It was a beautiful day here in Champaign-Urbana on Friday, really. Then, an hour or two before game time the rain came and the inevitable announcement from @illinibaseball… Tonight’s #Illini–@BaseballRU has been POSTPONED & rescheduled on Saturday as part of a DOUBLEHEADER beginning at 10 AM. — #ILLINI #XXI…
The Illinois baseball team is coming back to Illinois Field after a seven game road trip. Since they left, they risen in the polls some. This weekend, the now #3 Illini (40-6-1, Big Ten 16-1) will host the Rutgers Scarlet Knights for a three-game set. It’s not the first time…
Monday is a big day in college baseball and lately, it’s becoming much more relevant for the Illinois baseball team. Today, not only did the Illini rise once again in the polls but David Kerian was honored with the Big Ten Player of the Week. It was the second week…
Three! 3! III! No matter how you say it, it looks great! Illinois baseball has been ranked #3 by Collegiate Baseball. That’s a jump from a #8 ranking from CB from last week. It goes without saying it’s the highest ranking Illinois baseball has received in school history (though that’s…
Remember when Illinois when lost games? No, I can’t either. It’s a faint memory. Today in Columbus, #6 Illinois (40-6-1, 16-1 Big Ten) extended their winning streak to a lucky 21 by completing a sweep against the #23 Ohio State Buckeyes (31-13, 12-6 Big Ten). Illinois came back from a…
If you’re in a pinch, you can always call Tyler Jay In a roller coaster game that featured several lead changes, Illinois eked out a key win against Ohio State on Saturday 6-5. The win is Illinois’ 20th in row and gives at least a series win going into Sunday’s…
Illinois baseball is just not content for settling for an undefeated April. Not stopping there, #6 Illinois baseball easily defeated the #23 Ohio State Buckeyes in the first of their three-game set. Behind the formidable pitching of starter Kevin Duchene, Illinois won 8-1 for their 19th straight victory. The Illini…
Reid Roper hopes to add to his team-leading 38 rbis this weekend This weekend, two ranked Big Ten baseball teams are facing off. It’s being billed as the Clash in Columbus. #6 ranked Illinois (37-6-1, 13-1 Big Ten) and #23 Ohio State (31-10, 12-3 Big Ten) are taking on each…
Nice going, @BigBob428. Go #Illini! pic.twitter.com/efurEyjnka — Illbaseballreport (@IllBaseballRpt) April 29, 2015 With a 7-5 victory against Southern Illinois on Tuesday night, #6 Illinois baseball team has done something pretty incredible. They have gone undefeated for a whole month. Eighteen whole games have come and gone and the Illini have…
A friend of mine observed to me, “Casey Fletcher just doesn’t seem to ever get fooled by a pitch”. He probably shouldn’t. He had a good teacher in his father, legendary Illini and former MLB player Darrin Fletcher. Well, Casey Fletcher wasn’t fooled much this past week. He helped himself…