Yesterday, the Fighting Illini Baseball team has formally announced their official 2014 schedule. Touted as “challenging”, this one actually fits the bill. This spring, the Illini will play four teams who reached last year’s NCAA Tournament. Those teams are Coastal Carolina, Florida (twice), Wichita State and Indiana (three times). 2014…
This Friday, it will be three weeks left until Illini Baseball begins their season. That’s when they start off with a three-game weekend against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles. The Illini Baseball program is kicking the season off by releasing their official poster for the 2013 season. Perhaps underscoring the…
Coach Dan Hartleb announced the official 2012-2013 Illinois Baseball schedule earlier this week. You can find the schedule here at the FightingIllini.com website or download it pdf form. It’s a “competitive” schedule says Hartleb: “I am extremely excited about the quality of our 2013 schedule. We will be playing a…
The Big Ten has come out with the bracket for this week’s baseball tournament in Columbus. Don’t bother looking for Illinois. They haven’t changed their mind. “Ohio State earned the No. 6 seed, finishing 11-13 in Big Ten play. The Buckeyes finished tied in the standings with Illinois and Minnesota,…
Every man is like the company he is wont to keep. Euripides (484-406 B.C.) It’s a relevant quote considering the announcement three days ago of the 2012 Illini Baseball schedule. This is big news. Not just because the new schedule has come out so early. But also because of the…
Shawn L emailed me wondering why I haven’t posted about this particular gem of news. He’s right… it’s pretty significant. The gist of it is that the University of Illinois has announced that they will make admission to all of its ‘Olympic Sports’ free of charge. From the Illini press…
A bit of news in case you might have missed it… there has been a schedule change. Due to the stadium calamity that occurred at the Metrodome on December 12, they have been forced to cancel the Metrodome Tournament. Coach Hartleb was up for the challenge and filled the March…
Tickets for the Big East/Big Ten Challenge went on sale today. From the Big Ten: “An all-tournament pass, which provides access to all 24 games of the Challenge, can be purchased for $25. Individual day passes are available for $10 and admit a spectator to all games at all venues…
The Fighting Illini Dugout Club has some exciting news for anyone interested in attending the April 7 game at Busch Stadium versus University of Missouri. They will be sponsoring a fan bus to the game! Great news!!! Now billed as “The Battle at Busch”, the Illinois-Missouri game is sure to…
Tickets are now available for the April 7 game between Illinois and Missouri at Busch Stadium. If you’re interested, you can purchase them at the St Louis Cardinals web site. Gametime is 7pm and the tickets are $15