Illini end Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge with loss to St John’s

Well, the Illini gave St John’s a good fight.  It was pretty much the story of two games within one.  The first one where the Illini had them strung up in the first five innings, winning 4-0.  It was indeed the 3-run fifth inning when Illinois did most of the…

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No big surprises (thank goodness) in program’s pitching preview

Fightingillini.com came out with their Illinois Baseball Pitchers Preview for 2010 today.  Nothing too earth-shattering about it nor should it have been.  The outlook with the pitching staff was relatively predictable.  Sophomores Will Strack and Bryan Roberts, who both looked real good last year and virtually unhittable at some points,…

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Photos from Game 1 of Illini’s Orange and Blue World Series

Forget the cold.  Forget the fact that it’s only a split squad game.  It was just nice to see an honest to goodness baseball game at Illinois Field today. And in some ways, a split squad game between the University of Illinois baseball squad makes it interesting.  It gives us…

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Illini Baseball: 6 sign letters of intent

It’s been a while since I’ve written anything about the Illini.  But yesterday, news came out that six Illinois players have signed letters of intent. As of now, the 2009 class includes Christian Cummins of Harrisburg, Ill., Davis Hendrickson, of Macomb, Ill., Brandon Hohl, of Mokena, Ill., Kevin Johnson, of…

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