Prep baseball ILLINOIS STATE GAMES


Our third annual 2024 Prep Baseball Illinois State Games was held on Aug. 6 and 7 at the Rantoul Family Sports Complex in Rantoul, Ill., featuring the top players in the state, spanning grad classes 2025 through 2028. In 2023, the Illinois State Games nearly doubled in size, rostering over 300 players of the best players in the state.

Over 30 colleges were represented and in attendance in 2022, over 45 attended 2023's event, and nearly 50 school's, including 75+ coaches atteneded the event in 2024, ranging from wide-ranging distances. Over 100 prospects are now committed who were on last year's event roster who were not committed headed into the State Games, and we're eager to see how many will commit from this year's even larger roster.


Most Valuable Player

Johnny Andretich OF / Plainfield North, IL / 2026

From the Takeaways story (8/22/24): "...stands in an athletic and upside frame at 5-foot-9, 165-pounds. He had impressive in-game performances, going 5-for-6 with a triple, double, four RBIs, one run scored, a walk and two stolen bases, earning himself Illinois State Games Most Valuable Player honors. A left-handed hitter, Andretich posted a max exit velocity of 91.6 mph, ran a 6.89 60 time, and recorded an 87 mph bullet on his best ball to home. An uncommitted prospect in Illinois."

Most Valuable Pitcher

Brandon Menser RHP / Sesser Valier , IL / 2025

From the Takeaways story (8/21/24): "RHP Brandon Menser (Sesser Valier) is a high-level uncommitted arm in Illinois' now senior class. He stands in a hard-to-miss 6-foot-3, 176-pound frame with long levers and all kinds of projection still to come. He earned Illinois State Games Most Valuable Pitcher honors after tossing two innings on the mound with four strikeouts and no hits, runs or walks allowed. His fastball played with heavy carry through the zone (avg. 19.4” IVB), sitting 87-89 mph and topping out at 91 mph with quality spin to pair (avg. 2486 rpm). He mixed in a curveball with 12/6 action, sitting 74-79 mph with an average of 2680 rpm as well as an average of -15.4 inches of induced vertical break. He rounded out his polished three-pitch mix with an 80 mph changeup with slight fading action to the arm-side. A must-know prospect that is trending up in Illinois."


2024 Commitment Tracker

At the third Illinois State Games, there were nearly 50 colleges in attendance: Augustana College, Aurora University, Beloit College, Benedictine, Bradley, Danville Area CC, Davenport University, Eastern Illinois, Harper College, Illinois State, Illinois Wesleyan, Indiana State, John A. Logan JC, John Wood CC, Lake Land JC, Lewis University, Lincoln Land CC, Lincoln Trail JC, Lindenwood University, Loras College, Maryville University, McKendree University, Michigan State, Milikin University, Missouri-St. Louis, Monmouth College, Morehead State, Morton JC, Milwaukee School of Engineering, North Central College, North Park University, Northern Illinois, Olivet Nazarene, Parkland CC, Quincy University, Rend Lake JC, Rose-Hulman, Souteast Missouri State, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, South Suburban JC, Southeastern CC, Southwest Illinois JC, Illinois, Illinois-Chicago, Wabash Valley JC, Webster University, Western Kentucky, Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

Below, we'll be keeping a running list of the players who attended State Games uncommitted, and have since made their commitment announcement.

