Kevin Duchene gets the start on Saturday against the Spartans Illinois travels to East Lansing this weekend to take on the Michigan State Spartans. The series takes on special meaning as the Spartans (24-13, 7-5 Big Ten) reside one spot above Illinois in the conference standings. A series win…
Justin Parr advances to third in today’s victory against the Wildcats Sunday’s conclusion of the Illinois-Northwestern series at Illinois Field included just about everything… a Justin Parr hit (two, actually) to extend his hitting streak, a comeback for the Illini (26-3, 8-7 Big Ten) and a perhaps too-exciting-but-successful-nonetheless save for…
26 games in a row: Justin Parr’s infield hit to short breaks the record. Just as the game between the Illini and the Northwestern Wildcats began on Saturday afternoon, it began to rain. It was a little mist at first but a steady rain soon followed. The bad weather didn’t…
Kevin Duchene hopes his rally cap with induce some Illini runs Friday night, Illinois and Northwestern were locked in an back-and forth extra-inning battle. The Wildcats eventually won the game 4-3 in 13 innings. For a few innings though, I saw some of the most exciting baseball at Illinois Field…
Justin Parr: On the verge of tying the record University of Illinois baseball welcomes the Northwestern Wildcats to Illinois Field this weekend. In seventh place in the Big Ten, the Illini (24-15, 6-6) hope to capitalize big as they enter the second half of the Big Ten season. The…
Justin Parr: 24 and counting… Illinois couldn’t pull out a victory against the Buckeyes in their rubber game on Sunday losing 7-3. The loss gives the Illini a 6-6 conference record and puts them in seventh place in the Big Ten. Game #36 / April 21, 2013 …
Kevin Johnson: all time Illini leader with 333 innings Illinois and Ohio State split their first two games in Columbus this weekend. Kevin Johnson won Friday’s game in a record breaking fashion 9-2. On Saturday, it was a narrow defeat for the Illini (24-11, 6-5 Big Ten) as they lost…
Reid Roper has hit three HR in his last three games After their three-game sweep of Purdue last weekend, Illinois baseball hopes to continue their conference success this coming weekend against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Ohio State (23-12, 7-5 Big Ten) is one spot above the Illini in the…
Coach Drew Dickinson congratulates Justin Parr after he hits safely in his 19th game on Saturday With a 22-10 record, it was bound that the Illinois baseball team would get its due recognition. No one deserves it more than Justin Parr who was honored with the Big Ten Player of…
The Illini get a little defensive help from Brandon Hohl today It was a wild and wooly win for the Illini today against the Purdue Boilermakers. While Ryan Castellanos earned his second win in a row, Justin Parr hit for the cycle and Reid Roper hit his third homer…