Illinois Pro and College Players-Where are you?-check-in here

Larry Gempp Jr.
junior student/sophmore eligibility
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
Horizon League (D1), L/L, OF

http://uicflames.collegesports.com/sports/m-basebl/ilch-m-basebl-body.html

Brian DeCarlo (Schaumburg '03)
Phoenix College - Arizona Junior College League (wood bat league) 3b

Went to AZ as a 2b and grew into a 3b

Ryan Petrulis
Freshman
Princeton University
3B, cf
Ivy League

Ryan Wardlow
Sophomore
Elgin Community College
SS
Skyway Community College Athletic Conference

Beenthere... Congrats on having a son in the Ivy League. Shows that he is great both academically and athletically.

Seems like an appropriate time to check in David Bach. Harvard sophmore. Except for a late season injury Dave had an excellent freshman year. A versatile player that can play infield and outfield while hitting a ton, I look for big things over the next few years out of this former OPRF star.

Looking at the Harvard roster, it lists Bach as a pitcher. Also mentions some batting stats. Might he only be a pitcher this year?

pitchdoc24, Not a chance. I guess even Harvard screws up sometimes. Played SS at OPRF and left field out there.

Mark Bennett
Freshman
Northwesten University
Big 10
SS/2B/CF

Peter Wolff
rhp
Michigan State University
Freshman

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Roddy Workman
rhp/inf
University of Illinois
Freshman

Vasili Spanos. One of the great college hitters of all time at Indiana University. After an outstanding year with the Kane County Cougars he is waiting to be assigned a team in 2005.

Ruairi O'Connor
3B
Florida State
Freshman

soxnole, that has got to be super exciting for Ruairi and your family. Keep us updated as he progresses towards regular season and on his thoughts about college vs. high school academics/baseball. Good luck to him and all webster kids this season!

Thanks Dennis. We are all very pleased with the entire process at Florida State. I can't even imagine a process being cleaner and easier than what the folks in Tallahassee provided to us. He is carrying a full 15 hour load and will major in Business Administration. 10 hours per week (mandatory)in the study hall which has every possible modern convenience. He will live with 3 team members in a beautiful 4 bedroom townhouse less than 2 miles from campus. He also has 2 1st cousins at FSU, 1 in Law school and 1 sophomore. The academic support is 2nd to none and the social support of the 2 (female) cousins will be very helpful. His relationship with teamates is off to a great start. He has spent over a month in Tallahassee and was introduced to and hung out with several players on multiple occasions. The coaching staff at FSU are the very best, especially with regard to personal relationships. Mike Martin, like Bobby Bowden is a truly wonderful man with great charisma. Mike Martin Jr. has become a dear friend and Jamey Shouppe is not only the top pitching coach in the country (statistically), he combines dicipline with an ability for being a player's coach . We feel that Ruairi has had the decided advantage of playing for the single best HS staff in Illinois and now the best college staff in the nation.

2 to add to jarthur's post (regarding Silver & Black)...

Collegiate Baseball Magazine (www.baseballnews.com) Pre-Season All Americans..

First Team
Cesar Carrillo, RHP, Miami (FL) - Mount Carmel

Third Team
Erik Lis, 1B, Evansville - Richards

Carrillo and Lis...Two quality players.

Barrington Grads Matt Over (C) and Joe O'Hara (OF) at Amherst College, Colin Salzenstein (SS) Xavier

Dan Spino
Outfielder
Illinois State University
Freshman

<i>Larry Gempp Jr.
junior student/sophmore eligibility
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
Horizon League (D1), L/L, OF</i>

Good to see the hard work paying off, after watching Grant and then hitting 3rd for CLC, it is good to see someone makes the steps to D-I. The same can be said for Malec (ACHS alum) now at MSU.

Congrats on the D-I promotion.

UK- Thanks for the kind words.

Where did Schuler end up going?

Schuler went to Troy and was home before the first semesters' end. Presently, not attending school.

That's disappointing, I hope everything turns out ok for him and his family, he seems like a good kid.

Miami (OH) has seven Illinois players on the 2005 roster:

http://muredhawks.collegesports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/mioh-m-basebl-mtt.html

Matt Jernstad, LHP from Oswego Playing for N.I.U.

SS-Warren Even (Leyden/Carthage)
C-Tug Gillingham (Walther/NIU)
3b Samm Hall (Nazareth/Ohio Weslyian)
3B- Ricky Angel (GB West/IWU
2B- Charlie Broman (GB WEst/ IWU)
CF Neal Gorka ( St Joe's/Purdue)
LHP Jamie Friel (Maine South/Oakton)
C- Matt Behren (Holy Cross/NIU)
RHP Joel Barickman (Streator/U of I)
RHP Dave Schiebe (Leyden/Lewis)
C Ryan Stabelin (St Francis/Aurora)
Brandon Townsend (Dwight/North Central College)

All the guys are fine young ball players, a lot of them will have a very impact on their teams seasons

Jim Viscomi

Freshman centerfielder Parkland College .

C Dan Kaufmann- Armstong Atlantic State University/Savannah, GA (Elk Grove HS)

LHP Steve Nowaczyk- North Central College (Elk Grove HS)

Mike Jernstad, Sr. 6'5 245 LHP, Mike is currently the #1 Pitcher for Lindenwood University

Mike Jernstad, Pitching great so far. Mom n PoP
got to see Mike "Jerny" Pitch a Gem against
Mt. Mercy of Cedar Rapids Iowa last sat. Mar.5th. He threw a 4 hit shut out against a good Mt. Mercy ball team. Sat. Mar.12th Mike threw for another complete game victory, for his 2nd win for the Lions.
Great Job Mike!!!

Mikes Little brother Matt, "LIL Jerny" at N.I.U
Is hoping to get his first college start wed.March 16th vs Xavier University in Louisville.

Derek Schlecker, So. pitcher at Western Michigan University

From the greatest program in Illinois, OAK PARK baby!

To add to Western Michigan's Illinois players list-
Adam Rosales SS Sr. Park Ridge (Maine South)
considered by Baseball America as the best SS draft prospect in the MAC
Matt Bolton 2nd base Jr. Chicago (Harlan Academy)
Dan O'Brien LHP/OF So. Chicago (Mount Carmel)
Neal Miller OF Fr. Wood Dale (Fenton)

2002 WMU grad Pat Misch from Northbrook LHP currently at SF Giants training camp has been tearing up the minor leagues and was featured in Baseball america as a top Giants prospect