NAME POSITION HIGH SCHOOL CLASS COMMITMENT
Peyton Ablin C Lincoln-Way Central 2025 Augustana
Cade Adrian C Harvest Christian 2025 North Park
Lawson Alwin C Peoria Notre Dame 2025 Rock Valley JC
Cayden Arbour C Bradley-Bourbonnais 2025 South Suburban JC
JT Augustyniak MIF Plainfield Central 2025 Kaskaskia JC
Gavin Awbrey MIF Alleman 2025 Southeastern CC
Brady Backes RHP LaSalle-Peru 2025 Parkland JC
Cash Bailey CIF Columbia 2025 Mineral Area JC
Gavin Bailey OF Mahomet-Seymour 2025 Southwestern Illinois JC
Filippo Baratta OF Lincoln-Way Central 2025 Southwestern Illinois JC
Joe Barkley OF Neuqua Valley 2025 Lake Land JC
Dominic Battista OF Oswego East 2026 Illinois-Chicago
Jackson Beiler RHP Mt. Zion 2025 Black Hawk JC
Jake Bentivenga C New Trier 2025 Rochester
Hayden Bernreuter OF/LHP Triad 2025 John A. Logan JC
Easton Blankenship RHP Williamsville 2025 Kankakee CC
Dominic Bonilla INF Chicago Hope 2025 Heartland CC
Brady Booth INF Tremont 2025 North Central
Austin Borries RHP Teutopolis 2026 Lindenwood
Baris Brua LHP Mundelein 2025 Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Hayden Bugger MIF Triad 2025 Kaskaskia JC
Maxwell Burke OF/1B Wheaton North 2025 Truman State
Caden Cagas CIF Belleville East 2025 McKendree
Tadgh Callaghan RHP Brother Rice 2025 Saint Xavier
Zane Caves LHP Minook 2026 Michigan State
Christian Clark MIF St. Rita 2025 Augustana
Jackson Clark RHP Hinsdale Central 2025 Emory
Camden Cox OF/INF O'Fallon 2025 Lincoln Land CC
Gabe Deaver OF Triad 2025 McKendree
Andrew Deegan MIF Jacobs 2026 Belmont
Noah Delgado OF/RHP Glenbrook North 2025 Saint Leo
Sam Driscoll OF/LHP Mt. Zion 2025 Lindenwood
Ryan Duncheon Jr. RHP East Peoria 2026 Illinois State
Peter Ensign C Barrington 2025 Taylor
Brock Fearday RHP St. Anthony 2025 Southwestern Illinois JC
Josh Fleming INF/OF York 2025 Grand Valley State
Anthony Fry RHP Libertyville 2025 Illinois Wesleyan
AJ Foley C/OF Lake Zurich 2025 McHenry County JC
Matthew Fox RHP Lockport 2025 Joliet JC
Luke Gallet RHP/1B Dwight 2025 Kankakee CC
John Gariepy RHP Crystal Lake Central 2025 Missouri-St. Louis
Tommy Georgelos OF Lyons 2026 Eastern Illinois
Adam Gerl RHP Lincoln-Way West 2025 UW-Parkside
Jason Gumiela LHP St. Patrick 2025 Winona State
Christian Guzman OF Niles West 2025 Sauk Valley CC
Yunus Hamideh RHP Stevenson 2025 Kirkwood CC
Carter Harrington 3B/RHP Collinsville 2025 Kaskaskia JC
Deon Harrington INF Alton 2025 St. Charles CC
Chase Harrison RHP Oakwood 2025 Kankakee CC
Ian Hazelip OF Lincoln-Way West 2025 Roosevelt
Ty Heimbuch C St. Charles North 2025 North Central
Gabriel Herrera INF Oswego 2025 Aurora
Luke Hickey LHP Fenwick 2025 Benedictine
John Hilpert OF/RHP Belleville West 2025 Jefferson JC
Blake Hoffer LHP Glenbrook South 2026 Illinois
Derrick Holmes OF Homewood-Flossmoor 2025 Mercyhurst
Mason Holmes RHP Father McGivney 2025 Hendrix College
Dane Hrasky MIF O'Fallon 2025 Central Missouri
Henry Humes RHP Homewood-Flossmoor 2026 Navy
Vincent Ippolito C/3B Willowbrook 2025 St. Xavier
Henry Johnson LHP Glenbard West 2025 Toledo
Madden Johnson RHP/MIF Mattoon 2025 Lake Land JC
Jackson Kees RHP DeKalb 2025 Grand Valley State
Dane Keevan LHP Father McGivney 2025 Monmouth
Chase Kelley RHP Father McGivney 2025 Spoon River JC
Patrick Kennedy RHP Champaign Central 2025 Lake Land JC
Cole Kenyon RHP Lake Zurich 2025 Belmont
Alex Kiefer C Mount Vernon 2025 Kaskaskia JC
Gavin Kleist C/INF Limestone 2025 North Central
Evan Koontz RHP Father McGivney 2025 John Wood CC
Shawn Krieps RHP Providence Catholic 2025 Carthage
Dererk Kubek C/1B Oswego East 2025 Purdue-Northwest
Cooper Kubinski LHP Joliet Catholic 2025 Heartland CC
Ryan Lee C/3B Niles West 2025 McKendree
Cory Les INF St. Laurence 2026 Louisville
Mason Leske RHP Huntey 2025 Missouri Southern
Ryan Lisowski OF York 2025 UW-Oshkosh
Obed Lopez RHP Lake Land JC 2025 Lake Land JC
Nolan Maciejewski OF Tinley Park 2025 UW-Parkside
Connor MacMillan OF Normal University 2025 Lewis
Mason Marshall OF Glenwood 2025 Lincoln Land CC
Josh Marzec RHP Lake Zurich 2025 McHenry County JC
Jorge Matos Jr. OF Chicago Hope 2025 Milwaukee School of Engineering
Adrian Medina 1B Grant 2025 North Park
Jonathan Medina OF St. Laurence 2025 Lake Land JC
Brandon Menser RHP Sesser Valier 2025 Cincinnati
Matt Murphy RHP Mount Carmel 2025 Lake Land JC
Nik Nelson MIF DeKalb 2025 Parkland JC
Jackson Newton OF Dunlap 2025 Marion Military Institute
Chase Niemeyer C Marion 2025 John A. Logan JC
Jacob Parr OF Lemont 2025 Ohio State
Chance Payne 1B/LHP Mount Pulaski 2025 Lake Land JC
Luke Pieczynski MIF York 2025 Missouri S & T
Zach Pomatto C Joliet Catholic 2025 Northern Kentucky
Tyler Powell RHP Edwardsville 2025 SIU-Edwardsville
Lucas Rink RHP/3B Wilmington 2025 Kankakee CC
Owen Roberts INF/RHP Waubonsie Valley 2025 Indiana State
Collin Roche C Nazareth 2025 Harper JC
Ethan Rogers 1B/RHP Lincoln-Way Central 2025 Loras
Edgar Santos OF Downers Grove North 2025 Parkland JC
Danny Savas RHP Prairie Ridge 2025 Millikin
Ryan Schaffnit RHP Morton 2025 Bradley
Brady Schallmoser OF Downers Grove North 2025 Wabash Valley JC
Kaeden Schatsiek RHP/UTL Brimfield 2026 Northern Illinois
Keegan Schultz CIF Altamont 2025 Kaskaskia JC
Nick Sichel C New Trier 2026 Richmond
Matt Sonnenschein INF Naperville North 2025 Wisconsin-La Crosse
Tanner Soucinek OF Moline 2025 Parkland JC
James Spellman INF Notre Dame College Prep 2025 Lewis
Luke Stachowiak INF Benet 2025 Spoon River JC
Drew Stevens C Normal Community 2025 Valparaiso
Joseph Stewart RHP Mattoon 2025 Kaskaskia JC
Owen Strahl OF Lake Zurich 2025 Lincoln Trail JC
Charlie Taczy RHP Cary-Grove 2025 Illinois-Chicago
Andrew Tay RHP Mt. Zion 2025 Southeastern CC
Justin Terhaar INF Father McGivney 2025 Missouri-St. Louis
Justin Vander Tuuk OF Lockport 2025 Roosevelt
Owen Vander Velde OF/3B Evanston 2025 DePauw
Martin Villagomez RHP Reavis 2025 Lake Land JC
Enrique Villanueva C St. Laurence 2025 South Suburban JC
Owen Walsh RHP St. Ignatius 2025 Milwaukee School of Engineering
Wyatt Wawro OF Downers Grove South 2025 Northern Illinois
Max Wille OF Normal University 2025 South Suburban CC
Miles Woolsey RHP/OF Mahomet-Seymour 2025 Purdue-Northwest
Andrew Zacha RHP Marquette Catholic 2025 John Wood CC
Gino Zagorac RHP Benet Academy 2025 Wichita State
Izzaq Zrust LHP Hall 2025 Des Moines Area CC

