Rob McDonnell earns a spot in the weekend rotation After a quite successful home opener on Tuesday, the Illini are ready for their first home weekend of the year. They will be hosting the Xavier Musketeers. The Cincinnati-based team will be coming tomorrow for a four-game series. There will be…
I ran across this photo on my Facebook feed. It was posted by former Illini Shawn Roof and with his permission, I’m re-posting it here. Shawn (right) has been a fan favorite wherever he plays and I know Illinois Baseball fans would love to see that he’s still in a…
Rob McDonnell notches his first college win Behind the strong pitching of Rob McDonnell and the bat of catcher Jason Goldstein, the Illinois baseball (8-9) won their home opener at Illinois Field today against the Indiana State Sycamores (14-3). A common thread of discussion among the crowd was that pitching…
Kevin Duchene: perfect through six innings on Friday Kevin Duchene may have done a great job of breaking in Itchy Jones Stadium on Friday but Southern Illinois Salukis reminded the Illini who it really belongs to on Saturday. On Friday, Duchene continued his 2014 pitching prowess, hurling one of his…
While every series with friendly rival Southern Illinois University is a little special, this weekend’s three-game set down in Carbondale holds a special meaning for both teams. They will be breaking in the brand spanking new Itchy Jones Stadium, the new home for the SIU Salukis baseball team. Itchy Jones…
A hard luck loss by Drasen Johnson on Sunday Illinois starting pitching was on target this weekend but that wasn’t enough for the Illini baseball squad. A lack of offense contributed to a sweep by the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers down in Bowling Green. After an uplifting tournament a week ago,…
Drasen Johnson will be looking for win #3 on Sunday Coming off their surprise 4-0 performance last weekend down in Gainesville, the Illinois baseball team hopes to build on their momentum. This weekend, they’ll taking on the Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky. The Illini have plenty of history with the Hilltoppers,…
Kevin Duchene gets a well-deserved Pitcher of the Week honor Things just keep getting better for the Illini baseball team after their 4-0 sweep in Gainesville last weekend. First, take a look at the latest NCBWA polls. Not only is Illinois starting to get votes now but one of their…
Now even I’m quite impressed after this weekend’s performance by the Illini down in Gainesville, Florida. After starting the year 2-4 they once again heading down to south, always considered college baseball territory. Indeed, they were going to face #23 University of Florida twice in a four game tournament…
After six games, David Kerian leads the team in hitting with a .391 average This weekend, the Illinois baseball go south once again down to Gainesville, Florida. This time, they’re playing four games in a round robin tournament against the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles and the Florida Gators. The four…