Saying it’s a close race going into the last weekend of the season is probably an understatement. Illinois will be facing one of its toughest challenge on the road as they vie for the Big Ten championship and a #1 seed in next week’s Big Ten Tournament.
On Friday, we got a chance to see the 2021-22 Illini squad in competitive action. They took on the University of Illinois-Springfield Prairie Stars in an extended exhibition game. Illinois won the 13-inning affair by the score of 7-3. Much of the Illini’s success goes two our catchers. Jacob Campbell…
Powered by first baseman slugger and hometown hero Kellen Sarver, Illinois (21-20) won two of three games against Penn State (17-23) this past weekend for their last home series at Illinois Field. That gives Illinois a winning record at 21-20! To be fair, Champaign native Sarver had a lot of…
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…
It seems that Illini Bren Spillane came out of nowhere this season. In fact, the three-time Big Ten Player of the Week and newly honored Perfect Game Midseason Player of the Year showed signs of his slugging prowess early on. Spillane only came to bat nine times in his freshman…
Illinois baseball has gotten a lot of attention this past week after their 3-0 performance at the DQ Classic. This weekend, they will play three games against two teams to bolster their 6-3 record and perhaps knock on the doors of a few more polls. In Greenville, South Carolina,…
Illinois Baseball is gearing up for the new season. Not only is the annual Hot Stove Banquet coming up in a couple days but the Illinois Baseball Record Book is out now. Illini Athletics and Illini Media have collaborated again to put out the all-around comprehensive almanac on everything that…
Not one but TWO Illini baseball players were honored by the Big Ten today for their performances for the past week. Jason Goldstein was named Big Ten Player of the Week, the first for the Illini of 2015. And what a week he had! With four multi-hit games, Jason batted…
Celebrating a sweep! Illinois baseball completed their weekend sweep of Northwestern on Sunday in almost ruthless fashion. They defeated the Wildcats by a football-like score of 17-2. The game was really never in question with the Illini scoring three runs in the top of the first inning and by the…
Drasen Johnson gets listed in the Records Book for leading the Big Ten in strikeouts in 2014 Admittedly, there isn’t a lot that goes on news-wise with Big Ten baseball in between the Orange and Blue World Series in the Fall and the Hot Stove Banquet in January. This year…