Last weekend, Illinois baseball won their first series in Ann Arbor in fifteen years! They didn’t waste time scoring ten runs on Friday then scoring another ten on Saturday. On Sunday, the Illini scored two in the top in the ninth to force an extra inning game but couldn’t…
At this point in the season, every game counts. Illinois travels to Ann Arbor this weekend to play Michigan who is tied for the top spot in the standings in the Big Ten. It will be a three-game series and with just one more series left after this one,…
Illinois’ weekend was almost like the name “Ohio”. Illinois high point was in the middle but there wasn’t much on the edges. Last weekend, there great weather and lots of fans at Illinois Field. There was even free food and a beer tent on Friday night. Unfortunately, things didn’t…
Illinois baseball returns home to Illinois Field after a satisfying series back East. The boys won two of three against the University of Maryland Terrapins. With wins on Friday and Sunday, Illinois improves their record to 19-8 and retains their third place spot in the Big Ten conference. Upon returning,…
While Bren Spillane racked up his third straight Big Ten Player of the Week award as well as the Perfect Game Midseason Player of the Year honor, Illinois (17-7, 4-2 Big Ten) hopes to regroup after a disappointing 1-2 weekend against Iowa. This coming weekend, they will play the Maryland…
It was a cold, cold weekend for baseball. Despite the best efforts of Bren Spillane, #22 Illinois couldn’t pull off a series win against Iowa. The Illini eked out a nail biter on Saturday by the score of 13-12 but the Hawkeyes won the Friday and Sunday games. Spillane…
Illinois baseball starts off the season with a sweep over the Northwestern Wildcats! While it was a clean 3-0 sweep, I don’t think I have seen such a close Big Ten series than this weekend’s battle. The NU opponents put up a worthy effort and kept the boys in Orange…
#24 Illinois baseball hosted the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers for their home opener and gave over 500 hometown fans a great show. Coming back from a 4-0 deficit, they had a little offensive help from Michael Massey, Grant Van Scoy and leadoff man Zac Taylor. With the win, Illinois improves…
With help from some big bats, Illinois baseball won two of three games down in Greenville, South Carolina. For the weekend, Illinois outscored their opponents 31-13. Their wins against Michigan State and Furman extended their winning streak to seven games until the Spartans shut them down Saturday afternoon. …
Once Saturday afternoon came, Illinois got their bearings in Conway, South Carolina and found out how to win. At the Brittain Resorts Invitational, the Illinois Baseball regrouped after two straight losses and won the last two games to come away even-steven. They went 2-2 for the weekend and are…