The Blueboys Baseball Family grew a little larger Tuesday. Welcome to the squad, Annika! Congratulations to Coach Waddle and Hillary on this wonderful moment!
Did we just become best friends? YUP!
Do you wanna go open the season against Loras at Future Champions Complex at 2PM on Sunday? YUP!
See you there.
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#NextStopTheHilltop
Clinched at least a share of the Midwest Conference South Division title for the first time since 1999. Regardless of what happens tomorrow, this team has paved the way for big things happening in Jacksonville.
Congratulations to SR Bailey Reed on being named the Illinois College William J Downer Award for Best Male Athlete for 2021. Bailey is the fifth Blueboys Baseball member to be honored with this award since its inception in 1967.
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3 practices in. Always something to work on but the goals never change. Defend the Midwest Conference title. It stays in Jacksonville.
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Now that our season has concluded, its time to acknowledge some very impressive milestones. Congratulations to Sophomore IF Tyler Blum for breaking the IC single season runs scored record!
8 different states represented on our 2022 roster. Small towns, big cities, and everything in between. 4 year guys and transfers. Guys from huge travel organizations and dudes that stayed local. Lots of different ways to find The Hilltop.
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BB| YOUR ILLINOIS COLLEGE BLUEBOYS ARE MWC CHAMPS!!!! IC baseball earned a win in game two with a final of 8-1 to claim the 2021 MWC title. This team is the first in program history to win the conference title and be awarded a bid to the NCAA Tournament.
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Congratulations to Cullen McBride on being named
@d3baseball
All-Region. Some of Cullen's many accomplishments this year:
#⃣.403 Batting Average
🚀7 2B + 8 HR
⚾️83 Total Bases
🔥70/17 K/BB Ratio on the Mound
Our deepest thanks to these 6 seniors. Without them this program would not be where it is today, and the future is bright because of their contributions.
The Illinois College pitching staff set the school record for strikeouts in a season this past year with 273. AND the 5 guys who logged the most innings all return for 2022!
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IC has referred to its athletes as Blueboys and Lady Blues to honor those who fought for the Union Army during the Civil War. Today, we want to recognize one of our own. Sophomore Bryce Bell recently completed Basic Training for the US National Guard. Thank you Private Bell! 🇺🇲
Yesterday was not the day we wanted our season to end. However at the end of the year every team but 1 leaves disappointed. We can assure you the work won't stop and we will back. With a vengeance. Ready to reclaim the MWC title and so much more.
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Blueboys Baseball is thrilled to announce that
@Coach_Hatton44
will be joining us for the 2022-23 season. Coach Hatton has a great track record with elite travel baseball in the area and brings a wealth of knowledge to our team. Please join us in welcoming Zach to the Hilltop!
Put our new
@AZ_IAMOUNDS
pitching mound to work today. Nothing like Live baseball indoors in January! It’s always sunny and 70 degrees inside King Fieldhouse!
Blueboys come away with the 7-2 victory in today’s exhibition contest vs Spoon River! We’ll be back at it for real tomorrow at home against cross-town rival MacMurray. First pitch scheduled for 1:00!
If you missed us down South, here are some standout offensive performances.
K Blum: .360 Avg .433 OBP 8 RBI
P Abbott: .357 Avg .471 OBP .500 SLG
C McBride: .348 Avg .400 OBP 6 Runs
P Phillis: .394 Avg .487 OBP 4-4 SB
J Marcinkowski: .333 Avg .389 OBP .697 SLG
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It feels like it's been forever, but in 15 short days the Blueboys will take the field again, squaring off against Simpson College. Here is the rest of our 2021 Non-Conference schedule!
Strength and Conditioning Coach
@Bowman1525
has been working with our guys since the 2021 season.
Extra Base Hits Per Year (2015-19) = 78
Since = 135 (+57)
Stolen Bases Per Year (2015-19) = 34
Since = 61 (+27)
Pitching Staff Strikeouts (2015-19) = 217
Since = 268 (+51)
We would also like to extend our deepest thanks to everyone who helped make this historic season possible. It took the entire Illinois College campus to make sure Spring sports were able to practice, compete, and succeed. Thank you all very much.
For the second season in a row, the Blueboys finished top 30 in the country in Home Runs, as well as had double digit players with at least one.
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Second Annual Family Weekend was a success! Thanks to all our family and friends who helped make today special. Great baseball and great food is hard to beat!
1st Annual Illinois College Baseball Fungo Golf outing. It came down to the final holes but the team of Peyton Phillis, Caleb Uselton, Jon Tate, and Josh Scrum came out on top!
Today is the day! Welcome to all of our new first year and transfer Blueboys! Returners will filter in over the next few days and then the 2022 squad will be here. Excited is an understatement. Fall practices start soon.
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Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers on the devastating loss of one of our own. 🙏 🙏
Tucker Tollerton
#5
Center fielder
@QNDBaseball
Senior Class of 2023
#FlyHighTuck
Announcement 🚨!! We will have an exhibition contest against Spoon River this Saturday! Stop out to Lenz Field Sports Complex at 1:00 to get your first look at the 2020 Blueboys!