Michael Hurwitz’ homerun at Baylor I’ve made no secret of my wish to go to more away games. I just can’t afford the travel costs and the time away from home. As good as GameTracker is, it isn’t the same as seeing the guys in action. Ronnie Muck on the…
Wow! That was a tight game. Illinois (8-4) squeaked one by the Baylor Bears tonight by the score of 4-3 on a 2-run ninth inning comeback rally. GameTracker has never been so enthralling (it tickles me when the home team on GameTracker comes back on the field just after losing…
This weekend, the Fighting Illini head back to Texas to take on the tough Baylor Bears for a three game series. After their successful trip to Arlington last weekend where they won three of four games, the Illini hope to build on their Big Ten leading 7-6 record. Baylor Ballpark…
Illinois Baseball finished strong at the Keith LeClair Classic in Greenville, North Carolina this weekend. After an initial loss to the East Carolina Pirates and a win versus the Ohio Bobcats the next day, they followed that up with two more wins to close out the tournament against the New…
After a loss to the East Carolina Pirates last night, Illini Baseball came back this morning ready to play. Behind the pitching of Kevin Duchene and a 4 for 4 performance by David Kerian, they defeated the Ohio Bobcats 11-6. Game #4 / February 21, 2013 vs 8 2…
Brandon Hohl and Davis Hendrickson: Two of only five Illinois seniors Only a month and a half from now, the Illinois baseball team will begin their new season against Tennessee Tech. No time like the present to start to get to know our players of 2013. Before I get into…
Josh Ferry Will Krug One week after Brandon Hohl and Justin Parr received similar honors, we hear that two more Illini were named to their respective summer league’s All-Star team. This time it was Will Krug and Josh Ferry. Both are current sophomores and both were named to the Chicago…
A young fan watches freshman Adam Walton at the plate It was quite drizzly Tuesday afternoon for Game 2 of Illinois Baseball’s Orange and Blue World Series. So much so, I checked the Fighting Illini just to make sure the game wasn’t cancelled. It obviously wasn’t and it’s a good…
Fightingillini.com has just posted a solid summary of this year’s summer league action by the Illini. Big congrats go out to Will Krug who was chosen to the National Amateur Baseball Federation College World Series All-Tournament team after his performance with the Crystal Lake Cardinals. For the summer, he hit…
John Kravetz: team leading 8 wins Illinois won their second crucial game in a row against the Minnesota Golden Gophers 3-2 on Friday night behind the formidable pitching of starter John Kravetz. With the win, the Illini (11-12) jumped over Minnesota (10-13) in the standings. With some help from the…