Evak earned the honors by throwing five scoreless innings against Northwestern allowing 4 hits and striking out six. Brian is a Freshman from Plainfield North HS and lives in Plainfield Illinois.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
UIC Baseball's Brian Evak Named Horizon League Pitcher of the Week
Evak earned the honors by throwing five scoreless innings against Northwestern allowing 4 hits and striking out six. Brian is a Freshman from Plainfield North HS and lives in Plainfield Illinois.
Monday, October 24, 2011
UIC Baseball Voted Best Recruiting Class in Horizon League
Friday, October 21, 2011
Southern Illinois Miners Sign Two Ex-UIC Baseball Players
Ganek is from Hersey High School in Illinois and is currently playing professional baseball in Australia.
The Miners also added left handed pitcher Shawn Gilblair.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
University of Illinois Chicago Baseball's Nick Addison Wins "Finest in the Field" award
Nick completed his summer season with the Eau Claire Express committing only one error all season and ending with a .990 fielding percentage.
Nick is from Barrington Illinois and attended Fremd High School.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
University of Illinois Chicago Baseball has Flame Put Out in Tourney
Jason Ganek (Mt. Prospect Illinois) led the flames going 3-5 with a double, an rbi and scored twice.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
University of Illinois Chicago Baseball Shares Horizon League Regular Season Title
UIC earned the Horizon League tournament number 2 seed and will play on Thursday May 26th at 3:05 pm eastern time. The Flames opponent will be determined by the highest seed winner of the games played on May 25th. This years Horizon League Baseball Tournament will be held at Nischwitz Stadium in Dayton Ohio.
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Thursday, May 12, 2011
University of Illinois Chicago's Jason Ganek Named to Two-Way Basebal Player of the Year Watch List
At the plate Ganek ranks among the leaders in the Horizon League being fourth in home runs, eight in slugging percentage, and ninth in rbi's. Ganek leads UIC with 76 total bases, tied for the team lead with 12 doubles and is second on the team with 46 hits. On the mound Jason sits at fourth in the Horizon League with an ERA of 3.86.
Ganek is the only Horizon League player to be named to the Olerud Watch List.
Jason is from Hersey High School and lives in Mount Prospect Illinois.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Nick Addison from Illinois Chicago Baseball Earns Horizon League Player of the Week
Sophomore outfielder Nick Addison from the University of Illinois Chicago earned the Horizon League Baseball Player of the Week reported on April 18th.
Nick collected a career high five rbi's in game one of a double header against Wright State and a career high four hits in game two. Nick hit .667 on the week with six rbi's and four runs as UIC swept Wright State and defeated Northwestern last week.
Nick is from Fremd High School and lives in Barrington Illinois.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Horizon League Baseball Top Illinois Baseball Performances of the Week
Freshman outfielder Jon Ryan from UIC went 5-12 at the plate with a triple, a walk and scored twice in 3 games for the Flames. Jon is from Richards High School.
Senior pitcher Eric Wyman from UIC had one apperance, 2 innings pitched and 4 strikouts last week. Eric is from West Chicago High School.
Junior pitcher Tyler Deetjen from Valparaiso threw 7 innings, gave up 4 hits and had 3 strikeouts. Tyler is from St. Charles East High School.
Senior pitcher Max Friedman from Wright State threw 6 innings, gave up 5 hits and had one strikeout. Max is from Whitney Young High School.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Baseball Players of the Day from Illinois - Friday 2/25
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| Andy Leonard UIC |
Catcher Andy Leonard from the University of Illinois Chicago went 3-5 with a double and 5 rbi's in a 10-8 win over Kentucky. Andy tied the game at 8 with a two out clutch base hit in the top of the ninth for the Flames. Andy is senior at UIC, attended Stagg High School and lives in Orland Park IL.
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| Joe Bircher Bradley |
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
2011 Horizon League Top Baseball Players to Watch from Illinois
Projected Player of the Year:
Outfielder Kyle Gaedele, Valparaiso University, .373 batting average, 19 doubles, 7 home runs, 63 rbi's and 17 stolen bases. Kyle is from Rolling Meadows High School and lives in Arlington Heights IL.
