David Kerian is batting an even .500 after last weekend It’s been a exciting week after Illinois’ surprise 4-0 opening weekend in Beaumont, Texas. Surprising that is, to everyone outside of the Illini Nation. It wasn’t so much that the good guys swept opponents New Mexico State and Lamar but…
Boy, there’s a lot to cover after a 4-0 sweep in which the Illini dominated as they did. They are of course, tops in the Big Ten after the first weekend though Maryland and Ohio State did put in a 3-0 series. The other new guy on the block, Rutgers…
Johnson, McDonnell, Kravetz and Jay get the job done at the Cardinal Classic If there was any question as to Illinois baseball’s standing in the preseason polls, they have been put to rest. The Illini baseball team shone in the Lamar University’s Cardinal Classic down in Beaumont, Texas winning all…
Tyler Jay: High expectations in 2015 for the stopper It’s finally opening weekend!! With brand new uniforms and two new coaches, the Illini have the same old desire to win. Don’t expect a lot of changes on this team. Other than acquiring assistant coach Spencer Allen and volunteer assistant coach…
The Fighting Illini baseball program has been doing position-by-position previews in the last few days on the fightingillini.com website. The previews of the actual starting position players haven’t been too surprising but I was wondering what would happen when it came to the pitchers. Illinois may be in the envious…
Hey everyone, keep an eye on the Fighting Illini Baseball website the next couple of days. They are doing a multimedia position-by-position preview for 2015. Yesterday, they took a look at the backstops Jason Goldstein and Kelly Norris-Jones. And today, we get a look at the infielders, David Kerian at…
The Fighting Illini baseball team now has new uniforms. FIRST LOOK: New #Illini orange & blue jerseys from the @Nike rebrand are here. pic.twitter.com/3JSC3ze7qi — Illinois Baseball (@IlliniBaseball) February 1, 2015 On Monday, the boys donned their new garb for the first time within the confines of the Irwin Indoor…
Opening day is less than two weeks away and I can sense it. There’s more anticipation and press coverage to match. Fighting Illini Athletics posted this 2014 Illinois Highlight video. It’s simply a look back to last year’s 32-21 season with some great footage of the guys doing what…
Luke Stewart: from the Illini to the Huskies Now that the Hot Stove Banquet is over and done with, we can start focusing on the upcoming season which is two and half weeks away. But first, a few things to wrap up. First of all, on behalf of Illini baseball…
Fighting Illini Dugout Club president Jon Swenson, keynote speaker Hal Morris and Coach Dan Hartleb It was a sold out crowd and there was a of fun to be had at Saturday’s Illinois Baseball Hot Stove Banquet at Champaign’s iHotel. The Fighting Illini Dugout Club put on a spectacular production…