It’s becoming crunch time in the Big Ten conference schedule and who better to play than Ohio State? Ok, that’s a very positive spin on a dire situation for the Illini (21-21 6-9 Big Ten). But the team has done well under pressure before so I’m hoping they respond well…
Ever been to a ballgame where everything just seemed to go right? That pretty much happened Wednesday night as the Illini embarrassed the Butler Bulldogs 19-0. Tanner Libby makes the most of his first Illini start First, props go out to starter Tanner Libby who made his first start for…
It was a tough game for the Illini tonight losing to Southern Illinois. When the score was 3-2 after four innings, it looked like it might be one of those games where the teams might trade leads back and forth all game. Not so. After Christian Cummins scored on a…
Craig Lutes heads towards first after hitting the ball Friday night We’re winding down the season with six more home games left. We’re fortunate to have two midweek games at home this week though. And whenever Coach Hartleb’s alum comes to town, that gives the media another storyline to…
The Big Ten Network came out with a nice feature video of the Illinois baseball team’s trip down to Busch Stadium to play Missouri last month. The “new border war”, as Coach Hartleb calls it.
The Northwestern offensive punch returned today as they defeated Illinois 7-5 Sunday. We saw too much of this today Illini starter Kevin Manson saw way too many celebrations at home plate, today. He gave up four Wildcat homeruns in 4 2/3 innings. Unfortunately, Manson was throwing beach balls as everything…
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…
It’s a busy weekend for sports. This morning was the Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon here in Champaign-Urbana so my son and I grabbed our cameras and took some shots. He gets credit for the photo you see to the left. Here’s the photo gallery. Time to recharge the camera battery. …
Friday was Bleacher Bum Barbecue at Illinois Field. I thought I’d post some photos reflective of today’s events. If you’re looking for an update of the Illinois-Northwestern game itself, here it is). Catcher Adam Davis was confident before the game Tonight’s attendance was the fifth largest in history …
Not a pretty scoreboard Well, the rains held off for tonight’s game against Northwestern (and the Bleacher Bum Barbeque) but the wind did not. There was a stiff gale blowing straight out to left field. Before the game, a few of us figured this would be a definite slugfest between…