Seeing as it’s October, it was about time to change the Illinois Baseball Report banner that you see at the top of the page. From left to right, you’ll see infielder Michael Hurwitz, starting pitcher Kevin Duchene, outfielder Will Krug, firstbaseman David Kerian, and infielder/pitcher Reid Roper. And for posterity’s…
Casey Fletcher goes yard to win it for the Orange Team… …giving them something to finally cheer about this week I have to hand it to the Orange Team. They were outplayed for two and half games this week but they really know how to cap off the Orange and…
Illini first baseman David Kerian had one of his best games of the summer two nights ago for the Waterloo Bucks in Northwoods League. In a 15-3 win over the Rochester Honkers which featured an eleven run second inning, Kerian shone as the offensive star. Playing left field for the…
After my summer trip to Alaska, I’m getting back in the swing of things. Checking the news, it looks like the commitment of Casey Fletcher to the Illinois Baseball program is getting some media attention now. The Champaign News-Gazette has a feature article on Casey and the familial connection with…
Davis Hendrickson drove home the sole run in today’s loss In an elimination game against Minnesota at the Big Ten Tournament, Illinois (34-18) couldn’t hold on to a slim lead and lost 3-1 and will have to say goodbye to Minneapolis. Ryan Castellanos was a hard luck loser as he…
Celebration after Saturday’s win! Illinois got the job done this weekend! A three-game sweep is what the team needed against the Penn State Nittany Lions and that’s what they got. With an 8-6 win on Saturday and a comeback 5-4 victory on Sunday, the Illini improve their conference record…
26 games in a row: Justin Parr’s infield hit to short breaks the record. Just as the game between the Illini and the Northwestern Wildcats began on Saturday afternoon, it began to rain. It was a little mist at first but a steady rain soon followed. The bad weather didn’t…
Kevin Duchene hopes his rally cap with induce some Illini runs Friday night, Illinois and Northwestern were locked in an back-and forth extra-inning battle. The Wildcats eventually won the game 4-3 in 13 innings. For a few innings though, I saw some of the most exciting baseball at Illinois Field…
Reid Roper has hit three HR in his last three games After their three-game sweep of Purdue last weekend, Illinois baseball hopes to continue their conference success this coming weekend against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Ohio State (23-12, 7-5 Big Ten) is one spot above the Illini in the…
The Illini get a little defensive help from Brandon Hohl today It was a wild and wooly win for the Illini today against the Purdue Boilermakers. While Ryan Castellanos earned his second win in a row, Justin Parr hit for the cycle and Reid Roper hit his third homer…