Other Top Players to Watch in 2011:
Outfielder Steve McGuiggan, University of Illinois Chicago, .355 batting average, 6 home runs, 19 doubles, 19 stolen bases. Steve lives in Apple Valley MN.
2B Matt Serna, University of Illinois Chicago, .379 batting average, 2 home runs, 17 doubles, 49 rbi's. Matt attended Lincoln College, went to Rolling Meadows High School and lives in Arlington Heights IL.
3B Jason Ganek, University of Illinois Chicago, .342 batting average, 5 home runs, 16 doubles and 45 rbi's. Jason is from Hersey High School and lives in Mt. Prospect IL.
3B Grant Fillipitch, Butler University, .322 batting average, 6 home runs, 40 rbi's. Grant attended Lyons Township High School and lives in LaGrange Park IL.
Outfielder Cory Moylan, Butler University, .369 batting average, 15 doubles, 37 rbi's. Cory is a transfer from Vermont, (which dropped their baseball program) attended Glenbrook South High School and lives in Glenview IL.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
UIC Baseball Camp Schedule
Listed below are some of the upcoming camps.
Elite holiday hitting and fielding camp December 30-31
Martin Luther King Day camp January 17, 2011 - ages 8-13 & 14-18
Small group pitching lessons - three sessions January 13, 20, 27, 2011; ages 12-18
Small group hitting lessons - four sessions January 12, 19, 26, 2011; ages 13-18
For more information please follow the link below:
UIC Baseball Camps
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Chris Rutta Named Horizon League Player of the Week
Baseball in Illinois News
UIC senior Chris Rutta has been named Horizon League Baseball Player of the Week for the period of March 8-14. Rutta registers his second career weekly honor from the League office.
Rutta picks up Batter of the Week accolades after going 7-for-13 (.538) with one run, three doubles and four RBI in three games last week. He also registered a .769 slugging percentage and .538 on-base percentage for the Flames.
The outfielder, a native of Rothschild, Wis., recorded a 3-for-5 performance with two doubles in Friday's 9-7 setback to Big 12 Conference power Baylor.
Rutta becomes eligible for the Horizon League Network's "People's Choice" award, which is announced each Thursday afternoon. Log on to www.HorizonLeagueNetwork.tv to vote.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
2010 University of Illinois Chicago Easton Baseball Preview
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.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Cales wins MiLBY Class A Advanced Reliever of the Year
Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, in the shadow of Comiskey Park, David Cales admits he was a White Sox fan growing up. When he was taken in the 24th round of the 2008 Draft by that other team in the Windy City, he quickly learned how to adjust.
It was in the Cubs system that he went 3-0 with a 0.78 ERA and 14 saves in 37 games for Daytona in the Florida State League, numbers that made him the choice for a MiLBY as the Class A Advanced Reliever of the Year.
"As I became older, I loved Chicago sports all together," Cales said. "It's an honor to play for the city of Chicago, even in the Minors. I couldn't be happier playing for the Cubs. I'm just a Chicago fan. It's an absolute privilege playing for a Chicago team."
In his first summer as a pro, Cales split time between the rookie-level Arizona League and short-season Northwest League, so he was a little surprised when he made the leap right up to Class A Advanced Daytona to start this season. He nearly fell over when he got nudged up to Double-A in May, even though that didn't go so well. But he earned his way back up there, and even got a one-appearance taste of Triple-A, late in the season.
"It was a shock to go up to Double-A," Cales admitted. "Then to give me another chance at the end of the year, I don't think I could've asked for anything better. I didn't believe much of it was happening because it was happening so fast."
Cales was drafted in the 24th round by the Chicago Cubs in the June 2008 amateur draft. David attended Mt Carmel High School in Illinois, the University of Missouri in 2006, UIC in 2007, St Xavier in 2008 and Mt. Carmel High School in Illinois.
Monday, December 14, 2009
MIRAMONTES BACK WITH MINERS
MARION, Ill. - The Southern Illinois Miners have reacquired right-handed relief pitcher Derrick Miramontes from the Shreveport-Bossier Sports of the American Association.
