Illinois Baseball is looking to make some ground this weekend at the Brittain Resorts Invitational in Conway, South Carolina. Hosted by the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, the Illini will get four games in and will try to improve on their 1-1 record after their shortened first weekend of the season. Last…
After a scheduling snafu, Illinois baseball split their opening doubleheader in St. Louis on Sunday. It wasn’t easy. The original weekend series in Beaumont, Texas hosted by Lamar University was cancelled due to flight cancellations. The Illinois baseball program re-scheduled with two new teams, South Dakota State and Austin Peay. …
I’m sure it’s been a hectic few days for the Illini baseball program. Due to cancelled flights, the scheduled opening weekend games in Beaumont, Texas just aren’t going to happen. Fortunately with a little collaboration, Illinois will play this weekend thanks to the help of host St. Louis University. Hey…
A couple of quick questions come from IBR reader Mark. He asks: What does the pitching staff look like for 2018? What is the projected rotation pre opening? Before I answer, I will say this… Nothing is sure when it comes to college baseball. I have asked Coach Hartleb similar…
Jack Yalowitz hits at a .347 pace After a critical series win against #24 Maryland last weekend, Illinois travels to New Brunswick, New Jersey to face the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Rutgers (17-28, 5-10 Big 10) currently inhabits twelfth place in the Big Ten two spots below Illinois. Illinois is…
Mark Skonieczny bares his teeth as he legs out a triple Baseball is great. Winning is even better. After starting the season 6-16, Illinois baseball is starting to find its groove. In their last twelve games, they won nine. That includes a 2-1 series win over Northwestern last weekend and…
The last two Illinois baseball games have gone into extra innings. Not only did the Illini win both of those games, Tyler Engel was responsible for the game winning rbi in both of them. Yes, Tyler’s stock is rising. On Friday night against the Northwestern Wildcats, Engel drove home Bren…
Ty Weber takes on the Wildcats Friday night Illinois Baseball is on its best this roll season. With its three-game sweep against Indiana State, two midweek wins, and a win versus Michigan, the Illini have won six of its last eight games! The boys in Orange and Blue will look…
Casey Dodge gets welcomed back to the dugout by Doran Turchin after hitting a homer on Sunday Illinois Baseball travels for their first road Big Ten series this weekend. Beginning Friday, they will take on a tough Michigan team. Currently ranked #18, Michigan is 10-1 on their home turf. Illinois…
What a weekend for Illini baseball! A sweep of the Indiana State Sycamores is just what the team needed. Not only did Illinois win all three games against the Sycamores (12-12) but they did it in style with a fantastic pitching performance from Ty Weber as well as some offensive…