Illinois Baseball Report

Five in a row.  I’ll bet Coach Hartleb will have a few words with the team in the locker room after this one.  
It was a tough one to lose.  Once again, Illinois had the lead only to lose it.  They were up by scores of 4-1 and 5-3 but West Virginia pecked away till [...]

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Today in Greenville, North Carolina, the Illini dropped their second game of the Keith LeClair Classic to the Western Carolina Catamounts by the score of 4-2.  This brings Illinois’ record to 1-4 for the season and itchin’ for a win.
Box Score
In the 2nd inning, Western Carolina accomplished something you don’t see everyday…  a triple play.
 Illinois [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on March 6th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

They played hard but Illinois lost to #21 East Carolina 7-5 in the first game of the Keith LeClair Classic in Greenville, North Carolina.
It was a tough game against a tough team perhaps harder to take because Illinois was so close to winning it.  Illinois had the lead after 6 1/2 innings but East Carolina [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on March 5th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

Though it’s still freezing here in Central Illinois, we have to remind ourselves that opening day IS less than two weeks.  Let’s find out about the University of Illinois baseball by the numbers.
There are 34 players listed according to the roster.  I’ve sorted, filtered, and broken it down to get a sense of exactly what [...]

Filed under: Feature on February 9th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

College summer leagues have already begun their seasons and Illinois players are among those playing.  The University of Illinois baseball program has sent 21 players throughout the the country to 13 teams in nine different summer leagues.
The Northwoods League, always a big client of the U of I, will see eight players from Illinois (Pete [...]

Filed under: Summer League on June 1st, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »

It was a tough game for the Illini though well played for the most part.  And even for the casual uninvolved observer, a very engaging game for lack of a better term. The lead changed six times during the course of the nine innings (if you count ties).  I mentioned to someone that the [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on May 9th, 2009 | 5 Comments »

This game ranks up there as one of the best baseball games I’ve ever seen considering what was at stake, how many were in attendance and what actually went down.  And in case the photo above doesn’t give it away, Illinois won.
 

With Alex Wimmers (above left) and Phil Haig (above right) on [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on May 8th, 2009 | 2 Comments »

#25 Illinois lost an ugly affair against University of Evansville tonight 4-3 in 10 innings.  Ugly in more ways than one.  But before we get to that, let’s talk about some of the positive things to get us started. 

Dom Altobelli:  3 for 5
Dom Altobelli went 3 for 5 for the night.  Not [...]

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Illinois and starting pitcher Bryan Roberts took care of business today as they shut out Northwestern Wildcats 9-0 at Rocky Miller Park in Evanston.  With help from Michigan who defeated Ohio State, they are now in sole possession of first place in the Big Ten conference.
Roberts was lights out as he struck out seven [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on May 3rd, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »

The big stories of tonight’s game between Illinois and Southern Illinois University:
Well first of all, Illinois won 5-1.  Yes, the Illini have a three game winning streak against Big Ten teams (courtesy of Penn State) but they also haven’t beaten a non-conference in three games either.   So I’m glad Illinois could get this monkey off [...]

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