First a look at the Big Ten standings:
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Team
W
L
T
Pct
W
L
T
Pct
Ohio State
0
0
0
0.000
8
2
0
0.800
Michigan State
0
0
0
0.000
6
4
0
0.600
Penn State
0
0
0
0.000
4
3
0
0.571
Iowa
0
0
0
0.000
4
5
0
0.444
Indiana
0
0
0
0.000
4
6
0
0.400
Michigan
0
0
0
0.000
4
7
0
0.364
Northwestern
0
0
0
0.000
3
7
0
0.300
Minnesota
0
0
0
0.000
3
7
0
0.300
Illinois
0
0
0
0.000
1
5
0
0.167
Purdue
0
0
0
0.000
1
6
0
0.143
we can thank Purdue’s surprisingly slow start for keeping us out of the cellar.
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Filed under: Analysis on March 8th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »
They played hard but Illinois lost to #21 East Carolina 7-5 in the first game of the Keith LeClair Classic in Greenville, North Carolina.
It was a tough game against a tough team perhaps harder to take because Illinois was so close to winning it. Illinois had the lead after 6 1/2 innings but East Carolina [...]
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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 4-3 [...]
Filed under: Game Previews on March 4th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »
Well, the Illini gave St John’s a good fight. It was pretty much the story of two games within one. The first one where the Illini had them strung up in the first five innings, winning 4-0. It was indeed the 3-run fifth inning when Illinois did most of the damage keyed by a 2-run [...]
Filed under: Game Recaps on March 1st, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »
That’s the way to start the season!
Consider that the Illinois baseball team went into the Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge cold having missed the first weekend of play due to weather while their opponents, Notre Dame, got a three game head start.
Consider also that same Notre Dame team won all three of their games last [...]
Filed under: Game Recaps on February 27th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Fightingillini.com came out with their Illinois Baseball Pitchers Preview for 2010 today.
Nothing too earth-shattering about it nor should it have been. The outlook with the pitching staff was relatively predictable. Sophomores Will Strack and Bryan Roberts, who both looked real good last year and virtually unhittable at some points, will be the Friday [...]
Filed under: Analysis on February 17th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »
Forget the cold. Forget the fact that it’s only a split squad game. It was just nice to see an honest to goodness baseball game at Illinois Field today.
And in some ways, a split squad game between the University of Illinois baseball squad makes it interesting. It gives us a chance to see [...]
Filed under: Fall Happenings on October 3rd, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »
College summer leagues have already begun their seasons and Illinois players are among those playing. The University of Illinois baseball program has sent 21 players throughout the the country to 13 teams in nine different summer leagues.
The Northwoods League, always a big client of the U of I, will see eight players from Illinois (Pete [...]
Filed under: Summer League on June 1st, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »
I really thought we had them. Going into the bottom of the sixth, we had a three-run lead. But then again, this was Ohio State and we all know about their offense. The Bucks scored two runs in each of the last three innings to defeat Illinois 7-4.
Aaron Johnson trots around the bases after his [...]
Filed under: 2009 Big Ten Tournament, Game Recaps on May 22nd, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Dominic Altobelli- 3B All-Big Ten First team
Brandon Wikoff- SS All-Big Ten First Team [...]
Filed under: Awards on May 19th, 2009 | Leave a Comment! »
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