Two in a row! That’s the first time that’s happened this season but some reason, I don’t think it will be the last. Looking at the recap and boxscore of today’s game against North Dakota State University Bison, it just seems that nothing could go wrong down in Winter Haven,…
The Fighting Illini Dugout Club has some exciting news for anyone interested in attending the April 7 game at Busch Stadium versus University of Missouri. They will be sponsoring a fan bus to the game! Great news!!! Now billed as “The Battle at Busch”, the Illinois-Missouri game is sure to…
Today’s game against the Akron Zips was much like yesterday’s game against Bucknell. Illinois fell behind early, caught up to tie later then it was a dogfight till the end. The good news is that this time, Illini came up the victor, defeating Akron 7-6. It took some doing, though. …
Today’s game had to be a tough one to lose. After a roller coaster battle, Illinois came up on the short end of the stick and lost to Bucknell 8-7 in the first game of their Spring trip. Despite being down 5-1 by the top of third, Illinois rallied and…
It’s Spring Break next week. While most students here will be going on vacation and having fun, the Illini baseball team will be heading to West Haven, Florida, what used to be the spring training home of the Cleveland Indians. West Haven’s Chain of Lakes will be put to good…
Let’s talk about the fun stuff first. Matt Dittman was awarded the co-Big Ten Player of the Week yesterday! He hit .615 for the weekend with five rbis and scored seven. Ditt’s timing was impeccable as his big game came in the 11-10 win against #12 Coastal Carolina when he…
Ok, considering we came into the weekend 1-5, we had a pretty darn good weekend. On a broader scale, we went 2-2 for the weekend which is a whole lot better than the ultimate result we had been getting. Not to mention the exciting win against #12 Coastal Carolina Chants. …
Wow. Simply amazing. I admit, on Friday night when I left town for the weekend right after #12 Coastal Carolina scored 6 in the first inning, I didn’t hold much hope for an Illini victory. When I got to my destination and checked the score, I literally had to do…
… When I did hear The motley fool thus moral on the time, My lungs began to crow like chanticleer, … William Shakespeare, As You Like It, act 2 If you think Caravelle Resort sounds like a nice place to visit, it probably is. This resort area is the…
Today was my first trip out to Illinois Field. The second I stepped outside the building I work, I heard the ping of the bats (yes, I work that close). I walked across the cemetery that separated me from the field and voila!, I was there. It’s been a good…