2009 recruits

Congradulations Joey and TravelDad!

Congrats to Joe & Traveldad.

Thanks all!

Exactly who is supposed to be more stressed by this decision? LOL

He is very happy to be a part of the Auggie future.

Tell Joey to look up Sam Dickstein and David Hoffman when he gets there. Both great kids.

Congratulations to OF, Gavin Meyer from Crystal Lake South HS on his commitment to Quincy University. Congratulations to Gavin and his family. I am very proud of his accomplishment and wish him the best of luck in his future.

CONGRATULATIONS TO Joe C. and Traveldad. I have watched Joey play since he was 7 or 8, he knows baseball and he is a good kid. I wish them both many more years of baseball fun.

Nelson from Cary Grove is for sure a D-1 prospect. And yes he is a senior. He's just been on varsity since his sophomore year. So far in 2 seasons he's gone 12-0 as a pitcher. There are just so many big names in McHenry County that he doesnt get the recognition like like top dogs do.

Matt Nelsen is playing at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield next year.

I just wanted to extend my congratulations to Gavin Meyer of Crystal Lake South. Gavin is going to play at Quincy. Gavin and his family are great folks.

Congrats to Mike locasto Oak Park-River Forest High School for his commitment to Augustana.

Way to go Mike--Good Kid Good Program

Pat Kaminska RHP from Naperville Central to John A. Logan.

Congrats to All!!!



you too NCdad

Carmel High School RHP Jeff Moree has committed to Augustana College in Rock Island. Jeff is a three year varsity starter for the Corsairs.

Thanks deucedoc-

Hopefully a lot less "cold" weather spring baseball for me. 5 1/2 hours straight South!!!!!!!!!!

Amen.

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Originally posted by nc42dad:
Thanks deucedoc-

Hopefully a lot less "cold" weather spring baseball for me. 5 1/2 hours straight South!!!!!!!!!!

Amen.

NC42,
Not many rain outs either!!

SIBullets-

We are supposed to get another inch tomorrow too.

I am gonna drag those fishing poles out of the garage attic too!!! They've been getting cobwebs up there since the boys started playing baseball......

We may see you Sunday.

nc42dad,
Congrats to Pat. Wishing nothing but good luck for him as he moves to the next level.

Sounds good NC42. You will have to talk with Poe about fishing down here. He knows all the good spots.

After a weekend of deliberation and thought Jon Menke of Highland Park committed to the University of Rochester, New York. It was a hard, close decision, but one that felt right for him.

Best of luck to Jon. He chose a great school.

Itsrosey,
Thanks; hopefully he can now relax and have fun. It was a tough decision for him because he really liked Matt Parrington (Macalester) and Brian Baldea (University of Chicago). In the end, UR came through with a great package for him and sent people to watch him and speak with him, which ultimately made the difference.

Congradulations to Sandburg's 2009 RHP/OF Lucas Fristch who has signed with St. Xavier University.

Here's a few...

1B,OF Pat Gelwicks (Benet) to Butler.

1B,OF Colin Meister (Montini) to St. Ambrose

RHP Jacon Hernandez (Downers Grove North) Elmhurst

MIF Anthony Lopez (Naperville Central) Illinois Wesleyan

MIF,OF Zach Scott (St. Charles East) to Illinois Wesleyan.

Keep 'em coming coach!

Congrats to Anthony Lopez from Naperville Central. Great kid, good player. Had a chance to get to know the him before he left our team.

Congrats to PR's Joe Zwierzinski for signing with Michigan State University.

Jack Cinamon, Whitney Young will be playing for Coach Baldea at the University of Chicago. Jack began playing baseball at Hamlin Park and played for several years with the Clubbers Chicago program. He is a standout student athlete who has emerged as one of the finest players in the city.

Some from lakes:

Tim Ryan - Monmouth (IL)

Dominic Costa- Carroll

Eric Lopez- Elmhurst

Brian Baiocchi- Elmhurst

Congrats to Jacob Hernandez from Downers Grove North

Gabe Henriques of Whitney Young will be attending Lawrence University where he will play for Head Baseball Coach Jason Anderson. Anderson came to Lawrence from Grinnell College and also serves as an assistant football coach for Lawrence. He coaches the defensive backs for the football Vikings. He is a 2001 graduate of Grinnell.

Gabe played for the Westlawn Wildcats, Chicago Clubbers and will this summer will be on the roster of the Norwood Blues.

Yesterday was Senior Day at Whitney Young. Coach Cassidy hosted a barbeque and recognized the 9 graduating seniors and their parents after WY won its second CPS Playoff game versus Lincoln Park. It was the last home game for the graduating seniors, 6 of whom have now declared their intentions of where they will be playing college baseball.

Congratulations to thw Whitney Young group, they're certainly a good team.
Yesterday was Senior Day at Highland Park. We managed to beat Loyola 15-5.
As far as comits go from the Highland Park players:

Jon Menke University of Rochester
Anthony Kopp- Illinois Wesleyan
AJ Nathan- Lawrence University
Brian Evans - Elmhurst
Bryce Codell - Swarthmore

Dolphin Mom, it's the NorWOOD Blues. I guess you'll get it right after Jason picks up a couple of wins.

Lawrence is getting two good ones with Gabe and AJ. In my opinion they have D1 talent they just don't have the height and weight the big schools look for. But they can both play ball.

I saw U of C play North Central last Sunday. U of C has a lot of talent. Trace Capps, who does have D1 size, is lighting it up there. Josh played with him when they were 15 on a travel team. He was good then and he has continued on. Cinamon will fit in and help them out.

Thanks for the spelling correction. I will fix that. Anyway, the Head Coach for St. Lawrence (Jason Anderson) actually came to watch a WY game a few weeks ago. He is a very impressive up and coming young baseball guy. I would recommend to any high school player or parent that they consider the many fine D III programs for baseball opportunities post high school.

St. Lawremce really got a good one with Gabe.

St. Lawrence plays in the same Midwest Conference as Grinnell. Coach Anderson was a three-sport standout for the Grinnell Pioneers; Anderson was an All-Midwest Conference cornerback on Grinnell's 1998 conference championship football team. He served as team captain of Grinnell's 2001 MWC championship basketball team, which also captured the MWC Tournament title and played in the NCAA Division III Tournament. An outfielder on the baseball team, Anderson belted a game-winning grand slam to give Grinnell the 2000 MWC South Division championship. I am sure that Gabe will learn a lot playing for him.

Anyway, there are just too many things going on with baseball playoffs, prom, graduations, college enrollmemts, etc, etc. to get the spelling right.

Best wishes to the Class of 2009......It is a happening time!

David Suffern(Glenbard South) committed to and will receive a baseball scholarship at Butler University.

Sterling Smith committed to Cardinal Stritch University.

Joe Ramirez will play at Elmhurst college.

All 3 Glenbard South players.

All I can say is congrats to all the 2009 players and their college choices. I will be busy next year checking all the college websites, as I've seen many of the players as Jon has played against many of them starting as a nine year old. I'm looking forward to this summer as he plays with the Norwood Blues and we can sit and enjoy the games and talk with many of the players and their families.
Next week it starts all over again, Best of luck to all.
I'm especially interested in watching Scott Firth, as Jon played against him many times and with him a couple of times. I played baseball and basketball with Firth's dad Bruce back in the early to mid '70's.

C, 3B Josh Camalick Hinsdale Central to Bradley University.