With a 3-0 Regional Championship win under their belt, the #6 national seed Fighting Illini (50-8-1) welcome the Vanderbilt Commodores (45-19) to Illinois Field for the NCAA Super Regional this weekend. Beginning Saturday night at 7pm CT, the two will play a best of three series to determine who will…
Will Krug rounds third to score the first run in today’s win In front of a rocking crowd of over 3000 at Illinois Field, top seed Illinois defeated #2 seed Notre Dame 3-0 behind a strong effort by starter Drasen Johnson who pitched a complete game shutout. Illinois rallied for…
Reid Roper gets congrats after his first inning homer Friday night, top seed Illinois baseball got off to a good start in the NCAA Champaign Regional. Behind a solid start of Kevin Duchene (11-1) and homers by David Kerian and Reid Roper, they defeated fourth seed Ohio University 10-3. With…
Two hits and an rbi for Jason Goldstein in Round two at the Big Ten Tourney It finally happened. It had been almost two months since Illinois had lost game but on Thursday night at the Big Ten Tournament, costly errors contributed to a 2-1 loss to the Maryland Terrapins. …
Pat McInerney drove in the winning run in Illinois’ first game of the Big Ten Tournament Top seed Illinois hit the Big Ten Tournament and won like they’ve won all year. Pitching well and never giving up. In the feature game in the opening day of the tournament, Illinois came…
This past weekend on campus has been crazy with graduation ceremonies happening. Before Saturday’s game, eleven Illini senior baseball players were recognized for their time with the team. They even took some time out from their busy schedule to reflect on the past few years. I don’t have to tell…
Casey Fletcher rips a double before the rains came The weather prevented #2 Illinois from finishing their regular season on Saturday. Down by a run In the fourth inning of their last match against the Nebraska Cornhuskers, there was a downpour and after a delay of over 2 1/2 hours,…
In a dismally rainy evening, #2 Illinois (44-6-1, 20-1 Big Ten) gave 1000+ Illini fans reason to stay at the ballpark. With a 6-3 win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers (34-20, 9-13 Big Ten), they clinched the Big Ten Championship for the first time since 2011 and extended their winning streak…
Casey Fletcher welcomes Jason Goldstein at the plate after his grand slam I’ve seen a lot of college ball games but I don’t think I have seen anything like what I’ve witnessed today. It was an amazing combination of a comeback/slugfest/blowout. For those who left early, I am truly sorry. …
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…