Boy, it sure is fun when the Illini win! In Illini Nation, Craig Lutes is the hero of the day. Yes, he’s in that mob of Illinois players you see in the above photo. Not only is he the one who hit the walk-off homerun against the Northwestern Wildcats today…
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. …
A couple days ago, I posted some photos from 2005 that I had not seen for a long while. As promised, here are some from 2006 I also ran across. Again, these photos are not the best quality but definitely valuable from an archive perspective. Enjoy. Shawn Roof at…
This is a digital replica of former Illini Dominic Altobelli’s official baseball card this year when he played for the Casper Ghosts. His father Mike, who sent me the card, is very positive about how Dom’s first season progressed saying that he began “driving some balls toward the end of…
Mike Altobelli sends this photo along of his son Dominic Altobelli. Dom, a former Illini thirdbaseman who was picked this year’s MLB draft has been playing for the Casper (Wyo.) Ghosts all year. The Ghosts are an Advanced Rookie affiliate of the Rockies in the Pioneer League. Dom’s parents took…
Dominic Altobelli is on a roll now in the minors. Playing for the Casper Ghosts in the Rookie League, he has a 11 game hit streak going back July 1. According to his father Mike, Dom’s manager is trying him out at 2B just to keep him in the lineup. …
By now, the minor league season has started for the Illinois players who were drafted earlier this month. Let’s take a look at how they are doing in their new minor league settings. Well, Brandon Wikoff is off to a hot start for the Tri-City ValleyCats in New York State. …
Bonadonna: Bound for Rookie League As of today, four Illinois draftees have signed pro contracts with their respective teams. Big Ten Network has the info. Brandon Wikoff has signed with the Astros and will report to single-A Tri-City Valley Cats in the New York-Penn League. He’ll start June 23. …
I just got off the phone with Mike Altobelli, father of Dominic Altobelli. Turns out a representative of the Colorado Rockies will be coming to the Altobelli household tonight so that Dom can sign his first pro contract. Over the weekend, Dominic will be heading to his first assignment…
Dominic Altobelli, our thirdbaseman, has made it to pros. As someone who watched Illinois games from the left field fence, I got to see a lot of Dom so that makes me happy. I’m also happy for his parents who I got to know pretty well. They were kind enough…