Illinois baseball takes on Eastern Illinois at Illinois Field
By Cole Henke
April 4, 2016
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Quinten Sefcik will make his first career start for @IlliniBaseball against Eastern Illinois Tuesday #IlliniThe Eastern Illinois baseball team will make the trip up I-57 to take on Illinois' baseball team at Illinois Field on Tuesday.The Panthers (5-22, 1-8 Ohio Valley) RBwill be the Illini’s (11-14...
Baseball wins weekend series, takes on Indiana State in mid-week game
March 27, 2016
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Catcher Jason GoldsteinAg knows the Illini can’t let conference games slip away late if they want to win a second-consecutive Big Ten regular season title.After taking the first two games in its weekend series against Penn State, Illinois (10-11, 2-1 Big Ten) AGdropped the third after surrendering four runs in ...
Doug Hayes tosses one-hitter, Illinois baseball takes game one of doubleheader
March 26, 2016
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Illinois baseball (10-10, 2-0 Big Ten) took advantage of multiple Penn State (9-12, 0-2) miscues Saturday behind a dominating pitching performance by Doug Hayes in game one of a doubleheader that took just under two hours to complete. Hayes earned the win in the 6-1 victory at Illinois Field. The sou...
Illinois baseball plays in-state for the first time this season
By Cole Henke
March 17, 2016
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Tweet: [email protected] does not have its leader, Jason Goldstein, for its series in Carbondale this weekend. #Illini The Illinois baseball team will play in-state for the first time this season, traveling to Carbondale, Illinois for matchups against Southern Illinois and Northern Illinois. The sched...
Bellair has breakout weekend for Illinois baseball
By Cole Henke
February 29, 2016
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Tweet: [email protected] RHP Cole Bellair looked like a veteran on the mound against Florida gulf Coast.There is one pitcher on the Illinois baseball staff who hasn't given up a run in more than one inning of work.It isn’t lefty submarine hurler J.D. Nielsen. It isn’t senior closer Nick Blackburn....
Strong pitching performance gives Illinois third straight win
By Cole Henke
February 28, 2016
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Tweet: [email protected] ‘s LHP Doug Hayes hazed the FGCU Eagles for six innings, Illini win 4-2The Illinois baseball team went through a bit of déjà vu when it picked up its third straight victory on Saturdy against Florida Gulf Coast.The Illini’s (3-2) second game of a three-game series against the...
Illinois baseball picks up win behind Turchin’s two RBIs
By Cole Henke
February 27, 2016
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The hits came early and often for both teams during the Illinois baseball team’s Friday matchup against Florida Gulf Coast University.The Illini (2-2) recorded six hits and two runs in the first five innings under the lights in Fort Meyers, Florida, on their way to a 4-2 win over the Eagles. The Eagles (1-4) kept pace kept pace through five, p...
Illini baseball's 2015 understudies strongly contribute to starting roles against Tulane
February 22, 2016
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Tweet: #Illini baseball got a minor glimpse of its up-and-coming talent this past weekend in New OrleansPrior to the 2016 season, Cody Sedlock watched the majority of Illini games with his bullpen mates while Anthony Drago found his home in the dugout.Drago was tasked with being a backup to David Kieran — 2015's B...
Illinois baseball opens up the season against top-25 competition
By Cole Henke
February 17, 2016
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Season openers are typically a tune-up game for power five conference teams.Illinois football opened its season last Fall against Kent State and won 52-3. Illinois basketball squared up against University of Illinois-Springfield and won 104-69.chIllinois baseball is skipping its tune-up game this seas...
Illinois baseball still has a lot of question marks
By Cole Henke
February 16, 2016
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Tweet: [email protected] will use its games this weekend to round out the bottom of its lineupIllinois baseball head coach Dan Hartleb said there are a lot of question marks floating around in his head.But he clarified that they are not "the panic type of question marks."Illinois enters its first games of ...
Young Illinois baseball team still aiming high
By Cole Henke
February 2, 2016
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Tweet: "It is a goal of ours to win a national championship." - @IlliniBaseball coach Dan Hartleb.Within three days of Illinois baseball's season-ending super sectional loss to Vanderbilt last season, the team had lost 13 players — seven to the MLB draft.SOLosing those players was by no means a...
Illinois announces partnership with Quicken Loans
By The Daily Illini Staff Report
January 21, 2016
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Illinois Athletics partners with mortgage lender Quicken LoansThe University of Illinois announced Wednesday that it has formed a partnership with Quicken Loans.Quicken Loans, the nation’s second largest retail mortgage lender, is not wasting any time making its presence known on campus, either. The c...
