Tickets are now available for the April 7 game between Illinois and Missouri at Busch Stadium. If you’re interested, you can purchase them at the St Louis Cardinals web site. Gametime is 7pm and the tickets are $15
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…
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…
This weekend, Illinois baseball will take part in the Keith LeClair Classic (named in honor of a baseball coach with ties to both East Carolina and Western Carolina) at the campus of East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. Two of Illinois’ opponents in the Classic, Western Carolina and East…
Now that the dust has settled from the Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge, we can get a sense where the Big Ten look like now. No surprise… Ohio State is at the top, getting a quick 5-1 start on season. Team Record Pct. Record Pct. Ohio State 0-0 .000 5-1…
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…
…and then reality set in. ok, we weren’t going to win EVERY game this season. But the first loss of the year is sometimes a little harder to take. After beating 3-0 Notre Dame Friday night, Illinois couldn’t come up with the offense and certainly not the pitching to defeat…
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…
A quick note: Sports Information Director Ben Taylor will be live blogging today’s opening game against Notre Dame. Ben is inviting fans to log in, follow along and even submit comments during the game. You will find the landing page for the live blogging at the Illinois baseball web site.
Ok, this time, it’s for real. No chance of a winter weather advisory down in Clearwater, Florida so Play Ball! The Illinois baseball team are probably on their way right now to Florida in order to participate in the Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge (I once asked someone in the know…