D3Baseball.com announced the 2012 All-Central Region baseball team and below are the players from Illinois who made each team.
Player of the Year
Kevin Callahan, 3B, Jr., Illinois Wesleyan, Chicago, Illinois
Pitcher of the Year
Nick Soldano, Jr., North Park, Lake Zurich, Illinois
First Team All-Central Region
Catcher Mike Nodzenski, Grinnel, Naperville, Illinois
1B Trey Martin, Wheaton, Wheaton, Illinois
SS Jordan Jaenicke, Beloit, Bourbonnais, Illinois
3B Kevin Callahan, Illinois Wesleyan, Chicago, Illinois
OF Terry Davis, Illinois College, Bloomington, Illinois
Util Drew Golz, Wheaton, River Forest, Illinois
SP Nick Soldano, North Park, Lake Zurich, Illinois
SP Steve Kuligowski, North Park, Grayslake, Illinois
Second Team All-Central Region
2B Justin Swinder, Wheaton, Wheaton, Illinois
OF Jack Cinoman, Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
OF Kyle Billig, Washington U., Lockport, Illinois
OF Matt McDermott, Illinois Wesleyan, Tinley Park, Illinois
DH Alex Kazmierski, Webster, Orland Park, Illinois
SP Eric Rohe, Carthage, Mundelein, Illinois
SP Alex Norman, Beloit, Elburn, Illinois
Third Team All-Central Region
OF Dave Wolak, Elmhurst, Carol Stream, Illinois
OF Matt Rice, North Park, Park Ridge, Illinois
SP Paul Krenger, Dubuque, Chicago, Illinois
RP Andrew Kelley, Grinnell, Springfield, Illinois
Chris Serritella, Southern Illinois University, captures the Prospect League Player of the Year award by leading the league in home runs (14) and rbi's (60) and coming in fourth in batting average at .361.
Chris also helped lead the Quincy Gems to their second league championship in the three year history of the Prospect League with a 5-0 victory over the West Virginia Miners.
Chris will be a senior at Southern Illinois University and is from Glenview Illinois.
Baseball in Illinois News Sources
Lewis University freshman Matt Frahm (McLean, Illinois/Olympia) has been named the 2009 Class 2A Player of the Year by the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association.
Frahm helped Olympia defend their Class 2A state title by finishing with an overall record of 29-6. Frahm's head coach Ron Smith earned Coach of the Year honors from the IHSBCA.
Frahm finished with an 8-1 mark in a team-best 63.2 innings for Olympia. He struck out 99 batters while allowing a minuscule 0.88 earned run average. At the plate Frahm hit .394 with 44 RBI on 41 hits.
