Illini baseball opens this weekend against the Buckeyes

On Friday, Illinois baseball will take the field competitively for the first time in almost a year.  It was after the Elon game on March 8 when everything shut down for the 2020 season. But it’s a new year and a new modified 44-game schedule.  Assuming everything goes to plan,…

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Illinois splits opening doubleheader

After a scheduling snafu, Illinois baseball split their opening doubleheader in St. Louis on Sunday.  It wasn’t easy. The original weekend series in Beaumont, Texas hosted by Lamar University was cancelled due to flight cancellations.  The Illinois baseball program re-scheduled with two new teams, South Dakota State and Austin Peay. …

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2018 baseball schedule features some new opponents, old rivalries

This week, Illinois Baseball has announced its 2018 schedule.  If you take a look at the schedule on FightingIllini.com, you’ll notice something a little different in the schedule layout.  The interns at the baseball program have added a quick note about each game,  The season starts on February 16 against…

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Fall 2017 schedule includes two Illinois baseball matchups

Time was, the fall semester didn’t see much Illinois Baseball action outside of one intrasquad series.  Sure, they held daily practice out on Illinois Field which culminated with the annual Orange and Blue World Series but that was about it.  Seems that things are changing.  This fall, in addition to…

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