Chicago State University announced the addition of four Junior College tranfers for the 2010-2011 school year.
Joining the Cougars this fall are catcher Jack Bobillo (Michigan City, IN), outfielders Rick Jordan (New Lenox, IL) and Weston Lewis (Denver, CO) and utility player Ryan Maholtra (Oakville, Ont.).
The latest additions will join David Sindewald (Lansing, IL), Tony Sanchez (Plainfield, IL), Steven O'Hair (Phoenix, AZ), A.J. Reyes (Winter Haven, FL), Andrew Watson (Shawnee, OK), Dylan Sterrett (Frontier, IN) and Gavin Trevino (East Kentwood, MI).
North Central College will host a fall prospect for high school juniors and seniors on October 24th 2010.
The camp will be held at North Central's Zimmerman Stadium and will be staffed by North Central coaches and players.
Campers will be evaluated and will be able to attend a variety of instructional sessions as well as a scrimmage.
The cost of the camp is $45 for early registration and $50 on the day of the camp. The camp will run from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Below is a link for more information.
North Central College Prospect Camp
SIU head baseball coach Dan Callahan announced Tuesday that P.J. Finigan as the new Pitching Coach for the Salukis.
Finigan was an infielder/pitcher for the Salukis from 2002-2005 and a seventh round draft pick for the Detroit Tigers.
Illinois State University will host a high school baseball showcase camp at Duffy Bass Field in Normal, IL on October 30th 2010. The camp is open to High School players, starts at 9:00 am and ends at 5:00 pm and costs $165.00.
The camp is designed for serious high school players who want to find out what it takes to play at the college level.
For registration and contact information follow the link below.
ISU High School Showcase Camp
Below are the 2010 NJCAA Baseball All-American Award winners from Illinois Junior Colleges:
NJCAA Division I
First Team All-Americans:
Inf Tyler Oliver - Wabash Valley
Second Team All-Americans:
Inf Jake Lueneburg - Kishwakee College
Honorable Mention:
P Chuck Ghysels - Lincoln Trail College
NJCAA Division II
First Team All-Americans:
Inf Ty McManus - Parkland College
OF Eric Aguileria - Heartland Community College
Second Team All-Americans:
DH J Golden - Blackhawk College
Third Team All-Americans:
P Dillon Naopleon - Heartland Community College
C Nate Reid - Kankakee Community College
OF Kevin Kiermaier - Parkland College
NJCAA Division III
First Team All-Americans:
OF Ryan Adams - Waubonsee Community College
Second Team All-Americans:
Inf Brett Van Asdlen - Joliet Junior College
Third Team All-Americans:
P Zach Petrick - Joliet Junior College
P Chris Jordan - Waubonsee Community College
The Gateway Grizzlies will hold their annual fall Try-Out camp at GSC Ballpark on Saturday October 9th 2010. Registration for the try-out begins at 8:00 am and is open to players 20 years of age to under 27 years of age as of January 1st 2010.
The cost of the try-out is $50.00 and a link to the registration form is below.
Gateway Grizzlies Fall Try-Out registration form
Northern Illinois University will hold their "Top Dawg" prospect camp on Saturday September 18th, 2010. Individual players in grades 9 and above are eligible and the camp is limited to 72 players.
The camp fee is $130 which includes a t-shirt, written skill assessment and lunch.
For questions regarding the camp please call 815-753-5300.
For a camp brochure follow the link below.
NIU "Top Dawg" Prospect Camp
The Prospect announced their end of season awards from a result from the poll of league managers.
Players from Illinois will be listed in bold print.
