Illinois travels to Iowa City this weekend for a road series against the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Hawks are having a successful season at 21-14 in the Big Ten but the Illini (16-18) are ripe for another big series. In a change from previous conference policies, Big Ten baseball fans will…
For the past three weekends, Illinois baseball has flirted with a .500 record. That includes this past weekend when they reached the 16-16 mark after Andrew Hoffmann pitched a spectacular game against Maryland on Friday. Unfortunately, that would be the last win they would get against the Terps. In a…
Illinois is home this weekend! Best show in town! Illinois returns home this weekend for a series against Maryland. This will be a three-game weekend at Illinois Field. The Illini (15-16) are on a 5-2 streak coming off a three-game sweep versus Purdue two weeks ago and a four-game split…
Illinois split a four-game series with Michigan this weekend in Evanston. They won both Game 1s while Blue took the second game both days. In a lot of ways, each day was duplicate of the other. A solid pitching effort with timely hitting in game 1 then a drubbing by…
Coming off a three-game sweep against Purdue, Illinois will head to Evanston today for their last pod weekend of the 2021 season. In a slight twist to the pod format, they will face host Michigan for all four games. The reason? According to Northwestern’s website, “Northwestern Baseball is pausing…
Not surprisingly, Riley Gowens earned the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week award this week. Based on his seven-inning, no-hit performance on Sunday, Gowens’ honor is the first weekly honor for an Illini player in 2021. This award comes on top of his Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Player of the…
What a week for Riley Gowens! On Sunday, he combined with Ryan O’Hara and Cole Kirschsieper for a historic no-hitter at Purdue. Pitching seven innings, he was named as one of Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Players of the Week. Here is the official announcement from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Libertyville native…
Wow! What a weekend! A no-hitter to clinch a a sweep! One weekend, after losing two games against Purdue, the Illini swept the Boilermakers three games culminating with a historic no-hitter on Sunday. Illinois starting pitching was strong with Andrew Hoffmann and Nate Lavender both getting victories. Ironically, Riley Gowens…
Yes, Illinois has a chance for redemption. The Illini will travel to West Lafayette, Indiana for a three-game set versus Purdue this weekend. This series comes on the heels of Illinois’ home pod weekend which ended with two losses against the Boilermakers. With a split last weekend, the Illini are…
In last weekend’s pod series, Illinois baseball won two against Michigan State and lost two versus Purdue at Illinois Field. It was an offensive-laden series on all sides as Illinois scored 38 runs for the four games as well as giving up 38 runs. The Illini finish the weekend at…