Dekalb County Liners Baseball Win 2012 Midwest League Pennant

The Dekalb County Liners captured the 2012 Midwest Collegiate League pennant today defeating the Chicago Zephyrs 8-1.  Dekalb ended the regular season with a 29-15 record.


The Liners played the past two seasons in the Prospect League moving to the Midwest Collegiate League in 2012.  Dekalb plays their home games at Founders Field in Sycamore.  

Lyons Township wins 2012 Summer Championship

Lyons Township's Max Larsen threw six innings and drove in three runs as Lyons defeated Joliet Catholic 7-3 to win the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association 2012 Phil Lawler Summer Championship.


Lyons has won the summer tournament four times since 2002.  


Mike Lorenz and Tom Prescott both had two hits for LT.  Lorenz was named the tournament MVP.

Final Four Set in Illinois High School Summer Championship

It's down to the final four team at the 2012 Phil Lawler Summer State Finals with St. Lawrence playing Joliet Catholic and Lyons Township playing Jacobs today at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois.


The two winners will meet for the summer championship at 7:00 pm tonight at Benedictine.

Illinois Baseball Players Participating in 2012 Cape Cod All-Star Game

Two baseball players from Illinois will participate in the 2012 Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game and events.


Outfield Sam Travis from Orland Park, Illinois will start in left field for the East Division All-Stars.  Sam is on Yarmouth-Dennis and attends Indiana University.


Eric Jagielo, Downers Grove, Illinois, will participate in the Home Run Contest for the East Division.  Eric is on Harwich and attends Notre Dame.

Luke Harrison Tosses No Hitter For the Dekalb County Liners

Luke Harrison of the Dekalb County Liners tossed a 1-0 no hitter defeating the Rockford Foresters 1-0 Sunday in Sycamore Illinois.


Harrison tossed 109 pitches and struck out three moving his record in the Midwest Collegiate  Baseball League to 6-0 on the season with a 1.39 ERA. 


Luke will be a sophomore at Indiana University this fall and lives in Glenview, Illinois.


The Dekalb County Liners are in their third season as a summer collegiate baseball team.  The Liners participated in the Prospect League their first two seasons and moved to the Midwest Collegiate League in 2012.  The win moved Dekalb 1/2 in first place with a 25-14 record on the season.

Midwest Collegiate League Dumps Will County CrackerJacks and Illinois Lincolns

The Midwest Collegiate League forced the Will County CrackerJacks and Illinois Lincolns to resign from the league due to failure to make proper payments to league umpires and additional vendors.


The owner/general manager of the CrackerJacks and Lincolns is a familiar name with non payment to vendors, Mr. Jamie Toole.  Mr. Toole was the general manager of the now defunct Joliet JackHammers who owed thousands of dollars to the city of Joliet and others.


To read the press release from the commissioner of the Midwest Collegiate League follow the link below.


Midwest Collegiate League News

Illinois Baseball Players Named to 2012 Northwoods All-Star Team

Here are the college baseball players from Illinois named to the 2012 Northwoods All-Star team.


Outfielder Kevin Kacmarski, Waterloo, Evansville, lives in Cary, Illinois
Pitcher Zach Hall, Mankato, Parkland, lives in Troy, Illinois
Outfielder Eric Aguilera, Lakeshore Chinooks, Illinois State, lives in Cary, Illinois
Pitcher Seth Fuller, Wisconsin Rapids, Western Illinois, lives in Moline, Illinois

Prospect League 2012 Western Division All-Stars

The 2012 Western Division All-Stars from the Prospect League.  The Western Division includes three teams from Illinois, Quincy Gems, Springfield Sliders and the Danville Dans.


Position/Player Name/Team/School


Starters:
1B Matt Tellor, Springfield, Lindenwood
2B Jake Mangler, Hannibal, Iowa
3B Tyler Filliben, Hannibal, Samford
SS J. Golden, Hannibal, St. Ambrose
LF Mike Fitzgerald Jr., Springfield, Lincoln Land CC
CF Kyle Kempf, Terre Haute, Southern Indiana
RF Nick Tindall, Quincy, Quincy U.
DH Ian Sikes, Hannibal, Hannibal-LaGrange
SP Tommy Strunc, Terre Haute, Creighton


Reserves:
Zach George, Quincy, Arkansas State
Dalton Rouleau, Dubois County, Hofstra
Cody Daily, Dubois County, Southwestern Illinois
Wes Minton, Danville, Parkland CC
Landon Curry, Dubois County, Indiana State
Greg Allen, Quincy, San Diego State
Casey Fletcher, Danville, Kankakee CC
Kolin Conner, Dubois County, Saint Josephs
Michael Schroeder, Terre Haute, Lewis
Nick Johnson, Terre Haute, Southern Illinois
Bo Ausmus, Dubois County, Carson Newman


Pitchers:
Kris Gardner, Hannibal, Wichita State
Seth McWilliams, Quincy, Arkansas State
Alex Britt, Dubois County, Carson Newman
Dylan Terrell, Hannibal, Lindenwood
Ty Simpson, Dubois County, Vincennes
Kyle Zimmerman, Terre Haute, Wayne State
Nick Blount, Terre Haute, Tennessee
TR Dunne, Springfield, Illinois Central
Nick Green, Dubois County, Utah

2012 All-South Illinois High School Baseball Team

Below are the selections for the 2012 All-South baseball team selected by the The Southern Illinoisan newspaper.


Caleb Arbeiter, Chester, hit .559 and went 9-3 on the mound.
Aaron Hancock, Marion, 6-0 on the mound with a 0.96 era.
Mitchell Rose, Murphysboro, hit .327 and was 5-2 with 0.68 era.
Marcus Wargel, Gallatin County, batted .549 with 5 homers and stole 54 bases.
Wesley McGuire, Gallatin County, hit .435 and was 7-5 on the mound.
Drew Johnson, Crab Orchard, hit .529 with six homers and was 6-2 on the mound.
Jared Anthis, Mount Vernon, was 9-0 with a 1.58 era.
Zack Jones, Mount Vernon, hit .381 and was 2-0 on the mound.
Matt Brashear, Centralia, hit .437 and was 2-0 on the mound.
Caleb Crim, Massac County, hit .484 and was 5-4 on the mound.
Brock Hill, Woodlawn, batted .442 with 13 homers and 62 rbi's.
Lex Glasco, Johnson City, hit .351 with 3 homers.
Austin McPheron, Johnson City, batted .501 with 4 homers and was 10-2 on the mound.
Sammy Stearns, Carterville, hit .353 with 2 homers.
John Goodrich, Nashville, hit .458 with 2 homers.
Kyle Mueller, Nashville, hit .432 with 6 homers and 43 rbi's.
Brett Warchol, Nashville, hit .381 with 4 homers.
Adam Pennington, Shawnee, went 10-1 on the mound with 101 strikeouts.
Gavyn Ellet, Shawnee, hit .453 with 4 homers and 3-1 on the mound.
Dayton Tripp, Goerville, went 7-2 with 1.11 era.
Camden Youngman, Du Quoin, hit .386.
Travis Chapman, Du Quoin, hit .404 with 13 doubles.
Ty Henderson, Webber Township, went 7-2 with 0.69 era.
Tyler Vaughn, Anna-Jonesboro, hit .402 with 4 homers and was 8-1 on the mound.
Tyler Leffler, Benton, hit .526 with 17 homers and was 5-2 on the mound.
Trey Garrett, Benton, hit .383 with 5 homers and was 8-2 on the mound.
Jared Johnston, Benton, hit .361 with 3 homers.
Brady Wright, Anna-Jonesboro, hit .472 with 45 rbi's and was 6-5 with a 0.95 era.
Travis Smith, Anna-Jonesboro, hit .332 and was 8-2 on the mound.
Ryne Roper, Harrisburg, hit .374 with 4 homers and was 6-4 on the mound.
Cameron Cummins, Harrisburg, batted .377 and was 3-2 on the mound.
Cody Hall, Harrisburg, hit .466 and was 5-1 on the mound.
Tyler McGowan, Harrisburg, hit .324 with 5 homers and was 6-0 on the mound.
Bryant Shute, Pinckeyville, hit .550 with 18 doubles and was 3-3 on the mound.

