There’s no doubt that last year’s success of Illinois baseball has brought the team some favorable attention from potential recruits. This week, Illinois baseball announced the signing of seven recruits to the program.
There will be lots of Illini sports in town this weekend. Most fun of all of course, will be baseball in my humble opinion. It’s the best show in town! Illinois will conclude their seven-game homestand with three games against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Illinois (15-18, 4-8 Big Ten) is…
Call it the “I-57 Challenge”. This weekend, Illinois is on the road. They travel to Evanston for a three-game set at Northwestern’s Rocky and Berenice Miller Park. Illinois (12-13, 2-4 Big Ten) is looking for some consistency. With some luck and effort, they will find it against Northwestern. Offensive threats…
This weekend, Illinois baseball is hosting the Michigan Wolverines for three games at Illinois Field. In Illinois baseball’s first home weekend of 2023 against Big Ten Michigan, the home team hopes to make it a memorable one for Coach Dan Hartleb. With his next win, Coach Hartleb will pass Lee…
This weekend, Illinois and Nebraska face off in the Big Ten opener. The teams will play a three-game set at Hawks Field in Lincoln, Nebraska. Illinois baseball (10-7) has won three of their last four games including its midweek game against Bradley at Illinois Field on Tuesday. Drake Westcott powered…
One game and they’re gone again for two weeks. I blame our Illinois weather. Weather is certainly going to play a factor in our spring schedule. After dropping their home opener to Indiana State, Illinois baseball will be getting away from the nasty cold and wind heading our way. They…
On Friday, January 27, local media gathered at the Atkins Baseball Training Center for annual Media Day. With much of the team present, we heard from fifth-year seniors Branden Comia and Cam McDonald as well as head coach Dan Hartleb. What were the overall themes I took away? “Depth” was…
On Saturday January 14, the Illinois Baseball community gathered in person for the first time since 2020 for their annual Hot Stove Banquet. Signifying the beginning of the Illinois baseball season, the Hot Stove Banquet is a chance for fans, coaches, players and community members to meet, talk and to…
I’m catching up on the Illini news after the holiday break. The coaching staff has been doing their due diligence in their recruiting duties. Last month, they have signed a total of eight players to a National Letters of Intent. The pipeline from Canada continues. That’s Parker Burgess from Douro-Dummer,…
On Tuesday, University of Illinois Athletic Director Josh Whitman announced that Coach Dan Hartleb’s contract was going to be extended for four more years. And why not? Hartleb, who is in his 18th year as head coach of Illinois has had tremendous success with the team. A quick look at…