Saturday, Illinois battled to a 5-5 tie with the Indiana State Sycamores for a 14 inning game. Like last Wednesday’s game against EIU, both coaches agreed to the 14 innings beforehand as the teams want the experience of competitive action. Fans got to see a lot of Illini pitchers as…
Illinois baseball defeated the Eastern Illinois Panthers 13-12 on Wednesday night in a marathon 14-inning affair. It wasn’t technically an extra-inning game; Illinois had the lead 8-7 after nine regulation innings. Coach Dan Hartleb and EIU head coach Jason Anderson who was a star Illini pitcher in his college days,…
The Fall Semester at the University of Illinois is in full swing now. As an IT professional at the College of the Fine and Applied Arts, I know that all too well. Students are on campus and classes are in session . One thing about Fall is relatively new… baseball!…
This is it local Illinois baseball fans! If you don’t get out to Illinois Field in the next three days, you will have to travel to Omaha to see the Orange and Blue. This is an “early” weekend as the series begins on Thursday and ends on Saturday. Illinois…
In two days, Illinois faces Nebraska for the last regular season series of 2018. To get us all geared up for the series, enjoy a few of Bren Spillane’s 20 homeruns from this year.
Last weekend, Illinois baseball won their first series in Ann Arbor in fifteen years! They didn’t waste time scoring ten runs on Friday then scoring another ten on Saturday. On Sunday, the Illini scored two in the top in the ninth to force an extra inning game but couldn’t…
At this point in the season, every game counts. Illinois travels to Ann Arbor this weekend to play Michigan who is tied for the top spot in the standings in the Big Ten. It will be a three-game series and with just one more series left after this one,…
Those of you who attend Illinois baseball games regularly may recognize this man. His name is Ron and he has attended Illini baseball games as long as I have. Well, it turns out he’s been a fan for a long time. A long, long, time. Why? Ron’s great uncle…
Illinois’ weekend was almost like the name “Ohio”. Illinois high point was in the middle but there wasn’t much on the edges. Last weekend, there great weather and lots of fans at Illinois Field. There was even free food and a beer tent on Friday night. Unfortunately, things didn’t…
Starting this Friday, Illinois baseball will take on Ohio State in a key three-game series. With the Big Ten tournament just a few weeks away, both teams are looking to solidify their place in the standings. Illinois is currently one game over the Buckeyes. In addition to the…