Branden Comia

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BAT FLIP OF THE YEAR NOMINEE

No, this is not a replay 😮 Manny Machado did this TWICE IN A ROW!

Did we do this right? #GoHPU

Cubs, 3B Alex Bregman reportedly agree to 5-year deal, per @MLBNetwork insider @JonHeyman.

1st Double-A hit! Cleveland #Guardians 23yr old INF prospect Christian Knapczyk drives home a pair of runs with a triple in the 4th inning tonight for Akron at Reading playing in his first Double-A game. #GuardsBall

Logan Tabeling brewed up a BIG STORM last night against Lake Elsinore Storm, and in case you were curious, the Storm are the Single-A Affiliates of the Padres, so LFG on about 1000 different levels. 5.2IP | 2H | 0R | 8K | 1BB Mix: Fastball, Sweeper, Curveball, Cutter, and Change-up. Velo is usually 94-96, topping 97. Tabeling does a great job of getting ahead with the fastball, and then putting hitters away with the slider. Tabeling does a great job commanding the inside part of the plate with his heater, which jams hitters on contact, but then, also, backs off the plate to set up the slider. Tabeling does a great job of weaving between the "ball to strike" to "strike to ball", then sometimes, "strike to strike" concepts. Lots of advanced sequencing there, and the execution was spot on, check out the last breaking ball in the video...Wow! #dodgers

Giovanni Longo (‘26, IL) pumps a double here with good strength in the frame to impact. Hard turns w/ some feel to get the barrel on it and drive it. Quality swing here. @PG_Illinois @hittersbaseba11 @PG_Uncommitted #BattleForTheMW

Congratulations to new Head Baseball Coach- George Fear! Press Release: docs.google.com/document/d/1zu… @csbaseball1 @SandburgHS

University of Illinois will always be a special place to me. I am forever grateful to have the opportunity to wear the orange and blue. With that being said, I will be entering the transfer portal as a grad student with one year of eligibility left.

T6 | DIESEL DOES IT AGAIN!!! @drake_westcott brings Illinois within 1️⃣! Illini 4, UCLA 5

T10 | @j_schroeder12 FOR THE LEAD ‼️ Illini 6, Michigan 5

Sam Beesley Parkland College, Shooting Guard/Small Forward 2019-2021

There is no better human than Declan Sullivan.

T6 | Jacob Schroeder went solo dolo on this bomb 💣 @illinibaseball - 4 @uw_baseball - 9 🎥 Watch Live: d1ba.se/streaming-subs #BestOutsideOfOmaha | @d1baseball | @ncaabaseball

T6 | DRAKE WESTCOTT TIES IT UP! 🤯 @illinibaseball - 9 @uw_baseball - 9 🎥 Watch Live: d1ba.se/streaming-subs #BestOutsideOfOmaha | @d1baseball | @ncaabaseball

FINAL | Quags for the DUB! 🙌 The Fighting Illini get the job done to move to 1-1 on the weekend! @illinibaseball - 10 @uw_baseball - 9 #BestOutsideOfOmaha | @d1baseball | @ncaabaseball

T8 | JACOB SCHROEDER. BIG FLY. @J_Schroeder12 launches a two-run shot to restore the three-run advantage! Illini 7, Texas State 4

Mark Allen impacted countless student-athletes and people through his baseball journey. The Illinois famILLy was lucky to have him on our staff. Our love and thoughts are with his family. FightingIllini.com/MarkAllen

Tons of great insight here from one of the best. If you’re a serious ball player and want to get better this off season, grab a copy!

I spent 6 years in Professional Baseball. Here's one thing I was taught that I'll never forget... The Backwards Law (how to perform better by trying less):