A week or two ago, I posted an article about former Illini infielder Shawn Roof getting picked up by the Baltimore Oriole organization. Now, it seems like there is more to the story. I exchanged communication with Shawn before the holidays and he tells me that the Orioles did sign him but he’ll be coming [...]
Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on December 29th, 2012 | Leave a Comment! »
More good news for a former Illini baseball player. For the second time in as many weeks, an Illinois alum signed a new minor league contract with an organization. This time it was Shawn Roof. From Baseball America: Baltimore Orioles Signed: RHP Adam Russell, C Jose Gil, C Jim Vahalik (Washington (Frontier)), 2B Shawn Roof, [...]
Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on December 9th, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I don’t think anyone who remembers the Shawn Roof era of Illini baseball will be too surprised by this. But it is a testament to the former Illinois shortstop’s infectious personality. Essentially, Roof’s former minor league team, the Erie SeaWolves are marketing his return to Erie, as an opponent, to get fans to the park. [...]
Filed under: Awards, Former Illini in the pros on June 7th, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Some fans passed on this photo of former Illini Shawn Roof. They saw Shawn play on August 4th when he was playing for the single-A Lakeland (Fla) Flying Tigers. The good news is that Shawn has been promoted to Double-A since then. After hitting .348 in 14 games for Lakeland, he’s swinging the bat once [...]
Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on August 17th, 2011 | Leave a Comment! »
Former Illini shortstop Shawn Roof, who played for the AAA Toledo Mudhens in 2010, left a Illini legacy that will not soon be forgotten. Sure there are the on-the-field accomplishments. In his senior year in 2007, he broke the team single season record for steals and hit by pitches. By the end of his college [...]
Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on November 3rd, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Last night, I went with friends (thanks to all of you, I know you’ll read this) to see the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians-Toledo Mudhens game. A baseball game is always fun but when former Illini Shawn Roof is the starting thirdbaseman for one of the teams, it makes it awesome. So it was. Let’s get this [...]
Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on August 28th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
As you may know, Shawn Roof is now playing for the AAA Toledo Mudhens and tonight and tomorrow night, he’s playing in Indianapolis. This is as close as he’s gotten to Urbana in his minor league career. Here’s my chance to see him in action. So with the help of some friends, I’m heading to [...]
Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on August 26th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »
It’s a busy week on campus. All the University students are back and finding their way to their new classes. Good luck to the players this semester. I don’t need to remind them how important their studies are. To their credit, Coach Hartleb and the rest of the coaching staff do a pretty good job [...]
Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on August 24th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »
I just got back in to town from a well-deserved and very-much-enjoyed two week vacation. Our family spent most of it in Wyoming. I was a hop, skip and a jump away from Casper which made me think of Dom Altobelli who did a short stint with the single-A Ghosts last year. Speaking of short [...]
Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on August 17th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »
There’s good news coming from former Illini shortstop Shawn Roof. He’s now playing AAA baseball. The Tigers’ affiliate Toledo Mudhens now have Shawn on the team and given his performance in his first game, they might be happy they do. He went 2 for 4 in his AAA debut! Nice going, Shawn! In case anyone [...]
Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on July 31st, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »
