Reliever Ronnie Muck: 2.16 ERA in 7 appearances This weekend, the University of Illinois baseball team become the first team to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Big Ten conference play. The Huskers play host in Lincoln. The starting pitchers have been announced. Kevin Johnson, John Kravetz will pitch Friday…
Three rbis today for Brandon Hohl “Days like this when Illinois wins, I’m that much happier”, I just told Jay, the guy behind the counter at the coffee shop who’s also a baseball fan. And it’s true. Indeed, Illinois did win against the Southern Illinois Salukis. Thanks to another stellar…
Finally, we get to see some Illinois baseball on Illinois soil… against other Illinois opponents. This weekend sees the University of Illinois baseball team in a four game set. They’ll play two games each against the tough Southern Illinois Salukis and the slumping Northern Illinois Huskies. For the first time,…
In the first game of the Nike College Showcase, Kevin Johnson outlasted Alex Keudell in an old fashioned pitcher’s duel as the Illini defeated #18 Oregon 2-1. In all, there were 10 hits by both teams. Johnson pitched a 4-hit complete game to get his second win in as many…
It was a tight game but Coastal Carolina ended up on the winning side on Sunday. They edged Illinois 5-4 on the last day of the Coastal Carolina Invitational. Matt Milroy pitched fantastically in relief, striking out a career high six and allowing just one run. He took over the…
Raise a glass to Kevin Johnson… and to the fine Illini defense. Today, the good guys defeated the St John’s Red Storm 4-0 at the first day of the Coastal Carolina Invitational at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. With the win, Illinois reaches the .500 mark at 4-4. Johnson (right) pitched…
This weekend takes the Illini baseball team south again. This time they head to the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina area for the Coastal Carolina Invitational. Participating with Illinois are Pittsburgh, St John’s, and host Coastal Carolina. Here’s the link to the FightingIllini.com pre-tournament preview. All four of these teams have…
An upside of the YMBL Cardinal Classic tournament this weekend is that Illinois gets another chance against Gonzaga. A “do over”. For the players, they may even see it as “revenge”. Nothing seemed to go right for the Illini Friday afternoon in their 13-3 loss to Gonzaga. The offense seemed…
Justin Parr: Four hits in 2012 season opener Well, if you want to find the silver lining in today’s 13-12 loss to Notre Dame at the Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge in St Petersburg, Florida, it’s this: at least the Illini had no problems providing offensive support for starter Kevin Johnson. …
Will senior Willie Argo help his team to victory in 2012? As I say before every opening series, now it’s gets real. However in 2012, it REALLY gets real. With the announced 2012 schedule which is one of the toughest the Illinois baseball team has seen in a while,…