Illini Baseball: 3/8 Post-weekend de-briefing
First a look at the Big Ten standings: Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Ohio State 0 0 0 0.000 8 2 0 0.800 Michigan State 0 0 0 0.000 6 4 0 0.600 Penn State 0 0 0 0.000 4 3 0 0.571 Iowa 0…
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EC Pirates squash Illini’s lead
They played hard but Illinois lost to #21 East Carolina 7-5 in the first game of the Keith LeClair Classic in Greenville, North Carolina. It was a tough game against a tough team perhaps harder to take because Illinois was so close to winning it. Illinois had the lead after…
Some last minute weekend notes and is Tanner Libby a trend-setter?
A few last minute notes before the Illini start the Keith LeClair Classic tomorrow: According to fightingillini.com, Illinois is going with the same starters from last weekend…. Will Strack, Brian de la Torriente, and Kevin Johnson. Strack will have a tough job going against an East Carolina team that is…
Illini end Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge with loss to St John’s
Well, the Illini gave St John’s a good fight. It was pretty much the story of two games within one. The first one where the Illini had them strung up in the first five innings, winning 4-0. It was indeed the 3-run fifth inning when Illinois did most of the…
Illini quick out of the starting gate: defeat Notre Dame 11-1
That’s the way to start the season! Consider that the Illinois baseball team went into the Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge cold having missed the first weekend of play due to weather while their opponents, Notre Dame, got a three game head start. Consider also that same Notre Dame team won…
No big surprises (thank goodness) in program’s pitching preview
Fightingillini.com came out with their Illinois Baseball Pitchers Preview for 2010 today. Nothing too earth-shattering about it nor should it have been. The outlook with the pitching staff was relatively predictable. Sophomores Will Strack and Bryan Roberts, who both looked real good last year and virtually unhittable at some points,…
Photos from Game 1 of Illini’s Orange and Blue World Series
Forget the cold. Forget the fact that it’s only a split squad game. It was just nice to see an honest to goodness baseball game at Illinois Field today. And in some ways, a split squad game between the University of Illinois baseball squad makes it interesting. It gives us…
Where our Illini are playing this summer
College summer leagues have already begun their seasons and Illinois players are among those playing. The University of Illinois baseball program has sent 21 players throughout the the country to 13 teams in nine different summer leagues. The Northwoods League, always a big client of the U of I, will…
The Buckeyes make a comeback against Illinois 7-4
I really thought we had them. Going into the bottom of the sixth, we had a three-run lead. But then again, this was Ohio State and we all know about their offense. The Bucks scored two runs in each of the last three innings to defeat Illinois 7-4. Aaron Johnson…
Six Illini get All-Big Ten honors
Dominic Altobelli- 3B All-Big Ten First team Brandon Wikoff- SS All-Big Ten First Team Pete Cappetta- OF All-Big Ten Second Team Aaron Johnson- C All-Big Ten Second Team Willie Argo- OF All-Big Ten Third Team All-Big Ten Freshman Team Will Strack- SP All-Big Ten Third Team All-Big Ten Freshman…