Dan Rowbottom gives the fans something to cheer about on Sunday The Illini baseball team welcome the Indiana State Sycamores to Illinois Field for a three-game series this weekend starting Friday at 6pm. Illinois (6-16) is hoping to rebound from a four-game losing streak. That includes a three-game sweep on…
Jack Yalowitz leads all Illini with a .389 average I say this every year but it’s worth repeating… the non-conference season is just the beginning. The Big Ten season is almost here and that brings a whole new aspect to college baseball. The competition is more intense, the rivalries…
Pat McInerney made things interesting with his 5th homer of the year Despite Sunday’s exciting game against Southern Illinois, the Illini couldn’t take advantage of opportunities and ended up losing both ends of a doubleheader. Illinois lost the first game against Toledo 10-4. SIU took the second game 3-1. Illinois…
With a 3 for 3 game, Yalowitz’s average soars above .400 Up one win on the weekend, Illinois (5-10) couldn’t quite pull it off against Southern Illinois (10-9) Saturday afternoon despite another great game by Jack Yalowitz.. The Salukis took advantage of four unearned runs in the seventh inning to…
Yalowitz says goodbye to this baseball On Friday, Illinois baseball returned to the friendly confines of Illinois Field and all was good again. Taking on the University of Toledo Rockets who were coming off a win against SIU, the Illini won 11-5 thanks to five rbis by Jack Yalowitz and…
“It’s just good to be home. You get to play on your own field, we have great fans here, and I think that’s a huge plus for us.” Dan Hartleb via Daily Illini For the first time this season, local fans will get to see the Illini baseball team at…
Second HR of the season for Bren Spillane on Friday If you had told me last week that Illinois was going to win one game against a ranked team that was the defending national champion, I would have pleasantly accepted that. Thing is, with baseball, you get greedy and you…
Cole Bellair: back on the mound Illinois will take their 3-7 record on the road south one more time. Visiting Conway, South Carolina, they will try their luck in a three-game series against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers who were the NCAA national champions in 2016. At 9-6, the Chants are…
Doran Turchin: two dingers on Friday night Last weekend in Boca Raton, Illinois baseball really showed what its offense could do but with the wind blowing out combined with an inexperienced pitching staff, the good guys came away with just one Saturday win against the Florida Atlantic Owls. Illinois hit…
Ryan Thompson gets a shot against the Owls on Sunday With their 2-5 record, Illinois is traveling south again. This weekend, they are heading to Florida visiting Boca Raton where the Florida Atlantic Owls (4-3-1) will play host for three games. Illinois hopes to improve on their record. Their starting…