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. …
Aaron Johnson slides in to score in Illinois’ big six-run first inning When I woke up today, I wasn’t sure we weren’t going to have a ballgame. It was raining and I heard thunder every so often. Thankfully, the clouds parted by about 2pm and we had about the most…
Casey McMurray hopes to continue his hot hitting against Penn State this weekend Nothing brings out the best in our players than an honest-to-goodness Big Ten battle. This weekend, we’re getting just that. Coach Robbie Wine brings his 10-13 Penn State Nittany Lions to town to face the 9-9 Illini. …
Wow, the University of Illinois baseball team sure knows how to put on a show for their home opener, eh? The Illini crushed the Chicago State Cougars last night by the score of 18-2. The outcome of the game almost seemed apparent by the end of the second inning. By…
Fighting Illini.com has put the first installment of Inside Pitch online. SID Ben Taylor interviews OF/DH Casey McMurray. Among other things, McMurray talks about the Illini defeating then-#12 Coastal Carolina and the upcoming Big Ten opener with Penn State. Also, Lee Zerrusen continues his beat as the blogger…
Could be that Illinois is finally showing what they are really capable of.? I sure hope so. After sweeping the doubleheader today against the Dartmouth Big Green today, the Illinois will come home to Illinois with a 5-1 record from their Spring Break trip. That brings the Illini back up…
Two in a row! That’s the first time that’s happened this season but some reason, I don’t think it will be the last. Looking at the recap and boxscore of today’s game against North Dakota State University Bison, it just seems that nothing could go wrong down in Winter Haven,…
Today’s game against the Akron Zips was much like yesterday’s game against Bucknell. Illinois fell behind early, caught up to tie later then it was a dogfight till the end. The good news is that this time, Illini came up the victor, defeating Akron 7-6. It took some doing, though. …
Ok, considering we came into the weekend 1-5, we had a pretty darn good weekend. On a broader scale, we went 2-2 for the weekend which is a whole lot better than the ultimate result we had been getting. Not to mention the exciting win against #12 Coastal Carolina Chants. …
Wow. Simply amazing. I admit, on Friday night when I left town for the weekend right after #12 Coastal Carolina scored 6 in the first inning, I didn’t hold much hope for an Illini victory. When I got to my destination and checked the score, I literally had to do…