Illinois Baseball Report

Next Game: Game #20 Tues 4/1 6pm Record:  12-7 vs Southern Illinois University at Rent One Park, Marion, IL Tuesday, the Illini have a road game at Southern Illinois.  More precisely, the game will be at Rent One Park in Marion, IL.  Rent One is the home of minor league team, the Southern Illinois Miners. [...]

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Tom Tompkins has a short report from Lansing. Your guys broke our hearts in the 1st game with those 4 runs in the final inning. It was fairly cold and windy, and we had a lengthy rain delay between games. We got great pitching from two freshman and a winning hit by Eric Roof in [...]

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Former Illinois catcher Lars Davis has been assigned to the roster of Class A Asheville Tourists. Davis, who was the Big Ten Player of the Year in 2007 with the Illini, will join Asheville, which a farm team of the Colorado Rockies.  They are managed by Joe Mikulik. By the way, if Mikulik’s name sounds [...]

Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on March 29th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Yes, there was baseball in Lansing today.  There weather cooperated and the University of Illinois have swept Michigan State in today’s doubleheader.  Because nothing beats being there, here’s the report from Tom Tompkins who is attending the games this weekend.  Once again, thanks to Tom T. for his “eyewitness” reports. Under a cloudless blue sky [...]

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Lately, I’ve been corresponding with Tom Tompkins who is a retired educator from Lansing, Michigan.  He’s a big MSU baseball fan and says he may send in periodic reports on the team.  Much thanks, Tom!  In lieu of the big Illinois-MSU series this weekend, here is his first update.  -tbz Good to hear from you. [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on March 28th, 2008 | Leave a Comment! »

Wikoff and Altobelli at the ready against Indiana State Next Game: Game #16 Fri 3/28 2:05 Sat 3/29 12:05 DH Sun 3/30 12:05 DH Record:  9-6 vs Michigan State University at Oldsmobile Park, Lansing, MI Note:  Before I get started, Illini fans should know that Friday’s game at Oldsmobile Park has been postponed due to [...]

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Ryan Hastings slides in to score (Photo credit: Dylan Nelshoppen) Once again, the Illini offense was on its game.  For the second time in three days (and third time this season), they scored fifteen runs.  Final score Illinois 15 Indiana State 4 By the time I got there in the fifth inning, the Illini were [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on March 26th, 2008 | Leave a Comment! »

Next Game: Game #15 Wed Mar 26, 3:30 pm CST Record: 8-6 vs Indiana State University at Illinois Field, Champaign, IL The weather has been playing havoc with the Illini’s schedule. Yesterday’s game against Indiana State was canceled so they are going to re-schedule for this afternoon at 3:30pm. The good news is that they [...]

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It was a chilly day for baseball but when the sun came out, it wasn’t so bad.  The wind blew straight out to center.  We were even treated to a smattering of snowflakes in the fifth inning which didn’t amount to anything. Nonetheless, it was baseball and it was here in Urbana.  Judson University made [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on March 25th, 2008 | Leave a Comment! »

Next Game: Game #14 Mon Mar 24, 3 pm CST Record: 7-6 vs Judson University at Illinois Field, Champaign, IL Those of you looking forward to attending the University of Illinois home opener, be ready to change your plans.  Because of multiple cancellations because of weather, the Illini have scheduled a midweek home game on [...]

Filed under: Game Previews on March 23rd, 2008 | 2 Comments »