Illini Baseball travel to SC for the Baseball at the Beach Tournament

[Update:  Note schedule changes due to weather.] Reid Roper already has two dingers and seven rbis for the season Admittedly, it’s getting a little warmer here in Champaign-Urbana but this weekend, the Illinois baseball players get a chance to go the beach.  Specifically, they’re going to the Baseball at the…

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Illinois Baseball play four at UTA-Invitational this weekend

UTA-Hilton Invitational Clay Gould Ballpark Arlington, Texas March 1, 2013 11:00 am CT and March 2, 2013 11:00 am CT   vs Houston Baptist   4-3-1 March 2, 2013 3:00 pm CT and March 3, 2013 11:00 am CT vs Texas-Arlington   5-2 Starting tomorrow, the Illinois will take part…

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Preview: Illini travel south to the Keith LeClair Classic

Keith LeClair Classic Clark-LeClair Stadium Greenville, N.C. February 21, 2013 4:00 pm CT vs East Carolina 0-2 February 22, 2013 12:00 n CT vs Ohio 0-2 February 23, 2013 5:00 pm CT vs New Mexico State 2-2 February 24, 2013 8:30 am CT vs Boston College 1-2 This weekend, Illinois…

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Illini split pair at Nike College Showcase

The boys split a pair of games Saturday in Corvallis, Oregon at the Nike College Showcase.   They defeated Connecticut 5-1 in the early afternoon game but lost to #22 Oregon State 8-2.  Have we found a new A-1 starter in John Kravetz?  He’s a freshman and it’s early in the…

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Preview: Illinois heads west for the Nike College Showcase

Jordan Parr paces the Illini with 11 rbis Now for a switch… Illinois won’t be going to Florida this weekend.  They won’t be going to Texas or South Carolina either.  Try Eugene, Oregon.  This weekend, Oregon University and Oregon State University are collaborating to put on the Nike College Showcase…

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Preview: Illini Baseball plays in the Coastal Carolina Invitational

This weekend takes the Illini baseball team south again.  This time they head to the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina area for the Coastal Carolina Invitational.  Participating with Illinois are Pittsburgh, St John’s, and host Coastal Carolina.  Here’s the link to the FightingIllini.com pre-tournament preview. All four of these teams have…

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2012 Big Ten/Big EAST Challenge schedule announced

The schedule for the 2012 Big East/Big Ten Challenge has been released.  You can find it at http://www.bigtenbigeastbaseballchallenge.com/ Relevant to our interests, here are the Illinois games: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012 1:00pm Notre Dame at Illinois (Walter Fuller Complex – Field #1, St. Petersburg, FL) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012 4:00pm…

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Illini get ready for Bright House Invitational

It’s down to Florida for the third weekend in a row for the Illini baseball team.  This time, they are participating in the Bright House Invitational in Deland, Florida.  Stetson University are the gracious hosts. FightingIllini.com beat me to the punch with their weekend preview.  It looks like the Johnson-Anderson-Kimes…

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Big East/Big Ten Challenge schedule officially announced

The tournament which is rapidly being considered the beginning of Illinois baseball season has been set in stone for 2011. The schedule of the 2011 Big East/Big Ten Challenge was released today.  Illinois will take on Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and West Virginia on the weekend of February 18-20.  The Big East/Big…

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