Minnesota pitching nearly unhittable in first round

My hope that Illinois, riding a two-game winning streak, a streak that got them into the Big Ten tournament, would give them the momentum they needed to sweep through the tourney.  Gopher starting pitcher Cole DeVries had something to say about that. Gopher hurler Cole DeVries You see, Minnesota was riding a streak of their own.  [...]

Filed under: Big Ten on May 25th, 2006 | 2 Comments »

Illinois having its way with Iowa

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! »

Big Ten baseball in C-U this weekend!

Anyone in Champaign-Urbana this weekend has a good chance to catch some good Big 10 baseball as Iowa comes to town to face the Illini.  Here’s the schedule and rundown on the teams. I did a double take when I saw this: April 21 • 6:05 pm Matt Whitmore (RHP) vs. Luke O’Loughlin (RHP) Matt Whitmore Whitmore?  [...]

Filed under: Awards on April 21st, 2006 | Leave a Comment! »

Whitmore is Big Ten Pitcher of the Week

Illini reliever Matt Whitmore earned the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week award Monday.  Whitmore did it by garnering 3 saves last week in 3 innings.  He didn’t allow any hits or runs in those 3 innings.  Whitmore is now six of six in save chances and leads the conference in saves.   Share Tags: [...]

Filed under: Awards on April 4th, 2006 | Leave a Comment! »

Illini Baseball Make it Two Wins

I think I’m going to like this new catcher of ours.  Illini backstop Lars Davis went 4 for 5 with 2 runs in Game 2 of the series against the University of South Florida.  Yes, the season is only five games old but Davis has 11 hits in 18 at-bats.  Keep it up, Lars! And yes, the [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on March 4th, 2006 | Leave a Comment! »