2013 Illinois Baseball by the numbers

Brandon Hohl and Davis Hendrickson:  Two of only five Illinois seniors Only a month and a half from now, the Illinois baseball team will begin their new season against Tennessee Tech.  No time like the present to start to get to know our players of 2013.  Before I get into…

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Illinois continues to pound MVSU, 12-4

Jordan Parr hustles into third as he triples in the first inning It was more of the same Saturday as the Illini pounded the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils 12-4 at Illinois Field.  Once again, a big inning helped as the six-run second pretty much put the game away.  By…

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Preview: Fightingillini.com looks at position players

Fightingillini.com posted the second in their series of 2012 previews yesterday.  This time around, they’re looking at the position players.  Don’t miss the accompanying interview video of Coach Snider.   Who among the position players are no longer on the team?  Well in short, Adam Davis, Pete Cappetta, Casey McMurray, Matt…

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Orange and Blue World Series is in full swing

Illini freshman David Kerian rounds third base for the Blue team I’ve spent the last two afternoons at the ballpark and it’s a joy to see an Illinois  baseball game even if it’s just a scrimmage among the team. It’s nice to see the new guys… the freshmen and transfers…

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