Whos the best ?

Ill try to start :

P- Baughman - Ely
C- Cherny -
1B could be many
2b Maugrie- Stagg
SS Anetsbeger
3b Demarco - Rockford Boylnen
OF Dunnigan, Viscomi,Laidlaw, O conner (OPRF)

Im sure some wil disagree, add your own, I can only comment on players ive seen

Controversial statement...The best players, at any position, are in the SICA West.

Lockport, Joliet Township, Stagg, LWEast, LWCentral, Sandburg and Andrew.

OF- Brian Smith ( Richards ) Joe Dunnigan ( St. Ignasias ) Jim Viscomi ( Glenbard East )
INF - Todd Shcultz ( Hinsdale South ) Ryan Hypke ( Catham - Glenwood ) Ryan Petrulis ( LW ) Ryan Anetsberger ( Glenbard West )
P - Jordan Baughman ( Lyons ) Jon Ely ( H-F )

Throw in Lee Fisher with the INF also

Bryan Druktenis - OF - also

The SICA West is always tough but it is a stretch to say that they have the best players. Look at the West Suburban Silver in the last few years. LT Spring and Summer State Champions last year. OPRF 2nd Place Spring 2001, LT 4th 2001...GW Elite 8 Spring 2002 and -Summer 2003..Hinsdale Central Summer 2002...These teams must have some pretty good players to make it to this level.

The SICA West is strong..but I think winning that league is much easier than winning the WSS...The SICA West plays a 10 or 12 game conference schedule..can you really call the champion in such a short race a true champion? LT played a three games series with several other top teams to become a true champion. Making it through that kind of race had to help them run through several teams on the way to the State Championship last spring.

I also think that the LT pitcher is looked upon as the top senior RHP in the area coming into the season...I also think that the GW shortstop is the most highly regarded going into the spring season. Thats two pretty good players that are not in the SICA West..The OPRF junior is also a top notch hitter as well.

has anyone heard of Bryan Druktenis - Brian Smith - or Lee FIsher anywhere

pitcher - gary perinar/minooka
1st base - nick strodtman/minooka

scheidty..what about yourself...haha keep it up and i'll see ya on the field this year..it should be fun


-erik

panek

whats up, what have you been up to?

hows the lemont team looking this year, hopefully it will be a good series

where are you playing this summer?

oh im fine...our team is actually looking a lot better talent-wise than we were last year,but we also won 20 games last year and i have no clue how. we have some new players that look pretty good and that i have played against before.
This summer i'll be playing with the orland magic. They lost some players and picked up me, amato, sullivan, horne, and a couple others from lemont. We should be good.

Also, what kind of info have you been gettin from notre dame? i went to their camp a couple weeks back and i have received about 10 letters from them. I've gotten some other interesting schools also. Otherwise, notre dame's coaching staff is great. FIll me in.

panek i sent you a PM

scheidt..sent a PM back ur way

I must agree with TARatko
Cales is the man , prooved it this summer with the Prairie Gravel Elite

i would have to also throw in josh flores from lw central a deffinate draft pick

bull...I know and like Josh and his dad.

What, in your opinion, makes him a definite draft pick? Round?

i played with josh in the summer and in the fall he runs like the wind, from what i saw he can hit consistent with the wood the only shaky part of his game is the field but hes still pretty good. i couldnt tell u what round becuase i dont no where hed fall in but he should get drafted

i dont hear about any other people that run a 6.4 and throw 86 across the field.. i think josh should be a draft pick

Kenny...When did you hear he threw an 86 across the infield? If he does, he should get drafted.

Too many people throw 6.3 and 6.4 60's around like so many hamburgers at McDonalds.

I hope he gets drafted and then makes it to the big leagues and then leaves some tickets for all of the websters at the ticket window. But...He ran a 6.78 at Team One North. Some of the other kids from Top Tier ran 7.0;7.09;7.42 and ????(Schutz was hurt). NO ONE ran near the "purported" 6.4 or 6.5 60's that "playhard" always suggested that his players run! Other than for "playhard's" stopwatch, where did he run a 6.4?

I know that I'm being a devil's advocate in some of these situations...but...it is EXTREMELY RARE to find anyone in the United States in the past 10 years to run those kind of 60's. I would guess the fastest kid around here has to be Kenny Williams, Jr., of Plainfield.