The University of Minnesota Gopher baseball program signed two Illinois players to National Letters of Intent during the early signing period in November 2012.
Right handed pitcher Cody Campbell attended Naperville Central HS and was a member of the Midwest Future Games Illinois roster this past summer. Cody lives in Naperville Illinois.
Brian Glowicki is a right handed pitcher from Downers Grove South HS and went 8-2 with a 1.20 ERA as a junior. Brian lives in Downers Grove Illinois.
Both Cody and Brian were members of the Downers Grove Longshots summer team.
University of Iowa head baseball coach Jack Dahm announced the signing of Zach Burdi to a National Letter of Intent to play baseball with the Hawkeyes in 2014.
Zach is a 6'3" right handed pitcher from Downers Grove South H.S. and went 4-1 with a 2.23 ERA as a junior. "We believe Zach will develop into a top of the rotation type pitcher for us early in his career" according to head coach Dahm.
From Baseball in Illinois News Sources
Listed below are the top players to watch for 2010 in the Big East Conference based on how the Big East Conference coaches voted in the pre-season.
Players to Watch From Illinois:
LHP - Steve Sabatino - University of Notre Dame - Lockport Township High School, lives in Lockport, Illinois
C - Cameron McConnell - University of Notre Dame - Deerfield High School, lives in Bannockburn, Illinois
3B - Phil Wunderlich - University of Louisville - Downers Grove South High School, lives in Chicago, Illinois
C - Jimmy Jacquot - University of Cincinnati - Southwestern Illinois College, Belleville East High School, lives in Swansea, Illinois
Ping baseball pre-season all-americans from Illinois:
Second Team
DH - Phil Wunderlich - Louisville - Phil hit .369 with 17 doubles, 18 home runs and 74 RBI for the Cardinals last season. Phil attended Downers Grove South High School in Illinois.
Third Team
Utility - Richie Derbak - Eastern Illinois University - Richie hit .417 with 12 doubles, 5 home runs and 41 RBI. Derbak as a pitcher was 6-3 with a 3.76 ERA in 25 appearances for the Panthers. Richie attended Trenton-Wesclin High School in Illinois
