Things started out right against a tough #15 Indiana team but as the weekend wore on, things didn’t go Illinois’ way. The Illini (25-14, 10-5 Big Ten) won a tight 2-1 game on Friday but Indiana won both Saturday’s and Sunday’s games. With the series loss, Illinois drops to fourth…
Illinois’ first encounter with the Grand Canyon Lopes this past weekend probably didn’t go as hoped. The offense was down (on both sides) and when it was over, GCU (22-17) took two games of the three game set. Fortunately for Illinois the non-conference series doesn’t affect their Big Ten standing. …
This weekend, the Illini will take a break from Big Ten action. Fortunately for us, they will still be playing and even better, they will be here in Champaign at Illinois Field. They will host the Lopes of Grand Canyon University (20-16) who reside in first place of the Western…
It feels good to win three more! This wind-blown series was a wild and wooly one. Not only did Illinois have to stave off a nine-run comeback by Rutgers (18-14, 4-5 Big Ten) on Friday but there were two contested homeruns (one was overturned). While 25 runs were scored by…
Coming off a 2-1 weekend against Maryland and a midweek win versus Illinois State, Illinois baseball (20-8, 6-3 Big Ten) invites the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (18-11, 4-2 Big Ten) to the Midwest for a three-game series. This is a key series for both teams as Illinois is right above Rutgers…
Illinois baseball returns home to Illinois Field after a satisfying series back East. The boys won two of three against the University of Maryland Terrapins. With wins on Friday and Sunday, Illinois improves their record to 19-8 and retains their third place spot in the Big Ten conference. Upon returning,…
While Bren Spillane racked up his third straight Big Ten Player of the Week award as well as the Perfect Game Midseason Player of the Year honor, Illinois (17-7, 4-2 Big Ten) hopes to regroup after a disappointing 1-2 weekend against Iowa. This coming weekend, they will play the Maryland…
It seems that Illini Bren Spillane came out of nowhere this season. In fact, the three-time Big Ten Player of the Week and newly honored Perfect Game Midseason Player of the Year showed signs of his slugging prowess early on. Spillane only came to bat nine times in his freshman…
Yes incredibly, Bren Spillane was named the Big Ten Player of Week AGAIN. This is the third week in a row, Spillane has been honored with the award. Maybe it’s not so incredible. In the past week, Spillane went 8 for 11 with five homeruns, seven rbis, and nine…
It was a cold, cold weekend for baseball. Despite the best efforts of Bren Spillane, #22 Illinois couldn’t pull off a series win against Iowa. The Illini eked out a nail biter on Saturday by the score of 13-12 but the Hawkeyes won the Friday and Sunday games. Spillane…