Illinois Baseball Report

Catching up on some long overdue news regarding Illini players who’ve gone on to the wild blue yonder otherwise known as the minor leagues:
Scott Shaw, who was drafted by the New York Mets in the 2008 draft, had a pretty awesome 2009 for the Port St Lucie Mets.  Shaw led the Mets in many [...]

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Shawn Roof
It’s Birthday time for Illini baseball players!  Today, on August 3, four former Illini will celebrate birthdays. 
Happy Birthday to Ryan Hastings, Ty Milner, Shawn Roof and Scott Shaw.  Milner and Shaw were even born on the exact day. 
So if you know any of these guys, wish them a good one!!

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Former Illini Scott Shaw gave his St Lucie Mets a needed boost Saturday.  Not only are the his Class A Affiliate Mets languishing in last place in the Florida State League but they were coming off a five game losing streak. 
Shaw responded by pitching a complete game win over the Lakeland Flying Tigers (FYI.. [...]

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Hudson off to a good start with the Aberdeen Ironbirds
The 2008 Illini draftees have made a good impression so far in the minors. If the first couple weeks are any indication, they are in the pros for a while.
Former Illini and All-Big Ten centerfielder Kyle Hudson is at the Orioles’ A farm team in Aberdeen.  [...]

Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on July 1st, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Some news regarding Illini draftees:
It came out today that Illinois CF Kyle Hudson who went early, the fourth round, has reached a contract agreement with the Baltimore Orioles.  He plans to play for their Class A team in Aberdeen, MD by next week.
Illini hurler Scott Shaw, drafted by the New York Mets in the 13th [...]

Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on June 12th, 2008 | Leave a Comment! »

Shaw facing off against Michigan at the 2008 Big Ten Tournament
The scouts must have been paying attention during the Illinois-Michigan game at the Big Ten Tournament because Illinois pitcher Scott Shaw was chosen #404th overall in Friday’s MLB’s first-year player draft.  Though Shaw lost that Michigan game, he pitched a heck of game. 
Shaw [...]

Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on June 7th, 2008 | Leave a Comment! »

Scott Shaw
Let’s make one thing clear.  Despite what those of you looking the boxscore might be thinking, Scott Shaw pitched the game of his career.  I don’t know if we could have asked any more of him.  Shaw held the potent Wolverine lineup to one run three hits for six innings.
Unfortunately, it was seventh that [...]

Filed under: 2008 Big Ten Baseball Tournament on May 23rd, 2008 | 2 Comments »

There’s good news and bad news.  Well, the good news is the Illini are going to the Big Ten tournament and we have Indiana to thank for that.  The Hoosiers swept the Michigan State Spartans in Friday’s doubleheader and thereby eliminating them from tournament qualification.
So on to Ann Arbor we go next week!

The Big Ten [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on May 17th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Yes, that is exactly what the doctor ordered!  After a five straight losses, we needed a couple wins to get us back on track and that’s exactly what we got against Minnesota on Saturday.
The first game seemed to be outlet of pent-up burst of energy and frustration (not to mention offense) as the Illini crushed [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on April 20th, 2008 | Leave a Comment! »

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, I’ll tell you [...]

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