The MLB draft is now over. The annual draft which took place Sunday evening through Tuesday. It included 20 rounds plus a couple extra supplemental rounds. In all, 615 high school and college baseball players were picked by the thirty MLB organizations. Two of those players were from the Illinois…
This weekend, the Illini baseball team travels to Conway, South Carolina. Illinois (6-4) will face host Coastal Carolina (8-4) for a three-game series for their last series before coming home to the friendly confines of Illinois Field. At 6-4, Illinois has won two straight road series with plenty of offense. …
After a breakthrough weekend against then-#18 Southern Miss, Illinois baseball (4-3) will try to cement their standing as an up and coming college baseball team to watch. The team is headed to Huntsville, Texas to take on Sam Houston State (5-5) for a three-game series. How are the Illinois doing…
In my opinion, Illinois baseball’s 2022 season was an unqualified success despite their performance in the Big Ten Tournament. At the beginning of the season, they weren’t chosen to rank in the top six in the conference yet they battled and ended up tied for second in the standings. To…
On Friday, we got a chance to see the 2021-22 Illini squad in competitive action. They took on the University of Illinois-Springfield Prairie Stars in an extended exhibition game. Illinois won the 13-inning affair by the score of 7-3. Much of the Illini’s success goes two our catchers. Jacob Campbell…