Player of the Year:
Jeff Holm - Chillicothe Paints - Michigan State University
Pitcher of the Year:
Dean Wolosianski - West Virginia Miners - Ohio State University
Fireman of the Year:
Wil Browning - Danville Dans - LSU Monroe
Pro-Prospect of the Year:
Jeff Holm - Chillcothe Paints - Michigan State University
Manager of the Year:
Brian Mannino - Chillcothe Paints
First Team All-Stars:
1B - Kevin Smith - Nashville Outlaws - LSU-Shreveport
2B - Torsten Boss - Chillicothe Paints - Michigan State University
3B - Alex Guthrie - Terre Haute Rex - Loyola Marymount
SS - Greg Van Horne - Chillicothe Paints - College of Wooster
OF - Vince Fayard - Quincy Gems - University of Biola
OF - Jeff Holm - Chillicothe Paints - Michigan State University
OF - Gardner Richey - Hannibal Caveman - Samford University
C - Zach Komentani - Quincy Gems - University of San Diego
DH - Kevan Smith - Butler Blue Sox - University of Pittsburgh
RHP - Dean Wolosianski - West Virginia Miners - Ohio State University
LHP - Ryan Wynveen - DuPage Dragons - San Diego State
RH Relief - Wil Browning - Danville Dans - LSU Monroe
LH Relief - Tom Zelasko - DeKalb County Liners - Northern Illinois University
Second Team All-Stars:
1B - Ryan Porter - Hannibal Caveman - Rockhurst University
2B - Nick Judkins - Springfield Sliders - Iowa Central
3B - Greg Bachman - Nashville Outlaws - Austin Peay
SS - Sam Dove - Nashville Outlaws - Georgia Tech
OF - Cody Elliott - Chillicothe Paints - Ball State University
OF - Andrew Host - Quincy Gems - Iowa
OF - Joe Koch - West Virginia Miners - Kent State
C - Jesse Tierney - Danville Dans - Southeast Missouri State
DH - Kevin Plawicki - Richmond River Rats - Purdue
RHP - Casey Henn - Quincy Gems - Wright State
LHP - Nathan Dorris - Richmond River Rats - Rend Lake College
RH Relief - Phil Bura - Lorain County Ironmen - Oberlin College
LH Relief - (Tie) Matt Fitton - Nashville Outlaws - Sacred Heart & Pat Gannon -Springfield Sliders - Purdue
The University of Illinois will hold a baseball coaches clinic on Saturday September 11th, 2010 from 11:00 am to 3:15 pm at Illinois Field on the U of I campus.
For more info please follow the link below
Illini Baseball Coaches Clinic
Zach Williams signed his first professional baseball contract with the Winnipeg Goldeyes, an independent league team in the Northern League.
Wiliams, who signed on August 7th, hit .311 in 56 games for Judson in 2010 and toured with the U.S. Military All-Stars last summer. Zach is an infielder, transferred to Judson from Heartland Community College and is from Bloomington, IL.
RHP Tony Zych was presented the Russ Ford Award as the Cape Cod Baseball League's Outstanding Relief Pitcher and also earned the Robert A. McNeese Award as the Outstanding Pro Prospect, the two most prestigious awards in the Cape Cod League.
Zych recored 12 saves in 20.1 innings and finished with a 0.89 ERA for the summer.
Tony is from Monee, IL, attended St. Rita High School and is currently at Louisville.
Dave Dettman announced in a mass email that he has been replaced as head baseball coach at Rock Valley Community College as of today.
Rock Valley Community College was 37-63 in two seasons under Dettman.
The Lewis University Flyers rounded out it's recruiting class by signing division I transfer Joey Gradney from Cleveland State University.
Below is the 2011 Lewis University recruiting class:
Joey Gradney - Rantoul, IL, Lakeland Community College, Cleveland State University
Tom Durkin - Tinley Park, IL, Andrew
Tom Helwich - New Lenox, IL, Lincoln Way Central
Mark Kornacker - Lemont, IL, Lemont
Mike Bolling - Chicago, IL, Guerin Prep, Trition College
Kyle Huber - Chicago, IL, Lane Tech
Jim Glasgow - Plainfield, IL, Plainfield South, Joliet Junior College
Andrew Brauer - Bolingbrook IL, Montini, College of DuPage
Kyle Kapka - Mt. Prospect, IL, Prospect
Drew Buddle - Bartlett, IL, South Elgin
Ben Albano - West Dundee, IL, Jacobs
Western Illinois University will hold a two day prospect camp on September 11th and 12th for prospective players between the ages of 15-20.
The two day session will feature professional instruction in all aspects of baseball along with detailed instruction on hitting and pitchings. The camp will also provide information on recruiting and NCAA Clearinghouse information.
For more information follow the link below to the leatherneck webiste.
2010 Western Illinois University Baseball Camp
Eastern Illinois University baseball announced that Tyler Schweigert and Adam Clark have been added for the 2010-2011 season.
Tyler Schweigert is a right handed hitting infielder from Libertyville and Adam Clark comes from Lincoln Trail Community College.
Eastern Illinois is coming off of an 18-35 record in 2010.
The Southern Illinois Miners remain in first place with an 8 1/2 game lead over the River City Rascals in the West Division of the Frontier League. The Independent teams in Illinois are in bold
West Division
Southern Illinois Miners 53-22
River City Rascals 44-30
Gateway Grizzlies 40-33
Normal Cornbelters 34-41
Florence Freedom 31-44
Evansville Otters 28-45
East Division
Oakland County Cruisers 45-30
Windy City Thunderbolts 43-30
Traverse City Beach Bums 40-35
Lake Erie Crushers 36-39
Washington Wild Things 31-43
Kalamazoo Kings 21-54
Final standings in the Prospect League for the second half - only the divisions with teams from Illinois are listed..
