Illinois Baseball Report

Here’s some news on former Illini Christian Cummins.  Cummins (left in his Illini days) who played for Illinois his freshman year transferred to John A. Logan College for his sophomore year and did pretty well.  He hit .340 with 8 homeruns and 45 rbis. Now, according to The Southern, he’ll now be transferring to occasional [...]

Filed under: Off Season Happenings on July 28th, 2011 | Leave a Comment! »

After work today (yes, I worked on a Saturday), I crossed the cemetery that separates the U of I campus and the baseball field and got another look at the nearly completed clubhouse addition at Illinois Field.  While I was there, I shot some photos. As you can see, the construction fences are still up.  [...]

Filed under: Off Season Happenings on January 22nd, 2011 | Leave a Comment! »

…not sure if I do or not.  Here’s an example: Here’s a link to the official announcement and a gallery of the new Big Ten logos. Compare it  to an example of the old one (it’s actually still up on the Big Ten web pages): The older one had gradient effects and sort of a [...]

Filed under: Off Season Happenings on December 13th, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Some of you in the C-U area may be contemplating attending this Friday’s performance of “The Baseball Music Project” which is being held at the Krannert Center for Performing Arts.  After all, Hall of Famer Dave Winfield will be there.  UI professor Alan Nathan known for his expertise on physics in baseball will give a [...]

Filed under: Off Season Happenings on November 10th, 2010 | 1 Comment »

It was the third day of the Orange and Blue World Series today.  Not only was it the last game but pretty much the last time we’ll see the players in action till the 2011 season.  Which is why I personally like the O&B WS… aside from getting a chance to see the new players [...]

Filed under: Off Season Happenings on October 6th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

It was the second day of the Orange and Blue World Series at Illinois Field and there was an even bigger crowd of fans albeit mostly parents and family members. I even brought a friend (but managed to sneak a few photos anyways). Last year’s Friday starter Will Strack got the Orange team going.   [...]

Filed under: Off Season Happenings on October 5th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

Today was the first day of the University of Illinois baseball Orange and Blue World Series.  It was a nice mild October afternoon day for a baseball game and it was nice to see a few fans out at Illinois Field to watch the guys play ball.  It may be a “World Series” but most [...]

Filed under: Off Season Happenings on October 4th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

Willie Argo gets a hit in Game 2 of the 2009 Orange and Blue World Series I found out just today that the dates for the Orange and Blue World Series have been scheduled.  The team plans to play on October 4-6.  No times have been given but weekday O&B games in the past have [...]

Filed under: Off Season Happenings on September 23rd, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

The clubhouse addition at Illinois Field is really taking shape now.  Here are some photos from today. From across the street:   A little closer:   From the west side: …and from the southeast. Share Tags: construction, illinois field Related posts Preview: Illini opens at home against Mississippi Valley State (0) Three things I learned [...]

Filed under: Off Season Happenings on September 21st, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

I wandered in to see how the clubhouse addition was coming along and then watched some practice, too.  Here are some photos.  You see Brandon Hohl at his familiar thirdbase position at the top.    Coach Westray imparting some sage advice to some of the pitchers.   The outfielders were shagging some fly balls with [...]

Filed under: Off Season Happenings on September 21st, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »