Illinois Division I Baseball RPI Rankings for 2012

Warren-Nolan publishes the RPI rankings each season for division I college baseball along with other division I sports.  Below are the final rankings for division I baseball teams in Illinois.  So, who is the strongest NCAA Division I baseball team?

#58 Illinois State University - Record of 31-19, strength of schedule was 88

#86 University of Illinois - Record of 28-25, strength of schedule was 66

#114 Southern Illinois Carbondale - Record of 31-28, strength of schedule was 117

#120 Bradley University - Record of 27-27, strength of schedule was 103

#158 Southern Illinois Edwardsville - Record of 25-28, strength of schedule was 157

#175 Eastern Illinois - Record of 27-29, strength of schedule was 180

#231 University of Illinois Chicago - Record of 22-34, strength of schedule was 203

#240 Northwestern University - Record of 18-34, strength of schedule was 187

#262 Northern Illinois University - Record of 15-40, strength of schedule was 190

#267 Western Illinois University - Record of 16-35, strength of schedule was 240

#294 Chicago State University - Record of 12-40, strength of schedule was 291

Division I Baseball Opens Today - Schedule for Teams from Illinois

The Division I baseball schedule gets underway today and below is the schedule for teams from Illinois.


Notre Dame takes on Illinois at 1:45 pm in Dunedin Florida

West Virginia beat Northwestern 7-3 in St. Petersburg Florida.  Nick Line was 3-4 at the plate and Zach Morton took the loss for Northwestern.

UIC takes on #5 Texas Tech at 7:30 pm in Texas.

Northern Illinois plays Tennessee at Tennessee at 4:00 pm

Bradley lost it's first game 6-4 to Virginia Tech in Georgia, plays Kennesaw State at 4:00 pm.  Curtis Bunch went 2-4 with an rbi and Greg Partyka went 1-3 with a double and two rbi's for Bradley in game one.

Illinois State plays Austin Peay at 4:00 pm at Austin Peay.

Southern Illinois Carbondale takes on North Florida in Florida at 6:00 pm.

Eastern Illinois plays Mississippi Valley State at 4:00 pm in Jackson MS.

SIU Edwardsville takes on Memphis at 6:00 pm in Memphis.

Western Illinois plays Georgia State at 4:00 pm in Georgia. 

2011-2012 Remaining NCAA Division I Baseball Recruiting Calander

Baseball recruiting dates that remain for 2011-2012 per the NCAA recruiting calendar.

First a recap of recruiting terms...

Contact Period - During this time, a college coach may have in-person contact with you and/or your parents on or off the college's campus. The coach may also watch you play or visit your high school. You and your parents may visit a college campus and the coach may write and telephone you during this period.


Dead Period - The college coach may not have any in-person contact with you or your parents at any time in the dead period. The coach may write and telephone you or your parents during this time.


Quiet Period - The college coach may not have any in-person contact with you or your parents off the college's campus. The coach may not watch you play or visit your high school during this period. You and your parents may visit a college campus during this time. A coach may write or telephone you or your parents during this time.






As of October 3rd 2011 we are still in the contact period, which continues through November 6th, 2011.

From November 7th through November 10th - Dead Period.

From November 11th through February 29th, 2012 - Quiet Period - except for January 5th - January 9th 2012 - Dead Period.

Contact Period starts again March 1st 2012 through July 31, 2012 except for the Dead Period from April 9th - April 12th 2012.

NCAA Division I Baseball - Opening Day - Schedule for Illinois Teams

February 18th, opening day for NCAA Division I baseball!  Listed below is the opening day schedule for Illinois Division I baseball teams.

University of Illinois vs. Pittsburgh - Clearwater FL
Northwestern vs. Utah Valley - Lubbock TX
Eastern Illinois vs. Southern Mississippi - Hattiesburg Miss.
Southern Illinois Edwardsville vs. Central Arkansas - Conway Ark.
University of Illinois Chicago vs. St. Louis - Edinburg TX.
University of Illinois Chicago vs. UT Pan American - Edinburg TX.
Northern Illinois University vs. Southern Utah - Cedar City Utah (double header today instead of Saturday)
Illinois State University vs. Belmont - Nashville TN.
Bradley vs. Dayton - Nashville TN.
Southern Illinois Carbondale vs. Louisiana Tech - Ruston LA.
Western Illinois University vs. Samford - Birmingham Ala.

Approved BBCOR/BESR NCAA and NFHS Baseball Bats

The Baseball Research Center at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell has provided a list of approved bats for the NCAA 2010/2011 season along with approved bats for the 2011+ seasons for NCAA and NFHS use.  Although the reseach center does not test bats specifically for the National Federation of High Schools, the results provide the opportunity to check if a particular bat is compliant with National Federation of High School playing rules.

