Catching up in the new year

Maybe it’s a little for this but Happy New Year!  It has been a couple weeks since I posted and I do apologize for that. One month from yesterday, the Illini baseball team will be playing in their first game of the 2011 season.  It’s hard to believe.  I remind baseball fans from here who [...]

Some last minute weekend notes and is Tanner Libby a trend-setter?

A few last minute notes before the Illini start the Keith LeClair Classic tomorrow: According to fightingillini.com, Illinois is going with the same starters from last weekend…. Will Strack, Brian de la Torriente, and Kevin Johnson.  Strack will have a tough job going against an East Carolina team that is ranked #21 right now.  Their [...]

It’s Opening Weekend… for some

This is opening weekend for Big Ten Baseball albeit without the Illini.  Those teams lucky enough to play in warmer climates have been doing fairly well at least for the first two days.  In the 11 games played Friday and Saturday, the Big Ten is 7-4 led by two wallopings by Michigan over Jacksonville State [...]