Starting this Friday, Illinois baseball will take on Ohio State in a key three-game series. With the Big Ten tournament just a few weeks away, both teams are looking to solidify their place in the standings. Illinois is currently one game over the Buckeyes. In addition to the…
Things started out right against a tough #15 Indiana team but as the weekend wore on, things didn’t go Illinois’ way. The Illini (25-14, 10-5 Big Ten) won a tight 2-1 game on Friday but Indiana won both Saturday’s and Sunday’s games. With the series loss, Illinois drops to fourth…
This weekend, the Illini will take a break from Big Ten action. Fortunately for us, they will still be playing and even better, they will be here in Champaign at Illinois Field. They will host the Lopes of Grand Canyon University (20-16) who reside in first place of the Western…
It feels good to win three more! This wind-blown series was a wild and wooly one. Not only did Illinois have to stave off a nine-run comeback by Rutgers (18-14, 4-5 Big Ten) on Friday but there were two contested homeruns (one was overturned). While 25 runs were scored by…
Illinois baseball starts off the season with a sweep over the Northwestern Wildcats! While it was a clean 3-0 sweep, I don’t think I have seen such a close Big Ten series than this weekend’s battle. The NU opponents put up a worthy effort and kept the boys in Orange…
For the third weekend in a row, Illinois reaped the benefits of Big Ten Player of Week performance. With that help, they won two of three from the rival Southern Illinois Salukis at Itchy Jones Stadium. It was firstbaseman Bren Spillane who hit the cover off the ball, collecting…
#24 Illinois baseball hosted the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers for their home opener and gave over 500 hometown fans a great show. Coming back from a 4-0 deficit, they had a little offensive help from Michael Massey, Grant Van Scoy and leadoff man Zac Taylor. With the win, Illinois improves…
Illinois baseball has gotten a lot of attention this past week after their 3-0 performance at the DQ Classic. This weekend, they will play three games against two teams to bolster their 6-3 record and perhaps knock on the doors of a few more polls. In Greenville, South Carolina,…
Once Saturday afternoon came, Illinois got their bearings in Conway, South Carolina and found out how to win. At the Brittain Resorts Invitational, the Illinois Baseball regrouped after two straight losses and won the last two games to come away even-steven. They went 2-2 for the weekend and are…
A couple of quick questions come from IBR reader Mark. He asks: What does the pitching staff look like for 2018? What is the projected rotation pre opening? Before I answer, I will say this… Nothing is sure when it comes to college baseball. I have asked Coach Hartleb similar…