Today, Illinois Baseball released the roster for the 2020 season! And boy, it’s a young team! The FightingIllini.com article gives a very detailed summary of the twelve freshman and six incoming transfers who are joining the best team in the Big Ten. One name that sticks out is Xavier Watson.…
It was announced Wednesday that former Illini shortstop Shawn Roof was named Manager of the Year of the Class A Advanced California League. Roof earned the honor as manager of the Visalia Rawhide who have a league-best 78-46 record. The Rawhide easily won the Northern Division championship in the first…
When the 2019 MLB rookie draft came and went without Illini starter Andy Fisher’s name being called, I was more than a bit surprised. Fisher had been the staple of the Illini rotation going 7-1 with a 2.75 ERA in the 2019 season. More than that, I don’t think I…
Just a few days after the Fall 2019 schedule was released, Illinois baseball has announced the schedule for the 2020 season. In the fifteen years that I have been covering the team, this is the earliest I have seen the new season schedule released. Official announcement from FightingIllini.com Illinois’ season…
Has anyone paid attention to former Illini pitcher Cody Sedlock lately? He had been doing so well in A+ Fredricksburg that he made the jump to Double-A ball. Now that he’s with the Bowie Baysox, well, I just don’t even want to say anything to jinx him. …but you can…
Illinois Baseball announced their Fall schedule today. For the past few years, the Illinois baseball team have played a very short schedule of competitive games. It’s the Fall games where we get our first look at some players like we did Branden Comia (above) last year. This will be the…
For those keeping track, all six of the Illinois baseball players who were drafted by Major League organizations have been signed by their respected teams. These players were drafted in the 2019 MLB Draft which occurred June 3-4. There’s more! Andy Fisher Free Agent Cincinnati Reds In addition, starting pitcher…
It’s been three days of MLB Draft excitement for six Illini baseball players. Here’s a quick review… These are the six Illinois baseball players that were drafted in the 2019 MLB Draft this past week: Player Team Round Pick Michael Massey Kansas City Royals 4 109th Jack Yalowitz Colorado Rockies…
Zac Taylor 25th round – 762nd overall Chicago Cubs In today’s MLB Draft, outfielder Zac Taylor became the third Illini chosen in as many rounds. He was picked by the Chicago Cubs in the 25th round (762nd overall). In my opinion, senior outfielder Taylor is a great deal for the…
Quinten Sefcik 24th round – 714th round overall Cincinnati Reds One round after Cyrillo Watson was picked in the MLB Draft, his set-up man Quinten Sefcik was chosen. Sefcik, a senior hurler was picked by the Cincinnati Reds organization in the 24th round and 714th overall. Sefcik has played a…