There will be lots of Illini sports in town this weekend. Most fun of all of course, will be baseball in my humble opinion. It’s the best show in town! Illinois will conclude their seven-game homestand with three games against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Illinois (15-18, 4-8 Big Ten) is…
This is just a short recap of last weekend’s series against Indiana. I will give those in charge of scheduling a lot of kudos. Despite our weather last weekend, they got it right. All three games were played in good weather. I’m glad because rain, wind and cold has been…
This coming weekend, baseball comes back to Illinois Field! The Illini host Indiana for a three-game series starting at 7pm Friday evening. Illinois has had a bit of an off and on conference season. The past three weekends, the team has gone 1-2. Looking to capitalize on last place Northwestern…
Call it the “I-57 Challenge”. This weekend, Illinois is on the road. They travel to Evanston for a three-game set at Northwestern’s Rocky and Berenice Miller Park. Illinois (12-13, 2-4 Big Ten) is looking for some consistency. With some luck and effort, they will find it against Northwestern. Offensive threats…
This weekend, Illinois baseball is hosting the Michigan Wolverines for three games at Illinois Field. In Illinois baseball’s first home weekend of 2023 against Big Ten Michigan, the home team hopes to make it a memorable one for Coach Dan Hartleb. With his next win, Coach Hartleb will pass Lee…
This weekend, Illinois and Nebraska face off in the Big Ten opener. The teams will play a three-game set at Hawks Field in Lincoln, Nebraska. Illinois baseball (10-7) has won three of their last four games including its midweek game against Bradley at Illinois Field on Tuesday. Drake Westcott powered…
One game and they’re gone again for two weeks. I blame our Illinois weather. Weather is certainly going to play a factor in our spring schedule. After dropping their home opener to Indiana State, Illinois baseball will be getting away from the nasty cold and wind heading our way. They…
It’s one of my favorite times of the year! This week, Illinois will play its home opener at Illinois Field. The Illini will host the Indiana State Sycamores at 3pm on Wednesday March 15. Note: this is a rescheduled time. This game was originally scheduled for Tuesday at the same…
This weekend, the Illini baseball team travels to Conway, South Carolina. Illinois (6-4) will face host Coastal Carolina (8-4) for a three-game series for their last series before coming home to the friendly confines of Illinois Field. At 6-4, Illinois has won two straight road series with plenty of offense. …
After a breakthrough weekend against then-#18 Southern Miss, Illinois baseball (4-3) will try to cement their standing as an up and coming college baseball team to watch. The team is headed to Huntsville, Texas to take on Sam Houston State (5-5) for a three-game series. How are the Illinois doing…