Here are some of the baseball players to watch in the Mid American Conference for 2013. The list is selected from Mid American baseball coaches and published in the Collegiate Baseball News. Our list contains only the players from Illinois or on Illinois teams.
Players to Watch:
1B/DH Jeff Zimmerman, Northern Illinois University, Jeff hit .267 with 6 home runs, 11 doubles, and 29 rbi's last season. Jeff is from Victor J. Andrew HS and lives in Tinley Park Illinois.
OF/INF/P Alex Klonowski, Northern Illinois University, Alex hit .280 with 3 home runs, 9 doubles and 30 rbi's along with going 3-1 on the mound. Alex is from Kearny Missouri.
Northern Illinois is projected to finish last in the Western Division of the MAC based on the coaches votes.
Michigan State University head baseball coach Jake Boss announced the signing of infielder Dan Durkin to a National Letter of Intent for the 2014 season.
Durkin is a "tough, hard-nosed player, and a good athlete who can do a lot of things" according to Boss. Dan is from Victor J. Andrew High School and lives in Tinley Park Illinois.
