It’s Spring Break next week. While most students here will be going on vacation and having fun, the Illini baseball team will be heading to West Haven, Florida, what used to be the spring training home of the Cleveland Indians. West Haven’s Chain of Lakes will be put to good…
Let’s talk about the fun stuff first. Matt Dittman was awarded the co-Big Ten Player of the Week yesterday! He hit .615 for the weekend with five rbis and scored seven. Ditt’s timing was impeccable as his big game came in the 11-10 win against #12 Coastal Carolina when he…
Ok, considering we came into the weekend 1-5, we had a pretty darn good weekend. On a broader scale, we went 2-2 for the weekend which is a whole lot better than the ultimate result we had been getting. Not to mention the exciting win against #12 Coastal Carolina Chants. …
Wow. Simply amazing. I admit, on Friday night when I left town for the weekend right after #12 Coastal Carolina scored 6 in the first inning, I didn’t hold much hope for an Illini victory. When I got to my destination and checked the score, I literally had to do…
… When I did hear The motley fool thus moral on the time, My lungs began to crow like chanticleer, … William Shakespeare, As You Like It, act 2 If you think Caravelle Resort sounds like a nice place to visit, it probably is. This resort area is the…
Today was my first trip out to Illinois Field. The second I stepped outside the building I work, I heard the ping of the bats (yes, I work that close). I walked across the cemetery that separated me from the field and voila!, I was there. It’s been a good…
First a look at the Big Ten standings: Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Ohio State 0 0 0 0.000 8 2 0 0.800 Michigan State 0 0 0 0.000 6 4 0 0.600 Penn State 0 0 0 0.000 4 3 0 0.571 Iowa 0…
Five in a row. I’ll bet Coach Hartleb will have a few words with the team in the locker room after this one. It was a tough one to lose. Once again, Illinois had the lead only to lose it. They were up by scores of 4-1 and 5-3 but…
Today in Greenville, North Carolina, the Illini dropped their second game of the Keith LeClair Classic to the Western Carolina Catamounts by the score of 4-2. This brings Illinois’ record to 1-4 for the season and itchin’ for a win. Box Score In the 2nd inning, Western Carolina accomplished something…
Gardenhire rounding third to score in his final regular season game with the Illini in 2005 Kelsie Smith of the Saint Paul Pioneer Press has a lengthy feature article on former Illini infielder and current Minnesota Twin catcher Toby Gardenhire. Much of the article is focusing on the relationship between…