In the most uneven affair this season, the University of Illinois baseball team manhandled the Blueboys of Illinois College 17-0. It started in the third when Craig Lutes scored on a double steal. That run would be the first of eight in that frame. Daniel Webb contributed a 3-run homerun…
Next Game: Game #26 Wed April 9 6pm Record: 17-8 vs Illinois College at Illinois Field, Champaign, IL Don’t mean to sound like a broken record but the weather is playing a factor in Illinois’ schedule again. Tonight’s game against Bradley was canceled and will not be made up. Illinois…
Despite giving up the first three runs to Indiana in the first inning, Illinois came back with a vengeance to defeat the Indiana Hoosiers 18-8. The Monday win seals a 3-1 series victory against the Hoosiers for the weekend. Wow, what a day Ryan Hastings had. He was 5 for…
It seems Yogi was right. It ain’t over till it’s over. The Illini proved that today against the Hoosiers when they pulled out a ninth inning win. Illinois had the lead early in Bloomington. They scored four runs in the first three innings and led 4-1 by the third inning. …
Kyle Hudson takes third base on a fly ball in the game against St Louis. Next Game: Game #22-25 Sat 4/5 12 pm Sun April 6 12pm DH Mon April 7 2pm Record: 14-7 vs Indiana University at Sembower Field, Bloomington, IN Looks like after a one day delay, it’s…
Yes, the weather is still playing a factor in Big Ten play. The Illini series will be delayed one day because of this. Due to heavy rains in Bloomington, Indiana, the four game set will begin with a Saturday game. There will be a Sunday doubleheader and finally a Monday…
This will teach me to leave a game early… I got to the park early today so I could see the boys practice. The game had a auspicious beginning as starter Nick Chmielewski walked the bases loaded in the first. To his credit, he got out of that jam. Unfortunately…
…which means this time, you’ll have to pay to get in. But first… At this moment Illinois is leading Southern Illinois in the top of 8th, 5-2. Daniel Webb has gone 3 for 4. Brandon Wikoff and Ryan Hastings both have two hits. Wikoff came into game hitting .397 so…
Next Game: Game #20 Tues 4/1 6pm Record: 12-7 vs Southern Illinois University at Rent One Park, Marion, IL Tuesday, the Illini have a road game at Southern Illinois. More precisely, the game will be at Rent One Park in Marion, IL. Rent One is the home of minor league…
Tom Tompkins has a short report from Lansing. Your guys broke our hearts in the 1st game with those 4 runs in the final inning. It was fairly cold and windy, and we had a lengthy rain delay between games. We got great pitching from two freshman and a winning…