Click on the link below to if a bat is compliant for NCAA or NFHS use for 2010 or 2011+ and go to the bottom of the page to the drop down menu.


BBCOR/BESR Approved Bats

National Letter of Intent for Baseball

Here are a few guidelines for a National Letter of Intent regarding prospective student-athletes enrolling in the 2011-2012 academic year...


Initial signing date for the early period is November 10th 2010

Final signing date for the early period is November 17th 2010

The regular period signing date for baseball is April 13th 2011

The final signing date for the regular period is August 1st 2011

There is a signing deadline for each period.  In the November signing period the National Letter of Intent must be signed between the dates of November 10th - 17th.  There is a 14 day signing deadline for the regular period (April 13th through August 1st)

Coaching contact is prohibited at the time of signing a National Letter of Intent.  A coach or institutional representative may not hand deliver the NLI off campus or be present off campus at the time of signing. The NLI may be delivered by express mail, courier service, regular mail, e‐mail or fax. An NLI transmitted to an institution by fax or electronic means shall be considered valid.




 

Division I Baseball Scores for Illinois Teams

D1 Baseball Scores and highlights for Illinois teams from Wednesday...

Southern Illinois Edwardsville 6
North Dakota 1
James Vazquez 1-3 triple, Luke Vine WP 5 2/3rds, 1 earned, 6 K's

New Jersey Tech 4
Bradley 2
Rob Elliot 2-4 with a RBI, Mike Tauchman 2-4

Murray State 8
Southern Illinois Carbondale 3
Chris Serritella and Michael Salter both 2-4

Akron 6
Eastern Illinois 1
Shawn Ferguson 2-4

Oklahoma State 6
Western Illinois 3
Dan Dispensa 3-5 with a RBI

Southern Utah 9
Chicago State 2
Kevin Hussey 1-2 run scored, Miguel Camacho 1-2

Division I Baseball Results for Illinois Teams

Recap and scores for Illinois D1 baseball teams from Friday..

University of Illinois 11
#12 Coastal Carolina 10
Matt Dittman 4-5 2 dubs, Casey McMurry 2-3 dinger 5 rbi's.  Mike Sterk picks up the win with 2 innings of scoreless relief.

Game 1
Northwestern 20
UNLV 6
Chad Noble 3-5 2 rbi's, Chris Kontos grand slam, Francis Brook 7.1 IP, win.

Game 2
UNLV 4
Northwestern 3
Jack Harvey 3-4

East Tennessee State 24
Southern Illinois Edwardsville 4

Baylor 9
UIC 7
Chris Rutta 3-5 3 rbi's

UC Santa Barbara 8
Northern Illinois University 1
Jordan Hood 1-4 with a dinger

Gonzaga 8
Bradley 6
Martin 2-4 homer 3 rbi's

Illinois State 5
James Madison 0
Kevin Tokarski 3-3, Ryan Court 2-3 2 rbi's, Corey Maines 6 IP win, game called after six.

UC Davis 5
Southern Illinois Carbondale 3
Murphy 2-3, Pinnon 2-4 homer

Division I Scores for Illinois Baseball Teams

Division I scores from Wednesday..

Western Carolina 12
Southern Illinois Springfield 8
Matt Highland 3-5 with 3 rbi's

Florida 8
Illinois State 0
Kevin Tokarski 2-4 (Illinois States only hits of the game)

Division I Illinois Baseball Results

Tuesday scores for Division I Illinois baseball teams...

Western Carolina 6
Southern Illinois Edwardsville 0
Adam Eggmeyer 2-4

Florida 8
Illinois State 2
Chad Hinshaw 2-4 triple, rbi, Jake Thorton 2-3

Indiana State 8
Eastern Illinois 2
Cam Strange 2-4 rbi, Gerik 2-3 rbi, Troy Barton 4 IP 0 earned runs.

St. Louis 11
Western Illinois 7
Lija 3-5 double, Summers 3-5 double, Meyers 3-5 triple, double 2 rbi's, Jordan 2-5 rbi, double

Division I Baseball Scores

Baseball in Illinois News

Only one game for D1 Illinois teams Wednesday:

Middle Tennessee State 13
Southern Illinois Carbondale 6
N. Johnson 2-3 with an rbi

Illinois Division III Baseball Results

Division III Baseball Scores from Friday and Saturday..

Saturday 2-28
North Park 13
Sewanee 10

Friday 2-27
Augustana 3
Farmingdale State 2
Nick Kujawa 2-4, double, rbi
Augustana starts season 3-0.

Division I Illinois Baseball Highlights

Baseball in Illinois division I highlights from Friday games.

University of Illinois 11
Notre Dame 1
Matt Dittman went 3-4, Craig Lutes 3-5 with a 2 rbi's, Pete Capetta 2-3 doub, rbi, Will Strack 6 innings 6 k's and a win.

