A lot happens in college baseball during the summer. The players go off and play in summer leagues, there are various administration and program activities and then there are events that happen only once every few years. Let’s take a look at past few months in Illinois baseball news… Branden…
It was a big week for Illini baseball. First, Michael Massey made an appearance for the Kansas City Royals. (he’s back with Omaha but in my opinion, he’ll be back). Now, three current players have their chance to move forward into pro ball. Cole Kirschsieper Starting pitcher Cole Kirschsieper was…
What a week Michael Massey has had! As posted, he made the jump to the Major Leagues with the Kansas City Royals. Now on Saturday, he singled in his second (and third!) at-bat with the team. I have been following the Royals news feeds like I have never have before.…
Michael Massey is ready. And now apparently, are the Kansas City Royals. The Royals organization has promoted Massey to the parent team today along with four other Triple-A Omaha teammates. In my opinion, it was just a matter of time. The timing in this case was sped along by the…
As of today, former Illini infielder Michael Massey (2017-2019) leads the entire minor league system with 69 rbis. He made the jump to AAA on June 13th when he was promoted to the Omaha Storm Chasers of the Royals organization. Without skipping a beat, he adapted well and after Saturday…
On an unprecedented day this week, two former Illini were promoted to AAA within 24 hours. Tuesday June 14th, both Michael Massey and Garrett Acton jumped to Triple-A for their respective organizations. To top it off, former Illini starter Ty Weber made an appearance in AAA for his organization…
In my opinion, Illinois baseball’s 2022 season was an unqualified success despite their performance in the Big Ten Tournament. At the beginning of the season, they weren’t chosen to rank in the top six in the conference yet they battled and ended up tied for second in the standings. To…
Former Illini hurler Cody Sedlock has probably gone through an emotional roller coaster this past week. On May 28th, he was called up from the Norfolk Tides to the Baltimore Orioles. A day later, he made his very first appearance for the parent team. He came in relief and pitched…
Tuesday it was announced that five Illini were chosen by the Big Ten to its All-Big Ten squads. Here is the official announcement from the conference office. While I’m biased of course, I certainly feel these five are definitely deserving. Justin Janas 1B Second team Last year’s conference batting leader…
After their fourth sweep of the 2022 season, this time against Penn State, Illinois is headed to the Big Ten Baseball Tournament! Let’s take a look at the details… Illinois finished with a 31-20 record but more importantly, they had a 17-7 Big Ten conference record. That put them in…