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Friday, 06 August 2010
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Major league baseball fans, especially those with a few years on them, will recall these former and current major leaguers: Thurman Munson, Dave Bergman, Paul O'Neill, Terry Steinbach, Mickey Morandin...
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Thursday, 07 January 2010 Nick Ratajczak, a May graduate of Joliet Catholic Academy, has been
named the Class 3A Player of the Year by the Illinois High School
Baseball Coaches Association.
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Tuesday, 29 December 2009 Judge Paul Gilfillan has put three sons through Notre Dame High School.
The oldest, Ben, made his name as a three-sport standout, with baseball his specialty. His accomplishments in football, basketb... |
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Sunday, 27 December 2009 Is it possible to top a senior year in which you lead your team to the state championship game, get drafted by the San Francisco Giants, and also commit to Butler?
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Wednesday, 23 December 2009 Vince Kmiec is among the leading scorers in the Southland, averaging a shade
over 20 points per game for Sandburg. He scored 29 points in an upset
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Thursday, 17 December 2009 MATTOON -- What used to be an unlikely college baseball path is to continue from Lake Land to NCAA Division II Lander University for Mattoon’s Marshall Creed.
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 Thursday, 17 December 2009
University of Southern Indiana senior pitcher/infielder Tyler Choate and junior right-handed pitcher Trevor Leach were named preseason All-Americans by the National Collegiate B... |
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Wednesday, 11 November 2009 The University of Louisville may stop recruiting metro-east baseball talent if another high-profile recruit decides to turn pro.
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Wednesday, 11 November 2009 Aaron Muendlein dreams of one day playing collegiate baseball at the NCAA Division I level and maybe -- just maybe -- beyond.
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 Minooka is rich in tradition when it comes to high school baseball
pitchers. The Indians have produced the likes of Colin Walker, Gary
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 Tuesday, 08 December 2009 Decorated shortstop from Illinois joins Blazers' 2010 recruiting class BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The UAB baseball program has announced the signing of shortstop Matt Morse, a product of Sandwich, Ill., and ... |
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Monday, 05 October 2009 While they don't pitch and catch on the same high-school baseball team, two of the area's best players made verbal commitments recently to continue their careers on the collegiate level. Warren senior... |
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Friday, 02 October 2009 Illinois Valley Central pitcher Drasen Johnson had a junior year to forget. His senior year, however, is proving to be rather memorable. Johnson gave the University of Illinois a verbal commitment to... |
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Tuesday, 15 September 2009 Ryan Gyrion wanted to play football and baseball his senior year at Brother Rice. St. Laurence administrators sought to prevent that when the Bridgeview resident transferred after the 2008-09 school y... |
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Thursday, 10 September 2009 Rock Island senior Mikey Wieland was selected to play for the 17-under Great Lakes Regional baseball team in the National Team Identification Series. Wieland, an All-Metro catcher last spring who was ... |
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Thursday, 10 September 2009 Ryan Gyrion did something he regrets while a member of St. Laurence's baseball team during the spring. Ryan transferred to Brother Rice, intending to participate in football and baseball in this his s... |
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Wednesday, 02 September 2009 A freak dishwashing injury hasn't stopped Donny Duschinsky. The Elk Grove senior continues to help keep things clean around the house, even though he needed surgery a month ago on his right wrist afte... |
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Tuesday, 01 September 2009 Without question, Tony Vercelli is one of the best athletes to ever walk the hallways of Wilmington High School. The 22-year-old Vercelli -- who just graduated from Northwestern University, on schola... |
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Tuesday, 25 August 2009 Morris High School has produced many outstanding athletes down through the years. Included in that group are two former major league baseball players, Scott Spiezio and Kelly Dransfeldt.
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Friday, 21 August 2009 During a baseball game in which his team wasn't even playing, St. Rita's Mike Zunica was blindsided by a major blow to the Mustangs' state title chances in 2010.
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Thursday, 20 August 2009 After originally thinking he was headed to a junior college, Civic Memorial right-hander Sam Johns got what he wanted all along -- a Division I baseball scholarship.
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Wednesday, 19 August 2009 DELMARVA, Md. -- Playing the 104th and 105th games of his minor-league baseball season in Sunday’s doubleheader, Kyle Hudson could find comfort from any fatigue.
