It’s a few days past Valentine’s Day and now we’re talking Opening Day? It’s hard to believe. It really snuck up on me. But boy, I am so glad that baseball season is finally here! The Illinois baseball team are on their way to Beaumont, Texas to take part in…
So far, 2017 has been good for former Illini baseball players. In January, Shawn Roof has been given his own minor league team to manage. Today, it was announced that former Illini player and current volunteer coach Kyle Hudson has been hired by the Lynchburg Hillcats as a bench coach. …
One of my all-time favorite Illini athletes is on the road to beginning to make the big time. Early last month, it was announced that former Illinois shortstop Shawn Roof will be head coach of the Hillsboro Hops, the Class A Short Season affiliate of the Diamondbacks this year. Roof…
Local media showed up at the Irwin Indoor Football Practice Facility where the Illinois baseball team was taking practice on Friday. It was Media Day and both Coach Dan Hartleb and designated player spokesperson Anthony Drago (above) took some time to speak to the press. Coach Hartleb’s crew is…
Last night, the Illinois baseball program celebrated at its annual Hot Stove Banquet. Sponsored by the Illini Baseball program and the Illinois Baseball Dugout Club, the Hot Stove is held every year in the offseason. Fans at the banquet were treated to a terrifically uncompromising speech by Hall of Fame…
The Illini baseball team are adding to its coaching staff. Joining head coach Dan Hartleb, assistant coaches Drew Dickinson and Adam Christ and volunteer coach Kyle Hudson is a familiar face. Michael Hurwitz who has spent much of the last five years playing second base for Illinois will be the…
I know Dan Hartleb has always placed a high priority on academics during his reign as head coach of the Illinois baseball team. According to data released by the NCAA today, it can be shown that this isn’t all talk. Illinois baseball is one of seven Illini athletic programs that…
Coach Dan Hartleb and his crew have been busy since the Orange and Blue World Series. FightingIllini.com reports today that three high school seniors and one JC sophomore have signed National Letters of Intent to play for the Illinois baseball team. All four will eligible to play in the 2017-2018…
I was looking up at the banner of Illinois Baseball Report a few weeks back and noticed it was about time to change it. Three of the players, Jason Goldstein, Adam Walton and Cody Sedlock, have gone on to bigger and better things. And while I liked Coach Hartleb’s…
My friend Robin gifted me a pretty nifty piece of Illinois Baseball memorabilia. It is an unperforated set of baseball cards of the 1993 Illinois baseball team. Wow! Lots of history here. Starting with the head coach, Itch Jones who still ranks 28th all-time with 1,242 wins. And guess who…