state games stat leaders, all-time

PITCHING LEADERS

PEAK FASTBALL VELOCITY

HIGHEST AVG. FASTBALL VELOCITY

HIGHEST AVG. FASTBALL SPIN RATE

CURVEBALL VELOCITY RANGE

HIGHEST AVG. CURVEBALL SPIN RATE

SLIDER VELOCITY RANGE

HIGHEST AVG. SLIDER SPIN RATE


Position Player LEADERS

TOP 60-YD. DASH

MAX RUN SPEED (MPH)

HIGHEST AVG. EXIT VELOCITY (BP)

MAX EXIT VELOCITY (BP)

MAX ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (BP)

HIGHEST AVG. BAT SPEED

TOP INFIELD VELOCITY

TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY

TOP CATCHER VELOCITY

TOP CATCHER POP TIMES


2022 STATE GAMES RECAP

On Aug. 9 and 10, 2022, Prep Baseball Report hosted the inaugural Illinois State Games at the Rantoul Family Sports Complex in Rantoul, Ill. This two-day, invite-only event was the first of its kind, consisting of a workout that occurred on the morning of Day One, followed by live gameplay through the remainder of the day and all of Day Two. Each of the 10 team rosters our staff assembled played three simulated games against each other, featuring players representing grad classes 2023 through 2026.

