The Spillane Train continues to roll while Illinois (16-5, 3-0 Big Ten) welcomes Iowa (14-8, 1-1 Big Ten) to Illinois Field for a three-game series this weekend. In the last eight games, NCBWA Player of the Week Bren Spillane has hit 8 homeruns and driven in 18 runs. The junior…
Today, Bren Spillane was named Big Ten Player of Week for the second week in a row. It is the fourth week in a row that an Illini has been named B1G Player of the Week. March 6th: Michael Massey, Jr. March 12th: Doran Turchin, Jr. March 19th: Bren Spillane,…
Illinois baseball starts off the season with a sweep over the Northwestern Wildcats! While it was a clean 3-0 sweep, I don’t think I have seen such a close Big Ten series than this weekend’s battle. The NU opponents put up a worthy effort and kept the boys in Orange…
You can throw out the 12-5 record now. On the eve of conference season, it gets real tomorrow. This weekend, the Big Ten baseball season begins and Illinois travels to Evanston to take on their in-state rivals, the Northwestern Wildcats. While Illinois is listed in second place behind Indiana (15-4),…
There’s nothing like taking a lunch break at Illinois Field to watch #24 Illinois Baseball! I just I could have stayed longer to see more of the Bren Spillane show! That’s right, Spillane who had eight hits and three homeruns on Saturday, continued his streak in #24 Illinois’ midweek game…
For the third weekend in a row, Illinois reaped the benefits of Big Ten Player of Week performance. With that help, they won two of three from the rival Southern Illinois Salukis at Itchy Jones Stadium. It was firstbaseman Bren Spillane who hit the cover off the ball, collecting…
#24 Illinois baseball hosted the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers for their home opener and gave over 500 hometown fans a great show. Coming back from a 4-0 deficit, they had a little offensive help from Michael Massey, Grant Van Scoy and leadoff man Zac Taylor. With the win, Illinois improves…
With help from some big bats, Illinois baseball won two of three games down in Greenville, South Carolina. For the weekend, Illinois outscored their opponents 31-13. Their wins against Michigan State and Furman extended their winning streak to seven games until the Spartans shut them down Saturday afternoon. …
Illinois baseball has gotten a lot of attention this past week after their 3-0 performance at the DQ Classic. This weekend, they will play three games against two teams to bolster their 6-3 record and perhaps knock on the doors of a few more polls. In Greenville, South Carolina,…
A week ago, Illinois baseball was playing .500 ball and waiting to make their move. Well, a lot has happened in the last week. Now, they are making big news! The Illini, now 6-3, swept the DQ Classic in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Not only did they go 3-0 for the…