Davis Hendrickson takes a cut in Illinois’ 12-7 loss on Saturday Illinois took a while to get their offense going on Saturday… too long it seems, as they lost to the Ohio State Buckeyes 12-7. It almost looked liked Buckeye hurler Brett McKinney, who came into the game with just…
Win or lose, Brandon Hohl continues to clobber the ball Tonight, Illinois took their game on the road just a bit south of here and took on Eastern Illinois University. The pitching fared ok but the offense just couldn’t get going as EIU won 4-1. Illinois’ one run came on…
Brandon Hohl can’t do it all. Though he tried. Hohl did his best as he went 3 for 3 and drove in all four of Illini’s run in Saturday’s 7-4 loss to Iowa. He even gave the Illini faithful some hope of a comeback as he hit a ninth-inning two-run…
The Illini broke a three game losing streak today by defeating the St Louis University Billikens 7-4 at Abe Martin Field in Carbondale. Corey Kimes pitched a fine game and some key offensive players came through with key hits. Kimes (right) only allowed two earned runs in seven innings giving…
It was the third day of the Orange and Blue World Series today. Not only was it the last game but pretty much the last time we’ll see the players in action till the 2011 season. Which is why I personally like the O&B WS… aside from getting a chance…
Wednesday, the Big Ten recognized the academic achievements of 1,037 conference athletes from Spring 2010 by naming them to the Academic All-Conference teams of their respective sport. Of the 79 baseball players honored, ten were from the University of Illinois. Congrats to them all! University of Illinois Spring Academic…
Illinois ended their home season with a win tonight against Western Michigan. Thanks to key pitching and a great game by Pete Cappetta, the Illini outscored the Broncos 6-1. Billy Barrett held the Broncos hitless for three innings The Broncos just couldn’t get the offense going against Illinois’ hurlers. Through…
Ever been to a ballgame where everything just seemed to go right? That pretty much happened Wednesday night as the Illini embarrassed the Butler Bulldogs 19-0. Tanner Libby makes the most of his first Illini start First, props go out to starter Tanner Libby who made his first start for…
Southern Illinois made it interesting but the Illini held on for their 15th win last night. they won 5-4. SIU scored three runs in ninth against Bryan Roberts but Bryan closed it out for an Illinois victory. Time is short so a few quick observations from looking at the box…
Last night was the touted “Battle at Busch”, a game between Illinois and Missouri at St Louis Cardinals’ Busch Stadium. I went down the on the bus trip sponsored by the Dugout Club. The trip was fun even though the good guys lost. The Illini had a great second inning…