Illini reliever Matt Whitmore earned the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week award Monday. Whitmore did it by garnering 3 saves last week in 3 innings. He didn’t allow any hits or runs in those 3 innings. Whitmore is now six of six in save chances and leads the conference…
In front of a record crowd Friday night, the Illini eked out a win against rival Purdue, 9-7. I was there and the wind, blowing to right-center, was so strong, I had a hard time holding on to my hat. That same wind played havoc with fly balls, taking two…
Good news on the Illini front. Perhaps they’ve shaken the early season jitters as they went 6-0 on the Spring break road trip. They finished in style defeating Cornell 19-12 Friday. Offense has not been a problem lately as they averaged over 10 runs a game for the six-game road…
Monday’s game against Massachusetts must have been one exciting game to watch. Thank you, Chase Kliment. Kliment went 2-3 with a homerun and 2 rbis. Down 3-1, the Illini put together a 3 run rally in the 7th. That score stood and Illini won 4-3. Starting pitcher Omar Kadir pitched…
It may be one of those seasons for the Illini. The kind of year where you’re not sure what team will show up. They got swept in their first series, then did the sweeping themselves the next. Last weekend, they won one but lost the last three games. You just…
Yikes! I go away for one weekend and come back to find that the U of I has lost 3 straight. The Illini played in the Baseball Express Collegiate Classic. Unfortunately, all the lessons they learned last weekend when they swept Southern Florida had gone by the wayside. Well, the…
Thanks to five shutout innings by Scott Shaw, the UI topped off the 3-game series against University of South Florida with a win to make it a sweep. The Illini won by a score of 7-6. Shawn Roof, Ryan Snowden and Chase Kliment (each starting out well this season) had two…
I think I’m going to like this new catcher of ours. Illini backstop Lars Davis went 4 for 5 with 2 runs in Game 2 of the series against the University of South Florida. Yes, the season is only five games old but Davis has 11 hits in 18 at-bats. Keep it…
Just logged on to Gametracker to see how the Illini were doing against University of South Florida only to find the game was over. But the good news is the Illini won! The good guys defeated USF 5-1. Chase Kliment and Ryan Snowden both had 2 rbis each and Brian…
The UI baseball team will be taking on the University of South Florida on their turf this weekend. They’ll be looking for win #1 this season. Two upperclassmen (Brian Blomquist and Jake Toohey) and one newcomer (Scott Shaw) are scheduled to pitch in the three game set. Probable lineups and scouting…