Dekalb County Liners Baseball Win 2012 Midwest League Pennant

The Dekalb County Liners captured the 2012 Midwest Collegiate League pennant today defeating the Chicago Zephyrs 8-1.  Dekalb ended the regular season with a 29-15 record.


The Liners played the past two seasons in the Prospect League moving to the Midwest Collegiate League in 2012.  Dekalb plays their home games at Founders Field in Sycamore.  

Lyons Township wins 2012 Summer Championship

Lyons Township's Max Larsen threw six innings and drove in three runs as Lyons defeated Joliet Catholic 7-3 to win the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association 2012 Phil Lawler Summer Championship.


Lyons has won the summer tournament four times since 2002.  


Mike Lorenz and Tom Prescott both had two hits for LT.  Lorenz was named the tournament MVP.

Final Four Set in Illinois High School Summer Championship

It's down to the final four team at the 2012 Phil Lawler Summer State Finals with St. Lawrence playing Joliet Catholic and Lyons Township playing Jacobs today at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois.


The two winners will meet for the summer championship at 7:00 pm tonight at Benedictine.

Illinois Baseball Players Participating in 2012 Cape Cod All-Star Game

Two baseball players from Illinois will participate in the 2012 Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game and events.


Outfield Sam Travis from Orland Park, Illinois will start in left field for the East Division All-Stars.  Sam is on Yarmouth-Dennis and attends Indiana University.


Eric Jagielo, Downers Grove, Illinois, will participate in the Home Run Contest for the East Division.  Eric is on Harwich and attends Notre Dame.

Luke Harrison Tosses No Hitter For the Dekalb County Liners

Luke Harrison of the Dekalb County Liners tossed a 1-0 no hitter defeating the Rockford Foresters 1-0 Sunday in Sycamore Illinois.


Harrison tossed 109 pitches and struck out three moving his record in the Midwest Collegiate  Baseball League to 6-0 on the season with a 1.39 ERA. 


Luke will be a sophomore at Indiana University this fall and lives in Glenview, Illinois.


The Dekalb County Liners are in their third season as a summer collegiate baseball team.  The Liners participated in the Prospect League their first two seasons and moved to the Midwest Collegiate League in 2012.  The win moved Dekalb 1/2 in first place with a 25-14 record on the season.

Midwest Collegiate League Dumps Will County CrackerJacks and Illinois Lincolns

The Midwest Collegiate League forced the Will County CrackerJacks and Illinois Lincolns to resign from the league due to failure to make proper payments to league umpires and additional vendors.


The owner/general manager of the CrackerJacks and Lincolns is a familiar name with non payment to vendors, Mr. Jamie Toole.  Mr. Toole was the general manager of the now defunct Joliet JackHammers who owed thousands of dollars to the city of Joliet and others.


To read the press release from the commissioner of the Midwest Collegiate League follow the link below.


Midwest Collegiate League News

Illinois Baseball Players Named to 2012 Northwoods All-Star Team

Here are the college baseball players from Illinois named to the 2012 Northwoods All-Star team.


Outfielder Kevin Kacmarski, Waterloo, Evansville, lives in Cary, Illinois
Pitcher Zach Hall, Mankato, Parkland, lives in Troy, Illinois
Outfielder Eric Aguilera, Lakeshore Chinooks, Illinois State, lives in Cary, Illinois
Pitcher Seth Fuller, Wisconsin Rapids, Western Illinois, lives in Moline, Illinois

Prospect League 2012 Western Division All-Stars

The 2012 Western Division All-Stars from the Prospect League.  The Western Division includes three teams from Illinois, Quincy Gems, Springfield Sliders and the Danville Dans.


