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…
Kevin Johnson needed just 79 pitches to take care of Oakland Kevin Johnson made quick work of the Oakland Golden Grizzlies Friday night as he pitched a three-hit shutout. Justin Parr helped out with a two-run homerun in the first inning. Illinois’ defeat of Oakland 4-0 now gives them…
OF Will Krug leads the Illini in runs scored with 20 Illinois Baseball will finish out the month of March with a non-conference series this weekend against the Oakland University Golden Grizzlies. The Grizzlies are coming off an 0-4 sweep at the hands of the Michigan State. Meanwhile, Illinois (14-6,…
Jordan Parr: Second in HR and 4th in rbis in Big Ten Tuesday’s game indefinitely postponed… The game originally scheduled for this Tuesday night against the Redbirds of Illinois State has been postponed due the inclement weather. No date has been set but both teams are looking for a date…
Alex Lincoln lays down a bunt with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th On Saturday, Illinois split a doubleheader with the Nebraska Cornhuskers. They won the first game 8-7 on a walk-off squeeze play by Alex Lincoln. In the second game, there were plenty of base runners…
I’ll admit, my photo of Cornhusker Michael Pritchard scares me a little As they say, all good things must come to an end. After winning twelve of their last thirteen games, Illinois Baseball faced reality in the form of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. In their home opener and the Big Ten…
Senior Kevin Johnson will test his mettle against 6-12 Nebraska Friday On Friday, those of us fans in the Champaign-Urbana area will finally get to see the Illini Baseball team. It’s been a long wait but the home opener is almost here! Second place Illinois (13-4) will host the Nebraska…
Illinois won a pitchers’ duel at Rent One Park in Marion against the Southern Illinois Salukis. In ten innings, the Illini (13-4) pulled out a comeback 2-1 victory giving them six wins in a row and twelve in the last thirteen going into the Big Ten season. Game #17…
Illinois continued their winning ways as they took the first two games against the Salukis of Southern Illinois. That gives the Illini ten wins in their last eleven matches and a formidable 12-4 record. Game #15 / March 15, 2013 vs 4 1 On Friday, Kevin Johnson…
This weekend, the Illini head home.. almost. They’re back in the state at least, playing Southern Illinois University down in Carbondale. It’s a four-game weekend with a special Sunday game at Rent One Park home of the Southern Illinois Miners of the Frontier League. Abe Martin Field Carbondale, IL…