Austin Peay State University baseball announced the signing of Matt Meadows and Ryan Quick to National Letters of Intent.
Outfielder/Left handed pitcher Matt Meadows is from O'fallon High School and Right handed pitcher Ryan Quick is from Rend Lake Community College.
Head Baseball Coach Gary McClure on the two players from Illinois:
"Matt is a very talented baseball player," McClure said. "His tools really make him a standout player. Any time you can get a guy that runs a 6.7 in the 60-yard dash, has the power to all fields that Matt does and can really play solid defense in center field like he does, your program will be better because of him."
"Ryan is an extremely good athlete," said Govs head coach Gary McClure. "I first saw Ryan pitching this past summer and watched him dominate hitter after hitter. He threw 88 to 90 (miles per hour) the whole time with a really good slider. I was excited about him even more when I learned that he had only been pitching for a little more than a year. We expect Ryan to come in next year and compete for a job on the back side of our bullpen."
From Baseball in Illinois News Sources
Jake DePw, Mark Payton, Shane Conlon, Kevin Kozial head up the players from Illinois on the Pre-Season Louisville Slugger All-American Team.
First Team Pre-Season All-Americans from Illinois
C - Jake DePew - Granite City High School - Last season he hit .558 with 21 doubles, 7 home runs and 53 RBI. Jake has signed with Louisville.
OF - Mark Payton - St. Rita High School - Last sping Mark hit .438 with 10 doubles, 4 triples, 12 home runs and 40 RBI. Mark has signed with Arizona State.
LHP/1B - Shane Conlon - Naperville Central High School - Last season Shane hit .396 with 16 doubles, 3 triples, and 4 home runs. On the mound Shane was 9-1 with 67 strikeouts in 52 innings. Shane has signed with Kansas State.
SS/P - Kevin Koziol - Brother Rice High School - Last season Kevin was 5-2 with a 2.64 ERA, 47 strikeouts in 45 innings. At the plate Koziol hit .356 with 8 doubles and 8 home runs.
Honorable Mention
RHP - Miles Quintal - O'Fallon Township High School - Last season Miles went 11-2 with a 2.61 ERA.
3B - Michael Failoni - Edwardsville High School - Michael hit .487 with 12 doubles, 6 home runs and 61 RBI.
OF/RHP - Dontrell Rush - Harlan Community Academy - Dontrell hit .386 with 5 home runs and on the mound Dontrell went 7-3 with 105 strikeouts in 74 innings pitched.
