The weekend is almost here. THE weekend is almost here! The weekend when Big Ten teams face off against each other and it really counts. For the #25 (yes, we’re still ranked) Illini, they face the Spartans of Michigan State. If we can avoid the weather bug that we have…
Last year at about this time, I corresponded with an Michigan State baseball fan named Tom Tompkins. He was nice enough to write a bit about the 2008 Illinois-MSU series that was happening in East Lansing. Well, the 2009 MSU-Illinois series is almost upon us and Tom dropped me an…
Tom Tompkins has a short report from Lansing. Your guys broke our hearts in the 1st game with those 4 runs in the final inning. It was fairly cold and windy, and we had a lengthy rain delay between games. We got great pitching from two freshman and a winning…
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.…
Lately, I’ve been corresponding with Tom Tompkins who is a retired educator from Lansing, Michigan. He’s a big MSU baseball fan and says he may send in periodic reports on the team. Much thanks, Tom! In lieu of the big Illinois-MSU series this weekend, here is his first update. -tbz…