In a dismally rainy evening, #2 Illinois (44-6-1, 20-1 Big Ten) gave 1000+ Illini fans reason to stay at the ballpark. With a 6-3 win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers (34-20, 9-13 Big Ten), they clinched the Big Ten Championship for the first time since 2011 and extended their winning streak…
Big Ten Player of the Week Jason Goldstein hopes to add a few more ribbies against the Huskers For the last conference series of the 2015 season, #2 Illinois (43-6-1, 19-1 Big Ten) will host the Nebraska Cornhuskers (34-19, 9-12 Big Ten) at Illinois Field for a Thursday-Friday-Saturday series. What’s…
What a weekend Illinois catcher Jason Goldstein had! With two homeruns and a total of nine rbis in two days, Goldstein was honored once again as the Big Ten Player of Week. It is Illinois’ third POW award in three weeks and Goldstein’s second of the year. April 7 –…
With its sixth straight Big Ten sweep and 24 wins in a row, Illinois stakes its claim one of best teams in the country. They are ranked in the top 5 in all of the major polls. They are ranked as high as #2 by Collegiate Baseball and #3 by…
Casey Fletcher welcomes Jason Goldstein at the plate after his grand slam I’ve seen a lot of college ball games but I don’t think I have seen anything like what I’ve witnessed today. It was an amazing combination of a comeback/slugfest/blowout. For those who left early, I am truly sorry. …
#3 Illinois (42-6-1, Big Ten 18-1) took two games from the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (17-33-1, Big Ten 5-15) in a Saturday doubleheader. The Illini won the first game 5-4 behind the strong pitching of Kevin Duchene (9-1) and 13 hits by the offense. Tyler Jay garnered his 10th save of…
It was a beautiful day here in Champaign-Urbana on Friday, really. Then, an hour or two before game time the rain came and the inevitable announcement from @illinibaseball… Tonight’s #Illini–@BaseballRU has been POSTPONED & rescheduled on Saturday as part of a DOUBLEHEADER beginning at 10 AM. — #ILLINI #XXI…
The Illinois baseball team is coming back to Illinois Field after a seven game road trip. Since they left, they risen in the polls some. This weekend, the now #3 Illini (40-6-1, Big Ten 16-1) will host the Rutgers Scarlet Knights for a three-game set. It’s not the first time…
Monday is a big day in college baseball and lately, it’s becoming much more relevant for the Illinois baseball team. Today, not only did the Illini rise once again in the polls but David Kerian was honored with the Big Ten Player of the Week. It was the second week…
Three! 3! III! No matter how you say it, it looks great! Illinois baseball has been ranked #3 by Collegiate Baseball. That’s a jump from a #8 ranking from CB from last week. It goes without saying it’s the highest ranking Illinois baseball has received in school history (though that’s…