This weekend, the Illini baseball team heads north to play a three-game set in the Cambria College Classic. No fear, the play will take place within the confines of the US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis with its retractable roof. I mean the boys look like they are having some fun,…
This weekend, Illinois baseball (1-2) escapes another Midwest winter storm and travels south for the second weekend in a row. This time, they go to Conway, South Carolina for the Carolinas Coastline Classic. After one game against Middle Tennessee State on Friday, Illinois will face historically tough Coastal Carolina on…
Behind the efforts of Payton Hutchings (above) and Kellen Sarver, Illinois baseball finished out their opening weekend with a win against the Kansas Jayhawks. Friday Kansas 4 Illinois 2 Thanks to a couple of Jayhawk miscues, Illinois seemed to have the upper hand on Friday. However, Kansas came through with…
This Friday, Illinois Baseball starts off the 2022 season! One difference for the Illini in 2022 is that they will be playing non-conference teams this year. Illinois went 22-22 last year… all against Big Ten teams. This year, the schedule goes a little back to normal. That change starts with…
This Sunday is the 2022 Illinois Baseball Hot Stove annual Fundraiser. And as always, Big Mike is back to keep things alive! Even if it is virtual. Alas, we are still not in a place where we can still congregate like a few years ago. Event organizer and auctioneer Mike…
You know we’re getting close to baseball time when preseason honors are being awarded! In this case, D1Baseball has come out with their 2022 Big Ten Top 30 Prospects and we can find four Illini among them. So who are they? Cole Kirschsieper At #5, Kirschsieper tops the list for…
Amid some very heartbreaking news, the Illinois baseball program signed six recruits for the 2022 class. As usual, Coach Hartleb gave his coaches all the credit: “Once again Adam Christ, Mark Allen and Curt Courtwright did an outstanding job of identifying and evaluating an outstanding group of student athletes. The…
At Monday’s Orange and Blue series game, I overheard someone mention that the Illinois baseball 2022 schedule had not been announced yet. Well, it’s out now. Friday, Illinois baseball released the new schedule for the 2022 season. You can view it at the FightingIllini.com website. There are a few things…
I was able to make the last game of Illinois baseball’s Orange and Blue Series on Monday. Even my wife was able to attend with me. I call that a great date night! You can find a few photos from the game in the 2021-2022 IBR photo gallery. It was…
On Friday, we got a chance to see the 2021-22 Illini squad in competitive action. They took on the University of Illinois-Springfield Prairie Stars in an extended exhibition game. Illinois won the 13-inning affair by the score of 7-3. Much of the Illini’s success goes two our catchers. Jacob Campbell…