Luke Shilling raps a double in Game 1 of the O&B series last fall I didn’t know at last Saturday’s Hot Stove Banquet when I sat at the same table with Luke Shilling that he was going to be honored as the Preseason Big Ten Freshman of the Year as…
On the heels of Saturday’s annual Hot Stove Banquet, Illinois’ senior catcher Jason Goldstein was named the #12 senior college baseball player by Perfect Game. Goldstein was ranked the top senior catcher rated by PG. Last year, Goldstein hit .286 with eight homers and 47 rbis in Illinois championship season. …
Once a year, Illinois Baseball’s extended family gets together in one room to celebrate the team’s successes, to meet the whole team and to raise money for special projects for the program. Last Saturday night was the 2016 Illinois Baseball Hot Stove Banquet which is jointly sponsored by the Illini…
Senior infielder Adam Walton will be a key player for Illinois in 2016 With one more month before the college baseball season starts, more and more pundits and pollsters are weighing in on the 2016 campaign. Previews, pre-season polls and updates are crossing my news feed. The fact that everyone…
We’re a month a half away from opening day and the college pundits are already chiming in with their preseason thoughts. One thing is for sure, Illini pitcher Cody Sedlock is not a well-kept secret. He has landed #36 on Baseball America’s Top 100 Draft Prospects. That puts the junior…
Shawn Roof with the Illini circa April 2007 Big news for former Illini shortstop Shawn Roof! After one season as a hitting coach with the Indiana Hoosiers, Shawn has been signed as a coach for the Kane County Cougars! The Cougars are the class-A affiliate for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Infielder…
Hot off the presses! Illinois Baseball and the Illini Dugout Club have announced that former Dodger and Padre All-Star Steve Garvey will be the keynote speaker for the 2016 Illinois Baseball annual Hot Stove Banquet. The banquet sponsored by First Federal, will be held on January 23rd at the iHotel…
The Fighting Illini has done a couple “Year in Review” articles recently including a Top Ten @IlliniBaseball Tweets 2015 piece and a rather interesting The Year of Baseball in Illinois. I’ll do my part. Here are ten of my favorite photos from 2015. They may not be technically the best…
The headlines in last week’s Illinois baseball’s news feed had an ominous tone to it… While there is nothing other-worldly about new Illini baseball assistant coach Adam Christ (pronounced krist), he does bring with him some impressive credentials. Minnesota State assistant 2009-11, promoted to Associate Head Coach 2012-15 306-86…
Itch Jones honored this weekend This Fighting Illini announcement caught my eye today. This is Homecoming Weekend at the University of Illinois and the Varsity “I” Association is honoring seven people. Two of the 2015 honorees have been affiliated with the Illinois baseball program. The highest honor which goes to…