Prospect News/Recruit Update
Crystal Lake South's Kowalski commits to the University of Illinois-Springfield
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. Easton is a 3-year starter for the Gators.&nb...
Thursday, 23 July 2009
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Former Eastern Illinois baseball star Erik Huber has been promoted one level in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, joining the High-A Lynchburg Hillcats of the Carolina League. ...
Thursday, 23 July 2009
It's going to get a little easier to keep track of how the great St. Charles North baseball players are doing in college. Read more Add comment (0) Hits: 75
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
Kane County Cougar happy but has eye on bigger goal When he was a kid playing baseball in Batavia, Kenny Smal...
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Nebraska is becoming a popular destination for St. Charles North baseball players. North Stars shortstop Ryan Richardson recently committed to play college baseball for the Cornhuskers following his s...
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
Providence Catholic High School second baseman Mike Morissette, who graduated in the spring and was a first-team selection on The Herald News Baseball All-Area Team, has decided to continue his baseba...
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Summer collegiate baseball leagues are a big deal in New England, and that's especially true this summer for two of the most accomplished multi-sport athletes to come out of the Joliet area in recent ...
Sunday, 19 July 2009
If you would have asked anybody who'd watched Nick Trzesniak and Garrett Jones play baseball at Andrew High School in 1999, all, with the exception of the Jones family, would have put every penny on "...
No summer breaks in Jennings-White baseball relationship
Sunday, 19 July 2009
Tommy Jennings still has some baseball memories of the 6-year-old version of Colton White. “He had a cannon, always has,” Jennings said. White also remembers a thing or two abou...
Friday, 17 July 2009
Former ROWVA High School baseball star Jake Dixon knows it’s not always easy for a player from a small midwestern town to catch the eye of talent evaluators. Read more Add com...
Friday, 17 July 2009
SPRINGFIELD -- Eastern Illinois’ Richie Derbak was named the Most Valuable Player of the Prospect League All-Star baseball game Wednesday after delivering a go-ahead, two-run single in the eighth i...
Thursday, 16 July 2009
Recent Grayslake Central graduate Aaron Snyder has signed a letter of intent to pitch for Southern Illinois University. Read more Add comment (0) Hits: 79
Tuesday, 14 July 2009
The "mixed bag" that you sometimes hear about is applicable when it comes to Joliet area professional baseball players who are not currently in affiliated ball. Read more Add co...
Tuesday, 14 July 2009
Ben Prather was ready for a change. The 2003 Conant High School graduate left a good sales job in suburban Milwaukee and was looking to start his career as a teacher. It appeared Prather might return...
Sunday, 12 July 2009
Here's a look at the 2009 J-S Baseball All-Area Team Read more Add comment (0) Hits: 124
Sunday, 12 July 2009
There’s never a dull moment with Adam Blair. From hitting home runs in back-to-back at-bats in a regional championship, to winning the NUIC Jamie Koehn MVP award, to possibly making one of the worst...
Crusaders' Koziol commits to LSU
Friday, 10 July 2009
Brother Rice shortstop/pitcher Kevin Koziol, the Gatorade Illinois Baseball Player of the Year, has committed to defending national champ Louisiana State. Read more Add comment ...
Sunday, 05 April 2009
Prep baseball: Jon Cisna, who delivered with the bat in Friday's quarterfinal victory over Plainfield Central, took it upon himself to pitch defending champion Lockport High School into the title game...
Thursday, 09 April 2009
Jake Naumann doesn't like icing his right arm for recovery. So once the Naperville North pitcher was pulled from the sixth inning of Wednesday's game, he began jogging up the left-field line, to run l...
Tindall has made transition from high school to the pros
Monday, 06 July 2009
He's living in a Holiday Day Inn, doing his own laundry, making his own meals and paying his own bills with the ultimate summer job in Florida.Nick Tindall is living the dream, one that he has prepar...
Sunday, 05 July 2009
As a sophomore starter on Columbia's state championship baseball team, Joel Greatting's burning desire to play baseball overrode the sick feeling in his stomach. Read more Add c...
Sunday, 05 July 2009
2009 News-Democrat Small-School (Class 1A-2A) All-Area Baseball Team Read more Add comment (0) Hits: 121
Sunday, 05 July 2009
Co-Players of the Year Read more Add comment (0) Hits: 110
Monday, 29 June 2009
When a debilitating disease threatened to rob Logan Eader of his baseball future, the Triad High senior didn't succumb to its clutches. Read more Add comment (0) H...
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
Quick, name the only area prep baseball team to have three classmates selected in the major-league draft. Read more Add comment (0) Hits: 62
Class 1A-2A baseball honorary captain: Glick & Co.leave no doubt
Monday, 06 July 2009
RAYMOND — In closing out his high school baseball career, Josh Glick could not have asked for more. Who could complain after his team wins a state baseball championship, giving Ra...
CS8 Baseball Player of the Year: Metamorphosis of Molumby lifts Titans
Sunday, 05 July 2009
Because of his stellar efforts for the Titans this spring, Tristan Molumby has earned Central State Eight Conference Baseball Player of the Year honors. Read more ...
Sunday, 05 July 2009
Bob Cummings and Mike Altobelli are similar to most proud parents whose sons are playing professional baseball. Read more Add comment (0) Hits: 66
Sunday, 05 July 2009
Player of the YearRead Full Article Read more Add comment (0) Hits: 83
Sunday, 05 July 2009
As a sophomore starter on Columbia's state championship baseball team, Joel Greatting's burning desire to play baseball overrode the sick feeling in his stomach. Read more Add c...
Sunday, 05 July 2009
Co-Players of the Year Read more Add comment (0) Hits: 98
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 ...
Thirteen Liberty athletes ready to take the next step
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...
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. Read more Add comment (0) Hits: 5...
Algonquin teen, brother of late Angels pitcher, honored
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. As a freshman, Gigeous to...
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. Read more ...
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...
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? Westfield senior Kyle Kramp has n...
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 of Lockport and drilled five 3-pointers in the thir...
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. Read more Add c...
Carmi-White County High School grad: Choate is preseason All-American
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...
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
The University of Louisville may stop recruiting metro-east baseball talent if another high-profile recruit decides to turn pro. Read more Add comment (0) Hits: 62...
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Aaron Muendlein dreams of one day playing collegiate baseball at the NCAA Division I level and maybe -- just maybe -- beyond. Read more Add comment (0) Hits: 47 ...
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 Perinar and Tony Bucciferro. Add Mike Foltynewicz to that list....
Matt Morse Signs To Play Baseball For UAB
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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. Read...
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. Read more Add ...
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. Read more A...
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. Read more Ad...
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...
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...
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. Read more Add comm...
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...
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
Mitch Hilligoss’ difficult baseball season has come to a standstill with a broken hand. Read more Add comment (0) Hits: 38
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. Read more ...
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. Read more Add comment (0)...
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...
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. Read more Add comment (0) ...
Already a pro, Limestone grad is state’s top prep player
Friday, 24 July 2009
Add another high school honor for Seth Schwindenhammer. Read more Add comment (0) Hits: 121

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