Six big news stories in Illinois baseball this past summer

A lot happens in college baseball during the summer. The players go off and play in summer leagues, there are various administration and program activities and then there are events that happen only once every few years. Let’s take a look at past few months in Illinois baseball news… Branden…

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These five Illini were honored by Big Ten

Tuesday it was announced that five Illini were chosen by the Big Ten to its All-Big Ten squads.  Here is the official announcement from the conference office. While I’m biased of course, I certainly feel these five are definitely deserving.  Justin Janas 1B Second team Last year’s conference batting leader…

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Illinois to face rival Salukis this weekend

Illinois baseball has an in-state weekend series starting tomorrow.  They travel (just a little) south to visit the Southern Illinois Salukis. The Salukis are off to a good start in 2022. Not only are they 13-4 but they are 8-1 at home. Gametime Friday is 6pm. There’s a strong connection between…

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Sarver helps push Illini past the .500 mark

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…

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Gowens earns B1G Pitcher of Week honors: “it felt great to give back”

Not surprisingly, Riley Gowens earned the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week award this week.  Based on his seven-inning, no-hit performance on Sunday, Gowens’ honor is the first weekly honor for an Illini player in 2021.  This award comes on top of his Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Player of the…

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