Illinois Baseball Report

Ben Reeser honored on Senior Day Illinois took a loss today against Ohio State in their last home game of 2009 by the score of 12-7.  The Illini battled back but couldn’t overcome a pair of five-run innings by the Buckeyes.  Brandon Wikoff sliding home to score in the second inning It was Senior Day [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on May 10th, 2009 | 4 Comments »

This game ranks up there as one of the best baseball games I’ve ever seen considering what was at stake, how many were in attendance and what actually went down.  And in case the photo above doesn’t give it away, Illinois won.   With Alex Wimmers (above left) and Phil Haig (above right) on the [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on May 8th, 2009 | 2 Comments »

#25 Illinois lost an ugly affair against University of Evansville tonight 4-3 in 10 innings.  Ugly in more ways than one.  But before we get to that, let’s talk about some of the positive things to get us started.  Dom Altobelli:  3 for 5 Dom Altobelli went 3 for 5 for the night.  Not only [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on May 6th, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »

The Illini defeated the Western Illinois Leathernecks at Illinois Field by the score of 7-1 thanks in much part to the bat of thirdbaseman Dominic Altobelli (below left). Altobelli slammed 2 homeruns (one to left-center, the other to right) for rbis.  His 3 for 4 night extended his hitting streak to 16 games.  More amazing, [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on May 5th, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »

Illinois and starting pitcher Bryan Roberts took care of business today as they shut out Northwestern Wildcats 9-0 at Rocky Miller Park in Evanston.  With help from Michigan who defeated Ohio State, they are now in sole possession of first place in the Big Ten conference. Roberts was lights out as he struck out seven [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on May 3rd, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »

Now, that Illinois win was just a little TOO interesting. With a 15-3 lead going into the bottom of the seventh inning, the Northwestern Wildcats rallied for nine runs to make it close.  Fortunately, Will Strack came in and shut the door on the ‘Cats, pitching a perfect ninth.  The final score was 15-12 Illinois.  [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on May 2nd, 2009 | 1 Comment »

The big stories of tonight’s game between Illinois and Southern Illinois University: Well first of all, Illinois won 5-1.  Yes, the Illini have a three game winning streak against Big Ten teams (courtesy of Penn State) but they also haven’t beaten a non-conference in three games either.   So I’m glad Illinois could get this monkey [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on April 28th, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »

Behind a solid performance by starter Bryan Roberts and a relentless oflense, Illinois took the third game at Penn State today 9-2.  With the win, the Illini sweeps the Nittany Lions for the weekend and are now tied for first place in the Big Ten! STANDINGS (as of Apr 26, 2009) Big Ten Overall Team [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on April 26th, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Willie Argo was one single shy of the cycle as Illinois defeated Penn State 7-3 at Medlar Field in University Park, Pennsylvania.  Argo was 3 for 4 with 3 runs and 3 rbis. It was another comeback win for the Illini against a Big Ten team.  They were down 3-0 in the top of the [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on April 24th, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »

Despite scoring five runs in the last two innings, the Illini lost to the St Louis Billikens in St Louis tonight.  This in spite of efforts of Joe Bonadonna, Casey McMurray, Dom Altobelli and Josh Parr who had two hit each in the 11-10 heartbreaker. This was third mid-week, non-conference game in a row that [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on April 22nd, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »