The 2012 Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 1A All-State baseball was announced on Saturday. Below are the selections for 1A.
P Ryan Bailey, Pawnee
P Joey Coonrod, Carrollton
3B Cole Logemann, Lena Winslow
P/SS Blake Uhlman, Tremont
P/SS Ben Hecht, Effingham (St. Anthony)
P Adam Pennington, Shawnee
C Marcus Wargel, Gallatin County
C/3B Nick Schranck, Alton (Marquette)
P/IF Nick Lonergan, Jacksonville Routt
P Ryan Olson, Sterling (Newman Central Catholic)
C Curtis Johnson, Ottawa (Marquette)
P/1B/OF Josh Tonozzi, Putnam County
P/SS Dillon Hoel, Tuscola
P/SS Brad Burton, Illini Bluffs
P/2B Alec Neal, Danville (Schlarman)
The Quincy Herald-Whig announced it's 2012 All-Area baseball team yesterday. Below are the first and second team selections.
First Team
C Dominic Miles, Quincy Notre Dame
1B Collin Dooley, West Hancock
1B Will Mefford, South Shelby
2B Zach Vahle, Quincy Notre Dame
SS Brody Gronewold, Illini West
OF Brandon Berhorst, Canton
OF/P Austin Dormire, Central-Southeastern
P/SS Austin Hoewing, Canton
P Ben Shannan, Scotland County
P/SS Jared Shover, Liberty
SS/P Dryden Craven, Griggsville-Perry
UT Mason Fairley, Quincy
C/P Lane Hanzel, Liberty
C Shane Williams, Monroe City
Second Team
C Tyler Niemann, Canton
C Kendall Summers, West Hancock
1B Nick Reichert, Quincy Notre Dame
1B Tyler Ormond, Liberty
1B/P Evan McGaughey, Illini West
OF/P Luke Powell, Palmyra
SS Ethan Borrowman, Pittsfield
P Josh Hultz, Palmyra
UT Alex Sheppard, Brown County
IF/P Austin Hardy, West Hancock
IF/P Paxton Harmon, West Hancocl
OF Wes Mefford, South Shelby
3B/P Brock Rumple, Griggsville-Perry
UT Brendan Ross, Louisana
SS/P Johnny Manion, Payson Seymour
The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association announced the NCAA Division II Midwest All-Region Team and below are the selections from Illinois Schools.
All-Midwest Region First Team
Utility player/DH Drake Austin, Quincy
All-Midwest Region Second Team
Outfielder Mike Bolling, Lewis
An eight run third inning sealed the deal for Chicago Heights Marian Catholic as they cruised to a 10-2 win over LaSalle Peru to capture the IHSA 3A State Baseball Championship.
Ben Santori went the distance on the mound for Marian giving up two runs on 11 hits and striking out 5 over the seven innings. Doubles by Lilek and Feldner along with 2 errors and a wild pitch capped off the eight run third for Marian.
It was an all West Suburban final in the Illinois High School Association class 4A baseball final as Oak Park River Forest one upped conference rival Lyons Township 4-3 Saturday at Silver Cross Field in Joliet.
With the game tied 3-3 in the bottom of the seventh, Oak Park's Jack Picchiotti tripled to lead off the inning. Lyons intentionally walked the next to batters to get to Mike Brennan who singled in the winning run. Zachary Weigel got the victory on the mound giving up three runs on seven hits and striking out four.
The final four are set and playing this weekend for classes 3A and 4A for the Illinois State High School Baseball State Championships at Silver Cross Field in Joliet.
Today's Games:
In 3A LaSalle (Peru) takes on Troy (Triad) in game one and Nazareth Academy plays Chicago Heights Marian in game two at noon.
In 4A Fox Lake (Grant) plays Oak Park River Forest at 3:00 pm and Lyons takes on Minooka at 5:00 pm.
Here are the baseball players from Illinois schools who were selected in the 2012 Major League Draft.
