As the University of Illinois campus is suffering its coldest day of the year, I can only look forward to the Illinois baseball season in (hopefully) warmer weather. It won’t be long though. In a little more than five weeks, the Illini will start their season in Beaumont, Texas at…
I want to wish all the players, coaches and all the Illini baseball fans out there a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Here’s hoping Santa brings us a Big Ten Championship for the Illini! Tom P.S. sorry Coach! :)
Can Rob McDonnell and Co. keep the Illini in the polls once the season starts? As the University of Illinois Urbana campus empties and the holidays approach, the Illini Baseball team received a gift (or perhaps a curse depending how you look at it). Illinois (32-21) was ranked in the…
Big news! The keynote speaker for the Illinois Baseball Hot Stove Banquet has been officially announced. The Illinois Baseball team and the Fighting Illini Dugout Club will have former MLB player Hal Morris as the main speaker. Morris, who played most of his 13-year career with the Cincinnati Reds, had…
The players have pretty much wrapped up their trip to the Dominican Republic. They played their last game yesterday. And while wins, losses and stats are not the important thing in the grand picture, the Illini have done well. They won five, lost two and tied once. What is important…
photo via Twitter @IlliniBaseball The Illinois Baseball team has been in the Dominican Republic for two days and they have gotten three games in already. They certainly have held their own winning all three. Pat “The Bat” McInerney has a lot to do with their success as he’s homered twice…
I can’t help but feel a little envious of the Illinois baseball players and coaches. They are going on a trip of a lifetime next week when they travel to the Dominican Republic. Not only will they get to see some of the sights but they will also play eight…
Coach Dan Hartleb and the Illini Baseball program announced the 2015 Illinois Baseball schedule on Wednesday. With the new, expanded Big Ten conference we have a very interesting lineup of games for the upcoming year. Here’s a link to the 2015 schedule on FightingIllini.com The season starts on February 15th…
Looks like Tanner Roark is on the MLB GIBBY ballot for Breakout Pitcher of 2014. The best part is that you can do your part and cast your vote for the former Illini hurler. After a very limited 2013 season, Roark went 15-10 with a 2.85 ERA for the Washington…
The Big Ten Conference has been busy arranging venues for future Big Ten Baseball Tournaments, it seems. With record breaking crowds at this year’s tournament at the TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, the conference has decided to return in two years and locked up dates for the 2016 and 2018…