Tuesday night, the Illini baseball team will take on the Missouri Tigers in the Battle at Busch in St Louis. This will be the second annual ‘Battle’- Illinois lost to the Tigers in a hard fought 7-4 match in 2010. I went to the game and though the good guys…
The Illini (including Adam Davis (left) and Brandon Hohl), were ready to play today We were all there today. The the fans (more than I thought would show up in this cold weather) were in the stands, players had gone through all their warm-ups, and announced starter John Anderson was…
Pat Sheehan gets congratulated by his teammates for having a good eye Wow, if the rest of Illinois baseball season is as exciting as today’s home opener, the EMTs are going to have to stock up on chest paddles. What a heart pounder! In the bottom of the ninth, Illini…
10. A warm jacket. Those early season games get pretty chilly. 9. Money…but only if you want to get something from the concession stand. Illini baseball games are free this year! 8. Your Orange and Blue gear. Wear it proud. 7. Your voice. Let the Illini players know you’re there!…
Fightingillini.com came out with their weekend preview. Johnson-Anderson-Kimes are the set pitchers for the weekend. For those who can’t make it out to the weekend, Gametracker will be up and so will live audio. Links for all that are on the preview page. St Louis Bus Trip On a different…
It seems like this Friday can’t come soon enough. All these weeks of following the Illinois baseball team as they play in strange and far away places will soon come to an end as we get to see the good guys on the green grass… *ahem* field turf of Illinois…
What a way to end a road trip! Not only did the Illinois baseball team win their last two ballgames but newcomer Thomas Lindauer won co-freshman of the week honors from the Big Ten. After defeating St Louis on Saturday, I’m sure Illinois felt extra motivated to win Sunday’s game…
The Illini broke a three game losing streak today by defeating the St Louis University Billikens 7-4 at Abe Martin Field in Carbondale. Corey Kimes pitched a fine game and some key offensive players came through with key hits. Kimes (right) only allowed two earned runs in seven innings giving…
In the last two days, Illinois baseball took on the Northern Illinois Huskies on neutral territory twice in two different venues. The ballgames were polar opposites of each other but end result was the same. An Illinois loss. Thursday Thursday, the Illini played the Huskies at Rent One Park in…
In lieu of the usual spring break trip in Florida which has been done in years past, the Illinois baseball will be taking a shortened spring trip down in southern Illinois. The good news? No crazy “eight games in seven days” schedule. This time they’ll be playing a four game…