Illinois baseball players, Zach Jacobs and Eann Cox, Earn GLVC Player & Pitcher of the Week honors.

Zach Jacobs and Eann Cox earned Player and Pitcher of the Week honors from the Great Lakes Valley Conference for the week ending February 24, 2014.


University of Indianapolis outfielder Zach Jacobs hit .600 last week with a homer, a triple and three rbi's to earn Player of the Week honors.  Jacobs is from Peoria Heights, Illinois and a transfer from Illinois Central College.


Lewis University pitcher Eann Cox gave up two hits and struck out seven in a 4-1 win over Ohio Dominican last week.  Cox is from Erie, Illinois and a transfer from BlackHawk College. 

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

Brett Loeding Named GLVC Baseball Pitcher of the Week

Northern Kentucky's Brett Loeding was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference baseball pitcher of the week.

Loeding threw seven innings, earned two saves, and struck out 10 batters.  Brett only allowed two hits and two walks and held Southern Indiana to a .091 batting average.

Brett is a transfer from Elgin Community College, attended Prairie Ridge HS and lives in Crystal Lake Illinois.

Quincy University Baseball Tabbed as GLVC West Favorite for 2012

Quincy University baseball, along with Southern Indiana, has been chosen as the favorite to win the Great Lakes Valley Conference for 2012.  Quincy earned 114 points in the voting and is the clear favorite in the West Division ranking ahead of Drury.  The University of Illinois at Springfield was picked to finish last in the West.

Quincy finished 2011 capturing the GLVC Tournament Title and advanced to the NCAA Division II national tournament for the first time since 2006.  Quincy finished the 2011 season with a 35-20 record.

Quincy University Baseball Clinches Spot in Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament

The Quincy University Hawks baseball team clinched a spot in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Baseball Tournament by sweeping Rockhurst University yesterday 4-0 and 4-2.

Hawk pitcher Mitchell Fairley (Quincy Illinois) improved to 5-3 by going 8 innings, allowing no runs with 8 strikeouts in game one.  Outfielder Mitchell Broughton (Centralia Illinois) with a single up the middle driving in two runs in the top of the seventh. 

In game two Dan Entzeroth (St. Charles MO.) homered, Rich Ruff (Chicago Illinois) picked up his 6th win and Brian Thompson (Monmouth Illinois) picked up his 14th save of the season.

Estand, Helwich Named GLVC Baseball Players of the Week

St. Joseph's senior infielder Sean Estand earned Player of the Week in the GLVC by hitting .714 last weekend as he led the Pumas to a four game sweep over UW Parkside.  Sean went 10-14 with six rbi's, four doubles and five walks.  Sean is a transfer from Eastern Illinois University, attended St. Rita High School and lives in Evergreen Park Illinois.

Lewis freshman pitcher Tom Helwich captured the Pitcher of Week honors in the Great Lakes Valley Conference by throwing eight innings, striking out 10 and giving up six hits with no earned runs in a 2-1 victory over Indianapolis University last weekend.  Tom is from Lincoln-Way Central High School and lives in New Lenox Illinois.