The Illini defeated the Western Illinois Leathernecks at Illinois Field by the score of 7-1 thanks in much part to the bat of thirdbaseman Dominic Altobelli (below left). Altobelli slammed 2 homeruns (one to left-center, the other to right) for rbis. His 3 for 4 night extended his hitting streak…
No doubt this weekend’s series with #27 Ohio State will be one of the most important of the year for the first place and #25 Illini. The University of Illinois Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is hoping to make it even more fun as they are planning a Bleacher Bum Barbeque…
Brandon Wikoff (left) becomes the next in a long line of Illini who can claim the honor of being named the Big Ten Player of the Week. Wikoff was deemed the honor for his efforts against Northwestern at Evanston this past weekend. For the weekend, he hit .692 including a…
For those of you who have been putting off catching an Illini game this season, let me warn you, there are only five left. Of course, I highly recommend the highly anticipated matchup between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Illinois this weekend. But if your weekend plans don’t see it…
Illinois and starting pitcher Bryan Roberts took care of business today as they shut out Northwestern Wildcats 9-0 at Rocky Miller Park in Evanston. With help from Michigan who defeated Ohio State, they are now in sole possession of first place in the Big Ten conference. Roberts was lights out…
Now, that Illinois win was just a little TOO interesting. With a 15-3 lead going into the bottom of the seventh inning, the Northwestern Wildcats rallied for nine runs to make it close. Fortunately, Will Strack came in and shut the door on the ‘Cats, pitching a perfect ninth. The…
Illinois captured the first game of the series against Northwestern and did with runs to spare, winning 10-2. Willie Argo, who has been on a tear lately, once again hit a homerun for the good guys. For the game, Argo was 2 for 4 with three rbis. Phil Haig pitched…
Big news for Illini’s shortstop! Brandon Wikoff has been named to the watch list for the Brooks Wallace Award. The Wallace Award is annually given to the nation’s best college shortstop. Wikoff is the only Big Ten player to be named to the list and the winner will be awarded…
Josh Parr, Corey Kimes and Mike Giller. Happy Times For the second weekend in a row, the Illini take to the road facing a Big Ten team. They’re facing our neighbor to the north, the Northwestern Wildcats in Evanston, Illinois. No doubt we’ll have a sizable visitor section there this…
The big stories of tonight’s game between Illinois and Southern Illinois University: Well first of all, Illinois won 5-1. Yes, the Illini have a three game winning streak against Big Ten teams (courtesy of Penn State) but they also haven’t beaten a non-conference in three games either. So I’m glad…