Illinois Baseball Report

My first memory of Pete Cappetta was during a particularly one-sided loss against Penn State in 2008, his freshman year. Cappetta was our backup shortstop back then and wasn’t getting a lot of playing time yet. While Illinois lost that game 16-5, Cappetta’s three-run homerun in the seventh inning (seen right as he high-fives [...]

Filed under: Feature on February 13th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

The Delmarva Shorebirds will be holding a Q&A session with former Illini Kyle Hudson.  Here are details on how to submit questions if you’re interested.  The deadline to submit is July 22. 
The Q&A is an effort to “connect fans with the Shorebirds players”.  Fellow Shorebird L.J. Hoes will also be participating in the Q&A [...]

Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on July 15th, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »

For my money, Brian DeCaussin knows more about Big Ten baseball than any of us “regular guys” and more importantly, doesn’t back down speaking out about some of the issues facing the game.
DeCaussin runs Big Ten Hardball, the “go-to” website for anyone who is interested in Big Ten baseball.  BTH acts as sort of [...]

Filed under: Feature on May 13th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Instead of the usual upcoming team preview I do, Drew Grigsby, a die-hard Ohio State baseball fan agreed to be interviewed and tell us about Buckeye Baseball.  Thanks to Drew for doing this!!

Game #46

Record: 31-14 (14-4 Big Ten)

vs Ohio State University Buckeyes
at Illinois Field, Champaign, IL

May 8
6:05pm CT
Bleacher Bum Barbeque

May 9
3:05pm CT
 

May 10
1:05pm [...]

Filed under: Game Previews on May 6th, 2009 | 5 Comments »

I remember two years ago I was talking to a father of one of the players at the 2007 Big Ten Tournament.  He shared with me that he wouldn’t be surprised if then freshman Brandon Wikoff would set the hits record for Illinois provided he played all four years.
 
Fast forward two years to 2009.  [...]

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

After two home weekends against Big Ten teams, Illinois goes on the road.  More specifically, to Ray Fisher Stadium in Ann Arbor to play 2008 Big Ten champs University of Michigan. 
We decided that the Q&A with the Indiana baseball blog Behind the Plate went so well, we decided to do it again.  This time [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on April 8th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

This week, we’re going to have a special edition of the weekend series preview.  The editor of Behind the Plate, an Indiana Baseball blog, suggested that we both do a Q & A interview for each other’s blogs as an exciting preview for the upcoming Indiana-Illinois series.  I thought it was an excellent idea so [...]

Filed under: Baseball Blogs and Web Sites, Game Previews on April 2nd, 2009 | 1 Comment »