For those going to the Big Ten Tournament this week (and for those just interested in getting a feel for the action), here is the Huntington Park website. The stadium website is complete with photos but more importantly for those attending, it includes parking info and a fan guide for…
It’s around noon as I write this and it’s drizzling pretty steady here at the University of Illinois. Checking the forecasts, there’s a chance it will clear up for tonight (optimistic) or we’re in for a wet game tonight (realistic). [ Update: At 2:28pm, the sun finally peeked out from…
It’s opening day for the Illini which means they’re someplace warm, in this case, Clearwater, Florida. What’s different this year is that tonight, they are opening up against a Big Ten team, Iowa. My guess? They’re making up for lost time. They didn’t play the Hawkeyes all last year. Lars…
This bit of news came out before the holidays but is worth passing on. The 2009 Big Ten Tournament will be held at Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio. Huntington Park is the home of the Yankees’ Triple-A team, the Columbus Clippers. The set dates for the tournament are May 20-23. …
I’m back in Urbana, Illinois and before we close the book on the 2008 Big Ten Tournament, I’d like to provide some last comments and maybe some cool photos that didn’t make it into postings last week. Michigan’s All-Big Ten Player of the Year Nate Recknagel at the plate Once…
They selected the All-tournament team already… comments anyone? P – Chris Fetter, Michigan P – Zach Putnam, Michigan P – Michael Powers, Michigan P – Kevin Manson, Illinois C – Dan Black, Purdue 1B – Jerrud Sabourin, Indiana 2B – Cory Kovanda, Ohio State 3B – Adam Abraham, Michigan SS…
The University of Michigan Wolverines have won the Big Ten Tournament championship. But first things first: Dan Black knocked out 3 homers against Indiana today This afternoon, Purdue and Indiana played each other for the right to take on Michigan. Purdue put runs on the board easily thanks to the…
Indiana catcher Josh Phegley I’m still getting used to the fact that Indiana is still in the tournament. Obvious underdogs not just of the tourney but the Big Ten season in general, they’ve come a long way. Coming in to the tournament as the #6 seed, they didn’t overwhelm in…
The Big Ten Network began broadcasting the games by the third round. This camera operator didn’t care for me taking her picture even though she was poking her camera into Illinois’ dugout a good part of the game. This is a mid-game interview of Coach Hartleb of Illinois. This goes…
Ryan Hastings: 3 for 4, 2 doubles It was a valiant effort to be sure. But Illinois will not be playing any more games in the Big Ten Tournament and will be heading home. Indiana defeated them 14-7 earlier today in Day 3 of the Big Ten Tournament. Despite the…