Illinois Baseball Report

If you’re a fan of Coach Hartleb (and if I’m a good judge, most of us are), rest assured.  He has been told by athletic director Ron Guenther that he still has a job.  The UI Athletic Department has said all year that it was going to wait till the end of the season before [...]

Filed under: UI Baseball Program and Management on May 27th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

Yippie!  The Illinois Baseball Media Guide is out.  I always enjoy perusing the guide each year.  Each year’s guide which is issued by the Illinois Athletic Public Relations Office, is jam-packed full of info.  This year’s guide is 148 pages.  Not only does it give me a good overview of the team but more importantly, [...]

Filed under: UI Baseball Program and Management on February 13th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

You know the Illinois Baseball season is getting close when they announce the Hot Stove Banquet (maybe a little closer than usual this year).  The baseball team and Fighting Illini Dugout Club have just announced the details of the upcoming annual banquet which will take place on February 6th. They have convinced Chicago Cubs starting [...]

Filed under: UI Baseball Program and Management on January 28th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

Two days ago was the beginning of classes at the University of Illinois.  As someone who works on campus (in a department in the College of ACES), I witness the hustle and bustle of students getting to their new classes especially the freshmen who are learning the ropes and getting used to the ways of [...]

Filed under: UI Baseball Program and Management on August 26th, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »

Over at The Baseball Zealot, I’ve posted Ten Reasons why I like college baseball (and the Illini).  I’d be preaching to the choir here. Share Related posts No related posts.

Filed under: UI Baseball Program and Management on February 20th, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »

I stopped by Illinois Field to observe the new turf for the first time.  I had the camera with me and took a few photos.  The gates were closed, of course, but I managed to zoom in enough for you to get the idea. This is a few mounds of Hilltopper Mound & Mound Homeplate [...]

Filed under: UI Baseball Program and Management on February 11th, 2008 | Leave a Comment! »

At long last, Illinois Field is beginning to look like a ballpark once again. The last few days, crews have been installing the “Field Turf” at the home of the University of Illinois ballclub, giving the field the bright green look. There was even a photo and writeup in the News Gazette, the local paper. [...]

Filed under: UI Baseball Program and Management on January 17th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

After work today, I thought I’d bop on over to Illinois Field and see how the installation of the Field Turf was going.  My place of work is only a couple blocks away so it’s convenient enough.  So when work was done, I trekked over the cemetery that separates me from Illinois Field.  I was in a [...]

Filed under: UI Baseball Program and Management on November 13th, 2007 | Leave a Comment! »

Now with the Orange and Blue series over and done with, construction is underway for installation of Field Turf. The Fighting Illini website has photos. Share Tags: field turf, illinois field Related posts Three things I learned from my umpire friend (0) Top Ten things to bring to an Illini baseball home game (0) Come [...]

Filed under: UI Baseball Program and Management on October 8th, 2007 | Leave a Comment! »

Illini 2B Ryan Hastings signing autographs for the kiddos during the 07 season In the past, secondbaseman Ryan Hastings had intimated that 07 would be his last year for the Illini. Well, everyone has the right to change their mind. Since he was red-shirted two years ago, he has one more year left of eligibility [...]

Filed under: UI Baseball Program and Management on August 5th, 2007 | Leave a Comment! »