In the last two days, Illinois baseball took on the Northern Illinois Huskies on neutral territory twice in two different venues. The ballgames were polar opposites of each other but end result was the same. An Illinois loss. Thursday Thursday, the Illini played the Huskies at Rent One Park in…
“Kevin Johnson pitched extremely well and deserved to win, but we were bad out of the bullpen,” -Coach Dan Hartleb on Friday’s game against Central Michigan That about sums it up. Illinois went into the top of the eighth inning ahead 5-0 in their first game of the Bright…
With temperatures at single digits, it’s hard to think of baseball but college baseball is less than two weeks away. Thank goodness the Illini have found warmer places to play… places such as Clearwater, Florida where the Big East/Big Ten Challenge will take place. The Fighting Illini website has posted…
What’s there to do for an Illini baseball blogger when there’s no baseball?? Update the banner, of course. I’ve updated the banner annually to reflect the changes in the personnel of team for the past few years now. Now that fall practice is over, it was time to do so. …
It was the second day of the Orange and Blue World Series at Illinois Field and there was an even bigger crowd of fans albeit mostly parents and family members. I even brought a friend (but managed to sneak a few photos anyways). Last year’s Friday starter Will Strack got…
I wandered in to see how the clubhouse addition was coming along and then watched some practice, too. Here are some photos. You see Brandon Hohl at his familiar thirdbase position at the top. Coach Westray imparting some sage advice to some of the pitchers. The outfielders were…
Can Brandon Hohl repeat his success against Bradley? There’s just one mid-week game this week. Tonight, there’s a re-match between Illinois and Bradley. Here is a quick summary: Bradley Braves April 27, 2010 6:05 pm ct Illinois Field Champaign, IL Program website link Record 12-23 (Missouri Valley 5-10) Head…
It was close for a while but Michigan’s offense caught up to Illinois pitching on Sunday and the Wolverines defeated the Illini 11-4. Mike Giller slides in to score ahead of Casey McMurray Michigan scored one run in each of the first three innings to take a 3-0 lead but…
Illinois enjoyed a close win at Bradley tonight. Down by a run in the eighth, the Illini scored two to go ahead for good. Brian de la Torriente got the win in relief and Bryan Roberts closed out the game for the save. Final score: Illinois 11 Bradley 10. Brandon…
Before the game, Pete Cappetta predicted two wins for the weekend This time it was the Illini who took some advantage of the 20-25 mph wind at Illinois Field. With four homers and a fantastic effort by the bullpen, Illinois closed out this past weekend’s series on a winning note. …