Western Division
Springfield Sliders 19-10
DeKalb County Liners 17-10
Quincy Gems 13-12
Hannibal Caveman 13-13
DuPage Dragons 8-20
Central Division
Nashville Outlaws 16-10
Danville Dans 17-12
Terre Haute Rex 15-11
Richmond River Rats 16-13
Dubois County Bombers 11-17
Updated standings in the Northern League as of August 11th..
Illinois Teams will be listed in bold
Fargo-Moorehead 42-30
Kansas City 43-31
Gary SouthShore 41-36
Rockford 37-37
Joliet 37-37
Winnipeg 38-39
Lake County 31-44
Schaumburg 30-45
The 2010 Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 2A All-State Baseball Team:
Luke Busher 3B/P Senior Teutopolis
Jordan Chamness 3B Senior Anna Jonesboro
Travis Combs 1B Senior Williamsville
Kollin Dowdy OF Senior Harrisburg
Todd Eaton SS/P Senior Greenville
Jose Godinez C Junior Immaculate Conception
Michael Lafferty P Senior Illini West
Jarod Pellman P Junior Rochester
Brock Pfeiffer SS Senior Herscher
Keelan Prince IF/P Senior Rock Island Alleman
Derek Sprout C Senior IVC
Luke Staub 3B/P Senior Brimfield
Jon Surbur 3B/P Senior Lisle
Reid Roper SS/P Senior Harrisburg
Derek Thompson OF/P Junior Teutopolis
Nazareth Academy was crowned the 2010 Phil Lawler Champions by defeating Streamwood High School 9-2 on July 29th.
Dominic Purpura earned the win throwing five innings giving up six hits and no earned runs. Ryan Powers went 2-3 with a grand slam, 4 rbi's, a walk and scored twice and was named the tournament MVP.
This was the first summer tournament for both Streamwood High School and Nazareth Academy. Nazareth finished the summer season 33-4-2 and Streamwood finished 31-6.
The Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association 2010 Class 1 A All-State Baseball Team:
Class 1A:
Nick Andros Junior 1B/P Goreville
Joey Ceja Junior IF/P Ottawa Marquette
Jordan Day Senior OF Pawnee
Kevin Elder Sophomore IF/P Westminster Christian
Ben Heinemann Senior OF Jacksonville (Routt)
Brock Kartheiser Senior IF/P Somonauk
Sam Kelly Senior P Varna (Midland)
Joel Learnard Junior P Salt Fork
Trevor McCarthy Senior SS ROWVA
Ryan Perez Sophomore IF/P Westminster Christian
Luke Murfin Senior P Patoka
Tyler Sonsoucie Junior SS/P Lebanon
Logan Tabor Sophomore P/SS Marissa
Zach Truckenmiller Senior C Lanark (Eastland)
Landor Weitkamp Senior 3B/P Raymond (Lincolnwood)
The Illinois High School Baseball Summer Tournament (Phil Lawler Summer Classic) is down to the final eight and will resume play Monday July 26th at North Central College and Benedictine University.
Game 1 - Palatine vs St. Charles East - 10:00 am @ North Central College
Game 2 - Streamwood vs Nazareth - 12:30 pm @ North Central College
Game 3 - Providence vs Neuqua Valley - 10:00 am @ Benedictine University
Game 4 - Lake Zurich vs St. Laurence - 12:30 pm @ Benedictine University
Dominic Savino takes over the Glenbrook North Varsity Baseball coaching position for Barry Ruppert who stepped down after 15 years.
Savino had been the varsity assistant baseball coach at Niles Notre Dame, played at Elk Grove High School and Harper Community College.
Downers Grove North pitcher Anthony Ciango gave his verbal commitment to play college baseball at Northern Illinois University. Ciango went 3-3 with 47 strikeouts as a junior at Downers Grove North High School.
Jake Howells was officially approved as Dekalb's High School varsity baseball coach at the DeKalb school board meeting on Monday night with a 6-0 vote.
Howells was the former sophomore baseball coach at Sycamore High School and is currently one of the coaches with the DeKalb County Liners.
The Danville Dans and Springfield Sliders both captured first half division titles in the 2010 Prospect leage standings.
Danville captured the Central Division first half title by one game over the Richmond River Rats with a 15-12 record.
Springfield won the first half in the Western Division going 16-9 which was 1 and a half games ahead of Quincy.
First half records of Illinois teams in the Prospect Leage:
Springfield Sliders 16-9
Quincy Gems 16-12
Danville Dans 15-12
DeKalb County Liners 10-15
Dupage Dragons 9-14
The second half of the Prospect league started July 9th.
