Illinois Baseball Report

Seeing as Ohio State Buckeyes are the Big Ten Champs and the Big Ten Tournament is being held in Columbus (yes, this is just a coincidence, folks), The Buckeye Nine blogger Chris Webb is being a gracious host and has brought a new blog geared towards the 2009 Big Ten Tournament.  Its name is Buckeye [...]

Filed under: 2009 Big Ten Tournament on May 19th, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »

Big Ten Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Minnesota……….. 15 4 0 .789 33 13 0 .717 Illinois………… 15 5 0 .750 32 15 0 .681 Ohio State………. 14 6 0 .700 35 14 0 .714 Indiana…………. 13 6 0 .684 24 24 0 .500 Michigan State…… 12 7 0 .632 [...]

Filed under: Analysis on May 9th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Once again, Illini starting pitching rolled over the opposition at the Al Ogletree Classic, this time the Stephen F Austin ‘Jacks.  Aaron Martin got the start today and for the second game in a row, the Illini starter did not give up an earned run.  Martin pitched 8 solid innings giving up only 5 hits [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on February 28th, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »

I just rolled into Ann Arbor this evening on the aptly named “Wolverine” Amtrak line.  I’m staying at the Lamp Post Inn.  It’s a budget motel but it has the important amenity I need.  Wireless access. When I told the motel owner my reason for being here he told me knew a few of Michigan [...]

Filed under: 2008 Big Ten Baseball Tournament on May 20th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Two big races going on in the Big Ten baseball right now.  Let’s look at the standings before the last weekend of regular play: 2005-06 Big Ten Overall Teams W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Northwestern 19 9 0 .679 23 29 0 .442 Michigan 19 9 0 .679 34 18 0 .654 [...]

Filed under: Big Ten on May 18th, 2006 | Leave a Comment! »

The Stetson Invitational is over and the UI baseball team is already 0-3 for the season.  It just seemed like a case of missed opportunities and bad timing.  On Saturday, they held South Florida to 4 runs but were only able to score 2.   On the other hand, the bats came alive on Sunday and [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on February 26th, 2006 | Leave a Comment! »