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.
- To view the 2024 roster, click here.
- To view the 2024 event statistics, click here.
- Read about the statistical stand-outs for the Position Players & Pitchers.
- Takeaways: 2025s | 2026s | 2027s
Most Valuable Player
Johnny Andretich OF / Plainfield North, IL / 2026From 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 / 2025From 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 / 2023From 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 / 2023From 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 |