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…
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…
The Columbia Lions took the Fighting Illini today 9-3 in the last game of the Bright House Invitational. There was no comeback, no “early lead then lost it”. Columbia scored four runs in the first inning and simply held on to the lead for the rest of the game. Illinois…
Casey McMurray leads the Illini in hitting (.391) and rbis (7) Sunday’s 5-1 loss to Florida Gulf Coast was a little disappointing but overall the Illini baseball should feel good about their 2-1 series against the Eagles. According to the team press, this was the first time Illinois has won…
Two games into the weekend series against Florida Gulf Coast University, I’m wondering what Coach Hartleb told them during this past week. Whatever it was, it worked. Remember, this is a FGCU team that enjoyed a 38-20 record just one year ago. In just two games, the Illini have proven…
Josh Parr and Casey McMurray combined for 8 rbis at the Big East/Big Ten Challenge Tournament play has that added competitive tension but this weekend, Illinois (1-2) gets to play an honest-to-goodness three game series. This weekend’s opponent is Florida Gulf Coast University (2-2) and they’ll be playing in warm…
I’m sure a lot of the Illini players are thinking the same thing. That it’s nice to get that first win under your belt. In the second game of the Big East/Big Ten Challenge down in Florida, the Illini defeated University of Cincinnati Bearcats 7-3. It was a game of…
Hard core big league fans look forward to when pitchers and catchers report to spring training. I guess the closest that college baseball has is when players begin full team practice… and that happened for the first time yesterday. Players and coaches convened at the Irwin Indoor Practice Facility (complete…
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. …
Today, Illinois closed out the 2010 season with a 16-6 loss against Indiana. It was a classic Hoosier victory with sixteen runs and seventeen hits (although only one homerun). Senior Kevin Manson took the loss. Indiana knocked Manson around pretty well. They scored six runs (five earned) in three innings. …