The Lexington Regional is now complete and unfortunately, Illinois did not advance to the Super Regionals. They made a good showing of it making it to the semi-final game on Sunday but lost that game to Indiana State. Game 1: Illinois 4 Indiana 1 Ironically, Illinois won at the Lexington…
Every week, I tell you that it couldn’t get any more exciting for the Illinois baseball team. And the week later, they prove me wrong.
Coming off of a disappointing weekend series loss against Maryland, Illinois may have felt they have had something to prove. Well, they did that and then some.
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…
It’s one of my favorite times of the year! This week, Illinois will play its home opener at Illinois Field. The Illini will host the Indiana State Sycamores at 3pm on Wednesday March 15. Note: this is a rescheduled time. This game was originally scheduled for Tuesday at the same…
Let me say that the Fall college baseball season is pretty awesome. It is a somewhat recent development and since Illinois has engaged in it, it has added enough baseball in our lives to tide us over till the spring. Illinois concluded their Fall season on Sunday winning two of…
The Illinois baseball fall season has now come to an end. With it, comes some needed staff changes to complete the coaching staff. Illinois baseball announced that former San Francisco Giants pitching coordinator Mark Allen will now be the pitching coach for the Illini. Not only does Coach Allen bring…
Illinois Baseball announced their Fall schedule today. For the past few years, the Illinois baseball team have played a very short schedule of competitive games. It’s the Fall games where we get our first look at some players like we did Branden Comia (above) last year. This will be the…
It’s going to be a big weekend for food, fun and of course, baseball! Illinois is hosting #19 Indiana for a three-game conference series. Illinois will be getting the fans out Friday night with their annual Bleacher Bum BBQ promotion. Having won seven of their last nine games, Illinois hopes…
Saturday, Illinois battled to a 5-5 tie with the Indiana State Sycamores for a 14 inning game. Like last Wednesday’s game against EIU, both coaches agreed to the 14 innings beforehand as the teams want the experience of competitive action. Fans got to see a lot of Illini pitchers as…
The Fall Semester at the University of Illinois is in full swing now. As an IT professional at the College of the Fine and Applied Arts, I know that all too well. Students are on campus and classes are in session . One thing about Fall is relatively new… baseball!…