Illinois Baseball Report

It wasn’t even close.  The Michigan Wolverines crushed the Illini by similar scores of 14-4 and 14-6. I didn’t make it out to the games.  Between the cold, wet weather and watching the kids, it just wasn’t in the making.  I had Gametracker going on the computer and the Cubs on WGN-TV (ugh, a 7-1 [...]

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Yes, there was baseball in Lansing today.  There weather cooperated and the University of Illinois have swept Michigan State in today’s doubleheader.  Because nothing beats being there, here’s the report from Tom Tompkins who is attending the games this weekend.  Once again, thanks to Tom T. for his “eyewitness” reports. Under a cloudless blue sky [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on March 29th, 2008 | Leave a Comment! »

What a lovely day it was for a ballgame! Of course it would have been nicer had we not missed the first few innings because I forgot my Go Illini card at home. Reliever Brian Long By the time we got there Brian Long had things well in hand. He was lights out in relief [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on May 13th, 2007 | Leave a Comment! »

It couldn’t get any better today for the University of Illinois. With Illinois going against Michigan in a doubleheader, I had Gametracker going on all day today. When the Illini won the first in extras that was great. When they won the second game behind a solid performance by Scott Shaw, I was ecstatic. I [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on May 5th, 2007 | Leave a Comment! »

The University of Illinois baseball team are two games into a three-game set with the Ragin’ Cajuns of Louisiana-Lafayette. Do you want the good news or bad news first? Last night, I logged into Gametracker just as the game was entering the ninth inning. The Illini were down 13-0. For those scoring at home, that [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on February 24th, 2007 | Leave a Comment! »

Yikes!  I go away for one weekend and come back to find that the U of I has lost 3 straight.  The Illini played in the Baseball Express Collegiate Classic.  Unfortunately, all the lessons they learned last weekend when they swept Southern Florida had gone by the wayside.  Well, the good news is that on [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on March 14th, 2006 | Leave a Comment! »

Thanks to five shutout innings by Scott Shaw, the UI topped off the 3-game series against University of South Florida with a win to make it a sweep.  The Illini won by a score of 7-6. Shawn Roof, Ryan Snowden and Chase Kliment (each starting out well this season) had two hits each. Says Coach Hartleb: [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on March 5th, 2006 | Leave a Comment! »

In what hopefully will not be a trend, the Illini lost their fourth game in a row against #20 Missouri. Despite 3 Missori errors, they lost 6-2. It was a game of lost opportunities as they stranded 6 runners in scoring position. Illinois remains first in the Big Ten but their lead has slipped to [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on May 18th, 2005 | Leave a Comment! »

After winning their first game against Minnesota Friday night, Illinois seemed to fall apart for the rest of the 4 game series. Saturday’s game was won by the Gophers 5-4. The Illini struck out 12 times. Game two was postponed till Sunday because of rain. On Sunday, things didn’t get much better. The Illini dropped [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on May 16th, 2005 | Leave a Comment! »