A lot happens in college baseball during the summer. The players go off and play in summer leagues, there are various administration and program activities and then there are events that happen only once every few years. Let’s take a look at past few months in Illinois baseball news… Branden…
It was a big week for Illini baseball. First, Michael Massey made an appearance for the Kansas City Royals. (he’s back with Omaha but in my opinion, he’ll be back). Now, three current players have their chance to move forward into pro ball. Cole Kirschsieper Starting pitcher Cole Kirschsieper was…
Tuesday it was announced that five Illini were chosen by the Big Ten to its All-Big Ten squads. Here is the official announcement from the conference office. While I’m biased of course, I certainly feel these five are definitely deserving. Justin Janas 1B Second team Last year’s conference batting leader…
If anyone in town has been waiting to attend an Illinois baseball game, this is your last chance! The Illini series against Nebraska will be the last three games at home. It has been over ten years since I’ve missed two Illinois baseball weekends. Between a wedding in the family…
This weekend, Illinois will travel to Bloomington, Indiana to face the Hoosiers. Heading into this weekend’s series, Illinois is in third place with an 11-4 conference record. They suffered their very first series loss last weekend against ranked Maryland but rebounded in a midweek win against Bradley on Wednesday. Indiana…
After a successful Big Ten weekend plus a wild and raucous midweek victory, Illinois baseball welcomes the Northwestern to Illinois Field this weekend to continue the fun. Illinois won two games against Iowa after losing the first game last weekend. Illinois continued their success against Illinois State on Tuesday. After…
After a three-game sweep of Purdue last weekend, Illinois baseball (13-13, 5-1 Big Ten) will take their show on the road against Iowa. The Illini will travel to Iowa City to face the Hawkeyes for three games including a doubleheader on Saturday (note the schedule change). Tied with Rutgers for…
This weekend, Illinois faces their first Big Ten weekend opponent. They travel to East Lansing as Michigan State hosts the Illini for three games over the weekend. Note that due to forecasted nippy temps on Sunday, that game will be played as part of a doubleheader on Friday. Saturday’s game…
You know we’re getting close to baseball time when preseason honors are being awarded! In this case, D1Baseball has come out with their 2022 Big Ten Top 30 Prospects and we can find four Illini among them. So who are they? Cole Kirschsieper At #5, Kirschsieper tops the list for…
After a season of summer league action, Illini athletes are now settling into their fall semester classes (study hard, guys!). The Illinois Baseball team will return for another season of Fall ball very soon. According to FightingIllini.com, the Illini is scheduled to take on the UI-Springfield Prairie Stars on Friday,…