Are you ready for some Illini baseball?? I know I am! On February 17th, the Illinois baseball commences. Illinois will travel to Winston-Salem, North Carolina to participate in the Wake Forest Tournament. During the weekend, the team will fit in four games. They will play two against the Youngstown State…
If you attend Illinois baseball games, you have most likely seen Jim Halpin along the sidelines or in the dugout. As head athletic trainer for the team, he is there at every game. Jim plays an important and even critical role in the development of the players. I’ve been wanting…
On Friday, January 27, local media gathered at the Atkins Baseball Training Center for annual Media Day. With much of the team present, we heard from fifth-year seniors Branden Comia and Cam McDonald as well as head coach Dan Hartleb. What were the overall themes I took away? “Depth” was…
On Saturday January 14, the Illinois Baseball community gathered in person for the first time since 2020 for their annual Hot Stove Banquet. Signifying the beginning of the Illinois baseball season, the Hot Stove Banquet is a chance for fans, coaches, players and community members to meet, talk and to…
I’m catching up on the Illini news after the holiday break. The coaching staff has been doing their due diligence in their recruiting duties. Last month, they have signed a total of eight players to a National Letters of Intent. The pipeline from Canada continues. That’s Parker Burgess from Douro-Dummer,…
On Tuesday, University of Illinois Athletic Director Josh Whitman announced that Coach Dan Hartleb’s contract was going to be extended for four more years. And why not? Hartleb, who is in his 18th year as head coach of Illinois has had tremendous success with the team. A quick look at…
Fighting Illini baseball announced the schedule for the 2023 season this week. Next season’s schedule consists of 48 games including 21 at home at Illinois Field. A few things of note… Season opener is February 17th at the Wake Forest Tournament Home opener is March 14th against Indiana State Big…
In past years, the Illinois baseball program sure appreciated the hospitality of the football program as they extended the use of the Irwin Indoor Football Practice Facility when it was too cold to practice outdoors. Now, Illinois baseball has a training home they can call their own. On Thursday, Coach…
Let me say that the Fall college baseball season is pretty awesome. It is a somewhat recent development and since Illinois has engaged in it, it has added enough baseball in our lives to tide us over till the spring. Illinois concluded their Fall season on Sunday winning two of…
Illinois baseball has been busy practicing the past few weeks. Starting this week, they will begin playing their brief Fall 2022 season. Here is the current schedule (as always, subject to change): September 23 6pm: UIS September 27 6pm: GLC October 2 12pm: Indiana State I was able to get…