Bradley Braves edge Illinois 6-3

Bill Charvat ropes a double in the ninth inning It was a rematch with the Bradley Braves tonight and coincidentally the score was the same as last week’s game.  Unfortunately, the victor was not.  Bradley came out on top, 6-3. When I arrived to the park from work around the…

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Illinois sweep the Delta Devils in first home series

John Kravetz rebounds from last weekend and gets his fourth win Sunday John Kravetz allowed just three hits in seven innings in Sunday’s game against Mississippi Valley State giving him his fourth win of the year.  That completed a sweep of the Delta Devils now putting the Illini at 15-10…

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Illinois continues to pound MVSU, 12-4

Jordan Parr hustles into third as he triples in the first inning It was more of the same Saturday as the Illini pounded the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils 12-4 at Illinois Field.  Once again, a big inning helped as the six-run second pretty much put the game away.  By…

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Illinois get a big inning vs MVSU in home opener, 15-6

Shortstop Thomas Lindauer makes the play at first Illinois baseball team came home to a crowd of 827 baseball fans and did everything they could to not disappoint.  Hosting the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils, they succeeded as they outslugged the opposition 15-6 behind the solid pitching of Kevin Johnson. …

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Illinois breaks 3 game losing streak against Bradley 6-3

We’ll just forget the last three games.  Tonight was a different night. Illinois broke their three game losing streak Wednesday night in Peoria against the Bradley Braves winning a no-nonsense 6-3 game.  Nick Chmielewski pitched six solid innings for the win.  The win was probably a happy one for the…

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Nebraska’s 11-run inning is all they need vs Illinois 18-5

I guess, it’s the nature of college baseball.  Saturday, I was listening to the Illinois-Nebraska game on the way home from grocery shopping when Illinois had a 2-0 lead.  I thought to myself, “Good.  They’ll need more.  But that’s a nice start.”.  But by the time we brought the groceries…

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Illini Baseball wins conference opener vs Cornhuskers 11-3

The Illini baseball team started the Big Ten conference season in a grand fashion by crushing the tough Nebraska Cornhuskers by the score of 11-3 in the opener at Lincoln.  Kevin Johnson won his fourth straight game getting all the offense he needed.  Leftfielder Justin Parr (right) was a big…

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Preview: Big Ten season opens at Nebraska

Reliever Ronnie Muck:  2.16 ERA in 7 appearances This weekend, the University of Illinois baseball team become the first team to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Big Ten conference play.  The Huskers play host in Lincoln.  The starting pitchers have been announced.  Kevin Johnson, John Kravetz will pitch Friday…

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