Casey at the bat: McMurray walk-off wins it for the Illini 4-3!

Casey McMurray hits a solo shot in the bottom of ninth to win the game… … and was warmly greeted at the plate by all his teammates. Casey McMurray’s timing was impeccable tonight.  With one out in the bottom of the ninth and the score tied, he chose that moment…

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Fighting Illini win another series on 11-5 victory vs Buckeyes

Sadly, I didn’t make it out to the game on Sunday.  Sad, only because it would have been nice to see another fantastic Illini victory.  It was Mother’s Day, you see.  Don’t blame my wife.  She let’s me come out to every other ballgame and I’m grateful for that. Looking…

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Illini rally not enough in 12-7 loss to Ohio State

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…

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Illini win 13-9 against Buckeyes… you were there, right?

I really hope you came to the park last night.  If you missed Illinois’ exciting 13-9 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes, you missed, in my guess, one of the best games of past few years.  It ranks up their with our win against the same Ohio State team two…

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Illini shut out BlueBoys 7-0

Lee Zerrusen put up four goose eggs for the Illini Tonight, the Illinois baseball defeated Illinois College 7-0 behind a committee of pitchers led by Lee Zerrusen who pitched four scoreless innings.  Chris Pack got the win against the BlueBoys… Wait, stop!  Blueboys? How did Illinois College get the nickname…

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Illini, Cappetta take two from Wildcats

Illinois took their second straight Big Ten series as they defeated the Northwestern Wildcats two games to one at Evanston. Illinois lost Friday night’s affair 9-2 but it seemed they were ready for revenge Saturday as they scored four runs in first inning.   That’s all they would need as John…

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Illini offensive surge takes down Michigan, 9-2

Why is this man smiling? Because today, he got a lot of offensive support.  As a result, Illinois defeated Michigan 9-2.  Kevin Johnson pitched a gem Friday afternoon striking out eight Wolverine batters.  It was a complete game giving the bullpen some rest.  Johnson’s win today was only his second…

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