This time it’s the Infielders and Outfielders Preview. In 2006, the Illini lost a big chunk of their team to graduation. Well, guess what? The young, green team of 2006 have one more year of experience and are that much better for it Coach Hartleb says: “Shawn plays with such…
Got a chance to catch some good Illini action over the weekend. And no, I don’t mean the Illinois/Iowa football game. I did watch that on TV. Ugh. i did catch a couple games of the Illini baseball Blue-Orange series. For those not familiar, it is essentially a split squad…
Michigan’s power was too much for the Illini in their Senior Day game. The Wolverines blasted 4 shots, one a grand slam. Two of those homers belonged to Nate Recknagel. Michigan managed a 9-6 win over the Illini for their last home game. That said, it was a fun, interesting game…
It may be one of those seasons for the Illini. The kind of year where you’re not sure what team will show up. They got swept in their first series, then did the sweeping themselves the next. Last weekend, they won one but lost the last three games. You just…
Yikes! I go away for one weekend and come back to find that the U of I has lost 3 straight. The Illini played in the Baseball Express Collegiate Classic. Unfortunately, all the lessons they learned last weekend when they swept Southern Florida had gone by the wayside. Well, the…
I think I’m going to like this new catcher of ours. Illini backstop Lars Davis went 4 for 5 with 2 runs in Game 2 of the series against the University of South Florida. Yes, the season is only five games old but Davis has 11 hits in 18 at-bats. Keep it…
The Stetson Invitational is over and the UI baseball team is already 0-3 for the season. It just seemed like a case of missed opportunities and bad timing. On Saturday, they held South Florida to 4 runs but were only able to score 2. On the other hand, the bats…