Saturday, January 1, 2011

2011 Big Ten Baseball Players to Watch from Illinois

Top players to watch in the Big Ten for 2011 based on how conference coaches voted in the pre-season.  The following list are only the players from Illinois schools or are from Illinois.

Projected Pitcher of the Year:
1B/RHP Paul Snieder, Northwestern University, 12 saves, 1.69 ERA, .353 batting average, 15 doubles last season as a sophomore.

Other Top Players to Watch:
LHP Jarred Hipen, Iowa University, Rock Falls High School, Rock Falls IL, 6-4 3.71 ERA, 71 K's.

RHP Kevin Lee, Iowa University, Richards High School Oak Lawn, IL, 13 saves, 2-0.

2B Mike McQuillan, Iowa University, Brother Rice High School, lives in Evergreen Park, IL, .344 BA, 3 homers, 7 doubles 39 rbi's.

OF Trevor Willis, Iowa University, Lockport High School, lives in Homer Glen, IL, .261 BA, 5 homers, 8 doubles.

3B Chris Lashmet, Northwestern University, New Trier High School, Wilmette, IL, .327 BA, 12 doubles, 43 rbi's.

RHP Zach Morton, Northwestern University, Evanston Township High School, Evanston, IL, 3-5, 7.53 ERA, 43 K's.

OF Willie Argo, University of Illinois, Davenport Iowa, .318 BA, 4 HR, 11 doubles, 33 rbi's, 41 stolen bases.

LF Casey McMurry, University of Illinois, Lyons Township High School, lives in Willow Springs, IL, .348 BA, 6 HR, 14 doubles, 39 rbi's.

RHP Kevin Johnson, University of Illinois, Mt. Carmel High School, lives in Midlothian IL, 5-2, 5.23 ERA, 53 K's.


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