For their second Fall season game this year, Illinois baseball will be hosting the Indiana State Sycamores this Saturday. Heads up, though. The matchup has been rescheduled for noon most likely to accommodate the Illinois football game in Purdue. Earlier this month, the 2023-24 squad took on the Eastern Illinois…
The Illinois baseball team ended the season with a bang. Four bangs, to be exact. And it was appropriate that as it was Senior Day, three of those homers were hit by seniors. Overall, Illinois seniors had a big impact on the weekend against UT Martin. The Illini won two…
There will be lots of Illini sports in town this weekend. Most fun of all of course, will be baseball in my humble opinion. It’s the best show in town! Illinois will conclude their seven-game homestand with three games against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Illinois (15-18, 4-8 Big Ten) is…
After a breakthrough weekend against then-#18 Southern Miss, Illinois baseball (4-3) will try to cement their standing as an up and coming college baseball team to watch. The team is headed to Huntsville, Texas to take on Sam Houston State (5-5) for a three-game series. How are the Illinois doing…
Are you ready for some Illini baseball?? I know I am! On February 17th, the Illinois baseball commences. Illinois will travel to Winston-Salem, North Carolina to participate in the Wake Forest Tournament. During the weekend, the team will fit in four games. They will play two against the Youngstown State…
On Friday, January 27, local media gathered at the Atkins Baseball Training Center for annual Media Day. With much of the team present, we heard from fifth-year seniors Branden Comia and Cam McDonald as well as head coach Dan Hartleb. What were the overall themes I took away? “Depth” was…
In my opinion, Illinois baseball’s 2022 season was an unqualified success despite their performance in the Big Ten Tournament. At the beginning of the season, they weren’t chosen to rank in the top six in the conference yet they battled and ended up tied for second in the standings. To…
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…
In an early weekend series, Illinois baseball will face Penn State for the last regular season series before next week’s Big Ten Baseball Tournament. Illinois baseball comes in at 28-20 and a conference record of 14-7. That’s enough for a tie with Iowa for third place. Sources smarter than me…
If anyone in town has been waiting to attend an Illinois baseball game, this is your last chance! The Illini series against Nebraska will be the last three games at home. It has been over ten years since I’ve missed two Illinois baseball weekends. Between a wedding in the family…