Illinois High School Baseball Chicagoland Rankings from the Sun-Times

The latest rankings of Illinois high school baseball teams from the Sun-Times in the Chicago area.

1.  Joliet Catholic
2.  Lincoln-Way North
3.  Providence
4.  Mundelein
5.  Maine South
6.  Mt. Carmel
7.  St. Laurence
8.  Plainfield North
9.  St. Rita
10. Neuqua Valley

Boomers Stadium Hosts Schaumburg Baseball Sectional

The Schaumburg Boomers and Boomer Stadium are hosting today's Illinois High School Association baseball sectional starting at 5:00 pm.

The Boomers game was moved to 11:00 am today against the London Rippers to make room for the IHSA sectional.  The Boomers are an Independent professional baseball team participating in the Frontier League. 

Sectional Schedule:
Game 1 Bartlett vs. Willowbrook at 5:00 pm
Game 2 Schaumburg vs. St. Charles East at 7:00 pm

Baseball Final Four Set for Illinois 1A and 2A

The final four teams are set for the Illinois high school baseball state finals at O'Brien Field in Peoria.

Class 1A
Effingham (St. Anthony) will take on Alton (Marquette) on Friday June 1st at 10:00 am and Lena (Winslow) plays Tuscola at noon.

The winners will play for the state title on Saturday June 2nd at 11:00 am after the third place game.

Class 2A
Rock Island (Alleman) plays Herscher at 3:00 pm on June 1st and Trenton (Wesclin) will play Normal (University) at 5:00 pm.

The winners will face off for the 2A state title on Saturday June 2nd at 5:00 pm right after the third place game.

Missouri Valley Conference Baseball All-Tournament Team from Illinois

Illinois baseball players selected to the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament All-Tournament Team.


Creighton sophomore Outfielder Mike Gerber was selected as the Most Outstanding Player of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.  Mike attended Neuqua Valley HS and lives in Naperville, Illinois.




All-Tournament Team


Junior 1B Chris Serritella, Southern Illinois, Chris lives in Glenview, Illinois
Senior Catcher Brian Bajer, Southern Illinois, Brian lives in Oak Forest, Illinois
Sophomore Outfielder Mike Gerber, Creighton
Junior Outfielder Chad Hinshaw, Illinois State, Chad lives in Bloomington, Illinois
Sophomore Pitcher Todd Eaton, Southern Illinois, Todd lives in Greenville, Illinois

D3 Midwest Conference 2012 All-Conference Baseball Team - Illinois Players

Players from Illinois on the The Division III Midwest Conference 2012 All-Conference Baseball team.


North Division


Pitchers of the Year
Kevin Nutley, St. Norbert, Kevin attended Immaculate Conception HS and lives in Forest Park, Illinois
Alex Norman, Beloit College, Alex went to Kaneland HS and lives in Elburn, Illinois.


All-Conference Team
Shortstop Jordan Jaenicke, Beloit College, Jordan is from Bishop McNamara HS and lives in Bouronnais, Illinois.
Shortstop Chad Ljunggren, St. Norbert, Chad went to Prairie Ridge HS and lives in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
Pitcher Kevin Nutley, St. Norbert
Pitcher Alex Norman, Beloit


South Division


Players of the Year
Mike Nodzenski, Grinnel College, Mike attended Naperville North HS and lives in Naperville, Illinois.
Terry Davis, Illinois College, Terry is from Bloomington HS and lives in Bloomington, Illinois.


Pitcher of the Year
Andrew Kelley, Grinnell College, Andrew went to Sacred Heart-Griffin and lives in Springfield, Illinois.


All-Conference Team
Catcher Mike Nodzenski, Grinnel College.
First baseman Ryan Hoffman, Knox College, Ryan attended Marmion Academy and lives in Sugar Grove, Illinois.
Outfielder Jackson White, Knox College, Jackson went to Grayslake HS and lives in Grayslake, Illinois.
Outfielder Erik Smoy, Knox College, Erik is from Hoffman Estates HS and lives in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
Outfielder Terry Davis, Illinois College.
Pitcher Andrew Kelly, Grinnell College.
Pitcher Nate Jones, Illinois College, Nate attended Althoff Catholic HS and lives in Belleville, Illinois.

