Rend Lake's Nick Wooley Playing for The Kane County Cougars

Right Handed Pitcher Nick Wooley from Rend Lake College in Ana Illinois is playing for the Kane County Cougars this season. 

Nick was drafted in the 12th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft by the Kansas City Royals.  Nick also attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and was drafted out of William Woods University.

Nick's stats so far this season with the Cougars:

2 appearances with a 3.86 ERA in 4 and 2/3rds innings of work.

Southern Illinois Salukis Baseball Sign Four for 2012

The Southern Illinois Saluki baseball program announced the signing of four student-athletes to National Letters of Intent for the 2012 baseball season. 

Right handed pitcher Sam Coonrod, Carrollton High School, Carrolton, IL, is a three sport athlete and went 8-1 with a 1.10 era his junior year.

Left handed pitcher Nathan Dorris, Rend Lake College, Marion High School, threw 49 innings last season at Rend Lake College.  Nathan also played in the Prospect League last summer going 2-4 with a 2.91 era for the Richmond River Rats.

Middle infielder J.C. Davis, DuQuoin High School, hit .436, 5 homers, 31 rbi's and 23 stolen bases as a junior.  J.C.'s father also played baseball for the Saluki's.

Outfielder Trevor Murphy, Lemont High School, left handed hitter Murphy hit .296  and stole 11 bases as a junior at Lemont.  Trevor is also a wide receiver on the Lemont football team.

Matt Meadows and Ryan Quick Sign With Austin Peay Baseball

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."

Bradley Baseball Signs Seven for 2010-11 - BRADLEYBRAVES.COM—Official Web Site of Bradley University Athletics

Bradley Baseball Signs Seven for 2010-11 - BRADLEYBRAVES.COM—Official Web Site of Bradley University Athletics: "Bradley Baseball Signs Seven for 2010-11
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Release: 11/20/2009
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PEORIA, Illinois. - The Bradley Baseball program took advantage of the early signing period and will welcome seven new Braves to the squad in 2010-11. Of the seven new additions to the program, four are pitchers, three are junior college players and all seven hail from the Land of Lincoln.

Tory Doerr (Bethalto, Ill./Wabash Valley College/Civic Memorial H.S.) will join the Braves after pitching two seasons with coach Rob Fournier and the Wabash Valley Warriors. A left-handed reliever, Doerr appeared in 19 games for Wabash Valley as a freshman. He finished 1-2 overall and recorded 21 strikeouts. As a senior at Civic Memorial for coach Gary Bruening, Doerr was 9-1 with a 1.29 earned run average and 73 strikeouts. Opposing batters hit a mere .184 against the lefty during his senior campaign. Doerr was a two-time all-conference selection and a second team St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro performer as a senior. During the summer, Doerr went 7-1 on the mound for the St. Louis Pirates prospect team

A second Wabash Valley pitcher will also make his way to Peoria in 2010. Danny Gifford (Highland, Ill./Wabash Valley College/Highland H.S.) was a standout pitcher and infielder at Highland for coach Joel Hawkins, helping the Bulldogs win the state championship his senior year. He finished 10-0 on the mound with a 2.22 ERA and 46 strikeouts. At the plate, Gifford hit .375 with 10 doubles, eight homeruns and 46 RBI's. He went 3-for-3 with a triple and two RBI's and pitched 6.1 innings to earn the victory in the state championship game. Gifford received first team all-conference and all-area honors and was named to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro first team as a utility player.


Bradley's third junior college signee, Patrick Flanagan (Salem, Ill./Rend Lake College/Salem Community H.S.), finished his freshman season at Rend Lake 3-5 overall with a 3.86 ERA for coach Tony Etnier. He led the Warriors in innings pitched (70.0) and strikeouts (52) and was a first team all-conference selection. Flanagan was also named the Warriors' most valuable pitcher.

As a pitcher for York High School and coach Dave Kalal, Steve Adkins (Elmhurst, Ill./York H.S.) went 5-3 overall with a 2.61 ERA in 51.0 innings pitched as a junior. He threw four complete games, fanned 67 batters and recorded two shutouts. Adkins averaged 9.2 strikeouts per game last season, while opponents hit only .210. For his efforts, Adkins received all-conference and all-area honors. During the summer, Adkins pitched for coaches Matt Rosenberg and Rob Rooney of the Downers Grove Longshots.


Adding depth behind the plate for the Braves is catcher Derek Sprout (Chillicothe, Ill./Illinois Valley Central H.S.). A two-year varsity player for coach Jerry Rashid, Sprout's offensive numbers include a .460 batting average, 14 homeruns and 88 RBI's. During his sophomore campaign, Sprout recorded a 33-game hitting streak (sixth best in IHSA history). He finished his sophomore season with 69 total hits (12th best in IHSA history) and 18 doubles (32nd best in IHSA history). Sprout is a two-time all-conference and all-area performer and helped Illinois Valley Central to a second-place finish at the 2008 state tournament. Sprout played for coach Bob Schlemmer and the Central Illinois Outlaws during the summer, where he hit a blistering .457 with 32 RBI's.

Eric Paulson (Barrington, Ill./Fremd H.S.) hit .336 as a junior infielder for coach Chris Piggott and the Vikings last season. Paulson increased his batting average to .348 during summer ball for the Palatine American Legion team and coach Jeff Ryder. With Paulson manning the hot corner, the Palatine Legion team won the state championship. His special invites include the Area Code Team, Stevenson Showcase and Pitch and Hit.

Bradley's final piece of offensive firepower is Greg Partyka (Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett H.S.). As a junior for coach Chris Pemberton, Partyka slugged an eye-popping .475 with 10 homeruns and 42 RBI's. He recorded an .828 slugging percentage and only struck out eight times. Partyka's awards include all-conference and all-area recognition, as well as being named to the All-State Academic Team. Last summer, Partyka hit .431 with six long balls for the Illinois Indians.

"With a big class coming in this year, we were very selective in pursuing these very outstanding student-athletes to fill our specific needs," said second-year head coach Elvis Dominguez. "I'm really excited about this group. I feel that they can make an immediate impact on our program as first year players."