2012 Class 4A Illinois All-State Baseball Team

The Class 4A 2012 All-State Baseball team chosen by the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association.  Class 4A includes the schools with the largest enrollments based on the IHSA multipliers.


C - Dan Bangert, Lockport
C - Jason Goldstein, Highland Park
C - Emmanuel Morris, Hinsdale South
C - Zach Stoner, Rockford Boylan
P - Nick Hedge, New Trier
P - Sam Hopkins, O'Fallon
P - Jack Landwehr, Prospect
P - Keith Lehman, Lyons Township
P - Dan Letz, Homewood-Flossmoor
P - Brendan Miller, Plainfield North
P - Mike Miller, Lincoln-Way North
IF - Mike Brancato, Schaumburg
IF - Dan Durkin, Andrew
IF - Zach Jones, Glenbrook South
IF - Anthony Mack, Libertyville
IF - Zach Reks, Sandburg
IF - Kevin Ross, Niles West
IF - Nick Solak, Naperville North
OF - Sam Beasley, Hinsdale South
OF - Mariano Long, Naperville North
OF - Jake Perlmutter, New Trier
OF - Ryan Kent, Wheaton North
OF - Jake Romano, Dundee Crown
OF - Zach Weigel, Oak Park-River Forest

2012 Illinois High School Baseball Class 3A All-State Team

The 2012 Illinois high school baseball class 3A All-State baseball team announced by the IHSBCA.


C - Chad Johnson, Galesburg
C - Tanner Scott, Burlington Central
C - Alex Bee, Chatham-Glenwood
C - Chris Marras, Vernon Hills
P - Kyle Funkhouser, Oak Forest
P - Antwoine Brown, Simeon
P - Kevin Duchene, Joliet Catholic
P - Will Headean, Morton
P - David Jacob, Sacred Heart-Griffin
P - Mike Lynch, LaSalle-Peru
P - Mitch Gasabarro, Glenbard South
IF - Nathan Prindle, Chatham-Glenwood
IF - Wes Serry, Normal West
IF - Jordan Smith, Rich Central
IF - Chris Tschida, Joliet Catholic
OF - Joba Ferrell, Kenwood
OF - Jeremiah Figueroa, Clemente
OF - Jordan Getzleman, Prairie Ridge
OF - Jon Gurchak, Grayslake
OF - Ray Hunnicut, Burlington Central
OF - Tyler Jay, Lemont
OF - Carter Pranger, Sacred Heart-Griffin

2012 Class 2A Illinois All-State Baseball Team

The 2012 Illinois high school class 2A All-State baseball team published by the IHSBCA.


P - Bobby Kuntzendorf, Aurora Christian
P/OF - Cody Sedlock, Rock Island Alleman
P - E.J. Trapino, Richmond Burton
SS - Brett Chappell, Rock Falls
IF - Trace Gingerich, Sherrard
P/OF - Jordan Ruckman, Herscher
1B - Ty Howell, Lisle
P/IF - Michael Kamp, Chicago Christian
P - Aaron Michel, Decatur (St. Theresa)
SS - Tyler Leffer, Benton
P - Mark Niebrugge, Teutopolis
SS - Brady Wright, Anna Jonesboro
P/1B - Jacob Hendren, Normal (U-High)
SS/P - Nick Roscetti, Williamsville
C - Dominic Miles, Quincy (Notre Dame)
OF - Ian Robinson, Litchfield


  

2012 Illinois Class 1A All-State Baseball Team

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)

Quincy Herald-Whig 2012 All-Area Baseball Team

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

NCBWA Division II Midwest All-Region Team Selections from Illinois

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

Marian Catholic Wins 3A State Baseball Title

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.

Oak Park River Forest Wins Illinois 4A Baseball Championship

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.

IHSA 3A and 4A Final Four Baseball State Championship Set

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.

Baseball Players From Illinois Schools Selected in 2012 MLB Draft

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

Normal University High Wins Illinois 2A State Championship

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.