Illinois Baseball Report

A friendly reader told me I was a bit negative as far as the Illini’s chances for the tourney in my weekend preview.  She might be right.  I need to drink from the glass half full.   Bischoff:  23 straight But tonight’s game didn’t help (you saw that coming).  Purdue’s Matt Bischoff had the Illini [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on May 14th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

Somebody’s sitting in my usual seat tonight. The booth I usually sit at has a picture above it of Bob Richards. He’s a University of Illinois alumni and a former athlete. My question for you is what was his unusual nickname and what was his sport? They go hand in hand. No fair searching the [...]

Filed under: Summer League on August 4th, 2006 | 1 Comment »

I occasionally get email and it’s always nice to hear from folks who take the time who read my blog. But the other day, I got a special treat when I received an email from Illini shortstop Shawn Roof. Those who follow my University of Illinois baseball coverage here on the Zealot know that I [...]

Filed under: Summer League on July 25th, 2006 | Leave a Comment! »

This past weekend, the University of Illinois baseball program took some time to honor recently retired coach Richard “Itch” Jones as well as the 2005 Illinois Big Ten Championship team.  About 200 people were in attendance for the program which included video clips of Jones’ tenure at Illinois.  After the reception, the 2005 team was [...]

Filed under: UI Baseball Program and Management on January 30th, 2006 | Leave a Comment! »

Former University of Illinois baseball players will be back in town for the annual Alumni Game on Sunday, September 11.  For those in the C-U area itchin’ for some good baseball, this should be a good game to go to.  No word yet (that I could find) on the time of the game. The women’s [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on September 3rd, 2005 | 1 Comment »