Illinois Baseball Report

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 at 11:05 (Central) [...]

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. Illinois pitchers did [...]

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 [...]

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

So far after two games, it looks as if Illinois was ready for Iowa. The burning question on all fans minds:  Was ace reliever Matt Whitmore up to the task after making the switch to starter last night?  It sure looks like it. Whitmore  6 1/3 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 6 [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on April 22nd, 2006 | Leave a Comment! »

The first two games were played today at Illinois Field. Ohio State 7 Michigan 3 Minnesota 14 Iowa 7 But now I’m confused. Look at the updated bracket and see if this makes sense to you. According to the playoff bracket, shouldn’t Illinois be playing Ohio State? Anyway, Illinois is scheduled to play Minnesota Thursday [...]

Filed under: Big Ten, Game Recaps on May 25th, 2005 | Leave a Comment! »

I never thought I’d say this but: Thank you, Indiana! Here’s the scenario: Going into the last game of the season, Illinois still had a magic number of one. Either they had to win or Purdue had to lose in order for them to win the Big Ten title. Well, I went to the game [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on May 23rd, 2005 | Leave a Comment! »

I attended the Illini game last night and it wasn’t pretty. They lost their fifth in a row and their magic number remains at two. With three games left against Iowa this weekend, they need to win the next two to clinch the Big Ten title. Brian Blomquist took the loss last night and it [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on May 21st, 2005 | Leave a Comment! »