Position/Player Name/Team/School


Starters:
1B Matt Tellor, Springfield, Lindenwood
2B Jake Mangler, Hannibal, Iowa
3B Tyler Filliben, Hannibal, Samford
SS J. Golden, Hannibal, St. Ambrose
LF Mike Fitzgerald Jr., Springfield, Lincoln Land CC
CF Kyle Kempf, Terre Haute, Southern Indiana
RF Nick Tindall, Quincy, Quincy U.
DH Ian Sikes, Hannibal, Hannibal-LaGrange
SP Tommy Strunc, Terre Haute, Creighton


Reserves:
Zach George, Quincy, Arkansas State
Dalton Rouleau, Dubois County, Hofstra
Cody Daily, Dubois County, Southwestern Illinois
Wes Minton, Danville, Parkland CC
Landon Curry, Dubois County, Indiana State
Greg Allen, Quincy, San Diego State
Casey Fletcher, Danville, Kankakee CC
Kolin Conner, Dubois County, Saint Josephs
Michael Schroeder, Terre Haute, Lewis
Nick Johnson, Terre Haute, Southern Illinois
Bo Ausmus, Dubois County, Carson Newman


Pitchers:
Kris Gardner, Hannibal, Wichita State
Seth McWilliams, Quincy, Arkansas State
Alex Britt, Dubois County, Carson Newman
Dylan Terrell, Hannibal, Lindenwood
Ty Simpson, Dubois County, Vincennes
Kyle Zimmerman, Terre Haute, Wayne State
Nick Blount, Terre Haute, Tennessee
TR Dunne, Springfield, Illinois Central
Nick Green, Dubois County, Utah

2012 All-South Illinois High School Baseball Team

Below are the selections for the 2012 All-South baseball team selected by the The Southern Illinoisan newspaper.


Caleb Arbeiter, Chester, hit .559 and went 9-3 on the mound.
Aaron Hancock, Marion, 6-0 on the mound with a 0.96 era.
Mitchell Rose, Murphysboro, hit .327 and was 5-2 with 0.68 era.
Marcus Wargel, Gallatin County, batted .549 with 5 homers and stole 54 bases.
Wesley McGuire, Gallatin County, hit .435 and was 7-5 on the mound.
Drew Johnson, Crab Orchard, hit .529 with six homers and was 6-2 on the mound.
Jared Anthis, Mount Vernon, was 9-0 with a 1.58 era.
Zack Jones, Mount Vernon, hit .381 and was 2-0 on the mound.
Matt Brashear, Centralia, hit .437 and was 2-0 on the mound.
Caleb Crim, Massac County, hit .484 and was 5-4 on the mound.
Brock Hill, Woodlawn, batted .442 with 13 homers and 62 rbi's.
Lex Glasco, Johnson City, hit .351 with 3 homers.
Austin McPheron, Johnson City, batted .501 with 4 homers and was 10-2 on the mound.
Sammy Stearns, Carterville, hit .353 with 2 homers.
John Goodrich, Nashville, hit .458 with 2 homers.
Kyle Mueller, Nashville, hit .432 with 6 homers and 43 rbi's.
Brett Warchol, Nashville, hit .381 with 4 homers.
Adam Pennington, Shawnee, went 10-1 on the mound with 101 strikeouts.
Gavyn Ellet, Shawnee, hit .453 with 4 homers and 3-1 on the mound.
Dayton Tripp, Goerville, went 7-2 with 1.11 era.
Camden Youngman, Du Quoin, hit .386.
Travis Chapman, Du Quoin, hit .404 with 13 doubles.
Ty Henderson, Webber Township, went 7-2 with 0.69 era.
Tyler Vaughn, Anna-Jonesboro, hit .402 with 4 homers and was 8-1 on the mound.
Tyler Leffler, Benton, hit .526 with 17 homers and was 5-2 on the mound.
Trey Garrett, Benton, hit .383 with 5 homers and was 8-2 on the mound.
Jared Johnston, Benton, hit .361 with 3 homers.
Brady Wright, Anna-Jonesboro, hit .472 with 45 rbi's and was 6-5 with a 0.95 era.
Travis Smith, Anna-Jonesboro, hit .332 and was 8-2 on the mound.
Ryne Roper, Harrisburg, hit .374 with 4 homers and was 6-4 on the mound.
Cameron Cummins, Harrisburg, batted .377 and was 3-2 on the mound.
Cody Hall, Harrisburg, hit .466 and was 5-1 on the mound.
Tyler McGowan, Harrisburg, hit .324 with 5 homers and was 6-0 on the mound.
Bryant Shute, Pinckeyville, hit .550 with 18 doubles and was 3-3 on the mound.

