The Illinois baseball team is coming back to Illinois Field after a seven game road trip. Since they left, they risen in the polls some. This weekend, the now #3 Illini (40-6-1, Big Ten 16-1) will host the Rutgers Scarlet Knights for a three-game set. It’s not the first time…
Monday is a big day in college baseball and lately, it’s becoming much more relevant for the Illinois baseball team. Today, not only did the Illini rise once again in the polls but David Kerian was honored with the Big Ten Player of the Week. It was the second week…
A friend of mine observed to me, “Casey Fletcher just doesn’t seem to ever get fooled by a pitch”. He probably shouldn’t. He had a good teacher in his father, legendary Illini and former MLB player Darrin Fletcher. Well, Casey Fletcher wasn’t fooled much this past week. He helped himself…
Drasen Johnson will take the hill on Saturday vs the Nits #8 ranked Illinois baseball takes their 14-game winning streak on the road. For seven games, they will be on the road beginning with Penn State this Friday. Read all about it in the Fighting Illini weekend preview. The starting…
Not one but TWO Illini baseball players were honored by the Big Ten today for their performances for the past week. Jason Goldstein was named Big Ten Player of the Week, the first for the Illini of 2015. And what a week he had! With four multi-hit games, Jason batted…
Congratulations to Will Krug for his candidacy in the Senior CLASS Award. The CLASS Award is devoted to those who excel on and off the field and who epitomize the total student-athlete. CLASS which stands for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, recognizes student-athletes who stand out as…
Three years. Three career Pitcher of Week honors for Kevin Duchene… and the season is still young. Kevin Duchene was awarded the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week award for his fantastic effort last Friday against South Florida on Friday. In seven innings, he allowed just two hits did not…
Boy, there’s a lot to cover after a 4-0 sweep in which the Illini dominated as they did. They are of course, tops in the Big Ten after the first weekend though Maryland and Ohio State did put in a 3-0 series. The other new guy on the block, Rutgers…
Tyler Jay: High expectations in 2015 for the stopper It’s finally opening weekend!! With brand new uniforms and two new coaches, the Illini have the same old desire to win. Don’t expect a lot of changes on this team. Other than acquiring assistant coach Spencer Allen and volunteer assistant coach…
Pretty soon, this is all going to go to Tyler Jay’s head. A few weeks ago, he was named as a second team All-American according to Collegiate Baseball. Now, lightning strikes again. Perfect Game has ALSO named Jay to their preseason All-American second team. Here is Perfect Game’s official press…