It shouldn’t be a surprise, but Illinois first baseman Drake Westcott was named Big Ten Player of the Week yesterday. Spurring the Illini to a three-game sweep over Michigan State, Wescott hit the cover off the ball last weekend including five homeruns. Westcott’s weekend stats: 8 for 15 with five…
Illinois is home again this weekend! This series at Illinois Field is going to be a big one for a few reasons. One, it is Big Ten baseball conference series against Michigan State and will be the last conference series at home for the year. Two, it looks like there…
Meet Illinois starting pitcher Jack Wenninger… Jack is a mild-mannered ballplayer from Cary, Illinois. I had the pleasure to sit at his table at the annual Hot Stove Banquet this January. Jack was a very pleasant gentleman and talked to our table about the Illinois baseball program. When I asked…
After an electric conference sweep last weekend, Illinois baseball looks forward to adding more to the ‘W’ column. They travel to Columbus to play the Ohio State Buckeyes. Before we talk more of the future, I would be remiss if I didn’t recap a little last weekend’s three-game sweep against…
There will be lots of Illini sports in town this weekend. Most fun of all of course, will be baseball in my humble opinion. It’s the best show in town! Illinois will conclude their seven-game homestand with three games against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Illinois (15-18, 4-8 Big Ten) is…
This is just a short recap of last weekend’s series against Indiana. I will give those in charge of scheduling a lot of kudos. Despite our weather last weekend, they got it right. All three games were played in good weather. I’m glad because rain, wind and cold has been…
This coming weekend, baseball comes back to Illinois Field! The Illini host Indiana for a three-game series starting at 7pm Friday evening. Illinois has had a bit of an off and on conference season. The past three weekends, the team has gone 1-2. Looking to capitalize on last place Northwestern…
Call it the “I-57 Challenge”. This weekend, Illinois is on the road. They travel to Evanston for a three-game set at Northwestern’s Rocky and Berenice Miller Park. Illinois (12-13, 2-4 Big Ten) is looking for some consistency. With some luck and effort, they will find it against Northwestern. Offensive threats…
This weekend, Illinois baseball is hosting the Michigan Wolverines for three games at Illinois Field. In Illinois baseball’s first home weekend of 2023 against Big Ten Michigan, the home team hopes to make it a memorable one for Coach Dan Hartleb. With his next win, Coach Hartleb will pass Lee…
This weekend, Illinois and Nebraska face off in the Big Ten opener. The teams will play a three-game set at Hawks Field in Lincoln, Nebraska. Illinois baseball (10-7) has won three of their last four games including its midweek game against Bradley at Illinois Field on Tuesday. Drake Westcott powered…