NJCAA Baseball Region 24 2012 All-Region Team

Illinois NJCAA Region 24 announced the 2012 All-Region baseball team.  Below are the student athletes who were chosen by Region 24 coaches.

Utility Player Vince Anello, Lake Land College
Infielder Edgar Figueroa, Lake Land College
Catcher Jose Gonzalez, Lake Land College
Infielder Cody Daily, Southwestern Illinois
Outfielder Brian Doll, Southwestern Illinois
Pitcher Conor Fisk, Wabash Valley
Inf/OF Cole Gleason, Wabash Valley
Outfielder Korey Hall, Wabash Valley
Infielder Gabriel Roa, Wabash Valley
Pitcher David Suarez, John A. Logan
Pitcher Derek Thompson, John A. Logan

Joliet Junior College Wins 2012 NJCAA Division III World Series

Joliet Junior College captured it's third national baseball championship defeating Niagara County Community College 6-5 in ten innings yesterday in Tyler, Texas.

Niagara took a one run lead scoring two in the top of the ninth inning with a walk, a sac bunt, a single and a double.  Joliet tied the game up in the bottom of the ninth on an error by the Niagara second baseman.  Dakota Brown's triple in the bottom of the 10th inning drove in Cole Judy for the winning run.

Joliet went undefeated in the Championship Series with a perfect 4-0 record.

Luke Andrade was named the tournament Most Valuable Player and Trevor Vermillian, Casey Papp and Dan Eliopulos made the All-Tournament Team.

Congratulations to Joliet JC!

NCAA Division III Baseball All-Americans from Illinois

D3Baseball.com announced the 2012 NCAA Division III All-American baseball team yesterday and below are the players from Illinois.

First Team All-American
3B Kevin Callahan, Illinois Wesleyan.  The junior infielder hit .355 with 17 doubles, 11 home runs and drove in 54.  Kevin is from Brother Rice HS and lives in Chicago, Illinois.

Second Team All-American
3B Anthony Even from Concordia.  Even hit .432 with 22 doubles, 2 triples, 2 homers and 38 rbi's.  Anthony is from West Leyden HS and lives in Franklin Park, Illinois.

Pitcher Drew Gay from Aurora University.  Drew went 8-0 with a 1.63 ERA in 77 1/3rd innings, struck out 67 and walked 16 for the Spartans.  Drew is from Marquette HS and lives in Marseilles, Illinois.

Third Team All-American
3B Tim Mackey, Aurora, Tim hit .391 with 5 homers, 19 doubles, 2 triples and drove in 32.  Tim is from East Leyden HS and lives in Rosemont, Illinois

Utility player Drew Golz from Wheaton College, Drew hit .404 with 4 homers, 12 doubles and on the mound Golz went 8-2 with a 2.52 ERA.  Drew attended Oak Park-River Forest HS and lives in River Forest, Illinois.

Honorable Mention
Pitcher Nick Soldano from North Park, Nick went 9-2 with a 3.12 ERA in 101 innings.  Nick is from Zion-Benton HS and lives in Lake Zurich, Illinois.

D3Baseball.com's 2012 All-Central Region Team

D3Baseball.com announced the 2012 All-Central Region baseball team and below are the players from Illinois who made each team.

Player of the Year
Kevin Callahan, 3B, Jr., Illinois Wesleyan, Chicago, Illinois

Pitcher of the Year
Nick Soldano, Jr., North Park, Lake Zurich, Illinois

First Team All-Central Region
Catcher Mike Nodzenski, Grinnel, Naperville, Illinois
1B Trey Martin, Wheaton, Wheaton, Illinois
SS Jordan Jaenicke, Beloit, Bourbonnais, Illinois
3B Kevin Callahan, Illinois Wesleyan, Chicago, Illinois
OF Terry Davis, Illinois College, Bloomington, Illinois
Util Drew Golz, Wheaton, River Forest, Illinois
SP Nick Soldano, North Park, Lake Zurich, Illinois
SP Steve Kuligowski, North Park, Grayslake, Illinois

Second Team All-Central Region
2B Justin Swinder, Wheaton, Wheaton, Illinois
OF Jack Cinoman, Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
OF Kyle Billig, Washington U., Lockport, Illinois
OF Matt McDermott, Illinois Wesleyan, Tinley Park, Illinois
DH Alex Kazmierski, Webster, Orland Park, Illinois
SP Eric Rohe, Carthage, Mundelein, Illinois
SP Alex Norman, Beloit, Elburn, Illinois

