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Illinois softball anticipates start of 2024 season
Some people search for blooming flowers and birds chirping to discover if spring is around the corner, but in Champaign, it’s a lot simpler than that. When you hear the sweet sound of balls hitting...
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Coach Tyra Perry eyes improvement after 12th-place finish in 2023
Heading into the 2024 softball campaign, head coach Tyra Perry is eager to see her team improve after last year’s 29-27 record. Perry is currently entering her ninth year as the head coach of the...
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Illinois softball opens season at Tiger Invitational
Opening day for the 2024 softball season has arrived as the Illini look to play their first game in 274 days. As they begin every spring, the Illini flock south for their first matchup. The Tiger...
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Illinois softball looks for first 2024 win at Spring Games
Illinois softball (0-3,0-0) gears up for a five-game series in Leesburg, Florida, which will see it take on Liberty, Kansas, Southern Illinois, UC Riverside and Coastal Carolina, with Liberty and...
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Illinois softball splits pair in Florida
Freezing temperatures returned to Champaign this weekend, bringing a few inches of swirling snow on Friday. Campustown was all white and slick with ice; it was no place to play a softball game. While...
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Illinois softball travels west for Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic
The Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral, California, marks the midway point of the 2024 nonconference schedule for the Illini and their third road trip in as many weekends. The Classic has...
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Illinois softball takes 2 victories at Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic
Illinois softball (3-6, 0-0) took two games over the weekend at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. Illinois faced tough competition this weekend with No. 21 California, Cal Poly, No. 19 UCLA and...
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Illinois travels south for Purple and Gold Challenge
Illinois softball (3-6,0-0) heads to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for the Purple and Gold Challenge this weekend. The team will take on Louisiana Tech on Friday and Saturday, No. 4 LSU on Friday, McNeese...
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Illinois drops 3 of 5 in Purple & Gold Challenge
It was another warm weather tournament for Illinois softball (5-9) and its fourth in as many weekends. Louisiana State University hosted the Illini and more for the Purple & Gold Challenge. After...
View ArticleIllinois softball travels to St. Louis for Billiken Spring Tournament
Illinois softball (5-9, 0-0) will travel to St. Louis this weekend, where it will take on St. Thomas and St. Louis teams twice. The two-day tournament starts on Sunday and finishes on Monday. The games...
View ArticleIllinois sweeps 3 games in Saint Louis
After rain, travel and harsh competition combined to give the Illini (8-9) a rough start to the season, they decided that they no longer needed a 10-day break before their season opener. 5-9 was head...
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Illinois softball drops pair in Big Ten opening series
Big Ten softball play is officially underway as Illinois (12-15, 0-2) faced Nebraska (18-13, 2-0) in Lincoln this weekend. The Illini were unable to find consistency in the first month of the season,...
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Illinois softball returns for 7-game homestand
As Illinois rolls into week eight of the 2024 softball season, it has still only hosted two games at Eichelberger Field. That will change as the Illini (12-15) return to Champaign for seven games in...
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Illinois softball swept by Minnesota at home
Illinois softball (13-19, 0-5) was swept by Minnesota over the weekend. The three losses dropped the Illini to 23-33 all-time against its fellow Big Ten rival. Game one was played Friday, March 29,...
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Illinois softball swept by Minnesota, looks for bounce-back series
Head coach Tyra Perry and Illinois softball (13-19, 0-5) are searching for their first Big Ten season win as they travel to College Park to face Maryland. The Illini did not have the most favorable...
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Illinois softball flips switch; wins first Big Ten series
Three hundred thirty-two days. It had been 332 days since the Illini (15-20, 2-6) won a Big Ten game, but that streak is now a thing of the past. Illinois broke through in a major way over the weekend,...
View ArticleTwo in-state foes await Illinois softball as they return home
A weekend in which Illinois (15-20) recorded its first Big Ten series win of the season was celebrated shortly, but it’s back to business in Champaign. They return for a five-game homestand this week,...
View ArticleIllinois opens up homestand 0-2 against in-state competition
Illinois softball (15-22) started a five-game homestand by dropping its first two games, falling to both Northwestern and Southern Illinois. Illinois opened up their homestand against Northwestern,...
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Illinois looks to derail Purdue’s six-game win streak during Strikeout Cancer...
Junior outfielder Stevie Meade and Illinois softball (15-22, 2-7) take on a Purdue team that is currently on a six-game win streak. These games are a part of Illinois’ Strikeout Cancer weekend. “It’s a...
View ArticleIllinois softball takes finale, avoids series sweep
A 1-4 homestand for Illinois (16-14, 3-9) dampened much of the momentum from its first conference series win a week prior and dropped the team to tied for 12th in the Big Ten. After losing both...
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