Illinois Baseball Report

Next Game: Game #31 Tues April 15 6:30pm Record: 18-12 Big 10 6-6 vs Eastern Illinois University at Grimes Field, Mattoon, IL Tuesday, the Illini limp away from getting swept by the Michigan Wolverines and try to save face when they play the Eastern Illinois University Panthers from the Ohio Valley Conference. The most famous [...]

Filed under: Game Previews on April 14th, 2008 | Leave a Comment! »

Today’s Illini loss to Michigan wasn’t as overwhelming as the two on Saturday but the 7-4 game still hurt as it meant a Wolverine sweep for the weekend.  Illinois went into the weekend in second place and came out of it in fourth. Michigan cruised to a 7-0 start by the fourth inning scoring all [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on April 13th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

It wasn’t even close.  The Michigan Wolverines crushed the Illini by similar scores of 14-4 and 14-6. I didn’t make it out to the games.  Between the cold, wet weather and watching the kids, it just wasn’t in the making.  I had Gametracker going on the computer and the Cubs on WGN-TV (ugh, a 7-1 [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on April 12th, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Michigan defeated Illinois tonight 9-5. I shot this as I was walking to the stadium.  The flags are located at direct centerfield.  I could tell right away we were going to have a slugfest. Some Michigan ballplayers were spotted outside the stadium during batting practice to flag down the balls that got hit out. Ok, [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on April 11th, 2008 | Leave a Comment! »

In the most uneven affair this season, the University of Illinois baseball team manhandled the Blueboys of Illinois College 17-0. It started in the third when Craig Lutes scored on a double steal.  That run would be the first of eight in that frame.  Daniel Webb contributed a 3-run homerun to boost the score.  Ironically, [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on April 9th, 2008 | Leave a Comment! »

Despite giving up the first three runs to Indiana in the first inning, Illinois came back with a vengeance to defeat the Indiana Hoosiers 18-8.  The Monday win seals a 3-1 series victory against the Hoosiers for the weekend. Wow, what a day Ryan Hastings had.  He was 5 for 6 (his first career five-hit [...]

Filed under: Game Previews, Game Recaps on April 7th, 2008 | Leave a Comment! »

…which means this time, you’ll have to pay to get in.  But first… At this moment Illinois is leading Southern Illinois in the top of 8th, 5-2.  Daniel Webb has gone 3 for 4.  Brandon Wikoff and Ryan Hastings both have two hits.  Wikoff came into game hitting .397 so he may have cracked the [...]

Filed under: Game Previews, Game Recaps on April 1st, 2008 | Leave a Comment! »

Yes, there was baseball in Lansing today.  There weather cooperated and the University of Illinois have swept Michigan State in today’s doubleheader.  Because nothing beats being there, here’s the report from Tom Tompkins who is attending the games this weekend.  Once again, thanks to Tom T. for his “eyewitness” reports. Under a cloudless blue sky [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on March 29th, 2008 | Leave a Comment! »

Ryan Hastings slides in to score (Photo credit: Dylan Nelshoppen) Once again, the Illini offense was on its game.  For the second time in three days (and third time this season), they scored fifteen runs.  Final score Illinois 15 Indiana State 4 By the time I got there in the fifth inning, the Illini were [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on March 26th, 2008 | Leave a Comment! »

Four hits by first baseman Ryan Hastings helped Illinois put down the Kansas Jayhawks 11-9 on Wednesday.  Aside from going 4 for 4, Hastings clubbed a homer and a double with 3 runs and 2 rbis.  Kyle Hudson, Joe Bonadonna and Brandon Wikoff all contributed 2 hits apiece. It was was a close victory though.  [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on March 21st, 2008 | Leave a Comment! »