Third Team All-Central Region
OF Dave Wolak, Elmhurst, Carol Stream, Illinois
OF Matt Rice, North Park, Park Ridge, Illinois
SP Paul Krenger, Dubuque, Chicago, Illinois
RP Andrew Kelley, Grinnell, Springfield, Illinois

Joliet Junior College Baseball Wins first two at Division III World Series

The Joliet Junior College baseball team has won their first two games at the 2012 NJCAA Division III World Series in Tyler Texas.  Joliet defeated Nassau Community College 10-0 on Saturday and Tyler Texas 7-5 on Sunday.


If the Wolves win today's game against Northern Essex Community College they will move into the Championship game on Wednesday.  Today's game is a 7:00 pm and can be watched online at the link below.


Joliet vs. Northern Essex

2012 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Pairings

The 2012 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament field is paired up after last weekends games.


#1 Seed Indiana State takes on #8 Creighton
#2 Seed Missouri State vs. #7 Bradley
#3 Seed Wichita State vs. #6 Southern Illinois
#4 Illinois State vs. #5 Evansville


The MVC Tournament will be held at Hammons Field in Springfield Missouri hosted by
Missouri State.  The Tournament starts May 22nd when Illinois State takes on Evansville at 9:00 am.  The Championship Game is scheduled for Saturday May 26th at 7:00 pm.

2012 SLIAC All-Conference Baseball Awards for Illinois Players

The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced it's 2012 All-Conference Baseball team and below are the Illinois players who received the honors.


First Team
Pitcher Tyler Pilcher, Greenville, lives in Effingham, Illinois
Outfielder Donny Furhop, Spalding, lives in St. Jacob, Illinois
Outfielder Alex Kazmierski, Webster, lives in Orland Park, Illinois
Outfielder Cody Stevenson, Webster, lives in Salem, Illinois
Utility player David Massengill, Greenville, lives in Greenup, Illinois

Second Team
Pitcher Isaac Behme, Webster, lives in Harrisburg, Illinois
Catcher Aaron Krummrich, MacMurray, lives in Belleville, Illinois
Infielder Donnie Johnson, MacMurray, lives in Carrollton, Illinois
DH Mike Rainbolt, Webster, lives in Kankakee, Illinois

Honorable Mention
Pitcher Tyler Brown, Spalding, lives in Joliet, Illinois
Pitcher Kyle Hudson, Spalding, lives in Herrin, Illinois
Pitcher Cody Hafeli, Webster, lives in Marian, Illinois
Catcher Josh Hofer, Eureka, lives in Washington, Illinois
Infielder Jordan Phillips, MacMurray, lives in Belleville, Illinois
Infielder Dylan Goldsmith, Greenville, lives in Nokomis, Illinois
Infielder Grant DeWitt, Eureka, lives in Mt. Sterling, Illinois
Outfielder Eric Lopez, Eureka, lives in Oak Lawn, Illinois
Outfielder Cole Lawson, Greenville, lives in Medora, Illinois
Outfielder Wyatt Matteson, Greenville, lives in Greenup, Illinois
Utility player Blake McConkey, Eureka, lives in Fairview, Illinois

Dietrich Enns Earns MAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week Award

Central Michigan junior left handed pitcher Dietrich Enns earned the Mid-American Conference baseball Pitcher of the Week award for the week ending May 13th.

Enns held Ball State scoreless for 8 innings on Sunday and extended his scoreless innings streak to 17 and 1/3rd innings.  Dietrich allowed only five hits and struck out eight in the 7-0 win.  Enns improved his record to 4-2 with a 1.22 ERA in the MAC.

Dietrich is from Lincoln-Way East and lives in Frankfort, Illinois.

GLVC All-Conference Baseball Awards for 2012

The Great Lakes Valley Conference 2012 All-Conference Baseball Awards for 2012.  Below are the student athletes from Illinois.

