I Got the Orange and Blues tonight

RF Trevor Huisinga went 2 for 3 with 2 rbis in a losing cause The Illini season is over. Purdue eliminated them from the Big Ten tournment, defeating them 10-5.  Never mind the details (maybe later) except that the Illini had a 5-4 lead in the sixth but couldn’t hold it. It will be a [...]

Filed under: Big Ten, Game Recaps on May 25th, 2006 | 1 Comment »

Minnesota pitching nearly unhittable in first round

My hope that Illinois, riding a two-game winning streak, a streak that got them into the Big Ten tournament, would give them the momentum they needed to sweep through the tourney.  Gopher starting pitcher Cole DeVries had something to say about that. Gopher hurler Cole DeVries You see, Minnesota was riding a streak of their own.  [...]

Filed under: Big Ten on May 25th, 2006 | 2 Comments »

Illini Edge Purdue in Home Opener

In front of a record crowd Friday night, the Illini eked out a win against rival Purdue, 9-7.  I was there and the wind, blowing to right-center, was so strong, I had a hard time holding on to my hat. That same wind played havoc with fly balls, taking two Purdue hits deep for homers.  [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on April 1st, 2006 | Leave a Comment! »

Crazy Illinois-Indiana Doubleheader

On Saturday, the University of Illinois baseball team split with Indiana in a wild and woolly afternoon. Start with the fact that it was snowy. In the first game, down by three and in the top of the seventh, Illini Mike Rohde hit a two-out grand slam which proved to be the game winner. In [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on April 24th, 2005 | Leave a Comment! »