A few former Illini baseball players have been making noise in the minors in the past few days… Brandon Wikoff hit his second homerun in as many days last Wednesday. Unfortunately, it was in a losing cause as his AA Corpus Christi Hooks lost 3-2. But Brandon’s effort’s were rewarded…
Former Illini hurler Scott Shaw was named American Association Pitcher of the Week on Monday. Shaw, who pitches for the Gary SouthShore RailCats (he’s teammate of another former Illini Mike Rohde), not only threw a three-hit shutout but did it against the reigning league champion Shreveport-Bossier Captains. For the year,…
Justin Parr is hitting .346 and an even tastier .486 against Big Ten teams This coming weekend, the Illini will be making their last road trip of the year… not including the Big Ten Tournament, of course. They will be traveling to West Lafayette, Indiana to play the offense-laden Purdue…
Casey McMurray leads the Illini in hitting (.391) and rbis (7) Sunday’s 5-1 loss to Florida Gulf Coast was a little disappointing but overall the Illini baseball should feel good about their 2-1 series against the Eagles. According to the team press, this was the first time Illinois has won…
The Illinois baseball players don’t get much of a break after the college season is over. A few days after it’s over they travel to their college summer teams to hone their skills. This year, twenty-one Illinois players will be playing in these summer leagues. For the most part our…
It was a rather disappointing weekend for the Illini who won just one against Iowa. A sweep wasn’t out of the question for me. The offense only generated six runs in the last two games and generally in college games that’s not enough. Ironically, the one game when Illinois gave…
Catching up on some long overdue news regarding Illini players who’ve gone on to the wild blue yonder otherwise known as the minor leagues: Scott Shaw, who was drafted by the New York Mets in the 2008 draft, had a pretty awesome 2009 for the Port St Lucie Mets. Shaw…
Shawn Roof It’s Birthday time for Illini baseball players! Today, on August 3, four former Illini will celebrate birthdays. Happy Birthday to Ryan Hastings, Ty Milner, Shawn Roof and Scott Shaw. Milner and Shaw were even born on the exact day. So if you know any of these guys, wish…
Former Illini Scott Shaw gave his St Lucie Mets a needed boost Saturday. Not only are the his Class A Affiliate Mets languishing in last place in the Florida State League but they were coming off a five game losing streak. Shaw responded by pitching a complete game win over…
Hudson off to a good start with the Aberdeen Ironbirds The 2008 Illini draftees have made a good impression so far in the minors. If the first couple weeks are any indication, they are in the pros for a while. Former Illini and All-Big Ten centerfielder Kyle Hudson is at…