After 13 innings and four hours of play, a baseball coach might look to some unconventional methods to do what it takes to win a ballgame. That occurred in Sunday’s game against Xavier when Illinois Coach Dan Hartleb called for the suicide squeeze with Zack Kolakowski (left) at the bat…
Castellanos and Kravetz get the job done Thanks to a pair of solid pitching performances by Ryan Castellanos and John Kravetz as well as some offensive support from the hitting crew, the Illinois baseball team swept the Xavier Musketeers in today’s doubleheader. Both Castellanos and Kravetz improved their records to…
Cody Sedlock keeping it close for the Illini In game one against the Xavier Musketeers (12-7) tonight, Illinois Baseball (8-10) just couldn’t get the hits they needed. While they weren’t exactly out of it until late in game, it was difficult to get the offense going. All told, Xavier outhit…
Rob McDonnell earns a spot in the weekend rotation After a quite successful home opener on Tuesday, the Illini are ready for their first home weekend of the year. They will be hosting the Xavier Musketeers. The Cincinnati-based team will be coming tomorrow for a four-game series. There will be…