Illinois Baseball sports a young roster for 2020
Today, Illinois Baseball released the roster for the 2020 season! And boy, it’s a young team! The FightingIllini.com article gives a very detailed summary of the twelve freshman and six incoming...
View ArticleSnarskis returns to Illinois Field in coaching role
In addition to the changes in the newly-released roster, there is one change on the coaching side of Illinois Baseball in 2020. Illini right-handed pitcher Quinn Snarskis will be staying on and will...
View ArticleDrew Dickinson leaves for Virginia (and leaves a legacy)
Last week, Illinois baseball announced that Assistant Coach Drew Dickinson has accepted a position as assistant coach for Virginia. I never saw Drew Dickinson pitch at Illinois Field. I started...
View ArticleAs Fall season ends, Illini announce Allen as new pitching coach
The Illinois baseball fall season has now come to an end. With it, comes some needed staff changes to complete the coaching staff. Illinois baseball announced that former San Francisco Giants pitching...
View ArticleCOVID-19 response ends 2020 season for the Illini
I logged into my laptop tonight hoping to write up a quick preview of this weekend’s Illinois baseball series against Southern Illinois. That’s when I saw this tweet by the Big Ten. Big Ten cancels...
View ArticleUpdated news on the Atkins Illinois Baseball Training Center
When we heard about the new Field Turf being laid out this summer, I thought about the previously-announced baseball training center and what the plans were for that. We hadn’t heard much about that...
View Article2021 Illinois Baseball schedule announced!
Just last week, I was wondering last week when this year’s baseball schedule would be released. Sure enough, Coach Hartleb announced at an online press conference the state of the 2021 Illinois...
View ArticleAtkins Baseball Training Center: A new training home for Illinois Baseball
In past years, the Illinois baseball program sure appreciated the hospitality of the football program as they extended the use of the Irwin Indoor Football Practice Facility when it was too cold to...
View ArticleIllinois baseball’s 2023 schedule announced this week
Fighting Illini baseball announced the schedule for the 2023 season this week. Next season’s schedule consists of 48 games including 21 at home at Illinois Field. A few things of note… Season opener...
View ArticleFour more years: University of Illinois extends Coach Hartleb’s contract
On Tuesday, University of Illinois Athletic Director Josh Whitman announced that Coach Dan Hartleb’s contract was going to be extended for four more years. And why not? Hartleb, who is in his 18th...
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