Round 4, Pick 158, Chris Serritella, 1B Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Round 5, Pick 163, Chad Johnson, C Galesburg HS
Round 8, Pick 256, Kevin Ross, P Niles West HS
Round 10, Pick 309, Joe Bircher, P Bradley University
Round 11, Pick 347, Matthew Milroy, P University of Illinois
Round 12, Pick 381, Zach Stoner, 1B Boylan Catholic HS
Round 13, Pick 411, Derek Thompson, P John A. Logan College
Round 15, Pick 475, Ryan Borucki, P Mundelein HS
Round 17, Pick 524, Nathan Dorris, P Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Round 18, Pick 559, Derek De Young, P Oakton Community College
Round 20, Pick 614, Blake Hickman, C Simeon Academy
Round 22, Pick 669, Kenneth Long, P Illinois State University
Round 22, Pick 691, Joseph Greenfield, P South Suburban College
Round 22, Pick 692, William Argo, CF University of Illinois
Round 25, Pick 759, Ryan Dineen, SS Eastern Illinois University
Round 25, Pick 775, Jason Leblebijian, SS Bradley University
Round 25, Pick 786, Gabriel Roa, SS Wabash Valley College
Round 26, Pick 806, Jordan Parr, 3B University of Illinois
Round 28, Pick 866, Jake Hermsen, P Northern Illinois University
Round 31, Pick 967, Kevin Johnson, P University of Illinois
Round 32, Pick 990, Eduardo Oquendo, SS Olney Central College
Round 32, Pick 996, Alex Young, P Carmel HS
Round 33, Pick 1011, Jon Savarise, P Stevenson HS
Round 35, Pick 1076, Austin Cowen, C Western Illinois University
Round 37, Pick 1121, Brett Lilek, P Marian Catholic HS
Round 38, Pick 1161, DeJohn Suber, SS Morgan Park HS
Round 39, Pick 1202, Geoffrey Rowan, C Northwestern University
Round 40, Pick 1212, Raymond Hunnicutt, CF Central HS
It took eight innings but Normal University High School captured it's second Illinois state high school baseball championship defeating Rock Island Alleman 5-4.
With the game tied 1-1 going into the seventh inning Normal put up a two spot with a two rbi double to right center from Solberg for a 2 run lead going into the bottom of the seventh. In the bottom of the seventh Alleman's Sean Wetherell singled to left center with one out. Normal got the second out with a pop up to third and was one out away before the no. 8 hitter Blake Newburg tied the game with a home run to left.
Normal came right back in the top of the eighth with a single from Jacob Hendren and a homer to left center from Jordan Stralow to give Normal a 2 run lead again. Alleman did not quit with a quick run in the bottom of the eighth with a lead off double from Connor Whan and a single from John Tracey. With the 3 and 4 hitters coming up Dylan Farney got Cody Sedlock to hit into a 6-4-3 double play and Ryan O'Keefe to ground out to end the game.
Effingham's St. Anthony High School picked up it's first Illinois state baseball title Saturday defeating Tuscola 6-1 at O'Brien Field in Peoria.
St. Anthony's Reed Willenborg's bases loaded single drove in two followed by a three run homer from Austin Bushur capped off a five run third inning. Willenborg also went all seven innings on the mound giving up one run on six hits.
St. Anthony's also set a school record for wins going 31-8-1 on the season.
The latest rankings of Illinois high school baseball teams from the Sun-Times in the Chicago area.
1. Joliet Catholic
2. Lincoln-Way North
3. Providence
4. Mundelein
5. Maine South
6. Mt. Carmel
7. St. Laurence
8. Plainfield North
9. St. Rita
10. Neuqua Valley
The Schaumburg Boomers and Boomer Stadium are hosting today's Illinois High School Association baseball sectional starting at 5:00 pm.
The Boomers game was moved to 11:00 am today against the London Rippers to make room for the IHSA sectional. The Boomers are an Independent professional baseball team participating in the Frontier League.
Sectional Schedule:
Game 1 Bartlett vs. Willowbrook at 5:00 pm
Game 2 Schaumburg vs. St. Charles East at 7:00 pm
The final four teams are set for the Illinois high school baseball state finals at O'Brien Field in Peoria.
Class 1A
Effingham (St. Anthony) will take on Alton (Marquette) on Friday June 1st at 10:00 am and Lena (Winslow) plays Tuscola at noon.
The winners will play for the state title on Saturday June 2nd at 11:00 am after the third place game.
Class 2A
Rock Island (Alleman) plays Herscher at 3:00 pm on June 1st and Trenton (Wesclin) will play Normal (University) at 5:00 pm.
The winners will face off for the 2A state title on Saturday June 2nd at 5:00 pm right after the third place game.
Illinois baseball players selected to the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament All-Tournament Team.
Creighton sophomore Outfielder Mike Gerber was selected as the Most Outstanding Player of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. Mike attended Neuqua Valley HS and lives in Naperville, Illinois.
All-Tournament Team
Junior 1B Chris Serritella, Southern Illinois, Chris lives in Glenview, Illinois
Senior Catcher Brian Bajer, Southern Illinois, Brian lives in Oak Forest, Illinois
Sophomore Outfielder Mike Gerber, Creighton
Junior Outfielder Chad Hinshaw, Illinois State, Chad lives in Bloomington, Illinois
Sophomore Pitcher Todd Eaton, Southern Illinois, Todd lives in Greenville, Illinois
Players from Illinois on the The Division III Midwest Conference 2012 All-Conference Baseball team.
North Division
Pitchers of the Year
Kevin Nutley, St. Norbert, Kevin attended Immaculate Conception HS and lives in Forest Park, Illinois
Alex Norman, Beloit College, Alex went to Kaneland HS and lives in Elburn, Illinois.
All-Conference Team
Shortstop Jordan Jaenicke, Beloit College, Jordan is from Bishop McNamara HS and lives in Bouronnais, Illinois.
