Illinois Baseball Report

A quick note:  Brian over at The College Baseball Blog is interviewing college baseball coaches around the nation and recently he got around to quizzing our own Coach Hartleb.  It’s a good read.

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Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on January 20th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

Nothing like a little summer talk to warm you up on a winter day.
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Filed under: Summer League on January 14th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

To start the new year, I thought I’d throw out some helpful links that might be useful in getting news and information on Illinois Baseball and Big Ten Baseball this year. 
So bookmark the ones you find interesting or useful.  They may come in handy down the road during the 2010 baseball season.
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Jeff Huth of the News Gazette reported a couple days ago that four walk-ons have made the UI team after trying out for the team in the fall.  They include one pitcher, one outfielder, and two catchers.  Interestingly, three of them are downstaters. 
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Filed under: Uncategorized on January 8th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

I hadn’t even noticed this when I first glanced the 2010 Illinois schedule.   However, someone pointed out to me that in April, the team are in for a treat.  On April 7th, they will play at the St Louis Cardinals’ home field, Busch Stadium.  Outstanding!  They will play the University of Missouri Tigers. 
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