NAIA

Indiana State Tech is one of the top NAIA programs in the nation.

Gordy Gillespie and U of St. Francis in Joliet; and, St. Xavier in Chicago's Southwest side.

I think that they are still NAIA in baseball.

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Olivet Nazarene University - Bourbonnais, IL

2000, 2001, 2003, 2005 -- CCAC Championships
2002, 2003 -- NAIA Region VII Championships
2002 -- NAIA Heartland Super Regional Championship
2002, 2003 -- NAIA World Series
2000 -- NCCAA National Championship

Coach Elliot Johnson - In 24 years as a college head coach, Johnson is 710-365, and his teams have appeared in 16 NAIA district or regional tournaments, winning 10 conference, district or national titles. While at Olivet, Johnson has gone 210-66.

In Illinois the top 3 NAIA's over the past few year have been St Xaiver, Olivet and St Francis. I believe St Xaiver is ranked around 12th nationally in the NAIA Pre-Season poll and Olivet is an honorable mention. Coach Gillespie (winning collegiate baseball coach in history) is back at St Francis this year. St Francis had a very solid recruiting class last year and should be very competitive for the next few years. They also play at Silver Cross Stadium which is a one of the best, if not the best collegiate baseball facility in Illinois.
Lastly, I must admit I'm a little prejudice towards St Francis, as my son is a freshman pitcher there.