Catcher Kelly Norris-Jones awaits the cutoff throw Baseball in November at Illinois Field. There’s a first for everything. The Illini were at practice today getting warmed up for their trip to the Dominican Republic. They’ll be leaving for a week on November 22nd. For those interested, there is a…
The 2014 Wisconsin State League awards are out and behold, an Illini pitcher is among the honorees! Andrew Mamlic who played for the Lombard Orioles in the summer, was named yesterday as a recipient of the WSL award. Mamlic had a fantastic year for the Orioles, leading the Lombard Orioles…
Drasen Johnson gets listed in the Records Book for leading the Big Ten in strikeouts in 2014 Admittedly, there isn’t a lot that goes on news-wise with Big Ten baseball in between the Orange and Blue World Series in the Fall and the Hot Stove Banquet in January. This year…
Anthony Drago takes a cut in Game 3 of the Orange and Blue Series on Friday Friday was third and final game of the Orange and Blue Fall Ball World Series. What a beautiful day it was for baseball! The late afternoon game with temps hovering in the low 80s…
Got out to the ballpark and saw the last half of Game 2 of Illinois baseball’s Orange and Blue Series today. Here are some photos. Catcher Grey Schultz glad hands pitcher Josh Ferry Our first look at freshman righthander Quinten Sefcik. Jason Goldstein shows he can play first base with…
Stop on by Illinois Field this week to watch the Illinois baseball team play in the annual Orange and Blue Series. Today was Game 1 and according to @Illinois Baseball on Twitter, Orange topped Blue 4-3 on a David Kerian walk-off hit. If you’re interested in going, there will be…
Any question as to former Illini Tanner Roark’s ability to pitch under pressure has now been put to rest. Roark’s win for Washington Wednesday night clinched the NL East for the Nats with an 87-63 record. He did it in style too, pitching seven shutout innings and not allowing a…
This week, the Illinois baseball team have been practicing out at Illinois Field. On Thursday afternoon, I took off work early and observed the guys in action. While I was there, I snapped a few shots. I was especially interested to see this person. This is newly installed assistant Coach…
University of Florida coach Kevin O’Sullivan announced the appointment of Lars Davis as volunteer assistant coach of the Gators baseball team. Davis is of course, a former Illini catcher and was named Big Ten Player of the Year back in 2007. A native of Canada, Lars Davis (shown right at…
It’s the fall semester now at the University of Illinois. As is the tradition with the Illinois Baseball Report this time of year, I’ve replaced the banner photo with up to date photos (and players!). I do put some thought into who goes up top but it’s certainly not a…