Illinois Baseball Report

The schedule for the 2012 Big East/Big Ten Challenge has been released.  You can find it at http://www.bigtenbigeastbaseballchallenge.com/ Relevant to our interests, here are the Illinois games: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012 1:00pm Notre Dame at Illinois (Walter Fuller Complex – Field #1, St. Petersburg, FL) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012 4:00pm Louisville at Illinois (Al Lang [...]

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The last game for Illinois at the Big East/Big Ten Challenge was a hard fought contest but their opponent West Virginia, seemed to stay one step ahead of them for most of the game.  The Parr brothers provided some excitement in the top of ninth as Josh was hit by a pitch and stole second [...]

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I’m sure a lot of the Illini players are thinking the same thing.  That it’s nice to get that first win under your belt. In the second game of the Big East/Big Ten Challenge down in Florida, the Illini defeated University of Cincinnati Bearcats 7-3. It was a game of firsts in some ways.  It [...]

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Illinois got off to a rocky start to the 2011 season with a 10-6 loss to Pitt today.  All ten of Pitt’s runs came in the fifth inning and nine of those runs were with two out. Illinois rallied for the six runs but obviously that was not enough. I’m scrambling around looking for a [...]

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Fightingillini.com has their weekend preview up now.  This week’s preview includes a bonus video of an interview of Willie Argo just before getting on the team bus before heading down to Florida.  Willie looks spiffy wearing a red orange tie (you know that’s coming off as soon as he’s on the bus). Here’s the posted [...]

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  Casey McMurray led the Illini in hitting (.348) and homeruns (6) in 2010 The Illinois baseball players have been practicing for a few weeks now this year but this weekend, it’s for real.  On Friday, the Big East/Big Ten Challenge tournament commences.  For Illinois’ part, they will be taking on University of Pittsburgh, University [...]

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Well, it seems our options to watch college baseball live either on TV or via webcast have widened in the last couple of the years.  The interest is there and there are the people who are willing to do it. Collegebaseball360.com, for example, for will be broadcasting 13 of the 24 games of the Big [...]

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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, [...]

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Illinois has finally released the schedule for the 2011 baseball season. Some interesting highlights: – Season opens with Big Ten/Big East Challenge on February 18th (no crazy February home games scheduled this year) – On March 11-13, Illinois will participate in the new Metrodome Tournament in Minnesota.  Illinois will conclude the tournament by playing Minnesota.  [...]

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The tournament which is rapidly being considered the beginning of Illinois baseball season has been set in stone for 2011. The schedule of the 2011 Big East/Big Ten Challenge was released today.  Illinois will take on Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and West Virginia on the weekend of February 18-20.  The Big East/Big Ten Challenge will be played [...]

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