The Illini (including Adam Davis (left) and Brandon Hohl), were ready to play today We were all there today. The the fans (more than I thought would show up in this cold weather) were in the stands, players had gone through all their warm-ups, and announced starter John Anderson was…
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…
With temperatures at single digits, it’s hard to think of baseball but college baseball is less than two weeks away. Thank goodness the Illini have found warmer places to play… places such as Clearwater, Florida where the Big East/Big Ten Challenge will take place. The Fighting Illini website has posted…
What’s there to do for an Illini baseball blogger when there’s no baseball?? Update the banner, of course. I’ve updated the banner annually to reflect the changes in the personnel of team for the past few years now. Now that fall practice is over, it was time to do so. …
Today’s number on the sports page of the News-Gazette was 44. That’s the number of rbis that Adam Davis (left) accrued this summer while playing for the Madison Mallards in the Northwoods League. That was good for sixth in the league. He accomplished this in part behind a .328 average. …
Congrats to Adam Davis, Josh Parr and Matt Dittman who made the Northwoods League postseason All-Star team. All three had excellent summers for their respective teams. For the Rochester Honkers, Matt Dittman hit .332 with 44 rbis. Parr, who was with the Madison Mallards, hit .307 and scored 41 runs…
Congrats to Brian de la Torriente who was named to the Prospect League’s West Division All-Star team. The East and West played to a 3-3 tie on July 6. de la pitched one inning allowing a run and striking out two batters. The Northwoods League All-Star classic is coming up…
Wednesday, the Big Ten recognized the academic achievements of 1,037 conference athletes from Spring 2010 by naming them to the Academic All-Conference teams of their respective sport. Of the 79 baseball players honored, ten were from the University of Illinois. Congrats to them all! University of Illinois Spring Academic…
Friday was Bleacher Bum Barbecue at Illinois Field. I thought I’d post some photos reflective of today’s events. If you’re looking for an update of the Illinois-Northwestern game itself, here it is). Catcher Adam Davis was confident before the game Tonight’s attendance was the fifth largest in history …
Before the game, Pete Cappetta predicted two wins for the weekend This time it was the Illini who took some advantage of the 20-25 mph wind at Illinois Field. With four homers and a fantastic effort by the bullpen, Illinois closed out this past weekend’s series on a winning note. …