Illinois Baseball Report

No game on Sunday between Illinois and Ohio State.  Rain washed away any chance of the Illini to tie Ohio State for the weekend.  As frustrating as that probably is, Ohio State had the momentum after their amazing comeback in Game 2 on Saturday (they scored 10 runs in the bottom of the fifth after [...]

Filed under: Analysis on May 12th, 2008 | Leave a Comment! »

Dang, I’m out of town for a game and boy, it sure sounds like it was an exciting one.  Northwestern had the Illini down by a run in the bottom of the ninth when catcher and cleanup hitter Aaron Johnson jacks a two-run shot to win it all 10-9.  Wow! It’s getting sufficiently close to [...]

Filed under: Awards, Game Recaps on May 6th, 2008 | Leave a Comment! »

Brandon Wikoff tips helmets with Kyle Hudson as on-deck Aaron Johnson watches on Illinois defeated Northwestern Saturday 14-4. Brandon Wikoff was the big producer going 5 for 5 for 5 with 2 doubles, a homer, six rbis, and four runs. Yes, that’s right… he was one base away from a cycle. I was standing next [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on May 4th, 2008 | Leave a Comment! »

Next Game: Games #43-46 Sat May 3 3:05pm Sun May 4 1:05 (DH) Mon May 5 6:05pm Record: 25-17 Big Ten 11-9 vs Northwestern at Illinois Field, Champaign, IL Before I forget to mention it, the series with Northwestern has been moved back a day. due to weather concerns  So the first game is on [...]

Filed under: Game Previews on May 1st, 2008 | Leave a Comment! »

Illinois is playing the Wildcats of Northwestern this weekend, Ryan Snowden No, I’m not wishing for more cold weather. Friday night, leadoff man and leftfielder Ryan Snowden just tied the University of Illinois record for consecutive games with a hit with 23. Nice going, Snow! Meanwhile, the Illini got a very solid start from Tanner [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on April 13th, 2007 | Leave a Comment! »

It’s a big weekend for Big Ten baseball.  I won’t re-discuss the importance why since I did so a couple posts ago.  Needless to say, the Illini and Northwestern need to win big for their own separate reasons. Well, both teams had 3:00 games today, the Wildcats playing Penn State (who were one game back [...]

Filed under: Big Ten on May 19th, 2006 | Leave a Comment! »

Two big races going on in the Big Ten baseball right now.  Let’s look at the standings before the last weekend of regular play: 2005-06 Big Ten Overall Teams W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Northwestern 19 9 0 .679 23 29 0 .442 Michigan 19 9 0 .679 34 18 0 .654 [...]

Filed under: Big Ten on May 18th, 2006 | Leave a Comment! »

After the Illini dropped three of four to last place Indiana, they need to make up ground if they want to participate in the Big Ten tournament next week. As I understand it correctly, the top six teams make the tourney.  Here’s how it stands right now: Teams W L T Pct. W L T [...]

Filed under: Game Previews on May 16th, 2006 | Leave a Comment! »

Another Big Ten series this weekend and if you want to see the Illini baseball team in action, this is your final chance.  The Michigan series is the last home series for Illinois. Friday is Hawaiian night… wear your brightest duds to get in free.  Saturday is Dog Day… bring your dog for free admission. [...]

Filed under: Game Previews on May 4th, 2006 | Leave a Comment! »

Well, the losing streak is over.  That’s a positive. Other than that, things have been looking pretty down for the Illini.  Going back to the last game of the Ohio State series on April 9th, our guys have suffered a 5-game losing streak including an 8-7 loss to Bradley and a 3 games in a row [...]

Filed under: Uncategorized on April 17th, 2006 | Leave a Comment! »