Illinois Falls To Purdue In Big Ten Baseball Semifinals, 11-5
Illinois bowed out of the Big Ten Baseball Tournament Saturday, with an 11-5 semifinal loss to 2nd-seeded Purdue.
Illini Baseball Tops ISU 7-1
The victory started a stretch of ten out of eleven games at home for the Illini.
Illini Fall Short In Drive For Omaha; Pitcher Jay Taken 6th In Draft
The Illinois baseball season ended Monday after falling to 4-2 to Vanderbilt in the NCAA Super Regional at Illinois Field. It was a day of mixed emotions for losing pitcher Tyler Jay, who later learned he'd been drafted by the Minnesota Twins.
Illini Baseball Postponed To Monday
Illinois, down 0-1 to Vanderbilt in their NCAA Super Regional, will try again on Monday at 3 p.m. After waiting about an hour, Sunday's game was called with the threat of heavy storms in Central Illinois.
Vanderbilt Dominates Illini, 13-0
The rare home loss by the Illini in Saturday's NCAA Super Regional has them on the brink of elimination Sunday night. Illinois made 3 errors, and starting pitcher Kevin Duchene was lifted after 4 innings. Sunday's game has been moved from 8 to 5 p.m. due to the weather, and Tyler Jay has been announced as the starting pitcher.