Illinois Baseball Report

Before the game, Pete Cappetta predicted two wins for the weekend This time it was the Illini who took some advantage of the 20-25 mph wind at Illinois Field. With four homers and a fantastic effort by the bullpen, Illinois closed out this past weekend’s series on a winning note.  Defeating Penn State 15-3 on [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on April 5th, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Aaron Johnson slides in to score in Illinois’ big six-run first inning When I woke up today, I wasn’t sure we weren’t going to have a ballgame.  It was raining and I heard thunder every so often.  Thankfully, the clouds parted by about 2pm and we had about the most beautiful day possible for baseball.  [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on April 3rd, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

Will Strack struggles with his jacket in the strong Friday wind before the game. There was a fierce wind at Illinois Field Friday night.  Unfortunately, Penn State took advantage of it and Illinois didn’t.  The Nittany Lions cracked four homeruns and defeated the Illini 16-9.  It’s not that Illinois didn’t have the offense tonight.  They [...]

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Casey McMurray hopes to continue his hot hitting against Penn State this weekend Nothing brings out the best in our players than an honest-to-goodness Big Ten battle.  This weekend, we’re getting just that.  Coach Robbie Wine brings his 10-13 Penn State Nittany Lions to town to face the 9-9 Illini.  The Nits are coming off [...]

Filed under: Game Previews on April 1st, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Larry Fall blogs about sports at Penn State University and his blog, Happy Valley  Hardball covers the baseball team at PSU.  Happy Valley takes a unique look at the team as it is very stats-oriented and Larry even occasionally expands his coverage to the conference in general.  In light of Illinois’ opening Big Ten series [...]

Filed under: Feature on March 31st, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

After a monster weekend against Penn State, Illini Willie Argo garners the Big Ten Player of the Week award.  The Davenport, Iowa native took the award based on his 8 for 12 performance while Illinois swept the Nittany Lions.  Argo drove home 8 runs and scored six with the help of three homeruns, a double [...]

Filed under: Awards on April 27th, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »

Behind a solid performance by starter Bryan Roberts and a relentless oflense, Illinois took the third game at Penn State today 9-2.  With the win, the Illini sweeps the Nittany Lions for the weekend and are now tied for first place in the Big Ten! STANDINGS (as of Apr 26, 2009) Big Ten Overall Team [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on April 26th, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Maybe it’s early to make such a prediction but I smell a Big Ten player of the Week award going to Willie Argo. Today, Argo slammed two homeruns in Illinois’ 11-5 win over Penn State at Medlar Field.   In addition to the two dingers, he was 3 for 5 with 5 rbis.  Add that to [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on April 25th, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »

Willie Argo was one single shy of the cycle as Illinois defeated Penn State 7-3 at Medlar Field in University Park, Pennsylvania.  Argo was 3 for 4 with 3 runs and 3 rbis. It was another comeback win for the Illini against a Big Ten team.  They were down 3-0 in the top of the [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on April 24th, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »

  This weekend, the Illini will be headed to Penn State and their award winning stadium, Medlar Field at Lubrano Park   Game #36 Record: 23-11 (8-4 Big Ten) vs Penn State University Nittany Lions at Medlar Field, University Park, PA April 24 5:35pm CT   April 25 3:35pm CT   April 26 10:05am CT* [...]

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