Illini Baseball 2023

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MustangWally

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Season ends with a 6-3 loss to scUM. Overall record of 25-27. And, yes, those uniforms were not very pretty.
 
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IllinoisOKC

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I’d say 23 was a disappointing yr…Watched the series vs southern mississippi beginning the yr and thought we had the offense to make some sorta postseason noise.. I was also excited when they visited ok st 7+ yrs ago and won 2/3 in stillwater . Really felt a postseason birth was happening this season. Is what it is and I’ll be ready to watch next yrs squad regardless. I-L-L
 
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IllinoisOKC said:
I’d say 23 was a disappointing yr…Watched the series vs southern mississippi beginning the yr and thought we had the offense to make some sorta postseason noise.. I was also excited when they visited ok st 7+ yrs ago and won 2/3 in stillwater . Really felt a postseason birth was happening this season. Is what it is and I’ll be ready to watch next yrs squad regardless. I-L-L
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I admittedly didn't watch too closely this year, but didn't we have some injury issues that set us back?
 
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Illinirog70

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EyeoftheIllini said:
Just saw that Ken Holtzman is going into Illini HOF. Didn’t even know he had played at Illinois.
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He was an all American pitcher signed by the cubs, drafted into the service. Pitched on weekends for the Cubs (7-0?) and threw 3(?) no hitters in ml. ( all from faded 76 yr old memory!)
 
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EyeoftheIllini

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Illinirog70 said:
He was an all American pitcher signed by the cubs, drafted into the service. Pitched on weekends for the Cubs (7-0?) and threw 3(?) no hitters in ml. ( all from faded 76 yr old memory!)
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Yes, I’m pretty familiar with his story — well, except for the being an Illini alum part. And since you kind of asked, he threw 2 no-hitters. I was actually in attendance for the first one in 1969 against the Braves. That was the second win in my streak of 21 wins before I ever saw the Cubs lose in person at Wrigley. I think my record now stands at 33-2. And fun fact about that no-hitter — Kenny did not strike out a batter.
 
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BRucks

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So, a Tom Brady baseball card sold recently for $158K. What's odd about that is that it was actually a picture of Brady's face photoshopped onto a picture of former Illini great Darrin Fletcher in his Expo's uniform:
 
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