Chicago Pitch and Hit Club Showcase

Its October 4th.

This showcase is strickly invite only correct? If dad has a deep wallet will that help? I guess you will find out who the top players in Chicago area are based on who gets invites. Who does the selecting for these teams?

Who does the selecting for these teams?

Good question.

Is there a website for the Pitch and Hit Showcase event?

www.pitchandhitclub.org

roster looks pretty impressive, but im sure some daddy's allstar is missing

Lots of legit all stars missing

which all-stars would those be?

Wouldnt know where to begin ..too many to list imo

Im sure the rostered players are more than deserving

always seems like you refer to kids on the same travel team that your associated with. Maybe they were invited and had other plans, the list looks pretty good to me so far and I am sure there will be more. Anytime there's showcases or invited events it seems people are always complaining.

maybe they turned down the invite like jacob turner or ian krol did, im sure they "were not" deserving of the invite

exactly, or maybe their fall league team didn't want them to miss games, who knows. Point is there's always critics but there's also always kids that turn these things down. It's an opportunity lost but some kids might be busy and it opens up an opportunity for someone else. I am sure it's not full either, there's probably room for more players. The point is there's always someone complaining about this guy or that guy not getting invited to something.

also, how much does this event cost the players who are invited?

pretty sure it's a free event

Hardly a complaint ..just an observation

Wasnt referring to anyone from any travel team in particular --Did i mention anything of that nature in my post ?

Has no bearing on me whatsoever one way or the other

well you realize it's limited and not everyone can be invited so that automatically leaves good players out.

i just check last year's roster and the only player who was not invited yet drafted was Bilio from Sandburg, yet i count, including william argo, 13 players drafted. i didnt even count the college kids who participated in year's past who were drafted. i talked with bob symkowski from the philles and he told me he recommended 10 kids to this event and I see four of his recommendations on the roster.

Press Release on Showcase

What an amazing list of talent.

congrats to ian krol on signing at u. of arizona.

Congrats as well to Ian. I am sure there will be some draft buzz around him as well, we'll have to wait and see how it all plays out come June.

Who the heck is Scott Schwindenhammer?

If I had a Schwindenhammer....

Ben, we need to change the first name to Seth! Come on up got a great seat set up for you right behind home plate, front row as well!

looks like a great day tomorrow ja, roster looks impressive, but again im sure someone is missing, how did you get tanner witt?

Adrian Perez from Clemente is not invited? But you have.....oh never mind.Keep up the good work.

Details please?

Thanks to all that helped out. SP, I can go on and on and on, but I won't

i thought schwindenhammer, norton, opel, and esquivel had big days... kozial looked good on the hill for a 10, great day at silver cross field

Very well run event. More Pro Scouts in attend. Not as many colleges. Blair Springfield (MacArthur)looked good with the bat,strong arm in RF. Hirsch and Crowley impressive on hill. Not a hitters day, only a few quality at bats, Kevin Finney Currie High School had the best hit of the day. Blake Brown Normal West showed bat speed and base path speed & instincts. Tim Barry can swing it, avg.arm. Esquivel seemed to have the scouts attention.
Chris Hickman Simeon had a nice swing. Koziol Brother Rice is an athlete!

Showcase Roster
Player School Pos Year
Timothy Barry Oak Forest C 2011 - Big Bat
Joseph Begel III Hinsdale South RHP 2009
Ryan Bollinger Magic City (ND) LHP 2009
Dae Bowden Whitney Young OF 2009 Speed
Blake Brown Normal West OF 2009 great athlete
Angelo Burrage St. Rita 1B 2009 big lefty bat
Ryan Crowley Morton West LHP 2009 Impressive
Jonathan Dorsey Simeon C 2009 built up body
Todd Dunham Fremd INF 2009 not there
Gerardo Esquivel DeLaSalle RHP 2009 scouts like him
Mike Falseti Fenwick C 2009 good defense
Kevin Finney Curie 1B 2009 had nice swing & pop
Scott Firth Stevenson RHP 2009 always impressive
Jack Fischer St. Ignatius 3B 2010 solid 2-way guy
Ian Gardeck Crystal Lk sth RHP 2009 heavy fastball
Michael Gonzalez Delavan-(WI) C 2009 athletic
Christian Hickman Simeon SS 2009 nice swing
Zach Hirsch St. Charles North LHP 2009 D1 impact guy
Andrew Johnson Wayzata (MN) RHP 2009
Brett Kay St. Viator INF 2009
Kevin Koziol Brother Rice SS 2010 very solid 2-way
Issac Lewis Kenwood Academy INF 2009
Matt Milroy Marmion OF/RHP 2009 Nice Command
Adam Norton Andrean (IN) 3B 2009
Justin O'Conner Cowan (IN) 3B/RHP 2010
Dan Okapal East Aurora RHP 2009
Dane Opel Edwardsville OF 2009 very athletic
Ryan Pacyga Nazareth INF 2009 Big Power Bat
Tommy Ross Maine West OF 2010
Scott Schwindenhammer Limestone OF 2009 Big Bat
Dan Sheppard Downers Grove North C 2009 Top Catcher
Blair Springfield MacArthur OF 2009 Power & Speed
Brock Stewart Normal West 2B 2010
Cam Verbeke Fenwick RHP 2009 Effective good break
Adam Walker II Milwaukee Lutheran (WI) 3B 2009
Al Williams CMA (MI) OF 2009
Tanner Witt Lake Zurich INF 2009 Top level athlete

A 3rd party recap!!!

Always of interest to see "who" was there.

Five of the 37 players invited to this event wore a Chicago Clubbers jersey.

Dae Bowden
Angelo Burrage
Jon Dorsey
Issac Hayes
Chistian Hickman

issac hayes has some talent, loved him in Escape from New York, didnt know he could hit so well.

Adam Walker II, Milwaukee Lutheran, who was at the showcase, has apparently given a verbal to Jacksonville. He is an amazing athlete and a big stick. The showcase lists him at 3B but he is predominantly a catcher for his high school team. He hit .569 with 8 HR during his junior year. Congratulations, Adam!

Adam was sick a few days before the showcase and called to cancel. The scout who recommended him wanted him worked out at 3rd base. Adam is a great person as well.