This weekend the Illinois baseball team travel not south but north to Minneapolis, Minnesota to take on three formidable teams in the DQ Classic. The Illini who are playing .500 ball with a 3-3 record will take on ranked UCLA (7-1), Arizona (5-3) and Washington (4-3) at the U.S. Bank…
Once Saturday afternoon came, Illinois got their bearings in Conway, South Carolina and found out how to win. At the Brittain Resorts Invitational, the Illinois Baseball regrouped after two straight losses and won the last two games to come away even-steven. They went 2-2 for the weekend and are…
Illinois Baseball is looking to make some ground this weekend at the Brittain Resorts Invitational in Conway, South Carolina. Hosted by the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, the Illini will get four games in and will try to improve on their 1-1 record after their shortened first weekend of the season. Last…
After a scheduling snafu, Illinois baseball split their opening doubleheader in St. Louis on Sunday. It wasn’t easy. The original weekend series in Beaumont, Texas hosted by Lamar University was cancelled due to flight cancellations. The Illinois baseball program re-scheduled with two new teams, South Dakota State and Austin Peay. …
I’m sure it’s been a hectic few days for the Illini baseball program. Due to cancelled flights, the scheduled opening weekend games in Beaumont, Texas just aren’t going to happen. Fortunately with a little collaboration, Illinois will play this weekend thanks to the help of host St. Louis University. Hey…
[UPDATE] Schedule change: Keep your eye on FightingIllini.com for pending changes. Hot Stove Banquet completed? Check. Pre-season practice? Check. Promotional schedule in place? Check. Fightingillini.com pre-season previews? Check. What’s left than to go out and win some ballgames, am I right? Sure enough, this Friday starts the 2018 Fighting Illini…
A couple of quick questions come from IBR reader Mark. He asks: What does the pitching staff look like for 2018? What is the projected rotation pre opening? Before I answer, I will say this… Nothing is sure when it comes to college baseball. I have asked Coach Hartleb similar…
Saturday night, the large conference center at the iHotel in Champaign was filled to capacity with Illinois baseball fans there to meet the 2018 baseball players, hear former Yankee shortstop Bucky Dent and help raise some money. It’s an annual tradition called the Hot Stove Banquet which is sponsored…
Illinois Baseball is gearing up for the new season. Not only is the annual Hot Stove Banquet coming up in a couple days but the Illinois Baseball Record Book is out now. Illini Athletics and Illini Media have collaborated again to put out the all-around comprehensive almanac on everything that…
Happy New Year! With 2018 already in its second week, here comes a new look for the Illinois Baseball Report! With a little over a month before the Illinois baseball season starts on February 16, it was time to update the overall look of IBR’s website. Go ahead and…