Things started out right against a tough #15 Indiana team but as the weekend wore on, things didn’t go Illinois’ way. The Illini (25-14, 10-5 Big Ten) won a tight 2-1 game on Friday but Indiana won both Saturday’s and Sunday’s games. With the series loss, Illinois drops to fourth…
Casey Fletcher is hitting .417 in seven games this season In Friday’s game, Drasen Johnson got run support. An Illini win ended with a walk-off HBP on Saturday. And Sunday’s game ended in a tie. Indeed, it was a strange weekend for Illinois baseball down in Florida. But in the…
Game #3 / February 17, 2013 vs 7 6 One thing I will say about Coach Hartleb is that he’s not afraid to let his freshman to take their licks in the early non-conference games. That was apparent Sunday with the game tied in the bottom of the ninth…
Matt Dittman got the Big Ten Player of the Week award this week. He better have after his walk-off performance on Saturday. But Ditt actually had a great weekend independent of his walk-off homerun. That homerun was his second of the series and for the series, he hit .600. He…
Adam Davis, who contributed a solo homerun Saturday, is ready for the tournament. The shot that launched a Big Ten Championship The photo of Matt Dittman directly above pretty much says it all. When we look back at this past weekend, there’s no doubt it will remain one of…
Casey McMurray hits a solo shot in the bottom of ninth to win the game… … and was warmly greeted at the plate by all his teammates. Casey McMurray’s timing was impeccable tonight. With one out in the bottom of the ninth and the score tied, he chose that moment…
Pat Sheehan gets congratulated by his teammates for having a good eye Wow, if the rest of Illinois baseball season is as exciting as today’s home opener, the EMTs are going to have to stock up on chest paddles. What a heart pounder! In the bottom of the ninth, Illini…
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…