The University of Illinois hosted the Gophers of Minnesota last weekend. Once again, the Illini won the opener. The rest of the series… eh, not so much. The Gophers took three of the four games. Friday’s starting pitcher Tanner Roark deserves some credit as he is 4-0 in conference play.…
Ok, where was everyone last night?? Official attendance was only 669 at Illinois Field to see the University of Illinois defeat the Eastern Illinois Panthers 8-0. Ben Reeser gave the Illini 4 lights-out innings The Illinois got some fantastic pitching from starter Ben Reeser (4 IP, 3 H) as well…
University of Illinois secondbaseman Ryan Hastings has been named Big Ten Player of the week. Lately, Hastings has had a hot bat (and by a “hot bat”. I mean that literally). Last week, he was 8 for 11 and had the game-winning hit against the Buckeyes in Game 1 of…
I didn’t make it out to Illinois Field tonight but had to be content with listening to the game on the radio. I picked it up when Illinois was up 4-0. Unfortunately, that was all the scoring they would do. Brandon Wikoff’s 3 hits and a solid start from Billy…
The cold winds blew but they finally got some games in. Illinois and Ohio State’s games were postponed on Friday and canceled on Saturday but on Sunday everything went as planned. Well, everything except for the loss in the twinighter. More on that later. Batting leader Lars Davis up to…
University of Illinois had their hitting shoes on Tuesday as they scored 11 runs and beat Western Michigan. The offense included 3 home runs by Lars Davis, Nick Stockwell, and Ryan Hastings. Davis, who went 4 for 5 with 4 ribbies, raised his season average to .478, good enough to…
Ok, good news first. Canuck catcher Lars Davis took Big Ten Player of the Week last week. How good was he? Try 12 for 14 on for size. How about three homers and 5 rbis? Add to that that he threw out 2 baserunners and even stole a base of…
University of Illinois catcher Lars Davis is on a tear and the Illini are on a streak. Thursday, Davis went 4 for 5 (his second 4 hit game in a row) with a home run and 3 rbis. The Illini won 5-2 against Dartmouth. That makes 4 in row and…
Were you worried? Just a little bit? I wasn’t. Ok, maybe a little bit. When the University of Illinois lost all three against Louisiana-Lafayette two weekends ago, it does make one pause to think. But consider this. The Ragin’ Cajuns had the advantage of having played five games already. Not…
Tonight is the first game of Al Ogletree Classic for the Illini. They face Sam Houston (8-5). Game time is 6pm, Scott Shaw is the starter. Five teams compete in the Al Ogletree Classic; Sam Houston State, Stephen F. Austin, University of Texas San Antonio, the host team University of…