The annual Hot Stove Banquet which is sponsored by the University of Illinois baseball team and the Fighting Illini Dugout Club is almost here. An annual tradition, the Hot Stove Banquet kicks off the Illini baseball season and is a good chance to meet the coaches and players. Here are…
Maybe it’s a little for this but Happy New Year! It has been a couple weeks since I posted and I do apologize for that. One month from yesterday, the Illini baseball team will be playing in their first game of the 2011 season. It’s hard to believe. I remind…
A University of Illinois product was inducted into the Waterloo Bucks (Northwoods League) Hall of Fame this year. You’ll have to go back a few years for this one but Tim Lavery who graduated from the U of I in 1999 was inducted in this year’s annual Bucks’ Hall of…
…not sure if I do or not. Here’s an example: Here’s a link to the official announcement and a gallery of the new Big Ten logos. Compare it to an example of the old one (it’s actually still up on the Big Ten web pages): The older one had gradient…
Just last week, I wrote about Illinois baseball’s 2011 schedule which by the way, included a spring game at the Metrodome Tournament hosted by the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Metrodome Stadium now is now used by the Minnesota Vikings and formerly used by baseball’s Minnesota Twins. Fast forward to this…
Illinois has finally released the schedule for the 2011 baseball season. Some interesting highlights: – Season opens with Big Ten/Big East Challenge on February 18th (no crazy February home games scheduled this year) – On March 11-13, Illinois will participate in the new Metrodome Tournament in Minnesota. Illinois will conclude…
… there won’t be any. They will be busy incorporating Nebraska into our fair conference but for now, twelve is big enough. From their statement: “Although the conference will continue to monitor the intercollegiate landscape, it will not be actively engaged in conference expansion for the foreseeable future and does…
This hasn’t been confirmed by the UI yet but the Lake Zurich Courier reports that two players have committed to play for Illinois. Highland Park’s Jason Goldstein and Stevenson’s Adam Walton have made verbal commitments to play for the Illini. Goldstein is a catcher and by some reports is “scary…
Yesterday, the Illinois baseball coaches announced the culmination of all their recruiting efforts from 2010. The net result? Six more recruits signed letters of intent to play for the University of Illinois including yes, one more Parr brother and the #1 ranked player in the state. Coach Hartleb described the…
Some of you in the C-U area may be contemplating attending this Friday’s performance of “The Baseball Music Project” which is being held at the Krannert Center for Performing Arts. After all, Hall of Famer Dave Winfield will be there. UI professor Alan Nathan known for his expertise on physics…