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…
Now that the Illinois season is over (I know, too soon), it’s time for the players to head to their respective summer college leagues which are already underway. Official announcement from FightingIllini.com I have noticed that those Illinois players who take off during the summer league action, tend to use…
Big Ten announced the 2021 All-Big Ten award recipients this week. Illinois can be proud of their representatives. They are… 1B/DH Justin Janas – All-Big Ten First Team In 2021, Justin Janas hit. And hit and hit. He went 3 for 3 in the third game of the season. Since…
Illinois will be traveling to Rutgers this weekend to round out the 2021 season. Instead of the usual preview, I thought I’d recognize our two senior athletes. Taylor Jackson In the last two years, Taylor Jackson filled several key roles for Illinois. He played a nearly flawless centerfield (just one…
Powered by first baseman slugger and hometown hero Kellen Sarver, Illinois (21-20) won two of three games against Penn State (17-23) this past weekend for their last home series at Illinois Field. That gives Illinois a winning record at 21-20! To be fair, Champaign native Sarver had a lot of…
On a three-game win streak, Illinois will be hosting Penn State (16-21) this weekend hoping to add more. It will be Illinois’ last home series for the 2021. After two wins against Iowa last weekend, the Illini won an exciting extra-inning game against #25 Indiana on Tuesday to make up…
If it weren’t for one inning on Friday, Illinois (18-19) would have swept the Iowa Hawkeyes (22-16) this past weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, everything seemed to go just right. Timely hitting coincided with excellent pitching as the Illini won both games and Illinois came away with a 2-1 series…
Illinois travels to Iowa City this weekend for a road series against the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Hawks are having a successful season at 21-14 in the Big Ten but the Illini (16-18) are ripe for another big series. In a change from previous conference policies, Big Ten baseball fans will…
For the past three weekends, Illinois baseball has flirted with a .500 record. That includes this past weekend when they reached the 16-16 mark after Andrew Hoffmann pitched a spectacular game against Maryland on Friday. Unfortunately, that would be the last win they would get against the Terps. In a…
Illinois is home this weekend! Best show in town! Illinois returns home this weekend for a series against Maryland. This will be a three-game weekend at Illinois Field. The Illini (15-16) are on a 5-2 streak coming off a three-game sweep versus Purdue two weeks ago and a four-game split…