It was nice and warm Sunday October afternoon for Game Two of University of Illinois’ Orange and Blue World Series. There was just enough breeze to make things interesting. Yesterday, it was a good crowd in the stands because of the home football game. Even so, they managed to get…
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…
John Anderson sets to pitch during last year’s Orange and Blue World Series It’s getting a bit chilly out there but for those interested in catching a ballgame, the Illinois baseball team will be playing in their annual split squad Orange and Blue World Series in the coming days. The…
With the playoff game going on tonight, I had lot going on already but that didn’t stop me from dropping by Illinois Field after work and catching a few innings of today’s game of Orange and Blue Game World Series. The intra squad series of the University of Illinois baseball…
I dropped by the fourth game of the Orange and Blue series after work today. I ran into former Illini shortstop Shawn Roof at the game. I hadn’t seen Roof (shown above with junior Nathan Lawrence) since the Big Ten Tournament last spring so we caught up with each other. …
On Sunday, my son and I went to Illinois Field to watch the Illini play Game 3 of their Orange and Blue Series. Coach Hartleb (right) takes the field before the game. Scott Shaw pitches for the Orange team. In 2006, Scott was practically unhittable when he was on his game. Freshman…
Ben Reeser coming off a lights-out summer, started for the Orange team. I stopped by the first game of University of Illinois’ Orange and Blue series. Stop by The Baseball Zealot photo gallery and see the photos I took. 2B Ryan Hastings takes third on a fly ball. If you want to…
The schedule for Illini’s Orange and Blue series has mostly been set. Sept 28 – 4pm Sept 29 – 10am Sept 30 – 10am Oct 5 – 4pm Oct 6 – TBA This split squad series is a good chance to see the Illinois team in action! In other Illini…
Throughout the summer the Illini baseball program has been keeping us informed of what’s was happening in the player’s own words with Summer Diamond Notes. I found them very useful and entertaining. Now it turns out they will continue the series with Fall Diamond Notes. Presumably, they will detail how…
In their respective collegiate summer leagues, Illini players Ben Reeser and Nick Stockwell won post season awards before heading back to the University of Illinois for classes. Reeser was dubbed Coastal Plain League Defensive Player of the Year after winning a Fayetteville Swampdog team record 8 games with a 1.61…