With a convincing 18-10 win over Purdue on Sunday, Illinois baseball has claimed their first Big Ten championship since 2015! Though it was announced early in game that Illinois had clinched the championship due to Nebraska’s loss to Michigan State, they still sent a message to their future opponents in…
The Illinois baseball team ended the season with a bang. Four bangs, to be exact. And it was appropriate that as it was Senior Day, three of those homers were hit by seniors. Overall, Illinois seniors had a big impact on the weekend against UT Martin. The Illini won two…
Illinois is home again this weekend! This series at Illinois Field is going to be a big one for a few reasons. One, it is Big Ten baseball conference series against Michigan State and will be the last conference series at home for the year. Two, it looks like there…
After their fourth sweep of the 2022 season, this time against Penn State, Illinois is headed to the Big Ten Baseball Tournament! Let’s take a look at the details… Illinois finished with a 31-20 record but more importantly, they had a 17-7 Big Ten conference record. That put them in…
Yesterday, the Big Ten announced the 2019 individual player honors and awards. Not surprisingly, many Illini were among them. In fact, four Illinois players were listed on the All-Big Ten First Team. Second baseman Michael Massey, outfielder Zac Taylor, starting pitcher Andy Fisher and closer Garrett Acton all earned First…
Wow! This is a brand new ballgame folks! This past weekend, Illinois baseball won two games against the Michigan State Spartans in their last regular series of the year. A very quick recap… Thursday, Branden Comia drove home three runs and Kellen Sarver and Zac Taylor went yard as the…
Illinois is heading to East Lansing for their last regular season series of the 2019 against the Michigan State Spartans. With the Big Ten Baseball Tournament next weekend, it will be an early weekend for the boys as the series schedule begins on Thursday. In one way, the pressure is…
This past weekend, Illinois got the job done against the Purdue Boilermakers sweeping all three games. It wasn’t easy. Illinois battled the unseasonably cool and wet weather as well as pesky Purdue. While the Illini won all three games by coming from behind. Most notably, Zac Taylor’s walk-off homerun on…
This is it local Illinois baseball fans! If you don’t get out to Illinois Field in the next three days, you will have to travel to Omaha to see the Orange and Blue. This is an “early” weekend as the series begins on Thursday and ends on Saturday. Illinois…
David Kerian homered and drove in two runs in Illinois’ loss The Illini gave a great effort at the Big Ten Tournament in Minneapolis but their chance for a tourney championship came to an end at the hands of the Michigan Wolverines. After a lights out performance on Friday night…