Illinois baseball ready for more wins in Columbus

After an electric conference sweep last weekend, Illinois baseball looks forward to adding more to the ‘W’ column.  They travel to Columbus to play the Ohio State Buckeyes. Before we talk more of the future, I would be remiss if I didn’t recap a little last weekend’s three-game sweep against…

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Kirschsieper helps end the weekend on a high note

Thank goodness for Cole Kirschsieper! Cole K pitched five scoreless innings in today’s shutout of Ohio State preventing a Buckeye sweep. The Buckeyes won the first three games down in Greenville, South Carolina before their offense ran out of gas. Despite the discrepancy in wins this weekend, the games were…

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Illini baseball opens this weekend against the Buckeyes

On Friday, Illinois baseball will take the field competitively for the first time in almost a year.  It was after the Elon game on March 8 when everything shut down for the 2020 season. But it’s a new year and a new modified 44-game schedule.  Assuming everything goes to plan,…

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Illinois lose two to Buckeyes over the weekend

  Illinois’ weekend was almost like the name “Ohio”.  Illinois high point was in the middle but there wasn’t much on the edges.  Last weekend, there great weather and lots of fans at Illinois Field.  There was even free food and a beer tent on Friday night.  Unfortunately, things didn’t…

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In the homestretch, Illinois to host Buckeyes for key series

    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…

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Series win over Buckeyes moves Illinois up in the conference standings

For the second weekend in a row, we had beautiful weather for baseball all three days.  After a marathon 15-inning 1-0 win by Illinois (20-17, 6-6 Big Ten) on Friday night featuring a historical performance by Cody Sedlock, Ohio State (25-14-1, 5-7 Big Ten) came back to win on Saturday. …

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Illinois invites Ohio State to town for BBQ and baseball

Cody Sedlock leads the B1G with 70 strikeouts After five straight non-conference wins, Illinois (18-16, 4-5 Big Ten) is ready to bring on the Big Ten conference again.  This weekend, they will host rival Ohio State Buckeyes (24-18-1, 4-5 Big Ten) at Illinois Field.  Both teams come into the weekend…

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Blackjack! Illinois at 21 straight wins after Ohio State sweep!

Remember when Illinois when lost games?  No, I can’t either.  It’s a faint memory.  Today in Columbus, #6 Illinois (40-6-1, 16-1 Big Ten) extended their winning streak to a lucky 21 by completing a sweep against the #23 Ohio State Buckeyes (31-13, 12-6 Big Ten).  Illinois came back from a…

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Illinois Baseball takes Buckeyes series with 6-5 comeback win… is a sweep in the making?

If you’re in a pinch, you can always call Tyler Jay In a roller coaster game that featured several lead changes, Illinois eked out a key win against Ohio State on Saturday 6-5.  The win is Illinois’ 20th in row and gives at least a series win going into Sunday’s…

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Illinois’ Duchene pitches a three-hit gem to defeat #23 Buckeyes

Illinois baseball is just not content for settling for an undefeated April.  Not stopping there, #6 Illinois baseball easily defeated the #23 Ohio State Buckeyes in the first of their three-game set.  Behind the formidable pitching of starter Kevin Duchene, Illinois won 8-1 for their 19th straight victory. The Illini…

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