This weekend, the Illini head home.. almost. They’re back in the state at least, playing Southern Illinois University down in Carbondale. It’s a four-game weekend with a special Sunday game at Rent One Park home of the Southern Illinois Miners of the Frontier League. Abe Martin Field Carbondale, IL Fri. March 15 3:00 pm [...]
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Congrats to former Illini catcher Chris Robinson. He just re-upped with the Baltimore Orioles organization for the 2013 season. That comes complete with an invite to 2013 Spring Training, by the way. In 2012, Robinson batted .232 with 18 rbis with the Triple-A Norfolk Tides. A little background on Robinson… he played for the University [...]
Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on December 9th, 2012 | 1 Comment »
News comes to us from the London (Ontario) Free Press about former Illini catcher Chris Robinson. Robbie, who is Ontario-born, is once again poised to help Team Canada in their bid in the World Baseball Classic. Robinson last played for the Illini during their championship season of 2005. Since then he’s been playing in the [...]
Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on November 6th, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Jordan Parr leads the Illini with a .385 batting average The Hoosiers are coming to town! Indeed, the Illini are in the midst of a eight game home stand so take your chance to see them while they are in town. It’s Easter weekend so bring the family before you settle down to dinner on [...]
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I was tipped off that former Illini catcher Lars Davis made his 2012 Spring Training debut last week for the Colorado Rockies. That prompted me to check up on our other former Illini and see how they were faring so far during pre-season. Since his start, Lars Davis has appeared in two games for Colorado [...]
Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on March 13th, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Kyle Hudson was spotted chatting with News-Gazette reporter Jeff Huth so expect to see something in the local news soon about the former Illini outfielder. No doubt, Hudson has been busy talking to the media since he got picked up by the Rangers organization in late January. Not only that, he will join another former [...]
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After three productive seasons at the Iowa Cubs, former Illini catcher Chris Robinson will be heading on to a different venue. Robinson has been signed by the Texas Ranger organization. In my opinion, it’s a good move for Robinson, who hit .316 with 29 rbis in 2011. Robbie has done well with the AAA I-Cubs [...]
Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on December 21st, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Former Illini catcher Chris Robinson spurred his Team Canada to victory over the USA in the final game of the Pan Am Games. Canada defeated the US team 2-1. Robinson played a big part in his team’s victory. His base hit in the sixth inning started a two-out rally. Robinson eventually scored the tying run. [...]
Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on October 26th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Now that his minor league season with the Iowa Cubs is finished, former Illini Chris Robinson will once again join up with Team Canada. Team Canada’s web site has the full roster. More specifically, Robbie and and Canadian teammates will be taking part in the 2011 IBAF World Cup in Panama and the Pan-Am Games [...]
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On his fifth day on the roster of the Baltimore Orioles and his second game, former Illini outfielder Kyle Hudson got his first hit. On Labor Day, the Orioles were playing the New York Yankees. The Orioles lost to the Yanks 11-10 but Hudson singled to Curtis Granderson (who by the way graduated from University [...]
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