For the fourth time in as many years, an Illini player has made it to the Majors! On Saturday, Illinois baseball’s all-time saves leader Garrett Acton was called up to the Oakland Athletics parent team from his Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators. At the time, Acton was 5-1 with a save…
On an unprecedented day this week, two former Illini were promoted to AAA within 24 hours. Tuesday June 14th, both Michael Massey and Garrett Acton jumped to Triple-A for their respective organizations. To top it off, former Illini starter Ty Weber made an appearance in AAA for his organization…
Two former Illini relievers are making their way up towards better things! Joey Gerber Joey Gerber (2016-2018) has been called up by the Seattle Mariners to their 60-player training camp. Workouts begin July 3 for Gerber. One of top bullpen aces in the Big Ten, Joey Gerber was drafted as…
It’s been six days since the announcement was made that the Illinois baseball spring 2020 season along with all Big Ten spring sports, has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To be sure, this has hit the team, the parents and the baseball program hard. Beyond just canceling games,…
Last weekend, Illinois baseball battled to win the last two games against the Elon Phoenix for another series win. Illinois has now won seven of their last nine games and brings them to an 8-5 overall record as the conference season approaches. Illinois 6 Elon 10 Danny Doligale, Branden Comia…
It’s hard to believe but ten games into the season and the Illini haven’t played a three-game series against one team yet. That changes this weekend as the boys in Orange and Blue will face the Elon Phoenix for a three-game set. It will be the first time Illinois and…
On Tuesday night, Illinois baseball (6-4) favored their fans with a win for the home opener win against the Chicago State Cougars (2-11). The Cougars gave their all but they didn’t have Branden Comia seen above sliding into third after hitting a triple. Chicago State (2-11) 8 Illinois (6-4) 11…
February 14th is Valentine’s Day. What better way to spend it with your loved one than to follow your favorite baseball team during their season opener? This weekend, Illinois will be taking on Milwaukee, Seton Hall and Wake Forest. It’s been a long off-season and we’re all ready for some…
On the heels of the announcement that they were chosen to place fourth in the Big Ten by Perfect Game, the Illinois Baseball team held Media Day on Friday afternoon. Local sports pundits heard from Coach Hartleb, Garrett Acton and others at the Irwin Practice Facility. Acton who chose to…
In all the hoopla of Coach Hartleb’s Big Ten Coach of the Decade award early this week, one announcement might have been overlooked. Illini reliever Garrett Acton notched another award. On Tuesday, Acton was named to the Perfect Game Preseason All-American second team. This award adds to his Collegiate Baseball…