To view the event's stat leaderboards in their entirety, click here. We also published a comprehensive list of the event's stand-outs inside this Takeaways piece, published in the week that followed the State Games.

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

Patrick Gardner LHP / 1B / Lemont, IL / 2023

From the Takeaways story (8/15/22): Perhaps the biggest winner from the event’s second day was LHP/1B Patrick Gardner (Lemont, 2023). At 6-foot-4, 230-pounds, Gardner displayed easy bat strength nestled inside that physical frame, finishing the day with six hits in total and multiple extra-base hits to the opposite field. He also hopped on the mound and struck out six of seven batters faced over two innings pitched, pitching in the low-80s with his fastball while spotting both of his secondary offerings for strikes. Still uncommitted, Gardner certainly caught our attention throughout the weekend. *Edit: Gardner has since committed to Heartland CC.

MOST VALUABLE PITCHER

Dominic Voegele RHP / SS / Columbia, IL / 2023

From the Takeaways story (8/15/22): The event’s most electric pitching performance came from RHP Dominic Voegele (Columbia, 2023), who toed the rubber Wednesday afternoon. Standing at a lean 6-foot-2, 180-pounds with upside, Voegele easily pumped his fastball at 90-91 mph, touching 92 mph with more left in the tank, and commanded it to both corners of the plate. Voegele threw two breaking balls with distinct shapes, too. He tossed a more gradual 75-79 mph breaking ball at 2,600+ RPM, landing it more comfortably for strikes, while turning to a firm low-80s slider as a more swing-and-miss pitch at 2,550+ RPM. Voegele impressed at the plate throughout the event, staying up the middle from a short, quick right-handed stroke. A high level athlete who’s a multi-sport standout at Columbia, Voegele remains a top-end uncommitted prospect in Illinois. *Edit: Voegele has since committed to Kansas.


2022 Commitment Tracker

At the first-ever Illinois State Games, there were over 30 colleges in attendance: Augustana (IL), Butler, Concordia (WI), Danville Area CC, Davenport, Eastern Illinois, Elmhurst, Illinois-Champaign, Illinois-Chicago, Illinois-Springfield, Illinois State, Illinois Wesleyan, John A. Logan JC, John Wood CC, Kankakee CC, Lake Land JC, Lewis, Lincoln Trail JC, Lindenwood, Maryville, McKendree, Missouri-St. Louis, North Park, Olive Harvey, Rose-Hulman, Southeast Missouri State, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, Triton JC, Wabash Valley JC, Webster, Western Kentucky.

Below, we'll be keeping a running list of the players who attended State Games uncommitted, and have since made their commitment announcement.

