Creighton University baseball announced the signing of three baseball players from Illinois to National Letters of Intent on November 15th.
Right handed pitcher David Gerber from Neuqua Valley HS, David lives in Naperville, Illinois.
Nick Lopez, an infielder from Naperville Central HS, Nick also lives in Naperville, Illinois.
Right handed pitcher Kevin Smith from St. Laurence HS in Burbank Illinois.
Top baseball performances in the Missouri Valley Conference last week from Illinois players.
Derek Sprout, Bradley University, Illinois Valley Central High School, the freshman catcher hit .571 with 2 rbi's, a sac bunt and scored three times.
Infielder Alex Staehely, Creighton University, Benet Academy, the sophomore hit .455 with 10 hits, 4 doubles, and 2 triples and drove in the winning run in a 4-3 10 inning victory over Kansas.
Matt Mirabal, Illinois State University, Mt. Carmel High School, the junior catcher drove in the winning run in a come from behind victory against UW Milwaukee on Sunday. In three game stretch Matt went 6-12 with 2 doubles and scored 4 times.
Outfielder Kyle Burnam, Indiana State University, Marshall High School, the junior outfielder went 4-6 at the plate in one game and overall had 2 doubles, 4 rbi's, and scored 4 times.
Jordan Sivertsen, Southern Illinois Carbondale, Carmel Catholic High School, Richmond IL, the junior outfielder went 6-15 at the plate with 3 extra base hits including a home run in a series against South Carolina.
Left handed pitcher Joe Bircher, Bradley University, Joe went 7 scoreless innings, struck out 7 and gave up only 3 hits in a 4-0 victory.
Left handed pitcher Kenny Long, Illinois State University, Dundee Crown High School, earned a win against UW Milwaukee going 3.2 innings, striking out 6.
Cody Forsythe, Southern Illinois Carbondale, the sophomore pitcher threw a complete game going 8 innings, giving up 7 hits and striking out 6 in a 4-0 loss at South Carolina.
Baseball in Illinois News
Bryant George from Southern Illinois University has been picked as the top closer in the Missouri Valley by CollegebaseballInsider.com. Five out of the eight coaches in the Missouri Valley Conference participated in the pre-season voting.
In addition to Bryant the following players have also been chosen by the Missouri Valley Coaches:
Matt Mirabal from Illinois State University was chosen as the best defensive catcher and the best catcher arm in the Missouri Valley Conference.
Elliot Soto from Creighton University was chosen as the best defensive infielder.
Tyler Bullock from Southern Illinois University was picked as one of the three biggest power threats .
Matt Fritz from Bradley University was chosen as one of the best base-runners in the Missouri Valley Conference.
Baseball in Illinois News
Players from Illinois picked by Rivals.com for the 2010 Missouri Valley Conference All-Conference Team:
C - Kevin Sullivan - Bradley University - Oakton Community College, York High School
SS - Elliot Soto - Creighton - Dundee Crown High School
OF - Aaron Conway - Missouri State - Triad High School
C - Tyler Bullock - Southern Illinois University Carbondale - DuQuoin High School
From Baseball in Illinois News Sources
Listed below are the top players to watch for 2010 in the Missouri Valley Conference based on how the Missouri Valley coaches voted in the pre-season.
Top Players From Illinois
OF - Aaron Conway - Missouri State University - Triad High School, lives in Edwardsville, Illinois
SS - Elliot Soto - Creighton University - Dundee-Crown High School, lives in Algonquin, Illinois
RHP - Brandon Keonigstein - Creighton University - Waterloo High School, lives in Waterloo, Illinois
1B - Evan Kohli - Illinois State University
3B - Ryan Court - Illinois State University - Dundee-Crown High School, lives in Sleepy Hollow, Illinois
RHP - Ryan Camp - Illinois State University - Limestone Community High School, lives in Mapleton, Illinois
RHP - Patrick Cooper - Bradley University
RHP - Kori Jensen - Bradley University
2B - Matt Fritz - Bradley University - Glenbrook North High School, lives in Northbrook, Illinois