First-Team East Division
Infielder John Brennan, UW Parkside, lives in Grayslake, Illinois
Outfielder Mike Bolling, Lewis, lives in Chicago, Illinois
Outfielder Ben Albano, Lewis, lives in West Dundee, Illinois
Outfielder Andrew Brauer, Lewis, lives in Bollingbrook, Illinois
Pitcher Eric Meyerchick, Saint Joesph, lives in Lansing, Illinois
Pitcher Brett Loeding, Northern Kentucky, lives in Crystal Lake Illinois

Second-Team East Division
Catcher Kyle Kapka, Lewis, lives in Mount Prospect, Illinois
Pitcher Pat Lahey, Lewis, lives in Downers Grove, Illinois

First-Team West Division
Outfielder John Plackas, Missouri St. Louis, lives in Lebanon, Illinois
Pitcher Jeremy Butler, Missouri St. Louis, lives in Libertyville, Illinois

Second-Team West Division
Outfielder Nate Blessman, UIS, lives in Canton, Illinois
Infielder Charlie Mohr, Missouri St. Louis, lives in Alton, Illinois
Pitcher Kyle Robertson, Missouri S&T, lives in Granite City, Illinois
Pitcher Brian Thompson, Quincy, lives in Monmouth, Illinois

North Park and Illinois Wesleyan Advance to NCAA Division III Baseball Regionals

College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin tournament champion North Park earned the automatic bid into the NCAA Division III postseason tournament by capturing their first conference title since 1990.  North Park will face St. Scholastica on Wednesday 5/16 in Whitewater Wisconsin at the Whitewater regional.

Illinois Wesleyan received an at-large bid into the NCAA Division III post-season tournament.  The Titans will travel to Millington, Tennessee and play Birmingham-Southern at the Millington Regional on Wednesday.

Capital One Academic All-District Baseball Team Members from Illinois

The 2012 Capital One Academic All-District Baseball Teams are selected by the members of CoSIDA and recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom.  Below are the student athletes from Illinois.

Pos/Name/School/Hometown
Pitcher Aric Dama, MIT, Winfield, Illinois
Infielder Dustin Shimkus, Norwich, Collinsville, Illinois
Infielder Travis Isaak, Murray State, Carlyle, Illinois
Outfielder Paul Ritzheimer, Murray State, Trenton, Illinois
Pitcher T.J. Swank, Judson, Crystal Lake, Illinois
Infielder Kevin McDonald, Robert Morris (IL), Crestwood, Illinois
Outfielder Jordan Coffey, Taylor, Batavia, Illinois
Outfielder Jordan Manney, Mid-Continent, Decatur, Illinois
Infielder Austin Montgomery, Southern Illinois, Marion, Illinois
Outfielder Bo Kinder, Eastern Michigan, Wapella, Illinois
Infielder Mitch Glasser, Macalester, Chicago, Illinois
Outfielder Kevin Hall, Wichita State, Springfield, Illinois
Catcher Matthew Turk, Rose-Hullman, Addison, Illinois
Infielder Ryan Javech, North Park, Winfield, Illinois
Infielder Tim Mackey, Aurora, Rosemont, Illinois
Outfielder Ryan Adams, Aurora, Geneva, Illinois
Outfielder Drew Golz, Wheaton, River Forest, Illinois
Catcher Mike Nodzenski, Grinnel, Naperville, Illinois

Quincy, Lewis Seeded for the 2012 GLVC Baseball Tournament

Quincy University and Lewis University received the opportunity to participate in the 2012 Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament Championship May 10th through May 13th at Bosse Field in Evansville Indiana.


Both Quincy and Lewis finished third in their respective divisions in the GLVC.  Quincy finished 19-12 and Lewis finished 21-15 in conference.  


Quincy will start of the tournament against Rockhurst at 11:00 am on Thursday May 10th.  Lewis will play the second game of the tourney against the #1 seed Indianapolis at 2:30 pm. 


Quincy won the 2011 Great Lakes Valley Conference Baseball Championship with an 8-2 win over Northern Kentucky.


Lewis holds the most GLVC Baseball Championship titles with six.

Charlie Mohr Voted GLVC Baseball Player of the Week

University of Missouri St. Louis junior infielder Charlie Mohr was voted the Great Lakes Valley Conference baseball Player of the Week for the week ending May 6th 2012.


Mohr hit .450 with a homer, a triple, a double and driving in 10 runs on the week.  Charlie finished the week with a .750 slugging percentage.  Mohr is a transfer from Lewis & Clark Community College and lives in Alton Illinois.

