Now that the Illinois baseball season is over, many of the players will be going on vacation, right? Wrong. Most of the returning players are off to go play in collegiate summer leagues. Twenty-four Illini are dispersing throughout the country and playing in a number of collegiate summer leagues out…
The schedule for Illini’s Orange and Blue series has mostly been set. Sept 28 – 4pm Sept 29 – 10am Sept 30 – 10am Oct 5 – 4pm Oct 6 – TBA This split squad series is a good chance to see the Illinois team in action! In other Illini…
Congrats are in order for University of Illinois’ Joe Bonadonna. He was awarded the Rawlings Silver Glove for his play at second base while playing second base for the Duluth Huskies in the Northwoods League. In addition to his fine work with the glove, Bonadonna broke the league record with…
Summer League Action Illini Joe Bonadonna broke the Northwoods League record for steals. The former record, held by ex-Illini Ryan Rogoski was 44 and Bonadonna swiped his 45th base in his final game in the summer league. As a bonus, his Duluth Huskies won the first half NWL championship and…
Brandon Wikoff You can get a very thorough wrap-up of the 2007 University of Illinois baseball season on their web site now. It covers team and player highlights, series summaries, awards, record breakers, you name it. Also, they have another installment of Summer Diamond Notes. These are the periodic…
July is All-Star time not only for the Majors but also for the college leagues. University of Illinois is well represented on a few All-Star teams throughout the country. Scott Shaw and Joe Bonadonna faced off against each other last Wednesday in the Northwoods League All-Star Game. Shaw, who is…
Turns out Ben Reeser and Aaron Martin aren’t the only Illini doing well this summer. Take a look at Joey Bonadonna who is spending his dog days playing for the Duluth Huskies in the Northwoods League. Bonadonna has already broken the team single season record for stolen bases. He did…
It’s summertime and the Illinois baseball season is over. However, fourteen of the Illini players are honing their skills in college summer leagues. There is a web page at fightingillini.com that lists the players and who they will be playing for. A bonus: the page includes links to the teams…
A few of the Illini baseball players, while not in C-U, have been in college leagues throughout the country. And some have been doing quite well. Take Jake Toohey, for example. Pitching for the Rochester Honkers in the Northwoods League, he’s made the All-Star team with 13 saves and a…
Now that the Big Ten season is over, some Illini players have plans for the summer. Some beginning as early as today, fifteen Illinois baseball players will be busy this summer playing in collegiate summer leagues. Four will play for the Fayetteville (NC) Swampdogs. In addition, seven will play for…