Thomas Lindauer gets a handle on the ball before tossing it to first base during fielding practice The Illini baseball team got out to Illinois Field today for Day 2 of Fall Practice. After work, I got out to the park and snapped a few shots. There were lots of…
Today was the first day of fall practice for the 2012-13 University of Illinois baseball team. For those interested, FightingIllini.com has posted the schedule for the off-season practice as well as the annual Orange and Blue World Series at Illinois Field. Coach Hartleb found time to do a pre-practice interview…
Today was the first day of fall classes at the University of Illinois. Anyone on campus has already noticed the extra hustle and bustle. I want to wish the Illinois baseball players a successful semester. Study hard and have fun (but not too much fun!) The Illini baseball schedule for…
Former Illini Willie Argo is doing his best to keep his Princeton Rays in the race. They’re chasing after a wild card spot in the Appalachian League. Willie (left in his Orange and Blue days) is doing his part, hitting .400 in his last 10 games including a 9 for…
Ottawa (IL) HS prospect Miguel Hermosillo has chosen Illinois. That said, he still hasn’t made up his mind about which sport he’s going to focus on. Not a problem. The University of Illinois is okay with that. “Illinois really was the team to beat for me since I made my…
Fightingillini.com has just posted a solid summary of this year’s summer league action by the Illini. Big congrats go out to Will Krug who was chosen to the National Amateur Baseball Federation College World Series All-Tournament team after his performance with the Crystal Lake Cardinals. For the summer, he hit…
Three Illini players contributed to the Rochester Honkers’ win in their last game of the Northwoods League season last night. Kevin Johnson (left, 3-3) pitched a five inning shutout for the win while Reid Roper went 3 for 4 with a grand slam. To top it off, Justin Parr went…
The Quad-City Times has a write-up on a new Illini baseball recruit. His name is Cody Sedlock from Rock Island Alleman (IL) High School. One year ago, Sedlock was part of the Rock Island American Legion team that won the Illinois state title championship. This spring as a junior, the…
Justin Parr is really putting it together for the Rochester Honkers in the Northwoods League this summer. Last night, he extended his hitting streak to 21 games and did it in style. He went 4 for 5 in the Honkers’ 11-3 defeat of Alexandria and hit a homerun with four…
A sports intern from the University of Illinois is getting famous simply for playing a silly song at a minor league baseball game. Last week, Derek Dye, was booted from a Daytona Cubs baseball game by the dour umpire for playing the song. ‘Three Blind Mice’. Through the Fence Baseball…