I have a friend named Todd who is an umpire in Division III back east. Whenever we get talking, the discussion always gets back to baseball and umpiring. He knows I’m an Illinois baseball fan so I like to pump him with questions. Sometimes they revolve around obscure rules and…
Boy, it sure is fun when the Illini win! In Illini Nation, Craig Lutes is the hero of the day. Yes, he’s in that mob of Illinois players you see in the above photo. Not only is he the one who hit the walk-off homerun against the Northwestern Wildcats today…
#25 Illinois lost an ugly affair against University of Evansville tonight 4-3 in 10 innings. Ugly in more ways than one. But before we get to that, let’s talk about some of the positive things to get us started. Dom Altobelli: 3 for 5 Dom Altobelli went 3 for 5…