There was a nice feature article in the Daily Herald about Illinois walk-on pitcher Andrew Mamlic last week. Andrew is a right handed pitcher from Wheaton North high school. Andrew “has been clocked throwing his fastball 90mph and (has) an almost unhittable slider”, according to Herald reporter Dan Mamlic (hmm,…
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…
Brandon Hohl Justin Parr A few congrats are in order. The Northwoods League just issued a few post-season awards and a few Illini were mentioned. First, among their 2012 ‘Finest in the Field’ honorees was thirdbaseman Brandon Hohl who played for Wisconsin Rapids this summer. His .973 fielding percentage was…
The Blue team defense got the runner out in a pickle that went something like 1-2-5-4. Glad I wasn’t the scorekeeper. Today was the last game of Illinois Baseball’s Orange and Blue World Series. Here are some of the photos I got today. The Starting Pitchers Sophomore righthander Josh Ferry…
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…
Brandon Hohl slides into home during Monday’s game Today was opening day for Illini baseball’s Orange and Blue World Series. It was cloudy but the temp was in the 60s and considering it was October in Illinois, definitely baseball weather. Honestly, this is much better weather than some of the…
Just a reminder for those in the C-U area… the Orange and Blue World Series begins Monday! The three-game intrasquad series is an annual event put on by the Illinois baseball team and is great sneak preview for what is to come in 2013. Here is the schedule for next…
For those interested, local online magazine Smile Politely just published an article I wrote. It’s a summer wrap-up of Illinois baseball including highlights from summer leagues and minor league action of former Illini. Once again, I’d like to express thanks to Smile Politely’s interest in covering college baseball throughout the…
Kevin Johnson throws some warm up tosses by the left field wall I trotted out to the ballpark after work on Monday and got to see the ballplayers in practice. Note the new unis. Here are some photos I took while I was out there. Don’t forget, the Orange and…
Those in the Champaign-Urbana area may already be aware that Champaign Mayor Don Gerard has his heart set on bringing a minor league baseball team to town. Last Tuesday’s city council meeting, a proposal was narrowly passed to use city resources to study possible stadium site locations. I attended the…