Joey Gerber is going up to the Show! The former Illini reliever was invited to Seattle’s 60-man training roster and is one of 22 invitees joining the team. He posted a very thoughtful Tweet today… Gerber played for the Illini from 2016 to 2018. Aside from multiple Academic Big Ten…
Two former Illini relievers are making their way up towards better things! Joey Gerber Joey Gerber (2016-2018) has been called up by the Seattle Mariners to their 60-player training camp. Workouts begin July 3 for Gerber. One of top bullpen aces in the Big Ten, Joey Gerber was drafted as…
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…
Things started out right against a tough #15 Indiana team but as the weekend wore on, things didn’t go Illinois’ way. The Illini (25-14, 10-5 Big Ten) won a tight 2-1 game on Friday but Indiana won both Saturday’s and Sunday’s games. With the series loss, Illinois drops to fourth…
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,…
While Bren Spillane racked up his third straight Big Ten Player of the Week award as well as the Perfect Game Midseason Player of the Year honor, Illinois (17-7, 4-2 Big Ten) hopes to regroup after a disappointing 1-2 weekend against Iowa. This coming weekend, they will play the Maryland…
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…
#24 Illinois baseball hosted the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers for their home opener and gave over 500 hometown fans a great show. Coming back from a 4-0 deficit, they had a little offensive help from Michael Massey, Grant Van Scoy and leadoff man Zac Taylor. With the win, Illinois improves…
[UPDATE] Schedule change: Keep your eye on FightingIllini.com for pending changes. Hot Stove Banquet completed? Check. Pre-season practice? Check. Promotional schedule in place? Check. Fightingillini.com pre-season previews? Check. What’s left than to go out and win some ballgames, am I right? Sure enough, this Friday starts the 2018 Fighting Illini…