Illinois is coming off a disappointing series loss against Penn State and have a bit of work to do. Illinois lost 13-4 on Sunday due mostly to a 8-run fourth inning by the Lions which the Illini could never recover. Fortunately, there are two midweek games on the schedule for…
At Lubrano Park, Illinois lost a tight game 3-1 against Penn State. Illini starter John Anderson and Penn State’s starter both pitched complete games giving their respective bullpens some rest. The Illini coaches may be working with pitchers and catchers a bit extra this next week. All three Nit runs…
With a Willie Argo triple and a Josh Parr rbi single, the Illini once again won in the ninth inning, this time against Penn State 7-6 in the Big Ten opener on Friday night. This extends the Illini’s winning streak to five games and they are now breaching the .500…
Josh Parr and company will try to make it five straight Friday afternoon Now it’s for real. Throw everything else out the window. These games count. Illinois baseball goes back east this weekend to Penn State for the 2011 Big Ten opener. After opening the season 4-10, they’re now riding…
Josh Parr scores in the sixth Everything went right and Illinois crushed Illinois State 14-2. This extends their winning streak to four games just before their Big Ten opener this weekend against Penn State. John Anderson got his third win of the year but it was a committee of hurlers…
Casey McMurray is tied for the team lead in rbis with 13 Just a reminder, Wednesday’s game against the Illinois State Redbirds has been moved up to 3:05pm. I’ll be there but maybe a little late. The Redbirds have a decent team… there’s no doubt. Right now, they’re second place…
Weather continues to be an issue with the Illinois baseball schedule. The Battle at Busch game tonight against Missouri has been postponed with no makeup scheduled yet. Also, the time of Wednesday’s game against the Illinois State Redbirds has been moved up to 3:05pm to take advantage of the warmer…
Tuesday night, the Illini baseball team will take on the Missouri Tigers in the Battle at Busch in St Louis. This will be the second annual ‘Battle’- Illinois lost to the Tigers in a hard fought 7-4 match in 2010. I went to the game and though the good guys…
The Illini (including Adam Davis (left) and Brandon Hohl), were ready to play today We were all there today. The the fans (more than I thought would show up in this cold weather) were in the stands, players had gone through all their warm-ups, and announced starter John Anderson was…
Pat Sheehan gets congratulated by his teammates for having a good eye Wow, if the rest of Illinois baseball season is as exciting as today’s home opener, the EMTs are going to have to stock up on chest paddles. What a heart pounder! In the bottom of the ninth, Illini…