Illinois Baseball Report

If you haven’t noticed, there’s a new banner at the top of the IBR web page.  This was one of my favorite photos from last season.  Nothing captures emotion better than a key homerun during the last series of the season.  We can thank Casey McMurray for all of this.  This photo was taken after [...]

Filed under: Blog Administration on August 19th, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Adam Davis, who contributed a solo homerun Saturday, is ready for the tournament. The shot that launched a Big Ten Championship   The photo of Matt Dittman directly above pretty much says it all.  When we look back at this past weekend, there’s no doubt it will remain one of the most remembered moments of [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on May 22nd, 2011 | Leave a Comment! »

I’ve taken over a thousand photos in the past three days so I’m trying to catch up.  Meanwhile, here are some nice photos of Friday night’s wild 13-12 win against Indiana.           Share Tags: indiana, photos Related posts IBR photos now being displayed at new gallery (0) Check out the new [...]

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Casey McMurray hits a solo shot in the bottom of ninth to win the game… … and was warmly greeted at the plate by all his teammates. Casey McMurray’s timing was impeccable tonight.  With one out in the bottom of the ninth and the score tied, he chose that moment to hit his first homerun [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on May 19th, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Reliever Chris Pack has a 5-1 record on the season This is it.  If any of you were waiting for the right time to attend an Illinois game, your days are running out.  This weekend’s three game series (which starts on Thursday due to the Big Ten Tournament next week) against the Indiana Hoosiers will [...]

Filed under: Game Previews on May 17th, 2011 | Leave a Comment! »

Today, Illinois closed out the 2010 season with a 16-6 loss against Indiana.  It was a classic Hoosier victory with sixteen runs and seventeen hits (although only one homerun).  Senior Kevin Manson took the loss.  Indiana knocked Manson around pretty well.   They scored six runs (five earned) in three innings.  This evens Manson’s record at [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on May 22nd, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

It was a wild and crazy one in Bloomington today.  Indiana continued to hit and scored 12 runs.  Fortunately, Illinois had a blockbuster afternoon scoring 17 runs on the same amount of hits.  Brandon Hohl hit two homers and drove in three runs.  Final score:  Illinois 17  Indiana 12.  The lead changed hands a quite [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on May 21st, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

Indiana came touted as a team with power and at least for Hoosier fans, they disappoint this afternoon.  They defeated the Illini 11-5 with the help of six homeruns.  Indiana never had the huge inning… no more than than three runs in a frame.  Also, Illinois managed to separate their rallies with goose eggs.  Indiana [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on May 20th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

Tom Shelton takes umm… batting practice before the Western Michigan game For the last regular season weekend, we’re playing the Indiana Hoosiers.  Note I use term “weekend” loosely since the series starts on Thursday.  Given the teams playing, I’m expecting some wild and wooly games. Indiana Hoosiers May 20, 2010 2 pm ct May 21, [...]

Filed under: Game Previews on May 19th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

Indiana did pretty well in the first day of the MLB draft.  Three Hoosiers were drafted in the first 50 picks. Share Tags: Big Ten, first-year player draft, indiana Related posts Something new to check out for the new year (0) Big Ten updates their Records Book (0) Check out the new IBR banner! (1) [...]

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