The Quincy Gems summer collegiate baseball team in the Prospect League reported a loss of over $23,000 for the past summer. General manager Rob Ebbing stated gate receipts were $16,000 below budget projections and beer, picnic, and catering revenues were also down. Ebbing claims the weather played a significant role in the short falls.
Quincy Civic Center authority chairman Hubert Staff has had concerns in the past and still has concern but states "i'm not suggesting at this time that we will discontinue", and "i'm sure we will be making a recommendation in the near future."
The Gems have been around since 1996 as a collegiate summer team and participated in the Central Illinois Collegiate League from 1996-2008. In 2008 the Prospect League absorbed the Central Illinois Collegiate League and the Gems have participated in the Prospect League since.
Other summer Illinois collegiate teams have had financial issues in 2012 include the two teams owned by Jamie Toole, the Will County CrackerJacks and the Illinois Lincolns. The two teams were kicked out of the Midwest Collegiate League for failure to pay anybody, including umpires.
Chicago State named Steve Joslyn as their new head baseball coach in August. Joslyn takes over for Michael Caston who lasted four years at Chicago State University. Chicago State Finished the 2012 season with a 13-40 record.
Joslyn comes from Northern Illinois University after spending 10 years as an assistant coach for the Huskies. Northern Illinois finished last season with a 15-40 record.
The Illinois State Redbird baseball program high school showcase baseball camps for 2012 are listed below. All camps will be held at Duffy Bass Field in Normal, Illinois. Camps will provide position specific instruction, a pro-style workout, game play and a post camp evaluation. Cost is $175.00.
Saturday August 25, 2012 for players entering the 9th through 12th grades.
Camp starts at 9:00 am, check in at 8:30 am, and ends at 5:00 pm with lunch provided to each player.
Saturday October 27, 2012 for players entering the 9th through 12th grades.
Camp starts at 9:00 am, check in at 8:30 am, and ends at 5:00 pm with lunch provided to each player.
For more information or to register follow the link below.
Illinois State Redbird High School Showcase Camps
The Northern Illinois University baseball program added four more student athletes to the baseball program.
The Huskies signed two players from Illinois and two Junior College transfers.
Below are the latest to sign with NIU:
LHP John Savarise. John is from Stevenson High School and was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 33rd round of the 2012 MLB Draft. Savarise lives in Lincolnshire, Illinois.
Outfielder Brandon Mallder. Brandon attended St. Laurence High School and lives in Bridgview, Illinois.
LHP Brody Justice. Brody is a transfer from Paris Junior College in Texas, played for the Dekalb County Liners and lives in Frisco, Texas.
Outfielder Landon Tenhagen. Landon is a transfer from Madison College and lives in Burlington, Wisconsin.
Normal CornBelter left handed pitcher Rich Mascheri has had his contract purchased by the New York Yankees last week.
Mascheri had 10 saves with 2.29 era in 26 appearances this season with the CornBelters. Mascheri also represented the West Division at the Frontier League All-Star game.
Rich played college baseball at Western Illinois University and lives in Wauconda, Illinois.
Illinois alum Matt Milroy was suspended for 50 games for testing positive for the use of a banned substance, Methylhexeanamine.
Milroy was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the 11th round out of the University of Illinois in 2012. Milroy was 2-3 with a 4.11 era with the Jamestown Jammers, Miami's short season Class A this season.
Matt was 5-10 with a 5.72 era in three seasons at the University of Illinois.
Jon Anderson will take over the Dundee-Crown baseball program as he was named head baseball coach this week.
Anderson becomes the fourth head baseball coach in six years at Dundee-Crown after coaching the summer team and securing a job as a teacher in District 300.
Anderson was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1999 draft and played three seasons in the minors. Jon also was the player/manager of the Rockford RiverHawks in 2002.
Three college baseball players from Illinois are contributing to the Dubois County Bombers success this season as the Bomber play for the Prospect League Championship this week.
Third baseman Cody Daily hit .263 this summer with 2 homers, 7 doubles and 30 rbi's is from Granite City, Illinois and attends Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. Cody also was voted to the mid-season all-star team.
Pitchers Ryan Billo, Nelson Marchan and Jon Rashid have also combined for four victory's on the mound for the Bombers. Billo is from Orland Park, Illinois and attends the University of Evansville, Marchan is from Elmwood Park, Illinois and attends Central Methodist and Rashid is from Skokie, Illinois and attends North Central College.
Mike Giovenco picked up a win throwing a scoreless ninth inning as the Kane County Cougars come back from a 4-1 deficit and win 5-4 over Cedar Rapids.
Kane County tied the game with three straight singles by Dean Espy, Kevin David and Justin Trapp. Jack Lopez followed with at three run triple to tie the game and scored the game winner as the Cedar Rapids center fielder dropped the ball as he attempted to throw to the plate.
Giovenco, who is from River Grove, Illinois and attended North Park, moved his record to 3-2 on the season. Mike currently has a 4.82 earned run average on the season.
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'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.
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.
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 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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
