Today was Game 1 of Illinois Baseball’s Orange and Blue’s World Series. Exciting because between May and March, this is really the only competitive college baseball to be found at Illinois Field even if it is an intrasquad game. I stopped by today and saw most of the game. I…
Heads up Illini Baseball fans! The team has just updated their player roster to reflect the 2013-2014 changes. You can find it at the fightingillini.com website.
After five hitless pinch hit at-bats with the San Diego Padres, former Illini catcher Chris Robinson got his due in the last game of the season. Robinson (seen left during his Illini days) made it count as it was a three-run dinger in his Padres’ 12-2 win against the Arizona…
I stopped by Illinois Field today after work and there was a noticeable difference. The Illinois baseball players were dressed up in their numbered jerseys. Not only that, they were already divided up in the Oranges and the Blues, gearing up for next week’s Orange and Blue World Series. It’s…
Now it’s getting to the point where I hope the pressure doesn’t get to former Illini Tanner Roark… pressure from the media as well as his coaching staff. From Nationals Pastime: Not only did (Nationals manager Davey) Johnson say that he views Roark above Jordan, who had a very impressive…
With a 7-0 record, Tanner Roark is quickly climbing the lists of former Illini pitchers with most wins. No doubt, this is the quickest start any of them has gotten off to in such a short time. Roark has won his seven games in just over a month. His first…
It was a bright, hot, 96-degree afternoon on Wednesday when the Illini baseball team when out to Illinois Field to practice. It was my first chance to see the new 2013-14 squad in action. There were some changes, of course. New haircuts, new signage at the park, and yes, some…
It isn’t taking former Illini Tanner Roark long. After just one month with the Washington Nationals, he already ranks 14th all-time among pitchers who hailed from the University of Illinois with five wins. Rk From To W ▾ L W-L% 1 Ken Holtzman 1965 1979 174 150 .537 2…
Former Illini pitcher Tanner Roark is now 5-0 with a microscopic 0.94 ERA since being called up by the Washington Nationals last month. More importantly, he earning glowing praise from his teammates AND his manager, Davey Johnson. After his latest victory on Saturday, a six inning scoreless effort, Johnson drew…
Just forget about my heartfelt article regarding former Illini catcher Chris Robinson who got demoted to the minors on August 17th. It seems that the Padres have had a change of heart. They’ve recalled him just in time for the big league roster expansion. At the time of the most…