Before we close out the Illini’s venture to California, I wanted to make sure everyone got a chance to see these videos. A few of the players made to the big screen (well, ‘big’ if you are a baseball player). In this first one, pay close attention to the very start where you see a [...]
Filed under: NCAA Regionals on June 6th, 2011 | Leave a Comment! »
The 2011 Illinois baseball team has completed their journey. With a 14-2 loss to Stanford, they have been eliminated from the NCAA Regionals. I won’t trivialize the situation with yesterday’s boxscores and stats (though I will say Davis Hendrickson really made a name for himself with the glove). You can look at them them yourself. [...]
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Through two games, the University of Illinois baseball team is hanging in the first round of the NCAA Regionals. This comes after defeating Kansas State Saturday night 5-3 behind a formidable effort by starter John Anderson who only gave up one earned run in eight innings. Let’s take a quick look at both games of [...]
Filed under: NCAA Regionals on June 5th, 2011 | Leave a Comment! »
I ran into my ballpark buddy and Dugout Club representative John Santas on campus today. We walked and talked a bit and of course, the conversation was about Illinois Baseball. John and I talked a bit about Cal State Fullerton and how there’s a bit of connection with University of Illinois team. Former Illinois head [...]
Filed under: NCAA Regionals on June 2nd, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Cal State Fullerton’s Goodwin Field, home of the Fullerton Regionals Let’s take a look at Illinois’ first opponent in the NCAA Regionals, the Cal State Fullerton Titans. First, some background info. Cal State Fullerton (40-15) is the host and #1 seed in the Fullerton Regionals. That means we’ll see Illinois playing at Goodwin Field this [...]
Filed under: NCAA Regionals on June 1st, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Dugout Club rep John Santas called me this morning and told me that late this afternoon, the boys would be leaving Illinois Field if I wanted to come by and wish them well. I sure appreciated the heads up. Since I wasn’t going to make the trip to California, the least I could do is [...]
Filed under: NCAA Regionals on May 31st, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Illinois now has a place to play and time to play. The NCAA Baseball Regionals brackets have been announced. Yesterday morning, ESPN2 took a break from their marathon of Jim Tressel news coverage to announce the NCAA Regionals selections. Here’s the scoop: Illinois will be in the Fullerton Regional in Fullerton, California. They will be [...]
Filed under: NCAA Regionals on May 31st, 2011 | Leave a Comment! »
