Illinois Baseball Report

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! »

Woo-hoo!  This is one I would have really liked to seen in person.  The Illinois defeated Iowa in the first game of the BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge in Clearwater, Florida.
Down 2-1 in the sixth, the Illini came back to score five runs thanks in part to three Iowa fielding miscues.  Iowa never really recovered after [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on February 21st, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »

It’s opening day for the Illini which means they’re someplace warm, in this case, Clearwater, Florida.  What’s different this year is that tonight, they are opening up against a Big Ten team, Iowa.  My guess?  They’re making up for lost time.  They didn’t play the Hawkeyes all last year.

Lars Davis and Tanner Roark after [...]

Filed under: Game Previews on February 20th, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »

It may be freezing here in central Illinois but for Friday at Illinois-Iowa’s game time, it’s forecasted to be a balmy 51 degrees. 
Here again is the rundown of the (updated) weekend schedule for the BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge:
 

Games #1,2,3

Record: 0-0

Feb 20 – 6:30 CST

vs Iowa

at Jack Russell Stadium, Clearwater, Fla

Feb 21 – 6:30 CST
vs [...]

Filed under: Game Previews on February 18th, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »

Well, with the Illini gone, I decided to stick around and watch some ball ANYWAY.
Penn State who lost their very first game against the Buckeyes, have played with heart and have hung on, winning against Iowa, Michigan and yes, Illinois. Minnesota, on the other hand, have just come off a tough loss against the Buckeyes [...]

Filed under: 2007 Big Ten Tournament on May 26th, 2007 | Leave a Comment! »

Thursday, Penn State defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes 5-3 kicking them out of the tournament.
Iowa had a 3-0 in the 4th inning. As I walked by Ray, an Iowa fan Brian DeCaussin introduced me to, I said something like, “Iowa’s doin’ all right.”. Without a beat, he said, “Just wait, I’ve seen too many Iowa games [...]

Filed under: 2007 Big Ten Tournament on May 25th, 2007 | Leave a Comment! »

Here we go, Illini, Here we go!
Here we go, Illini, here we go!

It sure is nice to be in the winners’ bracket.
No incredible comeback today at the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. Nope, the Illinois had things pretty much under control from the very start against the Iowa Hawkeyes as they took them [...]

Filed under: 2007 Big Ten Tournament on May 23rd, 2007 | Leave a Comment! »

I’m finally coming down a bit from Sunday’s incredible comeback by the Illini over Michigan State. It’s not often you see a team come back from a 7-0 deficit to win 8-7 in a must-win game.
But I’m sure the Illini baseball team isn’t looking back… they’re looking forward. Forward to Wednesday [...]

Filed under: 2007 Big Ten Tournament, Game Previews on May 21st, 2007 | Leave a Comment! »

Illinois had a tough weekend.
Despite winning the series opener on Friday, the Illini lost the remaining three games of the series against the Hawkeyes. That’s not to say that the Illini didn’t score runs. Sunday’s game score was 17-12 and the Illini actually had the lead up until the fifth inning. [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on April 22nd, 2007 | 1 Comment »

It seems nothing can stop Michigan this weekend.  So far, they have gone 3-0 against Iowa (including two 1-0 shutouts today!) and have clinched their 33rd Big Ten title.  In doing this, they have home-field advantage and a first-round bye.
Northwestern, with one game left tomorrow, have at least clinched second place and the second first-round bye [...]

Filed under: Big Ten on May 20th, 2006 | Leave a Comment! »