OF Will Krug leads the Illini in runs scored with 20 Illinois Baseball will finish out the month of March with a non-conference series this weekend against the Oakland University Golden Grizzlies. The Grizzlies are coming off an 0-4 sweep at the hands of the Michigan State. Meanwhile, Illinois (14-6,…
Alex Lincoln lays down a bunt with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th On Saturday, Illinois split a doubleheader with the Nebraska Cornhuskers. They won the first game 8-7 on a walk-off squeeze play by Alex Lincoln. In the second game, there were plenty of base runners…
I’ll admit, my photo of Cornhusker Michael Pritchard scares me a little As they say, all good things must come to an end. After winning twelve of their last thirteen games, Illinois Baseball faced reality in the form of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. In their home opener and the Big Ten…
The Illini seemed to have the the much-anticipated Baylor series quite in hand as they won both games on Saturday sweeping the Bears for the weekend. That puts Illinois at 10-4 for the season and at the top of the Big Ten conference. Since the first weekend of the season…
The Blue team defense got the runner out in a pickle that went something like 1-2-5-4. Glad I wasn’t the scorekeeper. Today was the last game of Illinois Baseball’s Orange and Blue World Series. Here are some of the photos I got today. The Starting Pitchers Sophomore righthander Josh Ferry…
Last week, FightingIllini.com reported on Coach Hartleb and Co.’s successful recruiting trip. When all was said and done, eight high school players had signed letters of intent to the University of Illinois. It breaks down like this: Illinois recruited five pitchers, one catcher, one shortstop and one outfielder. Of the…