After a three-game sweep of Purdue last weekend, Illinois baseball (13-13, 5-1 Big Ten) will take their show on the road against Iowa. The Illini will travel to Iowa City to face the Hawkeyes for three games including a doubleheader on Saturday (note the schedule change). Tied with Rutgers for…
This weekend, Illinois baseball hosts the tough Purdue Boilermakers for a three-game series at Illinois Field. This will be the first home Big Ten series officially. This is Mom’s Weekend at the U of I. There will be lots going on around campus and I’m sure the Illinois baseball program…
Wow! What a weekend! A no-hitter to clinch a a sweep! One weekend, after losing two games against Purdue, the Illini swept the Boilermakers three games culminating with a historic no-hitter on Sunday. Illinois starting pitching was strong with Andrew Hoffmann and Nate Lavender both getting victories. Ironically, Riley Gowens…
Yes, Illinois has a chance for redemption. The Illini will travel to West Lafayette, Indiana for a three-game set versus Purdue this weekend. This series comes on the heels of Illinois’ home pod weekend which ended with two losses against the Boilermakers. With a split last weekend, the Illini are…
In last weekend’s pod series, Illinois baseball won two against Michigan State and lost two versus Purdue at Illinois Field. It was an offensive-laden series on all sides as Illinois scored 38 runs for the four games as well as giving up 38 runs. The Illini finish the weekend at…
Four Illini baseball games at home this weekend! This weekend, Illinois baseball will host both Michigan State (11-11) and Purdue (6-15) at Illinois Field. Coming off a disappointing 0-2 weekend against Indiana which included a no-hitter, Illinois hopes to improve their 8-12 record. This will be the first and only…
This past weekend, Illinois got the job done against the Purdue Boilermakers sweeping all three games. It wasn’t easy. Illinois battled the unseasonably cool and wet weather as well as pesky Purdue. While the Illini won all three games by coming from behind. Most notably, Zac Taylor’s walk-off homerun on…
C-U fans, this is your last chance to see the 2019 Illini baseball team in action! This weekend is the last home series at Illinois Field as the Illini (31-16, 10-8 Big Ten) host the Purdue Boilermakers (19-28, 7-10 Big Ten) for a three-game series. The Illini who are in…
Mark Skonieczny bares his teeth as he legs out a triple Baseball is great. Winning is even better. After starting the season 6-16, Illinois baseball is starting to find its groove. In their last twelve games, they won nine. That includes a 2-1 series win over Northwestern last weekend and…
John Kravetz and Tyler Jay combine for Illini’s tenth straight On Monday evening, #11 Illinois pitchers John Kravetz and Tyler Jay combined to shut down the Purdue Boilermakers in a pitchers’ duel. The winning run came in the seventh with the help from the Purdue defense when Jason Goldstein scored…