Finally, we get to see some Illinois baseball on Illinois soil… against other Illinois opponents. This weekend sees the University of Illinois baseball team in a four game set. They’ll play two games each against the tough Southern Illinois Salukis and the slumping Northern Illinois Huskies. For the first time,…
I was tipped off that former Illini catcher Lars Davis made his 2012 Spring Training debut last week for the Colorado Rockies. That prompted me to check up on our other former Illini and see how they were faring so far during pre-season. Since his start, Lars Davis has appeared…
On Sunday, the Illini didn’t waste time against the West Virginia Mountaineers. In their last game at the Nike College Showcase in Eugene, Oregon, the bats were swinging and the runs were scoring. The game almost seemed in the bag by the bottom of the first when Illinois scored seven…
The boys split a pair of games Saturday in Corvallis, Oregon at the Nike College Showcase. They defeated Connecticut 5-1 in the early afternoon game but lost to #22 Oregon State 8-2. Have we found a new A-1 starter in John Kravetz? He’s a freshman and it’s early in the…
In the first game of the Nike College Showcase, Kevin Johnson outlasted Alex Keudell in an old fashioned pitcher’s duel as the Illini defeated #18 Oregon 2-1. In all, there were 10 hits by both teams. Johnson pitched a 4-hit complete game to get his second win in as many…
Jordan Parr paces the Illini with 11 rbis Now for a switch… Illinois won’t be going to Florida this weekend. They won’t be going to Texas or South Carolina either. Try Eugene, Oregon. This weekend, Oregon University and Oregon State University are collaborating to put on the Nike College Showcase…
It was a tight game but Coastal Carolina ended up on the winning side on Sunday. They edged Illinois 5-4 on the last day of the Coastal Carolina Invitational. Matt Milroy pitched fantastically in relief, striking out a career high six and allowing just one run. He took over the…
All games were rained out Saturday at the Coastal Carolina Invitational. Games are scheduled to continue today (Sunday). Illinois will play Coastal Carolina University at noon Central Time. During the downtime, watch Kevin Johnson’s post game interview from Friday. Go Illini!
Raise a glass to Kevin Johnson… and to the fine Illini defense. Today, the good guys defeated the St John’s Red Storm 4-0 at the first day of the Coastal Carolina Invitational at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. With the win, Illinois reaches the .500 mark at 4-4. Johnson (right) pitched…
This weekend takes the Illini baseball team south again. This time they head to the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina area for the Coastal Carolina Invitational. Participating with Illinois are Pittsburgh, St John’s, and host Coastal Carolina. Here’s the link to the FightingIllini.com pre-tournament preview. All four of these teams have…