It seems that Illini Bren Spillane came out of nowhere this season. In fact, the three-time Big Ten Player of the Week and newly honored Perfect Game Midseason Player of the Year showed signs of his slugging prowess early on. Spillane only came to bat nine times in his freshman…
Yes incredibly, Bren Spillane was named the Big Ten Player of Week AGAIN. This is the third week in a row, Spillane has been honored with the award. Maybe it’s not so incredible. In the past week, Spillane went 8 for 11 with five homeruns, seven rbis, and nine…
It was a cold, cold weekend for baseball. Despite the best efforts of Bren Spillane, #22 Illinois couldn’t pull off a series win against Iowa. The Illini eked out a nail biter on Saturday by the score of 13-12 but the Hawkeyes won the Friday and Sunday games. Spillane…
The Spillane Train continues to roll while Illinois (16-5, 3-0 Big Ten) welcomes Iowa (14-8, 1-1 Big Ten) to Illinois Field for a three-game series this weekend. In the last eight games, NCBWA Player of the Week Bren Spillane has hit 8 homeruns and driven in 18 runs. The junior…
Today, Bren Spillane was named Big Ten Player of Week for the second week in a row. It is the fourth week in a row that an Illini has been named B1G Player of the Week. March 6th: Michael Massey, Jr. March 12th: Doran Turchin, Jr. March 19th: Bren Spillane,…
Illinois baseball starts off the season with a sweep over the Northwestern Wildcats! While it was a clean 3-0 sweep, I don’t think I have seen such a close Big Ten series than this weekend’s battle. The NU opponents put up a worthy effort and kept the boys in Orange…
You can throw out the 12-5 record now. On the eve of conference season, it gets real tomorrow. This weekend, the Big Ten baseball season begins and Illinois travels to Evanston to take on their in-state rivals, the Northwestern Wildcats. While Illinois is listed in second place behind Indiana (15-4),…
There’s nothing like taking a lunch break at Illinois Field to watch #24 Illinois Baseball! I just I could have stayed longer to see more of the Bren Spillane show! That’s right, Spillane who had eight hits and three homeruns on Saturday, continued his streak in #24 Illinois’ midweek game…
For the third weekend in a row, Illinois reaped the benefits of Big Ten Player of Week performance. With that help, they won two of three from the rival Southern Illinois Salukis at Itchy Jones Stadium. It was firstbaseman Bren Spillane who hit the cover off the ball, collecting…
#24 Illinois baseball hosted the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers for their home opener and gave over 500 hometown fans a great show. Coming back from a 4-0 deficit, they had a little offensive help from Michael Massey, Grant Van Scoy and leadoff man Zac Taylor. With the win, Illinois improves…