Illinois having its way with Iowa

So far after two games, it looks as if Illinois was ready for Iowa.
The burning question on all fans minds:  Was ace reliever Matt Whitmore up to the task after making the switch to starter last night?  It sure looks like it.
Whitmore  6 1/3 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 6 K
Ok, from [...]

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Big Ten baseball in C-U this weekend!

Anyone in Champaign-Urbana this weekend has a good chance to catch some good Big 10 baseball as Iowa comes to town to face the Illini.  Here’s the schedule and rundown on the teams.
I did a double take when I saw this:
April 21 • 6:05 pm
Matt Whitmore (RHP) vs. Luke O’Loughlin (RHP)

Matt Whitmore
Whitmore?  Starting pitcher?  Yes, it’s true. [...]

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Illini week in Review: Trying to look on the bright side

Well, the losing streak is over.  That’s a positive.
Other than that, things have been looking pretty down for the Illini.  Going back to the last game of the Ohio State series on April 9th, our guys have suffered a 5-game losing streak including an 8-7 loss to Bradley and a 3 games in a row to [...]

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Catching Up on the Illini

Tuesday and Wednesday, the Western Michigan Broncos were in town.  The offense couldn’t get going for the first game and the Broncos won 7-2. The dam broke the next game and the Illini scored 16 runs including 4 rbis by Dave Schultz and 3 each by Aaron Ifft and Mike Rohde.  Final score: 16-5.
Illinois went to [...]

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Whitmore is Big Ten Pitcher of the Week

Illini reliever Matt Whitmore earned the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week award Monday.  Whitmore did it by garnering 3 saves last week in 3 innings.  He didn’t allow any hits or runs in those 3 innings. 
Whitmore is now six of six in save chances and [...]

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Illini Edge Purdue in Home Opener

In front of a record crowd Friday night, the Illini eked out a win against rival Purdue, 9-7.  I was there and the wind, blowing to right-center, was so strong, I had a hard time holding on to my hat.
That same wind played havoc with fly [...]

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