In Day 3 of the MLB Draft, three more University of Illinois players join Matt Milroy as MLB draft selections. Within ten rounds, Willie Argo, Jordan Parr and Kevin Johnson were drafted by MLB teams. Willie Argo 22nd round (692nd pick overall) Tampa Bay Rays CF No college player…
John Kravetz: team leading 8 wins Illinois won their second crucial game in a row against the Minnesota Golden Gophers 3-2 on Friday night behind the formidable pitching of starter John Kravetz. With the win, the Illini (11-12) jumped over Minnesota (10-13) in the standings. With some help from the…
Maybe they should wear those camo jerseys more often. Illinois having lost the first two games to Michigan State, salvaged the series with a 8-6 victory over the Spartans. The Illini scored two runs in the seventh to put it away and Reid Roper earned his first save of the…
A rare loss for Kevin Johnson It was a case of not enough pitching, not enough hitting and poor fielding as the Illini lost to the Michigan State Spartans 15-8 in the first game of this weekend’s series. Atypical for him, starter Kevin Johnson had an off game. He gave…
Jordan Parr paces the Illini in batting average (.360) and rbis (35) After winning five of their last six Big Ten games, the Illini are ready to take on Michigan State here at Illinois Field. It’s a crucial series for both teams as both are tied for fourth place in…
In this week’s only midweek game, Illinois succumbed to a late inning rally by the Southern Illinois Salukis and lost 7-3. Illinois had a 3-2 lead going into the top of the eighth but SIU managed to scored two that inning and three more in the ninth to solidify their…
With today’s 3-2 victory against Northwestern, Illinois completed a three-game sweep of the Wildcats. Once again, Matt Milroy was fantastic in relief. He pitched 6 2/3 innings of shutout ball and struck out eleven batters and allowed just two hits. Northwestern actually got off to a good start today getting…
Jordan Parr heads home to score in the second inning Illinois spotted Illinois State a five run lead but came back for seven unanswered runs to win Tuesday night, 7-5. Usual secondbaseman/closer Reid Roper was the starter. Roper couldn’t quite handle the tough ISU lineup tonight as they scored five…
Jordan and Justin Parr: brothers tied for team lead in extra base hits with 12 The Illini didn’t quite pull it off at the Battle of Busch against Missouri. They got a quick 3-1 lead in the first but Mizz pecked away at it till it was 5-3. Relievers Ronnie…
Bill Charvat ropes a double in the ninth inning It was a rematch with the Bradley Braves tonight and coincidentally the score was the same as last week’s game. Unfortunately, the victor was not. Bradley came out on top, 6-3. When I arrived to the park from work around the…