Dietrich Enns Earns MAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week

Central Michigan baseball's junior pitcher Dietrich Enns earned the Mid American Conference Co-Pitcher of the week award for the week ending May 6th 2012.

Enns tossed a three hit complete game 7-0 shutout against Northern Illinois on Sunday in Dekalb Illinois.  Dietrich allowed only three singles, struck out 7 and walked three in his first start since May, 2010.

Dietrich attended Lincoln-Way East and lives in Frankfort Illinois.

2012 Frontier League Baseball Draft Results for Illinois Teams

The 2012 Frontier League baseball draft picks chosen by Illinois Independent baseball teams.


Rockford RiverHawks:
Mike Lee - RHP - round 1
Nick Rice - LHP - round 2

Schaumburg Boomers:
Jose Rodriguez - LHP - round 1
Sean Mahley - OF - round 2
Chad Mozingo - OF - round 3

Gateway Grizzlies:
Jonathan Gonzalez - RHP - round 1
Blair Springfield - IF - round 2
Justin Dunning - C - round 3

Normal CornBelters:
Brendon Smith - RHP - round 1
Ryan Krumlauf - RHP - round 2
Elio Briones - RHP - round 3

Windy City ThunderBolts:
Ricky Szeligo - RHP - round 1
Jorge Navarette - LHP - round 2

Joliet Slammers:
Kyle Zimmerman - IF - round 2
Anthony Amedei - IF - round 3

Southern Illinois Miners:
Matthew Soderlund - C - round 2
Blake Whitt - C - round 3

Division III Baseball Regional Rankings - Illinois Teams

D3baseball.com regional rankings as of May 3rd 2012.  Illinois Division III schools are in bold. 


Central Region:
1. Washington
2. Chicago
3. Illinois Wesleyan
4. Augustana
5. Wheaton
6. St. Norbert


Midwest Region:
1. St. Thomas 
2. Wisconsin-La Crosse
3. Wisconsin-Stevens Point
4. Concordia Chicago
5. St. Scholastica
6. Aurora

Southeast Missouri State Baseball's Senior Kenton Parmley's Hitting Streak Ends

Kenton Parmley

Senior infielder Kenton Parmley from Southeast Missouri State had his 47 game hitting streak come to an end on April 22nd against Tennessee Tech.


Parmley's 47 game hitting streak tied him with Phil Stephenson from Wichita State for the third best in NCAA history.  Robin Ventura holds the record at 58 games.  Kenton now hold the Ohio Valley Conference record by 11 games.


Kenton's streak started back in 2011 where he hit safely in the last 8 games and ended after 39 games in the 2012 season.


Parmley is from Goreville, Illinois.

Illinois High School Baseball Rankings in Chicago Area

Illinois high school baseball rankings from the Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times as of April 30th.


Chicago Tribune:
1.  Mount Carmel 
2.  St. Laurence
3.  Plainfield North
4.  Providence
5.  Mundelein
6.  Oak Park
7.  Nazareth
8.  Maine South
9.  Oak Forest
10. Joliet Catholic


Chicago Sun-Times:
1.  Mount Carmel
2.  St. Laurence
3.  Plainfield North
4.  Providence
5.  Joliet Catholic
6.  Mundelein
7.  Marist
8.  Nazareth
9.  Oak Park-River Forest
10. Lincoln-Way North 

Judson Illinois Baseball Reaches #16 in Latest NAIA Poll

Judson University baseball moved up to #16 in the latest NAIA baseball poll published May 1st 2012.


Judson is 44-10 on the season and is located in Elgin Illinois.


The Eagles also have a 6 game over Robert Morris in the North Division of the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference.

Nicolson and Ortiz earn Northern Athletics Conference Baseball Players of the Week

Jake Nicolson and Uli Ortiz were named the Northern Athletics Conference Baseball Players of the Week for the week ending April 29th.


Rockford College's Nicolson earned Pitching Baseball Student-Athlete of the Week by throwing a complete game shutout against Edgewood last week.  Jake struck out seven and walked one in a 4-0 win.  Nicolson is from Stillman Valley, Illinois.


Benedictine's Uli Ortiz received the NAC Position Player of the Week award for hitting .529 last week.  Uli had 9 hit's, one for extra bases, walked four times and drove in two runs.  Ortiz is from Chicago, Illinois.