Illinois Baseball Report

Willie Argo approaching the plate Battle at Busch in 2010 The UI Athletic Department has announced that tickets for the second annual Battle at the Busch have gone on sale.  Illinois will take on Missouri Tigers and play at the home of the Cardinals on March 29th.  Gametime is 6:30pm. Tickets are $10.  Most likely, [...]

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Tonight, the University of Illinois baseball team (1-2) will take on Florida Gulf Coast University (2-2) at Fort Myers. It will be the first in a three game series. FightingIllini.com has their weekend preview up.  We’re looking at the same starters from last weekend:  Johnson, Anderson and Kimes.  The interview accompanying this weekend’s preview is [...]

Filed under: Game Previews on February 25th, 2011 | Leave a Comment! »

Well, it seems our options to watch college baseball live either on TV or via webcast have widened in the last couple of the years.  The interest is there and there are the people who are willing to do it. Collegebaseball360.com, for example, for will be broadcasting 13 of the 24 games of the Big [...]

Filed under: Media on February 12th, 2011 | Leave a Comment! »

A bit of news in case you might have missed it… there has been a schedule change.  Due to the stadium calamity that occurred at the Metrodome on December 12, they have been forced to cancel the Metrodome Tournament.  Coach Hartleb was up for the challenge and filled the March 11-13 slot with an away [...]

Filed under: Announcements on January 21st, 2011 | Leave a Comment! »

Just last week, I wrote about Illinois baseball’s 2011 schedule which by the way, included a spring game at the Metrodome Tournament hosted by the Minnesota Golden Gophers.  The Metrodome Stadium now is now used by the Minnesota Vikings and formerly used by baseball’s Minnesota Twins. Fast forward to this past Sunday when under a [...]

Filed under: Media on December 13th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

Illinois has finally released the schedule for the 2011 baseball season. Some interesting highlights: – Season opens with Big Ten/Big East Challenge on February 18th (no crazy February home games scheduled this year) – On March 11-13, Illinois will participate in the new Metrodome Tournament in Minnesota.  Illinois will conclude the tournament by playing Minnesota.  [...]

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The tournament which is rapidly being considered the beginning of Illinois baseball season has been set in stone for 2011. The schedule of the 2011 Big East/Big Ten Challenge was released today.  Illinois will take on Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and West Virginia on the weekend of February 18-20.  The Big East/Big Ten Challenge will be played [...]

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We’re still in the middle of the Spring break trip but seeing it’s Monday, I’ll post this anyway.  A quick look at the standings:   Team Record Pct. Record Pct. Michigan State 0-0 .000 12-4 .750 Ohio State 0-0 .000 12-4 .750 Indiana 0-0 .000 9-9 .500 Michigan 0-0 .000 9-9 .500 Purdue 0-0 .000 [...]

Filed under: Analysis on March 22nd, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Ok, considering we came into the weekend 1-5, we had a pretty darn good weekend.  On a broader scale, we went 2-2 for the weekend which is a whole lot better than the ultimate result we had been getting.  Not to mention the exciting win against #12 Coastal Carolina Chants.  Maybe it doesn’t it doesn’t [...]

Filed under: Analysis on March 15th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

Tickets are now available for the April 7 game between Illinois and Missouri at Busch Stadium.  If you’re interested, you can purchase them at the St Louis Cardinals web site. Gametime is 7pm and the tickets are $15   Share Tags: announcement, battle at busch, missouri, schedule Related posts The 2012 Illinois Baseball poster unveiled plus [...]

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