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.  

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.

Dekalb County Liners Move to the Midwest Collegiate League for 201

The Dekalb County Liners baseball club has chosen to move from the Prospect League to the Midwest Collegiate League for 2012 due to the extensive travel and game schedules along with costs related to the Prospect League.

Dekalb joins former Prospect League team Dupage and the league has plans to announce additional expansion news soon.

The Midwest Collegiate League plays a 46 game schedule beginning on June 1st with a post season playoff and a July 11th All-Star game.

The Dekalb County Liners play their home games in Sycamore Illinois.

Dekalb County Liners Trenton Moses Wins Prospect League Batting Title

Trenton Moses from Southeast Missouri State University baseball captured the Prospect League batting title going 3-4 with a homer, a double and 4 rbi's moving his batting average to .388 on the season.  Moses also holds the Prospect League record of reaching base in 45 consecutive games this season.

The Dekalb County liners play their home games at Founders Field in Sycamore Illinois.

Second Half Standings in the Prospect League

Final standings in the Prospect League for the second half - only the divisions with teams from Illinois are listed..

Western Division
Springfield Sliders 19-10
DeKalb County Liners 17-10
Quincy Gems 13-12
Hannibal Caveman 13-13
DuPage Dragons 8-20

Central Division
Nashville Outlaws 16-10
Danville Dans 17-12
Terre Haute Rex 15-11
Richmond River Rats 16-13
Dubois County Bombers 11-17

Prospect League Update - Illinois Summer Collegiate Baseball Teams

The Danville Dans and Springfield Sliders both captured first half division titles in the 2010 Prospect leage standings.

Danville captured the Central Division first half title by one game over the Richmond River Rats with a 15-12 record.

Springfield won the first half in the Western Division going 16-9 which was 1 and a half games ahead of Quincy.

First half records of Illinois teams in the Prospect Leage:

Springfield Sliders 16-9
Quincy Gems 16-12
Danville Dans 15-12
DeKalb County Liners 10-15
Dupage Dragons 9-14

The second half of the Prospect league started July 9th.

 

Dekalb County Liners to sell Beer!

Sycamore approves new type of liquor license

SYCAMORE – The Sycamore City Council unanimously approved an ordinance Monday to establish a Class J liquor license for use at outdoor baseball parks.


The new license is related to a proposed Prospect Collegiate Baseball League franchise, The DeKalb County Liners, which may locate to Sycamore this summer. Home games would be played on the main baseball field at the Sycamore Park sports complex near Airport Road.

City Manager Bill Nicklas said franchise owner Kim Wise approached the city about establishing a liquor license so alcoholic beverages could be sold during the games.

The Class J liquor license would allow beer and wine to only be sold during a game, alcohol only be sold at certain concession areas near the ballpark, and outside liquor would not be allowed into the ballpark. The initial fee for a Class J liquor license is $5,000, with a $1,500 annual fee.