois having lost the first two games to Michigan State, salvaged the series with a 8-6 victory over the Spartans. The Illini scored two runs in the seventh to put it away and Reid Roper earned his first save of the…