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…
In the mood for baseball this weekend? Stop by Illinois Field after work on Friday! Illinois will be taking on the UI-Springfield Prairie Stars. Game time is 4:30pm and right now, the forecast is sunny, sunny and sunny. This is an exhibition game and won’t count towards any official record.…
After a season of summer league action, Illini athletes are now settling into their fall semester classes (study hard, guys!). The Illinois Baseball team will return for another season of Fall ball very soon. According to FightingIllini.com, the Illini is scheduled to take on the UI-Springfield Prairie Stars on Friday,…
This year, two Illini were chosen in the 2021 MLB Draft. Both were sophomore pitchers and they were picked in Day 3 of the draft. Who are they? They were the two winningest starters on the 2021 Illini squad, Andrew Hoffmann and Nathan Lavender. Hoffmann was chosen by the Atlanta…