The 2011 NJCAA Division I All-American baseball players from Illinois Junior Colleges:
First Team All-Americans:
Jerad Eichoff, Olney Central College, sophomore pitcher
Second Team All-Americans:
Cody Schmitt, Olney Central College, freshman designated hitter
Kyle Stanton, Southwestern Illinois, sophomore infielder
Third Team All-Americans:
Gabriel Roa, Wabash Valley College, freshman infielder
Honorable Mention All-Americans:
Jake Lueneburg, Kishwaukee College, sophomore infielder
Ryan Rizzi, South Suburban College, sophomore pitcher
John A. Logan College and South Suburban College both move on to the 2011 Division I District Baseball Championship for the Northern Region held at John A. Logan College May 20th - May 22nd.
John A. Logan College earned their berth by defeating Wabash Valley twice, 14-8 and 2-1. South Suburban also went down to the final game defeating Kishwaukee College 4-1.
Kishwaukee College in Malta, IL and Wabash Valley in Mt. Carmel, IL both land on the NJCAA Division I baseball 2011 pre-season national poll voted on by the NJCAA Coaches Association on December 20th 2010.
Wabash Valley landed the #14 spot and Kishwaukee comes in at #20 on the pre-season rankings. Defending champion Iowa Western holds the #1 spot in the poll.
University of Houston head baseball coach Todd Whitting has announced the signing of Cory Kay and Jake Lueneburg to National Letters of Intent. Kay and Lueneburg are two of the 14 of Whitting's first signing class.
Cory Kay is a catcher from St. Viator High School and according to coach Whitting, "Cory's athleticism allows him the option of playing other spots as well."
Jake Lueneburg is a left handed hitting 1B/OF who is a transfer from Kishwaukee College in Malta, IL. Lueneburg was a NJCAA All-American as a freshman at Kishwaukee and "with his advanced hitting approach should have an immediate impact and be the anchor in the middle of our lineup" said coach Whitting.
Kishwaukee College baseball defeated South Suburban College 4-3 on May 16th to capture the NJCAA Division I Region 4 baseball championship.
Also on May 16th Wabash Valley College defeated Lincoln Trail 11-5 to earn the NJCAA Division I Region 24 baseball championship.
Both Kishwaukee and Wabash Valley will move on to the Northern District Baseball Championship at Iowa Western Community College May 21-23.
