Davis at the Big Ten tournament University of Illinois catcher Lars Davis will have to make some more room on his mantle. He’s got another award coming. Davis was named to the Louisville Slugger All-American Second Team. For those wondering, Buster Posey from Florida St was the catcher on the…
Four University of Illinois players were named to All-Big Ten teams on Tuesday, Lars Davis and Tanner Roark Catcher Lars Davis was named first-team All Big Ten. That was a no-brainer given that he was also Big Ten Player of the Year. I wrote a little about his accomplishments a…
Last weekend was big, there was no doubt about that. A split against the #13 team in the country on their home turf is a big victory in my book. More importantly, it meant that the Illinois squad didn’t lose ground in the fight to qualify for the Big Ten…
University of Illinois secondbaseman Ryan Hastings has been named Big Ten Player of the week. Lately, Hastings has had a hot bat (and by a “hot bat”. I mean that literally). Last week, he was 8 for 11 and had the game-winning hit against the Buckeyes in Game 1 of…
Ok, good news first. Canuck catcher Lars Davis took Big Ten Player of the Week last week. How good was he? Try 12 for 14 on for size. How about three homers and 5 rbis? Add to that that he threw out 2 baserunners and even stole a base of…
This came out last week but it’s important enough to mention. Three Illinois players were chosen to the All-Big Ten team. One made the second team and two made the third team. Here is the full list of the All-Big Ten teams Ryan Snowden Outfielder Ryan Snowden, who led the…
The Big Ten tournament starts tomorrow. Fifth-seeded Illinois will take on fourth-seeded Minnesota in the first round at 11:00am. Illinois has the upper hand in the season series, 3-1. In other Illini news, Brian Blomquist has been chosen Big Ten Pitcher of the Week following his impressive performance against Michigan…
Anyone in Champaign-Urbana this weekend has a good chance to catch some good Big 10 baseball as Iowa comes to town to face the Illini. Here’s the schedule and rundown on the teams. I did a double take when I saw this: April 21 • 6:05 pm Matt Whitmore (RHP) vs. Luke…
Illini reliever Matt Whitmore earned the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week award Monday. Whitmore did it by garnering 3 saves last week in 3 innings. He didn’t allow any hits or runs in those 3 innings. Whitmore is now six of six in save chances and leads the conference…
Today, University of Illinois centerfielder Drew Davidson was chosen to the Louisville Slugger All-American third team. It’s the first such honor for an Illini since 2001. Congrats Drew!!