It’s the last scheduled home series at Illinois Field. If you have been waiting for the right time to see this magical Illinois team, this is it. The Illini will be hosting rival Iowa Hawkeyes this weekend for three games.
Coming off of a disappointing weekend series loss against Maryland, Illinois may have felt they have had something to prove. Well, they did that and then some.
Every week, I tell you that it couldn’t get any more exciting for the Illinois baseball team. And the week later, they prove me wrong.
Coming off of a disappointing weekend series loss against Maryland, Illinois may have felt they have had something to prove. Well, they did that and then some.
After an electric conference sweep last weekend, Illinois baseball looks forward to adding more to the ‘W’ column. They travel to Columbus to play the Ohio State Buckeyes. Before we talk more of the future, I would be remiss if I didn’t recap a little last weekend’s three-game sweep against…
Thank goodness for Cole Kirschsieper! Cole K pitched five scoreless innings in today’s shutout of Ohio State preventing a Buckeye sweep. The Buckeyes won the first three games down in Greenville, South Carolina before their offense ran out of gas. Despite the discrepancy in wins this weekend, the games were…
On Friday, Illinois baseball will take the field competitively for the first time in almost a year. It was after the Elon game on March 8 when everything shut down for the 2020 season. But it’s a new year and a new modified 44-game schedule. Assuming everything goes to plan,…
Illinois’ weekend was almost like the name “Ohio”. Illinois high point was in the middle but there wasn’t much on the edges. Last weekend, there great weather and lots of fans at Illinois Field. There was even free food and a beer tent on Friday night. Unfortunately, things didn’t…
Starting this Friday, Illinois baseball will take on Ohio State in a key three-game series. With the Big Ten tournament just a few weeks away, both teams are looking to solidify their place in the standings. Illinois is currently one game over the Buckeyes. In addition to the…
For the second weekend in a row, we had beautiful weather for baseball all three days. After a marathon 15-inning 1-0 win by Illinois (20-17, 6-6 Big Ten) on Friday night featuring a historical performance by Cody Sedlock, Ohio State (25-14-1, 5-7 Big Ten) came back to win on Saturday. …
Cody Sedlock leads the B1G with 70 strikeouts After five straight non-conference wins, Illinois (18-16, 4-5 Big Ten) is ready to bring on the Big Ten conference again. This weekend, they will host rival Ohio State Buckeyes (24-18-1, 4-5 Big Ten) at Illinois Field. Both teams come into the weekend…
Remember when Illinois when lost games? No, I can’t either. It’s a faint memory. Today in Columbus, #6 Illinois (40-6-1, 16-1 Big Ten) extended their winning streak to a lucky 21 by completing a sweep against the #23 Ohio State Buckeyes (31-13, 12-6 Big Ten). Illinois came back from a…