Illinois trims the Huskies 7-2
John Kravetz is 3-0 this season Illinois scored seven unanswered runs to begin the game while starter John Kravetz pitched a solid eight innings in Illinois’ 7-2 win against Northern Illinois down in...
View ArticleWith Sunday split, Illinois posts 3-1 weekend mark
Wow! Lots of big stuff happened yesterday in Illinois baseball. They did manage to get shutout by one the most struggling teams they’ve faced this year in Northern Illinois 3-0. But on the other...
View ArticleIllinois breaks 3 game losing streak against Bradley 6-3
We’ll just forget the last three games. Tonight was a different night. Illinois broke their three game losing streak Wednesday night in Peoria against the Bradley Braves winning a no-nonsense 6-3...
View ArticleIllinois Summer League wrap-up
Fightingillini.com has just posted a solid summary of this year’s summer league action by the Illini. Big congrats go out to Will Krug who was chosen to the National Amateur Baseball Federation...
View ArticleIt was about time for a banner change
With much hesitation, I changed the banner of IBR. I really liked the photo that was up there before (shown above). It wasn’t the sharpest image but boy, there was a lot of action and the expression...
View ArticleFourth annual Jock Jams scheduled for Feb. 27
The fourth annual Jock Jams has now been scheduled for February 27. What is Jock Jams, you say?? It’s an event sponsored by the U of I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee full of singing, dancing and...
View ArticleJock Jams 2013 a loud success at Huff Hall
There was plenty of fist pumpin’ action at Huff Hall last night where Jock Jams 2013 took place. I really didn’t know what to expect but really had a blast. Illinois Baseball rightfielder Davis...
View ArticleIllini Baseball outslug Purdue Friday, 17-12
Thomas Lindauer got Illinois off to a good start with his seventh homerun of 2013 Illinois and Purdue got off to a raucous start Friday night when both teams scored 12 runs in the 40-minute first...
View ArticleKevin Duchene shuts down Nits, 9-0
Kevin Duchene mowed down the opposition in Friday’s contest Wow! We just need about five more games like these and we might be set. Kevin Duchene pitched one of the best performances we’ve seen this...
View ArticleGame over: Illini bats dwindle against Gopher pitching, 3-1
Davis Hendrickson drove home the sole run in today’s loss In an elimination game against Minnesota at the Big Ten Tournament, Illinois (34-18) couldn’t hold on to a slim lead and lost 3-1 and will...
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