Illinois Baseball Report

A couple of former Illini pitchers are having some success for their respective minor leagues teams. Slammin’ Pack Chris Pack, who was instrumental in Illinois’ success in the 2011 season as a reliever, is showing that same effectiveness for the Joliet Slammers.  Thanks in part to Pack (left, pitching for the Illini against Indiana State), [...]

Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on September 3rd, 2011 | 2 Comments »

It’s been quite a month for former Illini shortstop Brandon Wikoff.  First, he hit two homeruns in two games last week.  Then he was honored by the Astros organization getting the Minor League Defensive Player of the Month award for his team. Now it looks like he’s moving up to AAA ball! Wikoff will be [...]

Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on September 3rd, 2011 | Leave a Comment! »

Good news for former University of Illinois outfielder Kyle Hudson.  The fleet-footed centerfielder been called to the bigs!  The Baltimore Orioles called up Hudson yesterday to the parent organization to meet the September 1 deadline. He had been playing for the AAA Norfolk Tides and doing quite well.  For the year, Hudson hit .296 with [...]

Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on September 1st, 2011 | 1 Comment »

A few former Illini baseball players have been making noise in the minors in the past few days… Brandon Wikoff hit his second homerun in as many days last Wednesday.  Unfortunately, it was in a losing cause as his AA Corpus Christi Hooks lost 3-2.  But Brandon’s effort’s were rewarded with a leading photo of [...]

Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on August 30th, 2011 | Leave a Comment! »

Former Illini and current Iowa Cubs fan favorite Chris Robinson is getting is due at the last game of the season.  As a promotion on September 5, the AAA I-Cubs are recognizing the popular catcher by giving away jerseys commemorating him. From the Iowa Cubs website: Chris Robinson has been an I-Cub and a fan [...]

Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on August 27th, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Some fans passed on this photo of former Illini Shawn Roof.  They saw Shawn play on August 4th when he was playing for the single-A Lakeland (Fla) Flying Tigers. The good news is that Shawn has been promoted to Double-A since then.  After hitting .348 in 14 games for Lakeland, he’s swinging the bat once [...]

Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on August 17th, 2011 | Leave a Comment! »

On Monday, Illini recruit Charlie Tilson finally made his decision and he chose to sign with the St Louis Cardinals who drafted him in this year’s MLB draft.  It might not have been an easy decision to make but the $1.275 million may have helped the 79th round outfielder make that decision a little easier. [...]

Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on August 17th, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Seems second time is better for former Illini outfielder Kyle Hudson… at least when it comes to Triple-A.  The first time Hudson (left during his Illinois days) was promoted to the Baltimore Oriole AAA affiliate Norfolk Tides, he could only muster a .197 average.  This time he’s hitting .373 with the Tides. Hudson was promoted [...]

Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on August 9th, 2011 | Leave a Comment! »

There was a nice feature article about Josh Parr in his hometown paper, the Chillicothe Times-Bulletin today. Former Illini Parr, who was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks this summer, is now playing for the Class A Missoula Osprey.  So far, he’s done well, playing every day and hitting .292. Share Tags: josh parr, minor leagues [...]

Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on July 22nd, 2011 | Leave a Comment! »

Former Illini hurler Scott Shaw was named American Association Pitcher of the Week on Monday.  Shaw, who pitches for the Gary SouthShore RailCats (he’s teammate of another former Illini Mike Rohde), not only threw a three-hit shutout but did it against the reigning league champion Shreveport-Bossier Captains. For the year, Shaw has done well.  He [...]

Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on July 20th, 2011 | Leave a Comment! »