Illini shut out BlueBoys 7-0

Lee Zerrusen put up four goose eggs for the Illini Tonight, the Illinois baseball defeated Illinois College 7-0 behind a committee of pitchers led by Lee Zerrusen who pitched four scoreless innings.  Chris Pack got the win against the BlueBoys… Wait, stop!  Blueboys? How did Illinois College get the nickname “BlueBoys”?  Turns out I inadvertently [...]

Illini baseball crush Illinois College by two touchdowns and a field goal

In the most uneven affair this season, the University of Illinois baseball team manhandled the Blueboys of Illinois College 17-0. It started in the third when Craig Lutes scored on a double steal.  That run would be the first of eight in that frame.  Daniel Webb contributed a 3-run homerun to boost the score.  Ironically, [...]

Illinois vs Illinois (College)

Next Game: Game #26 Wed April 9 6pm Record: 17-8 vs Illinois College at Illinois Field, Champaign, IL Don’t mean to sound like a broken record but the weather is playing a factor in Illinois’ schedule again.  Tonight’s game against Bradley was canceled and will not be made up.  Illinois will be playing an extra [...]