A hard luck loss by Drasen Johnson on Sunday Illinois starting pitching was on target this weekend but that wasn’t enough for the Illini baseball squad. A lack of offense contributed to a sweep by the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers down in Bowling Green. After an uplifting tournament a week ago,…
Drasen Johnson will be looking for win #3 on Sunday Coming off their surprise 4-0 performance last weekend down in Gainesville, the Illinois baseball team hopes to build on their momentum. This weekend, they’ll taking on the Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky. The Illini have plenty of history with the Hilltoppers,…
Now even I’m quite impressed after this weekend’s performance by the Illini down in Gainesville, Florida. After starting the year 2-4 they once again heading down to south, always considered college baseball territory. Indeed, they were going to face #23 University of Florida twice in a four game tournament…
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…
[Update: Note schedule changes due to weather.] Reid Roper already has two dingers and seven rbis for the season Admittedly, it’s getting a little warmer here in Champaign-Urbana but this weekend, the Illinois baseball players get a chance to go the beach. Specifically, they’re going to the Baseball at the…
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…
Sunday’s probable starter Drasen Johnson Friday is opening day! It’s only appropriate that the team we love open the season on Valentine’s Day. While we hometown fans are stuck in the cold weather of Champaign-Urbana, the guys get a respite of sorts. They’re traveling to Atlanta for a three game…
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…
Casey Fletcher relaxes near the dugout innings before he hits his walk-off homerun FightingIllini.com posted their wrap up of this week’s annual Orange and Blue World Series. It’s complete with some highlights proving that at least someone was keeping score for the three games. The Blue Team won the first…