Illinois Baseball Report

Every man is like the company he is wont to keep. Euripides (484-406 B.C.) It’s a relevant quote considering the announcement three days ago of the 2012 Illini Baseball schedule.  This is big news.  Not just because the new schedule has come out so early.  But also because of the stiff competition we’ll be facing [...]

Filed under: Announcements on November 19th, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Shawn L emailed me wondering why I haven’t posted about this particular gem of news.  He’s right… it’s pretty significant. The gist of it is that the University of Illinois has announced that they will make admission to all of its ‘Olympic Sports’ free of charge. From the Illini press release: The University of Illinois [...]

Filed under: Announcements on January 24th, 2011 | Leave a Comment! »

A bit of news in case you might have missed it… there has been a schedule change.  Due to the stadium calamity that occurred at the Metrodome on December 12, they have been forced to cancel the Metrodome Tournament.  Coach Hartleb was up for the challenge and filled the March 11-13 slot with an away [...]

Filed under: Announcements on January 21st, 2011 | Leave a Comment! »

Tickets for the Big East/Big Ten Challenge went on sale today. From the Big Ten: “An all-tournament pass, which provides access to all 24 games of the Challenge, can be purchased for $25. Individual day passes are available for $10 and admit a spectator to all games at all venues for that day. Alumni groups, [...]

Filed under: Announcements on January 21st, 2011 | Leave a Comment! »

The Fighting Illini Dugout Club has some exciting news for anyone interested in attending the April 7 game at Busch Stadium versus University of Missouri.  They will be sponsoring a fan bus to the game!  Great news!!! Now billed as “The Battle at Busch”, the Illinois-Missouri game is sure to be a good one.  The [...]

Filed under: Announcements on March 20th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

Tickets are now available for the April 7 game between Illinois and Missouri at Busch Stadium.  If you’re interested, you can purchase them at the St Louis Cardinals web site. Gametime is 7pm and the tickets are $15   Share Tags: announcement, battle at busch, missouri, schedule Related posts The 2012 Illinois Baseball poster unveiled plus [...]

Filed under: Announcements on March 5th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

Hang up your down coat.  Pack away your snow pants.  You won’t need them this weekend.  The Bradley series this coming weekend has been canceled due to the “forecasted below-average temperatures and current snow cover”.  I doubt this series ever had a fleeting chance given our cold winter this year.  They didn’t even wait till [...]

Filed under: Announcements on February 18th, 2010 | 1 Comment »

I hadn’t even noticed this when I first glanced the 2010 Illinois schedule.   However, someone pointed out to me that in April, the team are in for a treat.  On April 7th, they will play at the St Louis Cardinals’ home field, Busch Stadium.  Outstanding!  They will play the University of Missouri Tigers.  I’m not [...]

Filed under: Feature on January 8th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »