Illinois Baseball Report

For those Illini Baseball fans interested in a field trip to sunny St Petersburg, Florida to see some Illinois baseball, the 2010 Big Ten/Big EAST Challenge tickets are on sale now. 
The second annual Challenge will take place February 26-28, 2010.  An all-tournament pass will cost $25.
More info at the tournament website.

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Filed under: Announcements on October 29th, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »

Ok, this one goes back in the annals of Illinois baseball history…
The SouthTown Star just did a piece on their star that made it big from Evergreen Park High School, Donn Pall.  Pall, of course, played for the University of Illinois.  In 1985, he was drafted and went on to play in the majors, primarily [...]

Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on October 19th, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »

It was nice and warm Sunday October afternoon for Game Two of University of Illinois’ Orange and Blue World Series.  There was just enough breeze to make things interesting. 
Yesterday, it was a good crowd in the stands because of the home football game.  Even so, they managed to get a fair crowd out [...]

Filed under: Fall Happenings on October 4th, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »

Forget the cold.  Forget the fact that it’s only a split squad game.  It was just nice to see an honest to goodness baseball game at Illinois Field today. 
And in some ways, a split squad game between the University of Illinois baseball squad makes it interesting.  It gives us a chance to see [...]

Filed under: Fall Happenings on October 3rd, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »

John Anderson sets to pitch during last year’s Orange and Blue World Series
It’s getting a bit chilly out there but for those interested in catching a ballgame, the Illinois baseball team will be playing in their annual split squad Orange and Blue World Series in the coming days. 
The Orange and Blue World Series [...]

Filed under: Fall Happenings on October 2nd, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »