Kevin Johnson: A pitcher to watch The Big Ten released its preseason poll of conference baseball coaches today. There’s good news and bad news. The good news is that if the coaches are right, Illinois should make the Big Ten Baseball Tournament. The bad news is that it will be…
It seems the job of a sports information director on any level is a never-ending one. I can only imagine the work that entails that position on a Big Ten team. As I mentioned a while back, we are welcoming Matt Wille as the new assistant sports information director for…
In anticipation of this Friday’s opening day against Tennessee Tech, Illini Baseball has put out its 2013 Illinois Baseball Season Preview. A lot of it is a summary of what you’ll find in the preseason notes section of the Record Book which was released over the weekend. However, if you…
Earlier this week, I did a plug for the Fourth annual Jock Jams that will be happening on February 27th. Illini Productions just came out with this video of past year’s performances to help promote the event. Looks like fun. Get your tickets at the Illini ticket office or…
The Baltimore Orioles must have remembered something they liked in Kyle Hudson. A little over a year after they designated the former Illini centerfielder for assignment, they signed him up again. Word came down yesterday that the Orioles will be re-signing Hudson to a minor league deal. The deal reportedly…
The 2013 Illini Baseball Record Book is now online! I know that new assistant sports information director Matt Wille has been hard at work putting this together. From what I can tell so far, it looks great. There is a LOT to devour and I just started to delve into…
It’s getting close to that time of year. In one week and change, the Illini baseball team will square off against Tennessee Tech in Cookeville. The month of February means something else too. Major League Baseball spring training is around the corner. That’s good news for at least one Illini. …
It’s getting close to baseball season and there’s seems to be a little more media attention focused on the team. Jordan Parr gave an interview to Illini Productions while at practice yesterday. Coach Dan Hartleb got a few words in as well. He talked about the team’s performance last year…
With two weeks left before the Illinois baseball season starts, Jordan Parr gets in an interview with Illini Productions during practice at the Irwin Indoor Practice Facility. Jordan talks about coming back to the Illini after being drafted by the Dodgers, the new freshman on the team and even sneaks…
The fourth annual Jock Jams has now been scheduled for February 27. What is Jock Jams, you say?? It’s an event sponsored by the U of I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee full of singing, dancing and acting performed by University of Illinois athletes. It’s done all in name of community and…