Missouri State head baseball coach Keith Guttin announced the signing of Alex Jefferson to a National Letter of Intent to play for the Bears baseball program.
Alex Jefferson is a left handed pitcher/outfielder from Normal West HS who went 9-1 with a 1.23 ERA last year at Normal West. Jefferson also hit .418 with 14 doubles and 17 stolen bases last season. Alex is the brother of Andrew Jefferson who played for the bears from 1999-2002. Alex lives in Normal Illinois.
The Western Illinois University Leathernecks baseball program announced the signing of four to National Letters of Intent.
Catcher/Infielder Adam McGinnins from Normal West. Adam hit .412 with 25 rbi's and struck out only three times last year. Adam lives in Normal Illinois.
Infielder Chris Tschida from Joliet Catholic. Chris hit .495 with 33 rbi's in his junior season at Joliet Catholic. Chris lives in Joliet Illinois.
LHP Preston Church from Ogden Iowa. Church went 5-0 with a 0.83 era last season.
RHP Tyler Stolz from Evansville Indiana. Tyler was 7-1 as a junior.
The University of Illinois head baseball coach Dan Hartleb announce the signing of six student-athletes for the 2013 signing class on the first day of the early signing period.
Below are the six who were signed on the first day:
Anthony Drago, 1B/OF from Lake Zurich HS
Alex Greer, OF from Iowa Western Community College
Matthew James, RHP/SS from Normal West HS
Ryne Roper, RHP/SS from Harrisburg HS
Dan Rowbottom, OF from St. Ignatius HS in Ohio
Cody Sedlock, RHP from Alleman HS
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Listed below are the top baseball players in the ACC for 2011 from the state of Illinois. The projected top players are based on the ACC coaches pre-season votes.
Infielder Harlod Riggins, North Carolina State University, Normal West High School, lives in Normal IL. .331 batting average, 12 home runs, 11 doubles and 44 rbi's.
From Baseball in Illinois News Sources
Below are the Conference USA top players to watch from Illinois based on how the coaches voted for the 2010 pre-season.
Top Players to Watch from Illinois:
1B - Luke Stewart - University of Alabama Birmingham - Normal West High School, lives in Normal, Illinois. Luke hit .261 with 15 HR's, 11 dubs and 49 RBI as a Sophomore last season.
