So far after two games, it looks as if Illinois was ready for Iowa. The burning question on all fans minds: Was ace reliever Matt Whitmore up to the task after making the switch to starter last night? It sure looks like it. Whitmore 6 1/3 IP, 3 H, 3 R,…
Anyone in Champaign-Urbana this weekend has a good chance to catch some good Big 10 baseball as Iowa comes to town to face the Illini. Here’s the schedule and rundown on the teams. I did a double take when I saw this: April 21 • 6:05 pm Matt Whitmore (RHP) vs. Luke…
Well, the losing streak is over. That’s a positive. Other than that, things have been looking pretty down for the Illini. Going back to the last game of the Ohio State series on April 9th, our guys have suffered a 5-game losing streak including an 8-7 loss to Bradley and…
Tuesday and Wednesday, the Western Michigan Broncos were in town. The offense couldn’t get going for the first game and the Broncos won 7-2. The dam broke the next game and the Illini scored 16 runs including 4 rbis by Dave Schultz and 3 each by Aaron Ifft and Mike Rohde. …
Illini reliever Matt Whitmore earned the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week award Monday. Whitmore did it by garnering 3 saves last week in 3 innings. He didn’t allow any hits or runs in those 3 innings. Whitmore is now six of six in save chances and leads the conference…
In front of a record crowd Friday night, the Illini eked out a win against rival Purdue, 9-7. I was there and the wind, blowing to right-center, was so strong, I had a hard time holding on to my hat. That same wind played havoc with fly balls, taking two…
Good news on the Illini front. Perhaps they’ve shaken the early season jitters as they went 6-0 on the Spring break road trip. They finished in style defeating Cornell 19-12 Friday. Offense has not been a problem lately as they averaged over 10 runs a game for the six-game road…
Monday’s game against Massachusetts must have been one exciting game to watch. Thank you, Chase Kliment. Kliment went 2-3 with a homerun and 2 rbis. Down 3-1, the Illini put together a 3 run rally in the 7th. That score stood and Illini won 4-3. Starting pitcher Omar Kadir pitched…
It may be one of those seasons for the Illini. The kind of year where you’re not sure what team will show up. They got swept in their first series, then did the sweeping themselves the next. Last weekend, they won one but lost the last three games. You just…
Yikes! I go away for one weekend and come back to find that the U of I has lost 3 straight. The Illini played in the Baseball Express Collegiate Classic. Unfortunately, all the lessons they learned last weekend when they swept Southern Florida had gone by the wayside. Well, the…