At the beginning of November, the Illinois baseball team competed in several intra-squad practice games, dubbed the Orange and Blue series. These games took the place of normally scheduled exhibition games...
The NCAA’s national signing period for high school athletes of all sports except football began on Nov. 11. Today, dozens of athletes from across the country signed their National Letter of Intent to...
Illinois pitching coach Mark Allen was hired one year ago and has already made an impact as the team looks to bring a Big Ten championship back to Champaign.
Allen came aboard last October following the...
Zak Hartleb, Illinois head coach Dan Hartleb’s 20-year-old son, will be making his way onto the Illinois baseball team’s 2021 roster for his junior year. After spending two years playing baseball at...
Baseball is underway for the Illini as new procedures and guidelines have taken the forefront of a fall season that has a slightly different look to it.
While college football is giving a go at a regular...
With the Big Ten postponing all fall sports due to COVID-19, the Illinois baseball team won’t be able to participate in their fall exhibition games and will instead look to the spring and hope their...
Former Illini closer Joey Gerber pitched in his first Major League game with the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday. Gerber entered in the sixth inning in a contest against the Angels which took place at T-Mobile...
Lou Henson is not only a legend in the Illinois and New Mexico State basketball communities but in all of college basketball. Henson, who passed away Saturday at the age of 88, will, more importantly,...
Looking at the Illinois baseball team’s success over the years, quality starting pitching is a consistent factor in each winning season. Head coach Dan Hartleb will have to work his magic to shore up...
Better late than never, right? After a four-month hiatus thanks to the coronavirus, the first MLB regular season games were played last night. With only 60 games on the schedule, the stakes are a lot higher...
Illinois junior Aidan Maldonado ranked No. 77 on Baseball America’s top 100 2021 draft prospects list this week.
Maldonado was drafted out of high school by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2018. The 5-11 righty...
Illinois saw much success over the last decade with four NCAA tournament appearances, two Big Ten Championships and one Super Regional appearance in 2015. A major factor to the last decade’s fortune...