NAME POSITION HIGH SCHOOL CLASS COMMITMENT
Jude Allen 1B Providence Catholic 2023 UW-Parkside
Jack Bauer LHP Lincoln-Way East 2025 Virginia
Charlie Bergin C/1B Hinsdale Central 2023 Augustana (IL)
RJ Bergren LHP Mount Carmel 2023 Illinois-Springfield
Brayden Biggs C/RHP Belleville West 2023 McKendree
Blake Binkowski 1B Lincoln-Way East 2023 Millikin
Jacob Blunk OF Maroa-Forsyth 2023 Monmouth
Ian Boal LHP Johnsburg 2023 McHenry County JC
Damon Brena C Niles West 2023 Southeastern (IA) CC
Austin Brown RHP Triad 2023 Chipola JC
Michael Carrano C/1B St. Laurence 2023 Parkland JC
Dominic Catalano OF Montini Catholic 2024 Illinois-Chicago
Nate Ciemny RHP Joliet Catholic 2023 UW-Parkside
Danny Cihocki RHP Princeton 2023 Lake Land JC
Ricky Collazo C IC Catholic Prep 2023 Davenport
Daniel Connelly C Mundelein 2023 UW-Oshkosh
Owen Cornett 1B Du Quoin 2023 Wabash Valley JC
Daniel Darin OF/LHP Gibault Catholic 2023 Lindenwood (MO)
Alex Day RHP Andrew 2023 Northern Illinois
Ryan Deist RHP Lincoln-Way East 2023 UW-Oshkosh
Reed Drabant OF/INF Columbia 2023 Vincennes JC
Donovan Dykas RHP Lincoln-Way Central 2023 UW-Parkside
Ezra Essex OF Marian Catholic 2025 Oklahoma State
Michael Farina SS Mundelein 2023 Southeastern CC
Patrick Gardner LHP/1B Lemont 2023 Heartland CC
Nate George OF Minooka 2024 Eastern Illinois
Daniel Giusto RHP Lincoln-Way East 2023 Loras College
Dylan Harer OF Saint Viator 2023 Winona State
Jack Helms RHP Mattoon 2023 Lake Land JC
Andrew Hendrickson 3B Edwardsville 2023 Lincoln Land CC
Chris Iannuzzi RHP Stevenson 2023 Southeastern (IA) CC
Kenneth Jackson RHP Simeon 2023 Southeastern CC
Ray Jesse C Lockport Township 2023 Pima CC
Owen Kelly LHP Belleville East 2023 Saint Louis
Ryan Klukas LHP Lemont 2023 UW-Parkside
Drew Koenen RHP Maine South 2023 Dartmouth
Caden Kuder LHP Coal City 2023 Spoon River JC
Charlie Lazo RHP De La Salle 2023 Alabama A&M
Austin Leonard C/OF Hampshire 2023 McHenry County JC
James Love 3B/SS Joliet West 2024 Eastern Illinois
Jayden Malone OF Metea Valley 2023 John A. Logan JC
AJ Malzone C St. Rita 2023 Wabash Valley JC
Joseph Martin RHP Newark 2023 SIU-Edwardsville
Vinnie Marvucic OF Niles North 2023 Nova Southeastern
Dylan Mayer OF/LHP New Trier 2023 Manhattan
William Millard C O'Fallon 2023 Hillsdale
Jake Morrill OF Normal West 2023 Black Hawk JC
Bryce Nevils C/OF Brother Rice 2023 Western Kentucky
Jack Novak OF Lincoln-Way Central 2023 Illinois Wesleyan
Charlie Parcell OF Maine West 2023 Northern Illinois
Chase Reeder LHP Naperville Central 2025 Illinois State
Sohrab Rezaei SS/2B University of Chicago Laboratory 2023 Wabash Valley JC
Jared Rodriguez RHP Harvest Christian 2023 Iowa Western CC
Danny Rollins C Lake Park 2023 Murray State
Andy Roman C/1B Wheaton Academy 2023 Bossier Parish CC
Parker Schuring RHP Huntley 2023 Northern Illinois
Jake Siekierski RHP Fenton 2023 Lake Land JC
John St. Clair MIF Plainfield North 2023 UW-Parkside
Easton Steck SS/OF Galesburg 2023 Illinois-Springfield
Carter Storti INF/RHP Lemont 2023 UW-Parkside
Jake Swanson LHP Grant Community 2023 Lake County JC
Aidan Thaxton MIF St. Ignatius 2023 Valparaiso
Khamaree Thomas OF Kenwood Academy 2024 Michigan State
Donald Timon C/RHP Mascoutah 2023 Eastern Illinois
Tommy Van Daff LHP York 2023 Spring Hill
Xzavier Vargas RHP Lyons Township 2023 UW-Parkside
Tyler Vasey MIF Prairie Ridge 2023 UW-Whitewater
Dominic Voegele RHP Columbia 2023 Kansas
Caden Vogt LHP Marengo 2023 McHenry County JC
Zan Von Schlegell INF Saint Viator 2023 St. Thomas (MN)
Troy Vosburgh MIF Oswego 2023 College of DuPage JC
Trace Vrbancic RHP Praire Ridge 2023 UW-La Crosse
Luke Wallace OF Lemont 2023 Southeastern CC
Jude Warwick MIF Downers Grove North 2024 Michigan State
Isaiah White OF Homewood-Flossmoor 2023 Highland (KS) CC
Henry Wolfe C New Trier 2023 Elon
Nolan Zurawski C Minooka 2023 Lawrence

2022 illinois state games

PITCHING LEADERS

PEAK FASTBALL VELOCITY

AVG. FASTBALL SPIN RATE

CURVEBALL VELOCITY RANGE

AVG. CURVEBALL SPIN RATE

SLIDER VELOCITY RANGE

AVG. SLIDER SPIN RATE

Position Player LEADERS

TOP 60-YD. DASH

AVG. EXIT VELOCITY (BP)

MAX EXIT VELOCITY (BP)

MAX ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (BP)

AVG. BAT SPEED

TOP INFIELD VELOCITY

TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY

TOP CATCHER VELOCITY

TOP CATCHER POP TIMES

IN-EVENT COVERAGE