The players have pretty much wrapped up their trip to the Dominican Republic. They played their last game yesterday. And while wins, losses and stats are not the important thing in the grand picture, the Illini have done well. They won five, lost two and tied once. What is important…
I can’t help but feel a little envious of the Illinois baseball players and coaches. They are going on a trip of a lifetime next week when they travel to the Dominican Republic. Not only will they get to see some of the sights but they will also play eight…
Catcher Kelly Norris-Jones awaits the cutoff throw Baseball in November at Illinois Field. There’s a first for everything. The Illini were at practice today getting warmed up for their trip to the Dominican Republic. They’ll be leaving for a week on November 22nd. For those interested, there is a…
The Fighting Illini Dugout Club has just announced the details of the live and silent auction at this weekend’s Hot Stove Banquet. Big ticket items included in the auction are: 4 tickets for "On Field MLB Experience Package" between the New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox 4 Chicago Cubs…
The Cardinals’ Class A affiliate Peoria Chiefs are holding an online auction to benefit those affected by the recent tornado damage in Central Illinois. "The response on the auction front has been outstanding," said Chiefs director of media relations and baseball operations Nathan Baliva. Items up for auction range from…
There was plenty of fist pumpin’ action at Huff Hall last night where Jock Jams 2013 took place. I really didn’t know what to expect but really had a blast. Illinois Baseball rightfielder Davis Hendrickson gets some of the credit for getting the word out among the Illini baseball fans. …
Earlier this week, I did a plug for the Fourth annual Jock Jams that will be happening on February 27th. Illini Productions just came out with this video of past year’s performances to help promote the event. Looks like fun. Get your tickets at the Illini ticket office or…
The fourth annual Jock Jams has now been scheduled for February 27. What is Jock Jams, you say?? It’s an event sponsored by the U of I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee full of singing, dancing and acting performed by University of Illinois athletes. It’s done all in name of community and…
Those in the Champaign-Urbana area may already be aware that Champaign Mayor Don Gerard has his heart set on bringing a minor league baseball team to town. Last Tuesday’s city council meeting, a proposal was narrowly passed to use city resources to study possible stadium site locations. I attended the…
A couple of videos to link to this week. The first two come to us from Illini Productions’ YouTube Channel. Here’s Brandon Hohl’s postgame interview after Sunday’s game when he hit two homeruns and drove in six runs against SIU. That same day, Josh Ferry won his first college…