After a successful Big Ten weekend plus a wild and raucous midweek victory, Illinois baseball welcomes the Northwestern to Illinois Field this weekend to continue the fun. Illinois won two games against Iowa after losing the first game last weekend. Illinois continued their success against Illinois State on Tuesday. After…
After a three-game sweep of Purdue last weekend, Illinois baseball (13-13, 5-1 Big Ten) will take their show on the road against Iowa. The Illini will travel to Iowa City to face the Hawkeyes for three games including a doubleheader on Saturday (note the schedule change). Tied with Rutgers for…
This weekend, Illinois baseball hosts the tough Purdue Boilermakers for a three-game series at Illinois Field. This will be the first home Big Ten series officially. This is Mom’s Weekend at the U of I. There will be lots going on around campus and I’m sure the Illinois baseball program…
This weekend, Illinois faces their first Big Ten weekend opponent. They travel to East Lansing as Michigan State hosts the Illini for three games over the weekend. Note that due to forecasted nippy temps on Sunday, that game will be played as part of a doubleheader on Friday. Saturday’s game…
Illinois baseball has an in-state weekend series starting tomorrow. They travel (just a little) south to visit the Southern Illinois Salukis. The Salukis are off to a good start in 2022. Not only are they 13-4 but they are 8-1 at home. Gametime Friday is 6pm. There’s a strong connection between…
Illinois baseball had a successful weekend in Ball State. The bats certainly showed up. Illinois scored 23 runs in the three games against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. Winning two of three games, they upped their record to a more respectable 5-8. Cam McDonald continues to hit as he now owns…
This weekend, Illinois baseball (3-7) travels to Bowling Green for three games against Western Kentucky (7-5). Read more details at the Fighting Illini website. Illinois suffered a midweek loss against Eastern Illinois on Tuesday and lost two of three last weekend. Their one win however, was against #25 West Virginia…
My favorite day of the year is almost here. Illinois baseball’s home opener! Illinois will host Eastern Illinois on Tuesday at Illinois Field at 4pm. With some luck, the weather will cooperate, too. While it may be a bit chilly, the forecast calls for sun. Illinois has been struggling in…
This weekend, the Illini baseball team heads north to play a three-game set in the Cambria College Classic. No fear, the play will take place within the confines of the US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis with its retractable roof. I mean the boys look like they are having some fun,…
This weekend, Illinois baseball (1-2) escapes another Midwest winter storm and travels south for the second weekend in a row. This time, they go to Conway, South Carolina for the Carolinas Coastline Classic. After one game against Middle Tennessee State on Friday, Illinois will face historically tough Coastal Carolina on…