NORMAL – The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, were victorious in a back-and-forth home opener, 7-6 over the Windy City ThunderBolts on Tuesday night at the Corn Crib.…
Read the full story »Dan Epstein brings it High & Tight with Rollingstone.com
By Tom Jackson
Old Guy Ballplayer
Our pal and fellow OGB (Old Guy Ballplayer) Dan Epstein is also, as many of you may already know, and outstanding columnist and author,…
Redbirds open MVC tourney with 100th win for Kingston | GoRedbirds.com
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Eric Aguilera went 3-for-5 with three doubles and two RBI to lead Illinois State to a 10-3 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship opening-game victory against…
‘Big Hair’ out in paperback June 5!
Continued from ‘Dan Epstein’….
Your contributors’ names are accompanied by little baseball card graphics depicting their favorite MLB teams, which is cool as hell. But, much like political affiliations and…
Heartland Baseball Update: Week of May 21, 2012 (audio podcast)
Heartland Community College traveled to Springfield this past week and came out with the NJCAA Region 24 championship for the second straight year. In the final they defeated rival Parkland…
Heartland captures Region 24 title and advances to World Series
Heartland Community College faced a familiar foe in Parkland College on Monday with the Region 24 title and a trip to the NJCAA D2 World Series on the line. The…
Redbirds place three on MVC first team all-conference | MVC-Sports.com
Regular-season champion and top-seeded Indiana State placed three players on the all-conference first team, in Jeremy Lucas (C), Rob Ort (OF) and Dakota Bacus (SP). League runner-up Missouri State also…
Wichita and Creighton not happy about a Normal Tournament
Everything I Say Reminds Me of Something Else
by Jack Warren, CornbeltBaseball.com editor
The Wichita Eagle and Kansas.com reported today that the decision to award the 2013 Missouri Valley Conference…
Heartland moves to region final with win over John Wood
by CornbeltBaseball.com staff
Except for a couple of errors, it was back to business as usual for the Heartland Hawks in the final of the winner’s bracket in the NJCAA…
CornBelters lose to Windy City, 7-2
NORMAL – The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, gave up three early runs and dropped a 7-2 decision to the Windy City ThunderBolts on Saturday night at the…
Redbirds top Evansville in 12 | GoRedbirds.com
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Illinois State rallied from three runs down to tie Saturday’s game against Evansville in the ninth inning, and the Redbirds later beat Evansville, 8-7, in the 12th.…
MVC seeds and brackets set for tournament | MVC.com
The field for the 2012 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship is set for next week’s event at Hammons Field in Springfield, Mo., hosted by Missouri State University. Indiana…
New book on 1971 Macon High School baseball
We first noted an article that writer Chris Ballard did a couple of years ago for Sports Illustrated on the 1971 Macon High School baseball team. At the time it…
Duffy Bass Field to host 2013 MVC Tournament | GoRedbirds.com
ST. LOUIS - Illinois State will host the 2013 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship at Duffy Bass Field, MVC Commissioner Doug Elgin announced Thursday. The Redbirds will hold…
Hawks move to final of winner’s bracket in regional tournament
Heartland Community College endured a bumpy middle of the game, but broke it open late to win 16-8 in the winner’s bracket semi-final over Danville Community College 16-8.
Staff ace…
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Daily Geek-Out: Clemens Jays cap
By Tom Jackson
Cap Geek
Now, THIS is the cap Roger Clemens wore while playing for the Jays. I even have photographic proof. And the reason I call this cap…
Daily Geek-Out: Jays (ex-) affiliate Las Vegas Area 51s
By Tom Jackson
Cap Geek
OK, I admit it: This is NOT a Toronto Blue Jays cap — but my whole reason for buying it was because of the Blue…
Colleges »
Redbirds dominate Valley awards | MVCsports.com
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Bradley outfield Mike Tauchman and Redbirds’ ace Chris Razo highlight the 2013 MVC all-conference baseball teams, being tabbed Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively. Illinois…
Heartland takes Region 24 crown
by CornbeltBaseball.com staff
It appears that someone has figured out the perfect pre-game meal or else assistant coach Ryan Knox has delivered a Lou Holtz-like motivational speech. Whatever it was,…
Cornball: Diamond Chatter with Tom and Jack »
Cornball: Diamond Chatter with Tom and Jack, episode 78 (audio)
Dan Blewett and the Warbird Training Academy
Tom and Jack sit down with former Normal CornBelter and owner of the Warbird Training Academy, Dan Blewett. Dan is about 10 months…
