Doug Hayes is Saturday’s probable starter against Tulane It is almost opening day! While Illinois will be battling the Tulane Green Wave in warm New Orleans and I unfortunately, won’t be there, I am very excited for the start of the college baseball season. It’s a new year in more…
Eight floors above the snow-covered football field of Memorial Stadium, there was talk of baseball over the lunch hour. Catcher Jason Goldstein, pitcher JD Nielsen, and head coach Dan Hartleb came to talk to the local sports media about the Illinois baseball program at the expansive media box atop of…
It’s a week and half before opening day and preseason honors are still coming Illinois’ way. Cody Sedlock is getting recognized yet again. He was named #3 prospect in the Big Ten for the 2016 MLB Draft by D1Baseball.com. He went 4-0 with a 4.02 ERA in 2015 but I…
Luke Shilling raps a double in Game 1 of the O&B series last fall I didn’t know at last Saturday’s Hot Stove Banquet when I sat at the same table with Luke Shilling that he was going to be honored as the Preseason Big Ten Freshman of the Year as…
On the heels of Saturday’s annual Hot Stove Banquet, Illinois’ senior catcher Jason Goldstein was named the #12 senior college baseball player by Perfect Game. Goldstein was ranked the top senior catcher rated by PG. Last year, Goldstein hit .286 with eight homers and 47 rbis in Illinois championship season. …
Once a year, Illinois Baseball’s extended family gets together in one room to celebrate the team’s successes, to meet the whole team and to raise money for special projects for the program. Last Saturday night was the 2016 Illinois Baseball Hot Stove Banquet which is jointly sponsored by the Illini…
Senior infielder Adam Walton will be a key player for Illinois in 2016 With one more month before the college baseball season starts, more and more pundits and pollsters are weighing in on the 2016 campaign. Previews, pre-season polls and updates are crossing my news feed. The fact that everyone…
We’re a month a half away from opening day and the college pundits are already chiming in with their preseason thoughts. One thing is for sure, Illini pitcher Cody Sedlock is not a well-kept secret. He has landed #36 on Baseball America’s Top 100 Draft Prospects. That puts the junior…
Shawn Roof with the Illini circa April 2007 Big news for former Illini shortstop Shawn Roof! After one season as a hitting coach with the Indiana Hoosiers, Shawn has been signed as a coach for the Kane County Cougars! The Cougars are the class-A affiliate for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Infielder…
Hot off the presses! Illinois Baseball and the Illini Dugout Club have announced that former Dodger and Padre All-Star Steve Garvey will be the keynote speaker for the 2016 Illinois Baseball annual Hot Stove Banquet. The banquet sponsored by First Federal, will be held on January 23rd at the iHotel…