Reid Roper has hit three HR in his last three games After their three-game sweep of Purdue last weekend, Illinois baseball hopes to continue their conference success this coming weekend against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Ohio State (23-12, 7-5 Big Ten) is one spot above the Illini in the…
Coach Drew Dickinson congratulates Justin Parr after he hits safely in his 19th game on Saturday With a 22-10 record, it was bound that the Illinois baseball team would get its due recognition. No one deserves it more than Justin Parr who was honored with the Big Ten Player of…
The Illini get a little defensive help from Brandon Hohl today It was a wild and wooly win for the Illini today against the Purdue Boilermakers. While Ryan Castellanos earned his second win in a row, Justin Parr hit for the cycle and Reid Roper hit his third homer…
Reid Roper launches one to win it Last night, we had a slugfest against Purdue. Today, there weren’t as many runs but it certainly wasn’t any less exciting. Down by a run in the bottom of the eighth inning, David Kerian singled home the tying run and was followed…
Thomas Lindauer got Illinois off to a good start with his seventh homerun of 2013 Illinois and Purdue got off to a raucous start Friday night when both teams scored 12 runs in the 40-minute first inning alone. It wasn’t over yet either. Both teams combined for 29 runs…
David Kerian and the rest of the Illini hope to gain some ground in the Big Ten this weekend Illinois has their chance to improve on their 2-4 Big Ten record this weekend as the Purdue Boilermakers come to town. While the Illini’s 2-4 record is nothing to write…
Justin Parr got us off to a good start tonight… but it wouldn’t last Justin Parr got the Illini off on the right foot with a homerun in the first inning while starting pitcher Kevin Duchene pitched five scoreless innings. However, Eastern Illinois caught up to the Illini with…
Brandon Hohl: 2 rbis in big win over #16 Indiana Yes, Illinois Baseball was beat two games to one this weekend by Indiana. However, when all is said and done, they will record that it was the Illini who stopped the Hoosiers’ eighteen-game winning streak. Coming home off a…
Opposing pitchers must get unnerved by Jordan Parr’s menacing stare Illinois travels to Bloomington, Indiana to face the #16 Hoosiers who are one the toughest Big Ten Baseball teams I have seen since following the conference. FightingIllini.com has the official preview notes up and probable starters are already named…
Jordan Parr is welcomed at home by Justin Parr and Michael Hurwitz after hitting his fourth homerun of the year You could say Illinois Baseball’s two games against the Oakland Grizzlies in Saturday’s doubleheader were like night and day. Game 1 was a long drawn affair which it seemed…