Illinois baseball off to Mississippi again looking for warmer weather and wins

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…

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Illinois baseball take two of three in Fall ball

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…

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As Fall season ends, Illini announce Allen as new pitching coach

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…

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Illinois baseball hosts #19 Indiana

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…

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Illini, Indiana State battle to a 5-5 tie

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…

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Illinois baseball rally against Sycamores falls short, 13-10

  It was hot day on Saturday with the temp reaching into the 90s.  Unfortunately, the Indiana State Sycamores offense got hot early and the Illini couldn’t recover.  The Illini were hurt by a Sycamore rally of eight runs in the second inning.  Illinois still made it an interesting game,…

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Fall 2017 schedule includes two Illinois baseball matchups

Time was, the fall semester didn’t see much Illinois Baseball action outside of one intrasquad series.  Sure, they held daily practice out on Illinois Field which culminated with the annual Orange and Blue World Series but that was about it.  Seems that things are changing.  This fall, in addition to…

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