Coach Van Horn gave me a hit & run against Baylor in 2002. I completely missed the sign and left our runner out to dry and he was thrown out. DVH was clearly pissed. In the dugout he glared and said, "I suggest you find someone to review the signs for you or you won't be on the

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗜𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 🥇 Quinn Schambow is this year's Prep Baseball Illinois Player of the Year after an impressive 2025 campaign that ended with a 4A State Championship.👇 🔗 loom.ly/arJ_wPw | @PrepBaseball

𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐃 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ⭐ OF Adam Kozak (Lockport, 2026) is a Prep Baseball Uncommitted name that had loud round of BP on Tuesday. ◾5-foot-10, 144-pounds ◾99 max EV, 89.3 avg EV ◾6.57 60-time ◾No. 121 in the 2026 class 📈 👤 loom.ly/AgavZD0

Recruiting reminder of the day: nobody is ever too good to not run out ground balls or fly balls. One of the easiest ways to lose interest from a coach is to jog to 1B.

Duncheon Jr. also showed well at the plate going 2-for-3 with this double down the line. #PBTILOpen | Prep Baseball Illinois

OF Gabriel Perez (Illinois Valley Central, 2026) doubles to the opposite field wall. 3-for-3 on the day with two doubles and two runs scored. Physical 5-foot-9, 185-pound frame. #PBTILOpen | Prep Baseball Illinois

High-octane look at RHP Matthew Rogers (Plainfield South, 2026) FB: 87-89 mph, whiffs & bad swings SL: 76-78 mph Attacked in the zone with intent, Prep Baseball Uncommitted name to know. #PBTILOpen | Prep Baseball Illinois

𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟝 ℙ𝕣𝕖𝕡 𝔹𝕒𝕤𝕖𝕓𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝔽𝕦𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖 𝔾𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕤 The Prep Baseball Uncommitted event of the year that saw over 400 college coaches in attendance last year is back at LakePoint Sports in July. Who's ready?! #PBFG25 | #PBJFG25 | #PBSFG25

#𝙏𝙝𝙚𝘽𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙥𝙚𝙣: 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟯𝟰 + NL Central Standings 📈 + Statistical Standouts 📊 + Prospects To Know 👀 📺 loom.ly/_OO2o8c 🟢 loom.ly/d-SqZnU 🍎loom.ly/_OsYghA

Straight up my favorite thing to help assemble every year. Excited to share the Second and Third Team lists, but enjoy this First Team squad in the meantime! Thanks to the coaches and players who submitted spring stats. The ‘25 season was one of my favorite to date.

🇺🇸 𝓗𝓪𝓹𝓹𝔂 4𝓽𝓱 𝓸𝓯 𝓙𝓾𝓵𝔂 🇺🇸 Land of the 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲, Home of the 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲. #Happy4thofJuly #IndependenceDay

Really intriguing look at RHP Hayden Noha (Oak Forest, 2026) 6-foot-2, 170 lbs Two-sport 🏀, Prep Baseball Uncommitted name to circle. FB: 84-86 mph CB: 73-74 mph #ILSummerChamps | Prep Baseball Illinois

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐌𝐋𝐁 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰: 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐬 📈 With the #MLBDraft beginning Sunday, our staff took a look at prospects from Illinois that could hear their name called.👇 🔗 loom.ly/NQfd_CE | Prep Baseball Draft HQ

**TOP two-way

Tampa Bay Rays select OF Brendan Summerhill (Whitney Young, 2022; Arizona) with the 42nd pick. Summerhill was our No. 4 ranked prospect in the state. #RaysUp | #MLBDraft Photo by Eddie Kelly / ProLook Photos

Chicago White Sox keep OF/C Jaden Fauske (Nazareth Academy, 2025; LSU signee) home, taking him with the 44th pick. Fauske was our No. 2 ranked prospect in the state & a former #PBAAG participant. Prep Baseball #WhiteSox | #MLBDraft

Three Wisconsin kids taken on Day One of #MLBDraft25, feels good. All from the ‘22 class: ▪️SFG: Gavin Kilen (Milton) ▪️NYM: Mitch Voit (Whitefish Bay) ▪️LAA: Nate Snead (South Milwaukee) #BaseballState

For those coaches that like to loosely throw around the term “plus” or “++” in regards to players’ skill sets…. Turn on ESPN the next couple of days to find out what that actually means.

𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠 🤩 ⏳ #PBFG25 #PBJFG25 #PBSFG25 Prep Baseball Uncommitted || Shooter Hunt