Ryan Nagle: Eight rbis for the season With help from sophomore Ryan Nagle’s bat, Drasen Johnson got his first win of the season against a tough Coastal Carolina baseball team. Nagle helped the cause with a 3-run double in the fifth inning. It wasn’t easy especially coming off a disappointing…
Drasen Johnson strikes out ten in his no-decision on Sunday The Illini couldn’t stave off a comeback from Georgia State today as they lost the rubber game to the Panthers 10-6. This weekend, Illini lost two games in which they had early leads. In Saturday’s game which they won, they…
Will Krug: Off to a good start The Fighting Illini Baseball team looks to take the series win against the Georgia State Panthers on Sunday after splitting the first two games of the series. Here’s a quick recap of Friday’s and Saturday’s games: Game #1 / February 14, 2014…
Today it was announced that in the Big Ten baseball pre-season coaches’ poll, Indiana was picked as the #1 team in the conference. Not only that, it was a unanimous choice. It shouldn’t surprise anyone. Indiana is returning seven of their All-Big Ten winners from their team that made their…
The Fighting Illini Baseball program released their official 2014 season preview on Friday. Complete and thorough, it answers a few questions. In a nutshell, the young 2014 team has lost its entire outfield and the left side of the infield from last year but the pitching staff is relatively…
The temps were hovering around zero degrees this afternoon but that didn’t stop me from seeing a little baseball. Granted, it was just practice but considering it’s January in Illinois, I was still thrilled. Reid Roper is interview by TV media. By the way, that’s Illini Baseball Assistant Sports Information…
Seeing as it’s October, it was about time to change the Illinois Baseball Report banner that you see at the top of the page. From left to right, you’ll see infielder Michael Hurwitz, starting pitcher Kevin Duchene, outfielder Will Krug, firstbaseman David Kerian, and infielder/pitcher Reid Roper. And for posterity’s…
Today was Game 1 of Illinois Baseball’s Orange and Blue’s World Series. Exciting because between May and March, this is really the only competitive college baseball to be found at Illinois Field even if it is an intrasquad game. I stopped by today and saw most of the game. I…
The Waterloo Bucks just tied the Northwoods League mark for wins with 50 after their 7-2 defeat of Battle Creek. It’s probably no coincidence that Illini infielder David Kerian is featured in the photo of the article. Kerian is hitting .300 for the season and has 17 stolen bases and…
Illini first baseman David Kerian had one of his best games of the summer two nights ago for the Waterloo Bucks in Northwoods League. In a 15-3 win over the Rochester Honkers which featured an eleven run second inning, Kerian shone as the offensive star. Playing left field for the…