2012 Class 4A Illinois All-State Baseball Team

The Class 4A 2012 All-State Baseball team chosen by the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association.  Class 4A includes the schools with the largest enrollments based on the IHSA multipliers.


C - Dan Bangert, Lockport
C - Jason Goldstein, Highland Park
C - Emmanuel Morris, Hinsdale South
C - Zach Stoner, Rockford Boylan
P - Nick Hedge, New Trier
P - Sam Hopkins, O'Fallon
P - Jack Landwehr, Prospect
P - Keith Lehman, Lyons Township
P - Dan Letz, Homewood-Flossmoor
P - Brendan Miller, Plainfield North
P - Mike Miller, Lincoln-Way North
IF - Mike Brancato, Schaumburg
IF - Dan Durkin, Andrew
IF - Zach Jones, Glenbrook South
IF - Anthony Mack, Libertyville
IF - Zach Reks, Sandburg
IF - Kevin Ross, Niles West
IF - Nick Solak, Naperville North
OF - Sam Beasley, Hinsdale South
OF - Mariano Long, Naperville North
OF - Jake Perlmutter, New Trier
OF - Ryan Kent, Wheaton North
OF - Jake Romano, Dundee Crown
OF - Zach Weigel, Oak Park-River Forest

2012 Illinois High School Baseball Class 3A All-State Team

The 2012 Illinois high school baseball class 3A All-State baseball team announced by the IHSBCA.


C - Chad Johnson, Galesburg
C - Tanner Scott, Burlington Central
C - Alex Bee, Chatham-Glenwood
C - Chris Marras, Vernon Hills
P - Kyle Funkhouser, Oak Forest
P - Antwoine Brown, Simeon
P - Kevin Duchene, Joliet Catholic
P - Will Headean, Morton
P - David Jacob, Sacred Heart-Griffin
P - Mike Lynch, LaSalle-Peru
P - Mitch Gasabarro, Glenbard South
IF - Nathan Prindle, Chatham-Glenwood
IF - Wes Serry, Normal West
IF - Jordan Smith, Rich Central
IF - Chris Tschida, Joliet Catholic
OF - Joba Ferrell, Kenwood
OF - Jeremiah Figueroa, Clemente
OF - Jordan Getzleman, Prairie Ridge
OF - Jon Gurchak, Grayslake
OF - Ray Hunnicut, Burlington Central
OF - Tyler Jay, Lemont
OF - Carter Pranger, Sacred Heart-Griffin

2012 Class 2A Illinois All-State Baseball Team

The 2012 Illinois high school class 2A All-State baseball team published by the IHSBCA.


P - Bobby Kuntzendorf, Aurora Christian
P/OF - Cody Sedlock, Rock Island Alleman
P - E.J. Trapino, Richmond Burton
SS - Brett Chappell, Rock Falls
IF - Trace Gingerich, Sherrard
P/OF - Jordan Ruckman, Herscher
1B - Ty Howell, Lisle
P/IF - Michael Kamp, Chicago Christian
P - Aaron Michel, Decatur (St. Theresa)
SS - Tyler Leffer, Benton
P - Mark Niebrugge, Teutopolis
SS - Brady Wright, Anna Jonesboro
P/1B - Jacob Hendren, Normal (U-High)
SS/P - Nick Roscetti, Williamsville
C - Dominic Miles, Quincy (Notre Dame)
OF - Ian Robinson, Litchfield