Shortstop Chad Ljunggren, St. Norbert, Chad went to Prairie Ridge HS and lives in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
Pitcher Kevin Nutley, St. Norbert
Pitcher Alex Norman, Beloit
South Division
Players of the Year
Mike Nodzenski, Grinnel College, Mike attended Naperville North HS and lives in Naperville, Illinois.
Terry Davis, Illinois College, Terry is from Bloomington HS and lives in Bloomington, Illinois.
Pitcher of the Year
Andrew Kelley, Grinnell College, Andrew went to Sacred Heart-Griffin and lives in Springfield, Illinois.
All-Conference Team
Catcher Mike Nodzenski, Grinnel College.
First baseman Ryan Hoffman, Knox College, Ryan attended Marmion Academy and lives in Sugar Grove, Illinois.
Outfielder Jackson White, Knox College, Jackson went to Grayslake HS and lives in Grayslake, Illinois.
Outfielder Erik Smoy, Knox College, Erik is from Hoffman Estates HS and lives in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
Outfielder Terry Davis, Illinois College.
Pitcher Andrew Kelly, Grinnell College.
Pitcher Nate Jones, Illinois College, Nate attended Althoff Catholic HS and lives in Belleville, Illinois.
Illinois NJCAA Region 24 announced the 2012 All-Region baseball team. Below are the student athletes who were chosen by Region 24 coaches.
Utility Player Vince Anello, Lake Land College
Infielder Edgar Figueroa, Lake Land College
Catcher Jose Gonzalez, Lake Land College
Infielder Cody Daily, Southwestern Illinois
Outfielder Brian Doll, Southwestern Illinois
Pitcher Conor Fisk, Wabash Valley
Inf/OF Cole Gleason, Wabash Valley
Outfielder Korey Hall, Wabash Valley
Infielder Gabriel Roa, Wabash Valley
Pitcher David Suarez, John A. Logan
Pitcher Derek Thompson, John A. Logan
Joliet Junior College captured it's third national baseball championship defeating Niagara County Community College 6-5 in ten innings yesterday in Tyler, Texas.
Niagara took a one run lead scoring two in the top of the ninth inning with a walk, a sac bunt, a single and a double. Joliet tied the game up in the bottom of the ninth on an error by the Niagara second baseman. Dakota Brown's triple in the bottom of the 10th inning drove in Cole Judy for the winning run.
Joliet went undefeated in the Championship Series with a perfect 4-0 record.
Luke Andrade was named the tournament Most Valuable Player and Trevor Vermillian, Casey Papp and Dan Eliopulos made the All-Tournament Team.
Congratulations to Joliet JC!
D3Baseball.com announced the 2012 NCAA Division III All-American baseball team yesterday and below are the players from Illinois.
First Team All-American
3B Kevin Callahan, Illinois Wesleyan. The junior infielder hit .355 with 17 doubles, 11 home runs and drove in 54. Kevin is from Brother Rice HS and lives in Chicago, Illinois.
Second Team All-American
3B Anthony Even from Concordia. Even hit .432 with 22 doubles, 2 triples, 2 homers and 38 rbi's. Anthony is from West Leyden HS and lives in Franklin Park, Illinois.
Pitcher Drew Gay from Aurora University. Drew went 8-0 with a 1.63 ERA in 77 1/3rd innings, struck out 67 and walked 16 for the Spartans. Drew is from Marquette HS and lives in Marseilles, Illinois.
Third Team All-American
3B Tim Mackey, Aurora, Tim hit .391 with 5 homers, 19 doubles, 2 triples and drove in 32. Tim is from East Leyden HS and lives in Rosemont, Illinois
Utility player Drew Golz from Wheaton College, Drew hit .404 with 4 homers, 12 doubles and on the mound Golz went 8-2 with a 2.52 ERA. Drew attended Oak Park-River Forest HS and lives in River Forest, Illinois.
Honorable Mention
Pitcher Nick Soldano from North Park, Nick went 9-2 with a 3.12 ERA in 101 innings. Nick is from Zion-Benton HS and lives in Lake Zurich, Illinois.
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
The Joliet Junior College baseball team has won their first two games at the 2012 NJCAA Division III World Series in Tyler Texas. Joliet defeated Nassau Community College 10-0 on Saturday and Tyler Texas 7-5 on Sunday.
If the Wolves win today's game against Northern Essex Community College they will move into the Championship game on Wednesday. Today's game is a 7:00 pm and can be watched online at the link below.
Joliet vs. Northern Essex
The 2012 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament field is paired up after last weekends games.
#1 Seed Indiana State takes on #8 Creighton
#2 Seed Missouri State vs. #7 Bradley
#3 Seed Wichita State vs. #6 Southern Illinois
#4 Illinois State vs. #5 Evansville
The MVC Tournament will be held at Hammons Field in Springfield Missouri hosted by
Missouri State. The Tournament starts May 22nd when Illinois State takes on Evansville at 9:00 am. The Championship Game is scheduled for Saturday May 26th at 7:00 pm.
