What a way to end a road trip! Not only did the Illinois baseball team win their last two ballgames but newcomer Thomas Lindauer won co-freshman of the week honors from the Big Ten. After defeating St Louis on Saturday, I’m sure Illinois felt extra motivated to win Sunday’s game…
The Illini broke a three game losing streak today by defeating the St Louis University Billikens 7-4 at Abe Martin Field in Carbondale. Corey Kimes pitched a fine game and some key offensive players came through with key hits. Kimes (right) only allowed two earned runs in seven innings giving…
In the last two days, Illinois baseball took on the Northern Illinois Huskies on neutral territory twice in two different venues. The ballgames were polar opposites of each other but end result was the same. An Illinois loss. Thursday Thursday, the Illini played the Huskies at Rent One Park in…
In lieu of the usual spring break trip in Florida which has been done in years past, the Illinois baseball will be taking a shortened spring trip down in southern Illinois. The good news? No crazy “eight games in seven days” schedule. This time they’ll be playing a four game…
Illinois just came away with a 1-2 weekend against Western Kentucky University. Without being snide, they did win a game. WKU have a tough team and Illinois came off a pretty rough weekend down in DeLand, Florida. Saturday’s win came at the hands of the John Anderson / Chris Pack…
FightingIllini.com has come out with their preview of this weekend’s series against the Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers. A couple telling statistics… Illinois is: 3-0 when out-hitting its opponent 3-1 when making 0 or 1 error Also, it’s confirmed that WKU is indeed a tough team: WKU was picked fourth in…
I wouldn’t say the Illini are going north this weekend. They’re just not travelling as far south. Bowling Green, Kentucky is their destination and they will be facing off against the Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky University. WKU (6-5) seems to be a pretty tough team both offensively and on the…
The Columbia Lions took the Fighting Illini today 9-3 in the last game of the Bright House Invitational. There was no comeback, no “early lead then lost it”. Columbia scored four runs in the first inning and simply held on to the lead for the rest of the game. Illinois…
For the second time at the Bright House Invitational, the Illini had the lead past the fifth inning and lost the game. Today, Illinois grabbed a 2-1 lead thanks to a Willie Argo homerun in the top of the sixth inning. However, by the bottom of the sixth, two Stetson…
Willie Argo approaching the plate Battle at Busch in 2010 The UI Athletic Department has announced that tickets for the second annual Battle at the Busch have gone on sale. Illinois will take on Missouri Tigers and play at the home of the Cardinals on March 29th. Gametime is 6:30pm.…