Illinois Baseball Report

I wouldn’t say the Illini are going north this weekend.  They’re just not travelling as far south.  Bowling Green, Kentucky is their destination and they will be facing off against the Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky University. WKU (6-5) seems to be a pretty tough team both offensively and on the mound.  Just two years ago, [...]

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It’s down to Florida for the third weekend in a row for the Illini baseball team.  This time, they are participating in the Bright House Invitational in Deland, Florida.  Stetson University are the gracious hosts. FightingIllini.com beat me to the punch with their weekend preview.  It looks like the Johnson-Anderson-Kimes rotation has gone beyond the [...]

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Tonight, the University of Illinois baseball team (1-2) will take on Florida Gulf Coast University (2-2) at Fort Myers. It will be the first in a three game series. FightingIllini.com has their weekend preview up.  We’re looking at the same starters from last weekend:  Johnson, Anderson and Kimes.  The interview accompanying this weekend’s preview is [...]

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Josh Parr and Casey McMurray combined for 8 rbis at the Big East/Big Ten Challenge Tournament play has that added competitive tension but this weekend, Illinois (1-2) gets to play an honest-to-goodness three game series.  This weekend’s opponent is Florida Gulf Coast University (2-2) and they’ll be playing in warm Ft Myers, Florida.  I’m sure [...]

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Fightingillini.com has their weekend preview up now.  This week’s preview includes a bonus video of an interview of Willie Argo just before getting on the team bus before heading down to Florida.  Willie looks spiffy wearing a red orange tie (you know that’s coming off as soon as he’s on the bus). Here’s the posted [...]

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  Casey McMurray led the Illini in hitting (.348) and homeruns (6) in 2010 The Illinois baseball players have been practicing for a few weeks now this year but this weekend, it’s for real.  On Friday, the Big East/Big Ten Challenge tournament commences.  For Illinois’ part, they will be taking on University of Pittsburgh, University [...]

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With temperatures at single digits, it’s hard to think of baseball but college baseball is less than two weeks away.  Thank goodness the Illini have found warmer places to play… places such as Clearwater, Florida where the Big East/Big Ten Challenge will take place. The Fighting Illini website has posted its yearly Pitchers and Catchers [...]

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… When I did hear The motley fool thus moral on the time, My lungs began to crow like chanticleer, … William Shakespeare, As You Like It, act 2   If you think Caravelle Resort sounds like a nice place to visit, it probably is.  This resort area is the sponsor of this week’s tournament.  [...]

Filed under: Game Previews on March 11th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

A few last minute notes before the Illini start the Keith LeClair Classic tomorrow: According to fightingillini.com, Illinois is going with the same starters from last weekend…. Will Strack, Brian de la Torriente, and Kevin Johnson.  Strack will have a tough job going against an East Carolina team that is ranked #21 right now.  Their [...]

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This weekend, Illinois baseball will take part in the Keith LeClair Classic (named in honor of a baseball coach with ties to both East Carolina and Western Carolina) at the campus of East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. Two of Illinois’ opponents in the Classic, Western Carolina and East Carolina, have had their most [...]

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