Illinois Baseball Report

Matt Dittman practices his “mean” face before the game with Eastern. It’s late so I’m going to keep this short.  The Illini are heading to Marion, IL to play Coach Hartleb’s alma mater, Southern Illinois University.  Hartleb will play down his time at SIU but word has it he was pretty good as a catcher [...]

Filed under: Game Previews on April 14th, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »

I stopped by Illinois Field to observe the new turf for the first time.  I had the camera with me and took a few photos.  The gates were closed, of course, but I managed to zoom in enough for you to get the idea. This is a few mounds of Hilltopper Mound & Mound Homeplate [...]

Filed under: UI Baseball Program and Management on February 11th, 2008 | Leave a Comment! »

At long last, Illinois Field is beginning to look like a ballpark once again. The last few days, crews have been installing the “Field Turf” at the home of the University of Illinois ballclub, giving the field the bright green look. There was even a photo and writeup in the News Gazette, the local paper. [...]

Filed under: UI Baseball Program and Management on January 17th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

After work today, I thought I’d bop on over to Illinois Field and see how the installation of the Field Turf was going.  My place of work is only a couple blocks away so it’s convenient enough.  So when work was done, I trekked over the cemetery that separates me from Illinois Field.  I was in a [...]

Filed under: UI Baseball Program and Management on November 13th, 2007 | Leave a Comment! »

Now with the Orange and Blue series over and done with, construction is underway for installation of Field Turf. The Fighting Illini website has photos. Share Tags: field turf, illinois field Related posts Three things I learned from my umpire friend (0) Top Ten things to bring to an Illini baseball home game (0) Come [...]

Filed under: UI Baseball Program and Management on October 8th, 2007 | Leave a Comment! »