Baseball is the greatest game in the world and deserves the best you can give it. -Babe Ruth After a long winter, it’s so exciting that Illinois baseball is almost here! This weekend, Illinois baseball begins their 2024 season. Illinois will be participating in the Wake Forest Tournament in Winston-Salem,…
This coming weekend, baseball comes back to Illinois Field! The Illini host Indiana for a three-game series starting at 7pm Friday evening. Illinois has had a bit of an off and on conference season. The past three weekends, the team has gone 1-2. Looking to capitalize on last place Northwestern…
This weekend, Illinois baseball is hosting the Michigan Wolverines for three games at Illinois Field. In Illinois baseball’s first home weekend of 2023 against Big Ten Michigan, the home team hopes to make it a memorable one for Coach Dan Hartleb. With his next win, Coach Hartleb will pass Lee…
It’s one of my favorite times of the year! This week, Illinois will play its home opener at Illinois Field. The Illini will host the Indiana State Sycamores at 3pm on Wednesday March 15. Note: this is a rescheduled time. This game was originally scheduled for Tuesday at the same…
After a breakthrough weekend against then-#18 Southern Miss, Illinois baseball (4-3) will try to cement their standing as an up and coming college baseball team to watch. The team is headed to Huntsville, Texas to take on Sam Houston State (5-5) for a three-game series. How are the Illinois doing…
After splitting the weekend at the Wake Forest Tournament, Illinois baseball (2-2) will now head south. The team will be in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to face the #18 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (4-0) for a three-game series. This will be the first time in history that Illinois has faced Southern Miss. …
Let me say that the Fall college baseball season is pretty awesome. It is a somewhat recent development and since Illinois has engaged in it, it has added enough baseball in our lives to tide us over till the spring. Illinois concluded their Fall season on Sunday winning two of…
This weekend, Illinois baseball (3-7) travels to Bowling Green for three games against Western Kentucky (7-5). Read more details at the Fighting Illini website. Illinois suffered a midweek loss against Eastern Illinois on Tuesday and lost two of three last weekend. Their one win however, was against #25 West Virginia…
My favorite day of the year is almost here. Illinois baseball’s home opener! Illinois will host Eastern Illinois on Tuesday at Illinois Field at 4pm. With some luck, the weather will cooperate, too. While it may be a bit chilly, the forecast calls for sun. Illinois has been struggling in…