A week or two ago, I posted an article about former Illini infielder Shawn Roof getting picked up by the Baltimore Oriole organization. Now, it seems like there is more to the story. I exchanged communication with Shawn before the holidays and he tells me that the Orioles did sign…
Former Illini outfielder draftee Willie Argo was touted in a Tampa Bay Rays prospect wrap-up on milb.com: Willie Argo, Princeton (64 games), Bowling Green (five games): A largely unheralded 22nd-round pick out of Illinois in June, Argo debuted at Rookie-level Princeton and became a star in the middle of the…
More good news for a former Illini baseball player. For the second time in as many weeks, an Illinois alum signed a new minor league contract with an organization. This time it was Shawn Roof. From Baseball America: Baltimore Orioles Signed: RHP Adam Russell, C Jose Gil, C Jim Vahalik…
Congrats to former Illini catcher Chris Robinson. He just re-upped with the Baltimore Orioles organization for the 2013 season. That comes complete with an invite to 2013 Spring Training, by the way. In 2012, Robinson batted .232 with 18 rbis with the Triple-A Norfolk Tides. A little background on Robinson……
When I grew up, it was the Big Ten proper. At the time, the last team to join the conference was Michigan State back in 1950. When Penn State joined the conference in 1990 it was a bit of a culture shock accompanied by a bit of snickering. Sure their…
Coach Hartleb seemed pleased during the press conference where he announced the signing class of 2013 yesterday. The six ‘athletic’ players that have signed letters of intent to play baseball for the University of Illinois are ‘successful’ and will be ‘impact’ players for the team. The focus this recruiting year…
News comes to us from the London (Ontario) Free Press about former Illini catcher Chris Robinson. Robbie, who is Ontario-born, is once again poised to help Team Canada in their bid in the World Baseball Classic. Robinson last played for the Illini during their championship season of 2005. Since then…
Coach Dan Hartleb announced the official 2012-2013 Illinois Baseball schedule earlier this week. You can find the schedule here at the FightingIllini.com website or download it pdf form. It’s a “competitive” schedule says Hartleb: “I am extremely excited about the quality of our 2013 schedule. We will be playing a…
With much hesitation, I changed the banner of IBR. I really liked the photo that was up there before (shown above). It wasn’t the sharpest image but boy, there was a lot of action and the expression on every guy’s face face is unique and priceless. And what’s with Corey…
College days: Lars Davis and Tanner Roark celebrate their win against Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament in 2007 Illini baseball fans might want to keep an eye on off-season pro league action this year. There are a couple former Illini playing this year. In the Arizona Fall League, 2007…