Northwestern 6
Connecticut 5
Zach Morton 2-3 two rbi's game winning rbi, Michael Jahns picks up the win 1.0 IP

UIC centerfielder Steve McGuiggan 3-5 with 2 rbi's in a 9-4 loss to Alabama

Jordan Hood from Northern Illinois University went 3-5 with 2 rbi's and Dave Reynolds was 3-4 with an rbi but Northern lost 7-4 to Austin Peay

Pittsburgh 3 Bradley 2

Southern Illinois Carbondale 17
Jacksonville State 16 in 11 innings
Michael Stalter 4-5 with a home run and 3 rbi's, Tyler Bullock 2-6 with a grand slam

Belmont 6
Eastern Illinois 5
Zach Borenstein 3-5 HR, 2 rbi's

Division I Baseball Scores for Illinois Teams

Saturday D1 Baseball scores for Illinois Teams:

Iowa 19
Illinois State 11
Tokarski 3-5 double
Hinshaw 2-3 double, 3 rbi

Marist 10
Nortwestern 2
Noble 3-4 triple

Creighton 22
Southern Illinois Edwardsville 0
SIU limited to 3 hits

Canisius 20
UIC 4
Serna 2-3 rbi
(game 1)

Canisius 16
UIC 10
Rutta 2-4  HR 3 rbi
(game 2)

Arizona State 10
Northern Illinois 5
Hood 2-3 rbi
(game 1)

Arizona State 26
Northern Illinois 1

Arkansas State 5
Southern Illinois Carbondale 3

NCAA Division I Baseball Scores for Illinois Teams

Friday D1 Scores

George Mason 25 Northwestern 2
Chris Lasmet 2-4 with and rbi

Winthrop 8 Northwestern 4
Chad Nobel 3-5 with a dinger

Central Arkansas 14
Southern Illinois Edwardsville 8
Zack Hawkins 3-4 Double, HR

LeMoyne 13
UIC 7
McGuiggan 3-6 3B

Arizona State 8
Northern Illinois 0
Reynolds 2-4
WP Seth Blair for ASU (from Rock Falls IL)

Arkansas State 14
Southern Illinois Carbondale 5
Chris Serritella 2-3

Southeastern Louisiana 6
Eastern Illinois 5
Daniel Rowe 4-5
Josh Mueller 5 IP 0 Earned runs

NCAA DI Illinois Baseball Starts Friday February 19

The NCAA Division I baseball season opens Friday February 19th, 2010.  Below is the schedule for the division I teams in Illinois.

Northwestern plays two games in South Carolina - game one vs George Mason and game two vs Winthrop

UIC plays LeMoyne in North Carolina

Southern Illinois Edwardsville vs Central Arkansas in Arkansas

Northern Illinois University plays #8 Arizona State in Arizona

Illinois State University plays Austin Peay State in Tennesee

Southern Illinois Carbondale plays Arkansas State in Arkansas

Eastern Illinois University plays Southeastern Louisiana in Louisiana

Todd Coryell Named Assistant Baseball Coach for Western Illinois University

Baseball in Illinois News

Former Eastern Michigan Assistant Todd Coryell has been Named Assistant Baseball Coach for the Western Illinois University Leathernecks.  Coryell will join first year Head Coach Mike Villano for the 2010 campaign.

Rivals.com Picks Eastern Illinois Baseball to Win OVC

Baseball in Illinois News
courtesy rivals.com

You will be hard pressed to find a program more motivated entering the season than Eastern Illinois.


The Panthers tallied some marquee wins last season and compiled an impressive 36-14 record as a northern school. They also won the OVC regular season title by more than two games over second-place Murray State.

Somehow, the NCAA Selection Committee felt EIU didn’t deserve a regional bid.

Murray State and Morehead State are programs that made strides last season. Both are expected to be very offensive this season. There’s also Tennessee Tech, which welcomes back six position starters and one of the league’s best pitchers in Lee Henry.

Austin Peay will be improved, while Southeast Missouri must find a way to overcome some tough losses to once again finish in the top half of the conference.

AT A GLANCE
Regular-season winner last season: Eastern Illinois
Tournament winner last season: Tennessee Tech
New coaches: None
Coach on the rise: Jim Schmitz, Eastern Illinois
Rising stock: Murray State
Falling stock: Southeast Missouri
Regional contenders: Eastern Illinois


Injuries to note: Richie Derbak, Eastern Illinois (will only pitch), Adam Liberatore (arm, miss a few weeks), Tennessee Tech, Jared Dobbs (shoulder), Tennessee Tech, Greg Bachman (shoulder), Austin Peay, Matt Fyffe (shoulder), Eastern Kentucky, Jim Clancy (shoulder), Eastern Kentucky, Chris Hord (shoulder), Eastern Kentucky.

ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
C Jim Klocke, Southeast Missouri

1B Wes Cunningham, Murray State
2B Jonathan Craycraft, Murray State
SS Drew Lee, Morehead State
3B Jayson Langfels, Eastern Kentucky
OF Todd Cunningham, Jacksonville State
OF Daniel Hill, Murray State
OF J.D. Ashbrook, Morehead State
DH A.J. Kirby-Jones, Tennessee Tech
SP Mike Recchia, Eastern Illinois
SP Chris Craycraft, Murray State
SP Lee Henry, Tennessee Tech
RP Bill Henke, Jacksonville State

BEST PITCHER
Mike Recchia, Eastern Illinois

BEST HITTER
Drew Lee, Morehead State

2010 University of Illinois Chicago Easton Baseball Preview

Baseball in Illinoiis News
courtesy Easton's Collegebaseballtoday.com

The Flames of Illinois-Chicago have burned through the Horizon the last two years. But we all know this is one of those “whoever gets hot at the tournament” propositions here. Too bad too. This conference has some wicked regular season title chases.


2009 in a Paragraph:


UI-C won its second straight Horizon title last season, but once again couldn’t seal the deal in the conference tournament, succumbing to Wright State. But don’t give too much props to the Raiders as they were a team that seemed to underachieve most of the season before getting hot at the right time.

2010 in a Paragraph:



We’ll give the Raiders the slight edge in the favorites department, but when it comes down to it, WSU, UI-C and UWM could be pretty closely matched and will make for one hell of a title chase in the Horizon. The biggest question is will THIS be the year that the HL guys spring some big upsets over the BCS conferences (like I predicted for last year, only to be disappointed). Keep close tabs on Valpo, who is pitching heavy but extremely hitting light. The Crusaders will play a big role in deciding things here.

Favorite: Wright State

Contenders: Illinois-Chicago, Wisc.-Milwaukee

Darkhorse: Valparaiso

Can’t-Miss Series of the Year: UI-C at/vs. WSU, Apr. 16-17 and 24th.

Best Non-Conference Series: Creighton at Illinois-Chicago, March 19-21

Hot Coach: Mike Dee, Illinois-Chicago

Hot Seat Coach: Steve Farley, Butler

The “You Gotta See” Player: OF Casey McGrew, Wright State

ILLINOIS-CHICAGO (29-23, 17-6)

2009 RPI: 134
Starters Returning: 5
Weekend Starters: 1
Mid-Week Starters: 1
Key Relievers (20+inns.): 3

All Conference Candidates:
C Nate Orf (.429)
LHP Michael Heesch (5-0, 4.02, .266OBA)
LHP Chris Kovacevich (7-4, 3.69)
SS Andy Leonard (.294)
3B Jason Ganek (.333)

The Good News:


Curtis Granderson U. has gone 17-6 in each the last two Horizon seasons, winning a pair of regular season titles along the way. Part-timers Orf (who showed flashes of brilliance), OF John Rosinki (.360) and OF Chris Rutta (.333-6-30) will be relied upon more this season. Kovacevich and Heesch are winners on the hill and should get some support from relievers RHP Matt Salemi (1-0, 4.56) and LHP Eric Wyman (0-2, 5.61). The defense was 2nd-best in the Horizon last season (at .968) but should be even better this year with Leonard and Ganek on the left side and the return of Rafael Garcia (injury-shortened ‘09, but hit .277 in 52 starts as a frosh in ‘08), who will move from SS to 1B, bringing a great glove to the right side.

The Bad News:

UI-C had its troubles, going just 5-7 in games with contenders Wisc-Milwaukee and Wright State, ultimately costing the Flames the Horizon tourney title last May. And this year they’ll have to take them on without four of the top six pitchers from ‘09, including Horizon Pitcher of the Year Adam Worthington and closer Derrick Miramontes. More speed too please. UIC only swiped 52 bases last year, the 2nd lowest total in the league.

Schedule Note:


Tough schedule. Tough Dee.


Coach Mike Dee is a tough-as-nails kind of coach and he expects his team to be that way too. All you have to do is look at their early-season schedule. Last year the Flames opened the season at Texas - the eventual national runner-up. This year, weekends 2-thru-5 will see his Flames travel to Alabama, Western Kentucky, Baylor and Creighton. That’s a pretty tall order and could keep UIC from reaching the 30-win plateau once again.

Bates and Marshall Make NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List

Forty players have been named to the initial watch list for the sixth annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award, given to the top relief pitcher in NCAA Division I baseball.At the conclusion of the regular season, the Division I national saves leader and four other relief pitching standouts will be selected as finalists and released Wednesday, June 2, prior to start of NCAA regional tournament competition.

Colin Bates - North Carolina, Naperville, Illinois and Eric Marshall - TCU, Barrington, Illinois are two of the forty NCAA Division I pre-season stopper of the year watch list.