Occasionally, I like to do interviews here are on IBR but this time I was really looking forward to doing this one. The subject this time is sports photographer Cary Frye. Those baseball fans who attend games at Illinois Field will probably recognize Cary with his signature orange cap usually…
Dang, it looks like no baseball tonight. After raining most of the day here in Champaign-Urbana, the sun actually came out for about 20 minutes around 4:00pm. It did resort to cloudiness but I half wondered if they would go ahead with the game. Looking at the forecast (it’s calling…
This weekend brings the Michigan State Spartans to Champaign, Illinois. Looking at the weather forecast, Saturday may actually be a decent day for baseball… cloudy, maybe but warm and not wet. Friday and Sunday may be a different story, however. I’m still holding hope. I really do hope that we…
Kelly Norris-Jones chats with Dugout Club rep John Santas before the game The first EIU batters hit safely in tonight’s game and it was 4-0 before Illinois got someone out. It didn’t get much better as Eastern won in a 10-2 wipeout. Justin Parr heads in to third But let’s…
Yes, canceled not postponed. There just isn’t are enough dates to accommodate both teams. I wasn’t too surprised to hear this. It’s been rainy here in Champaign-Urbana all day. It wasn’t until 5:00 when the sun poked out. The good news (knock on wood) is that Wednesday looks nice and…
Illinois baseball had a pretty rough Sunday against Michigan. In game 1, they were shut out for the third time this year, 3-0. Pete Cappetta did manage to bang out two hits in the losing cause. John Anderson does deserve some credit for his eight inning complete game where he…
I have a friend named Todd who is an umpire in Division III back east. Whenever we get talking, the discussion always gets back to baseball and umpiring. He knows I’m an Illinois baseball fan so I like to pump him with questions. Sometimes they revolve around obscure rules and…
Why is this man smiling? Because today, he got a lot of offensive support. As a result, Illinois defeated Michigan 9-2. Kevin Johnson pitched a gem Friday afternoon striking out eight Wolverine batters. It was a complete game giving the bullpen some rest. Johnson’s win today was only his second…
Corey Kimes is the scheduled Sunday starter this weekend Illinois travels to Ann Arbor this weekend to play Michigan. One note before I go on… the Friday game has been moved up to 3:05pm because of weather. Illinois’ offense will need to find their bats as they are currently haven’t…
Illinois’ offense never got going as they got shut out by the SIU Salukis Wednesday night 3-0. The good guys only managed five hits for the game. Luke Joyce and the rest of the bullpen kept SIU scoreless for 4 plus innings Starter John Anderson had a rough fourth inning…