Behind a solid performance by starter Bryan Roberts and a relentless oflense, Illinois took the third game at Penn State today 9-2. With the win, the Illini sweeps the Nittany Lions for the weekend and are now tied for first place in the Big Ten! STANDINGS (as of Apr 26,…
Maybe it’s early to make such a prediction but I smell a Big Ten player of the Week award going to Willie Argo. Today, Argo slammed two homeruns in Illinois’ 11-5 win over Penn State at Medlar Field. In addition to the two dingers, he was 3 for 5 with…
Just a couple interesting articles I ran across beyond the usual fare. I thought I’d pass them along. IlliniHQ.com has a nice piece by Jeff Huth looking back to 1998 when former Illinois coach Itch Jones won his 1,000 game. Also, the Big Ten web site has a nice feature…
Willie Argo was one single shy of the cycle as Illinois defeated Penn State 7-3 at Medlar Field in University Park, Pennsylvania. Argo was 3 for 4 with 3 runs and 3 rbis. It was another comeback win for the Illini against a Big Ten team. They were down 3-0…
Despite scoring five runs in the last two innings, the Illini lost to the St Louis Billikens in St Louis tonight. This in spite of efforts of Joe Bonadonna, Casey McMurray, Dom Altobelli and Josh Parr who had two hit each in the 11-10 heartbreaker. This was third mid-week, non-conference…
This weekend, the Illini will be headed to Penn State and their award winning stadium, Medlar Field at Lubrano Park Game #36 Record: 23-11 (8-4 Big Ten) vs Penn State University Nittany Lions at Medlar Field, University Park, PA April 24 5:35pm CT April 25 3:35pm CT…
This week’s midgame game has the Illini travel to St Louis to play St Louis University Billikens on Wednesday evening. And before anyone asks, this is what a Billiken is: In 1908, Florence Pretz, an art teacher and illustrator in Kansas City, Mo., received a patent for her version of…
Former Illini Kyle Hudson was named to Orioles blog Birds Watcher’s Top 20 Oriole Prospect list. They say: With the wide receiver instincts, and his great speed, he tracts the ball down very good in the outfield, reminding me some what of Adam Jones. I watched a highlight video of…
This gentleman had the right idea during the break but a sweep was not in the cards for the Illini Illinois was oh so close to a sweep of Minnesota this weekend. After a major comeback on Friday, they did the same for the first game on Saturday coming back…
Brandon Wikoff trots around the bases after hitting his 3rd homerun of the season It was the best game of the season in my opinion. For those that missed it, it’s too bad. You missed a heckuva battle between the Illini and the Golden Gophers of Minnesota. A couple facts…