Saturday, Illinois battled to a 5-5 tie with the Indiana State Sycamores for a 14 inning game. Like last Wednesday’s game against EIU, both coaches agreed to the 14 innings beforehand as the teams want the experience of competitive action. Fans got to see a lot of Illini pitchers as…
Illinois baseball defeated the Eastern Illinois Panthers 13-12 on Wednesday night in a marathon 14-inning affair. It wasn’t technically an extra-inning game; Illinois had the lead 8-7 after nine regulation innings. Coach Dan Hartleb and EIU head coach Jason Anderson who was a star Illini pitcher in his college days,…
Last weekend, Illinois baseball won their first series in Ann Arbor in fifteen years! They didn’t waste time scoring ten runs on Friday then scoring another ten on Saturday. On Sunday, the Illini scored two in the top in the ninth to force an extra inning game but couldn’t…
Starting this Friday, Illinois baseball will take on Ohio State in a key three-game series. With the Big Ten tournament just a few weeks away, both teams are looking to solidify their place in the standings. Illinois is currently one game over the Buckeyes. In addition to the…
It feels good to win three more! This wind-blown series was a wild and wooly one. Not only did Illinois have to stave off a nine-run comeback by Rutgers (18-14, 4-5 Big Ten) on Friday but there were two contested homeruns (one was overturned). While 25 runs were scored by…
Illinois baseball returns home to Illinois Field after a satisfying series back East. The boys won two of three against the University of Maryland Terrapins. With wins on Friday and Sunday, Illinois improves their record to 19-8 and retains their third place spot in the Big Ten conference. Upon returning,…
Illinois baseball starts off the season with a sweep over the Northwestern Wildcats! While it was a clean 3-0 sweep, I don’t think I have seen such a close Big Ten series than this weekend’s battle. The NU opponents put up a worthy effort and kept the boys in Orange…
There’s nothing like taking a lunch break at Illinois Field to watch #24 Illinois Baseball! I just I could have stayed longer to see more of the Bren Spillane show! That’s right, Spillane who had eight hits and three homeruns on Saturday, continued his streak in #24 Illinois’ midweek game…
Once Saturday afternoon came, Illinois got their bearings in Conway, South Carolina and found out how to win. At the Brittain Resorts Invitational, the Illinois Baseball regrouped after two straight losses and won the last two games to come away even-steven. They went 2-2 for the weekend and are…
Time was, the fall semester didn’t see much Illinois Baseball action outside of one intrasquad series. Sure, they held daily practice out on Illinois Field which culminated with the annual Orange and Blue World Series but that was about it. Seems that things are changing. This fall, in addition to…