A lot happens in college baseball during the summer. The players go off and play in summer leagues, there are various administration and program activities and then there are events that happen only once every few years. Let’s take a look at past few months in Illinois baseball news… Branden…
It was a big week for Illini baseball. First, Michael Massey made an appearance for the Kansas City Royals. (he’s back with Omaha but in my opinion, he’ll be back). Now, three current players have their chance to move forward into pro ball. Cole Kirschsieper Starting pitcher Cole Kirschsieper was…
In my opinion, Illinois baseball’s 2022 season was an unqualified success despite their performance in the Big Ten Tournament. At the beginning of the season, they weren’t chosen to rank in the top six in the conference yet they battled and ended up tied for second in the standings. To…
Tuesday it was announced that five Illini were chosen by the Big Ten to its All-Big Ten squads. Here is the official announcement from the conference office. While I’m biased of course, I certainly feel these five are definitely deserving. Justin Janas 1B Second team Last year’s conference batting leader…
You know we’re getting close to baseball time when preseason honors are being awarded! In this case, D1Baseball has come out with their 2022 Big Ten Top 30 Prospects and we can find four Illini among them. So who are they? Cole Kirschsieper At #5, Kirschsieper tops the list for…
On Friday, we got a chance to see the 2021-22 Illini squad in competitive action. They took on the University of Illinois-Springfield Prairie Stars in an extended exhibition game. Illinois won the 13-inning affair by the score of 7-3. Much of the Illini’s success goes two our catchers. Jacob Campbell…
After a season of summer league action, Illini athletes are now settling into their fall semester classes (study hard, guys!). The Illinois Baseball team will return for another season of Fall ball very soon. According to FightingIllini.com, the Illini is scheduled to take on the UI-Springfield Prairie Stars on Friday,…
Big Ten announced the 2021 All-Big Ten award recipients this week. Illinois can be proud of their representatives. They are… 1B/DH Justin Janas – All-Big Ten First Team In 2021, Justin Janas hit. And hit and hit. He went 3 for 3 in the third game of the season. Since…
If it weren’t for one inning on Friday, Illinois (18-19) would have swept the Iowa Hawkeyes (22-16) this past weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, everything seemed to go just right. Timely hitting coincided with excellent pitching as the Illini won both games and Illinois came away with a 2-1 series…
Coming off a three-game sweep against Purdue, Illinois will head to Evanston today for their last pod weekend of the 2021 season. In a slight twist to the pod format, they will face host Michigan for all four games. The reason? According to Northwestern’s website, “Northwestern Baseball is pausing…