With Sunday split, Illinois posts 3-1 weekend mark

Wow!  Lots of big stuff happened yesterday in Illinois baseball.  They did manage to get shutout by one the most struggling teams they’ve faced this year in Northern Illinois 3-0.  But on the other hand, they came back and walloped SIU 13-5.    Some of the big stories of the…

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Illinois trims the Huskies 7-2

John Kravetz is 3-0 this season Illinois scored seven unanswered runs to begin the game while starter John Kravetz pitched a solid eight innings in Illinois’ 7-2 win against Northern Illinois down in Carbondale today.  Kravetz won his third game of the year and Illinois has won five of their…

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Illini, Johnson unleash against the Salukis 8-2

Three rbis today for Brandon Hohl “Days like this when Illinois wins, I’m that much happier”, I just told Jay, the guy behind the counter at the coffee shop who’s also a baseball fan.  And it’s true.  Indeed, Illinois did win against the Southern Illinois Salukis.  Thanks to another stellar…

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Illini face SIU and NIU during Spring Trip

Finally, we get to see some Illinois baseball on Illinois soil… against other Illinois opponents.  This weekend sees the University of Illinois baseball team in a four game set.  They’ll play two games each against the tough Southern Illinois Salukis and the slumping Northern Illinois Huskies. For the first time,…

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Illinois clobbers West Virginia 14-3

On Sunday, the Illini didn’t waste time against the West Virginia Mountaineers.  In their last game at the Nike College Showcase in Eugene, Oregon, the bats were swinging and the runs were scoring.  The game almost seemed in the bag by the bottom of the first when Illinois scored seven…

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Illini split pair at Nike College Showcase

The boys split a pair of games Saturday in Corvallis, Oregon at the Nike College Showcase.   They defeated Connecticut 5-1 in the early afternoon game but lost to #22 Oregon State 8-2.  Have we found a new A-1 starter in John Kravetz?  He’s a freshman and it’s early in the…

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Preview: Illinois heads west for the Nike College Showcase

Jordan Parr paces the Illini with 11 rbis Now for a switch… Illinois won’t be going to Florida this weekend.  They won’t be going to Texas or South Carolina either.  Try Eugene, Oregon.  This weekend, Oregon University and Oregon State University are collaborating to put on the Nike College Showcase…

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