Hamer commits to U of I : Elburn Herald: "Hamer commits to U of I
November 12th, 2009 • Related • Filed Under
Filed Under: Baseball
Ty Hamer, a senior at Kaneland High School has verbally committed to pitch for the University of Illinois baseball program. Although the other Division I Big Ten programs of the University of Michigan and Indiana University had also expressed interest in the 6′ 4” right handed pitcher, Hamer selected the University of Illinois following his official visit to the school.
The Illinois baseball team finished this last season with a 34-20 record, placing them in fourth place in the Big Ten, and were ranked as high as 19th in the nation. At the end of the season four players were drafted into the Major League system.
Hamer was a part of theKaneland Varsity baseball team of 2009 which recorded the highest number of wins in Kaneland history.
Ty Hamer came up through the Elburn youth baseball program and the Bulls/White Sox Academy."