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Wednesday, 19 August 2009 The choices were Southern Illinois or the South Side for Grant Monroe. The former Schaumburg High School star pitcher had to weigh a college scholarship with the Salukis against a professional contrac... |
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Tuesday, 18 August 2009 Somehow, you have to feel Joliet Township High School graduate Brandon Sing will get another shot with a major league organization. The former Cubs and Baltimore Orioles farmhand, now an outfielder/de... |
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Monday, 17 August 2009 Gregg Culp recently inked a deal to continue pursuing the sport he loves at the Division I collegiate level — playing baseball at Murray State University.
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Monday, 17 August 2009 Harrisburg's Reid Roper performed at a high level over the first weekend of August at the Midwest Classic Baseball Tournament in Plainfield. The senior batted .500 with a homer and seven RBIs at the e... |
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Wednesday, 12 August 2009 Mitch Hilligoss’ difficult baseball season has come to a standstill with a broken hand.
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Thursday, 06 August 2009 Caine Cloe, the Shelbyville Rams baseball MVP from last spring, cashed in on some hot fun in the summertime, playing for a championship team out of Southern Illinois.
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Friday, 31 July 2009 Edwardsville native Ryan Peterson longed to keep playing the game he loved in the city where he grew up and baseball just happens to be an institution.
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Thursday, 30 July 2009 Morrison multi-sport star Jason Smith has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball at Western Illinois next spring.Smith, a first-team All-State selection, is the seventh pitcher and 11th p... |
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Tuesday, 28 July 2009 Right handed pitcher Jason Smith of Morrison has signed his National Letter of Intent to play baseball at Western Illinois for the 2010 season.
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Wednesday, 04 August 2010 On Aug. 18, Mark Payton, a St. Rita graduate, will depart for the next chapter of
his life, as a member of the Texas Longhorns' storied college baseball
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Sunday, 01 August 2010 Lindsay Horwitz, a recent Warren graduate, was one of 32 women to receive an invitation to the USA Baseball Women's National Team Trials, scheduled to be held Aug. 2-5 in Cary, N.C., at the USA Baseba... |
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Friday, 30 July 2010 WASHINGTON — Wilmington High School graduate Tanner Roark is changing Major League baseball clubs. Roark, who graduated from Wilmington in 2005, was one of two minor league pitchers trade by the Te... |
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Friday, 30 July 2010 In all likelihood, when his high school career ends in 2011, Tim Barry will be regarded as the state's all-time home run king.
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Tuesday, 27 July 2010 Andy Fitzpatrick is quite familiar with Homewood-Flossmoor Ice Arena, having played hockey there quite frequently as a kid.
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Sunday, 11 July 2010
Here's the 2010 Journal-Standard All-Area Baseball Team
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 Sunday, 11 July 2010
For as long as Aquin High School has had a baseball team, the Bulldogs had losing seasons.They were an afterthought compared to the rest of the NUIC-East. But somewhere in co... |
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 Sunday, 11 July 2010
When Austin LeClere found out from his coach Kyle Zick that he was the 2010 Journal-Standard Baseball Player of the Year, his reaction may have been a bit different than most... |
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Friday, 09 July 2010 Julian Sipiora watched as most of his St. Viator senior classmates made their college decisions.
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Thursday, 08 July 2010 By Colleen Kane, 8:45 p.m. St. Rita graduate Mark Payton has signed a letter of intent to play baseball next season at Texas. Last month, the All-State outfielder was released from his letter of...
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Thursday, 08 July 2010 Keelan Prince couldn't decide if his future was basketball or baseball. So, the 2010 Alleman graduate chose both.By doing that, Black Hawk College gets an athlete who earned All-State honors in two sp... |
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Wednesday, 07 July 2010 St. Rita center fielder Mark Payton, who reopened his recruiting after a coaching change at Arizona State, has signed with powerhouse Texas.
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Wednesday, 07 July 2010 Mark Payton, who graduated as one of St. Rita's most decorated baseball players, has signed a National Letter of Intent with college powerhouse Texas.
