Illinois clawed by WCU Catamounts 4-2

Today in Greenville, North Carolina, the Illini dropped their second game of the Keith LeClair Classic to the Western Carolina Catamounts by the score of 4-2.  This brings Illinois’ record to 1-4 for the season and itchin’ for a win. Box Score In the 2nd inning, Western Carolina accomplished something you don’t see everyday…  a [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on March 6th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

Illini players signed and headed to the minors

  Bonadonna:  Bound for Rookie League As of today, four Illinois draftees have signed pro contracts with their respective teams.  Big Ten Network has the info. Brandon Wikoff has signed with the Astros and will report to single-A Tri-City Valley Cats in the New York-Penn League.  He’ll start June 23.  As mentioned before, Dominic Altobelli [...]

Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on June 16th, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »

Illini get in the mix during fifth round in the MLB draft

Wikoff: 5th round pick by Houston The fifth round was magic for the Illini in the First-Year Player Draft.  Brandon Wikoff was picked by the Houston Astros in the 161st pick overall. Seven picks later, Seth Schwindenhammer was drafted by the Red Sox.  Schwindenhammer is a 2008 recruit of Coach Hartleb’s crew.  I’ll post more [...]

Filed under: Announcements on June 10th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Illini Baseball: 6 sign letters of intent

It’s been a while since I’ve written anything about the Illini.  But yesterday, news came out that six Illinois players have signed letters of intent. As of now, the 2009 class includes Christian Cummins of Harrisburg, Ill., Davis Hendrickson, of Macomb, Ill., Brandon Hohl, of Mokena, Ill., Kevin Johnson, of Midlothian, Ill., Matt Milroy, of [...]

Filed under: Recruits on November 13th, 2008 | Leave a Comment! »