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…
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…
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…
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…
Four hits by first baseman Ryan Hastings helped Illinois put down the Kansas Jayhawks 11-9 on Wednesday. Aside from going 4 for 4, Hastings clubbed a homer and a double with 3 runs and 2 rbis. Kyle Hudson, Joe Bonadonna and Brandon Wikoff all contributed 2 hits apiece. It was…
I took a five day hiatus from the blog and the sports world in general as the family and I went to Chicago for an extended weekend. The only remotely sports related things I encountered was breezing by the Friendly Confines countless times on the Red Line and seeing a…
After last weekend’s canceled series against Texas Tech, the University of Illinois baseball team heads south for spring break. Their destination is the IMG Academies in Bradenton, Florida where they will play five games. In between, they will take on Miami of Ohio at Ed Smith Stadium (the Cincinnati Reds’…
A quiet news week on the Illini front since they weren’t able to find anyone to play ball with last weekend due to the weather in Dallas. That said, there are a couple tidbits worth passing along. Assumption (Davenport, IA) High School star Willie Argo seems to be ready to…
No word on the FightingIllini.com site which still headlines the Texas Tech series preview but according to the Texas Tech Athletics website, the Illinois series with them has been canceled due to bad weather in Chicago: Texas Tech’s weekend baseball series with the Illinois Fighting Illini has beeen cancelled due…
Anyone who knows me that I’ve followed Shawn Roof since he and I met during his Illinois days. It seems so long ago but it was only a year ago when he entered his senior year as Illinois shortstop. Since then, he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the…