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Tuesday, 06 July 2010 When the telephone rings, it could be a bill collector or some other unwanted call. Or, if you're Bishop McNamara Catholic High School graduate Drew Elliott, it could be someone from the Toronto Blue ... |
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Sunday, 04 July 2010 One thing Lebanon High baseball coach Todd Harpstrite never had to worry about this season was the intensity of junior Tyler Sonsoucie.
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Sunday, 04 July 2010 Tyler Sonsoucie, Lebanon, jr.
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Sunday, 04 July 2010 Most athetically minded young boys in small towns dream of growing up and playing baseball, basketball or football for the local high school team.
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Sunday, 04 July 2010
Terry Wiltshire doubled as a pitcher and catcher for the River Ridge/Scales Mound baseball team this season. He was a leader amongst a group of young players just a year after the Wildcats had one ... |
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Friday, 02 July 2010 After being selected 19th overall by the Houston Astros, Minooka pitcher Mike Foltynewicz is set to begin his pro career in the minor leagues after a dominating senior season for the Indians. Foltynew... |
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 Friday, 02 July 2010
Benton’s power-hitting catcher Mark Uhles was curiously missing from last year’s SICA All-South baseball team, but a career-making season made him impossible to overlook ... |
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Friday, 02 July 2010 He’s having the time of his life. Just ask Civic Memorial High graduate Tory Doerr, who is enjoying the summer scene in Athens, Ohio. There’s no secret to it. Doerr, a left-hander, is pitching for... |
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Thursday, 01 July 2010 ST. LOUIS — When Michael Failoni and Tyler Mikrut played at Busch Stadium for the Edwardsville Tigers on May 2 vs. Jerseyville, they understood it could be their last hoorah playing on a major leagu... |
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Thursday, 01 July 2010 Austin Jarvis is bound for Bradley. The Burlington Central standout catcher made his college decision over the weekend, accepting a scholarship offer to play baseball for the Braves next season. The d... |
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Thursday, 01 July 2010 Harlan lefty Ronzell Fort was drafted by the White Sox, but he's more focused on college than a pro baseball career right now.
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Wednesday, 30 June 2010 For some athletes, the recruiting process seems never-ending. For Chris Sujka, it went by almost in the blink of an eye.
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Wednesday, 30 June 2010 Austin Jarvis is headed for the home of the Braves. The recent Burlington Central graduate committed to a partial scholarship from Bradley University over the weekend on the heels of a remarkable seni... |
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Wednesday, 30 June 2010
On paper, it looked like the mismatch of the all-star season.
The Blue squad, featuring seven Journal-Star first or second team senior class all-Area picks, versus the Red team with just two... |
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Tuesday, 29 June 2010 HERE IS THE 2010 DISPATCH-ARGUS ALL-WESTERN ILLINOIS AREA BASEBALL TEAMPLAYER OF THE YEARKyle Dermody, Sr. P/OF, MorrisonFirst team All-Three Rivers Conference and TRAC-8 Player of the Year for confer... |
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Tuesday, 29 June 2010 He gladly would have traded in the big numbers for one more shot at a state championship. However, Morrison senior baseball standout Kyle Dermody is still pleased with how he wrapped up his prep caree... |
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Tuesday, 29 June 2010 For some athletes, the recruiting process seems never-ending. For Chris Sujka, it went by almost in the blink of an eye. The Mount Carmel two-sport standout figured he would put on a football helmet i... |
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 Friday, 12 March 2010 Kowalski will be pitching on scholarship for the
Division II Stars this coming fall in their 2011
inaugural season for Coach Brian Grunzke.
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Friday, 05 February 2010 The 2010 Louisville Slugger Pre-Season High School All-American team selected by the staff of Collegiate Baseball. 7 Illinois Players were selected - First TeamJake DePew, C, Granite ... |
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 Friday, 05 February 2010 When Lehigh began pursuing Colin Gotzon early in his junior year, it simplified his college selection process.
He knew he wanted to attend a school with an engineering program. Having the chance to... |
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Tuesday, 19 January 2010 MATTOON -- After Tommy John surgery the past November, Vince Anello is not likely to be throwing the baseball his senior season.
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 Tuesday, 12 January 2010 Jacobs High School assistant baseball coach John Sarna
knows he'll never forget the steely determination and heart sophomore
pitcher Henry Gigeous displayed last spring.
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