Miramontes, 22, made his professional debut with the Miners in 2009 after finishing his college career as the closer at the University of Illinois at Chicago. As a senior at UIC, he appeared in 25 games for the Flames and finished with a 2.58 ERA and seven saves in 45.1 innings.
As a rookie with the Miners, he tossed a total of seven innings in seven relief appearances before being traded to Shreveport-Bossier for a player to be named later. The deal included an agreement that Miramontes would be returned to the Miners for the 2010 season. With the Sports, he appeared in 19 games, four of them starts, and posted a 3.95 ERA. In 41 innings of work, he struck out 25 and walked only nine.
“We really liked Derrick but thought he needed to get more professional innings than we were going to be able to give him last season,” Miners Manager Mike Pinto. “This was a great opportunity for him, and he did the most with it and excelled. He got the innings and experience he needed to help us this season and did a great job for Shreveport along the way. I am glad to have him back in the fold for our 2010 pitching staff.”
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Scott Heelan Signs Letters of Intent to play baseball at Virginia Tech
Athletes Sign Letters of Intent: "Athletes Sign Letters of Intent"
Warren High school in Gurnee Illinois:
Scott Heelan signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. Presenting at the signing ceremony from left are assistant baseball coaches Greg Piggott and Rick Hill, Heelan and Clint Smothers, Warren’s head baseball coach.
Having a Division I player come out of Warren is hardly news these days. Sean Kennedy, a 2009 graduate, is pitching for Jacksonville University.
Two ex-Blue Devils, Andrew Wolcott (Duke) and Adam Worthington (Illinois-Chicago), are pitching for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Scott Heelan signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. Presenting at the signing ceremony from left are assistant baseball coaches Greg Piggott and Rick Hill, Heelan and Clint Smothers, Warren’s head baseball coach.
Having a Division I player come out of Warren is hardly news these days. Sean Kennedy, a 2009 graduate, is pitching for Jacksonville University.
Two ex-Blue Devils, Andrew Wolcott (Duke) and Adam Worthington (Illinois-Chicago), are pitching for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Illinois right fit for Barrington's McDonnell
Daily Herald Staff
Everything about the University of Illinois seemed right to Barrington senior left-handed pitcher Robby McDonnell.
A visit to the Champaign-Urbana campus this weekend reinforced McDonnell's impressions as he made a verbal commitment Sunday to accept a scholarship with the Fighting Illini. "I was definitely thinking about Illinois all along," McDonnell said. "I loved it and I'm very excited about it. Illinois seemed like the place to be."
McDonnell was a Daily Herald All-Area selection as a junior. He went 9-3 with a 2.10 ERA and had 99 strikeouts in 71 innings as he helped Barrington advance to the Class 4A baseball supersectional.
McDonnell said Illinois saw him pitch a couple of times this spring - including a sectional semifinal win over Libertyville - and this summer at tournaments with his Top Tier travel team.
Interest from the Fighting Illini picked up more than a month ago when pitching coach Ken Westray called McDonnell. The proximity, academics and opportunity to play in the Big Ten made it a perfect fit.
McDonnell said he also had interest from Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois-Chicago, Virginia Tech and Miami (Ohio). Illinois was 34-20 overall for its third straight 30-win season under head coach Dan Hartleb and 16-8 in the Big Ten.
"All of the coaches seem very baseball intelligent and know what to do and can make me a better player," McDonnell said. "And the facilities are pretty cool."
McDonnell said he could get a chance to pitch right away since Illinois has only one left-hander on its roster.
And now McDonnell, who has a 3.1 grade-point average and scored 25 on the ACT and plans to study business, can focus on having a big spring. Barrington hopes to continue last spring's postseason run with McDonnell, hard-hitting all-area center fielder Anthony Brignola, who committed to John A. Logan Community College, and senior right-hander Sean Buchholz.
"I'm definitely glad to finally be able to know where I'm going," McDonnell said. "I feel like I've prepared myself pretty well for next spring. I feel I got better by facing all of the better hitters."
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