The last game for Illinois at the Big East/Big Ten Challenge was a hard fought contest but their opponent West Virginia, seemed to stay one step ahead of them for most of the game. The Parr brothers provided some excitement in the top of ninth as Josh was hit by…
Tom Shelton takes umm… batting practice before the Western Michigan game For the last regular season weekend, we’re playing the Indiana Hoosiers. Note I use term “weekend” loosely since the series starts on Thursday. Given the teams playing, I’m expecting some wild and wooly games. Indiana Hoosiers May 20, 2010…
One game this week and it’s our last home game of the year. Admission is free. Hopefully, we’ll avoid the rain. We play the Western Michigan Broncos. Here’s the scoop on them… Western Michigan Broncos May 18, 2010 4:05 pm ct Illinois Field Champaign, IL Program website link…
Craig Lutes heads towards first after hitting the ball Friday night We’re winding down the season with six more home games left. We’re fortunate to have two midweek games at home this week though. And whenever Coach Hartleb’s alum comes to town, that gives the media another storyline to…
For his efforts last week during the Spring Break Trip, Willie Argo became the second Illinois player to be honored by the Big Ten with the Player of the Week award. Argo (left) had it coming. His consistent offense throughout the week made me wonder if he would be considered…
Let’s talk about the fun stuff first. Matt Dittman was awarded the co-Big Ten Player of the Week yesterday! He hit .615 for the weekend with five rbis and scored seven. Ditt’s timing was impeccable as his big game came in the 11-10 win against #12 Coastal Carolina when he…
First a look at the Big Ten standings: Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Ohio State 0 0 0 0.000 8 2 0 0.800 Michigan State 0 0 0 0.000 6 4 0 0.600 Penn State 0 0 0 0.000 4 3 0 0.571 Iowa 0…
Obviously an off weekend for the Illini but here’s a look at the Big Ten standings after one weekend. The Bucks end up with three wins. Northwestern… four losses. Team Record Pct. Record Pct. Ohio State 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 Michigan State 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 Minnesota 0-0 .000 2-1…
Illinois rallied today but it was too little, too late. Purdue took the last game of the regular season from Illinois 12-8. The Illini managed to rally for 7 runs in the last four innings but the Purdue lead was already too great. The Boilermakers had scored seven runs before…
With four teams vying for first place in the Big Ten, Illinois went into their series with Purdue hoping to go 3-0. Unfortunately, after game 1, that isn’t going to be a reality. Today they lost to Purdue 12-5. They battled through 4 1/2 innings, tying the game 3-3. However,…