Morgan Park SS Rahman Williams picks his school
March 9, 2013
By Sean Duncan
Executive Director
Nearly three weeks after Rahman Williams put on a show at the Illinois Preseason All-State Showcase, the switch-hitting shortstop from Morgan Park HS verbally committed to the University of Michigan.
The 5-foot-11, 170-pound Williams is currently ranked No. 7 in Illinois’ Class of 2014 and No. 25 overall. Williams showed at the Preseason All-State Showcase a quick, quiet and repeatable swing from both sides of the plate.
Defensively, Williams was without peer at the Illinois Preseason All-State Showcase, or any other 2014 showcase I attended this winter. The basics were plain to see – arm, feet, hands. Williams has plenty of arm; he was clocked at 85 across the infield. He also ran a 6.94 60.
With Williams off the board, only one top 10 2014 prospect in Illinois remains uncommitted: OF/LHP Darius Day (Simeon HS). A look at Illinois’ top 10 prospects and their college commitments:
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Commitment |
1 | Brad Bass | IL | Lincoln-Way Central | 2014 | RHP | Notre Dame |
2 | Darius Day | IL | Simeon | 2014 | OF | |
3 | Jake Godfrey | IL | Providence Catholic | 2014 | RHP | Notre Dame |
4 | Jake Latz | IL | Lemont | 2014 | LHP | LSU |
5 | Mitch Trees | IL | Sacred Heart Griffin | 2014 | C | Louisville |
6 | Michael Papierski | IL | Lemont | 2014 | C | LSU |
7 | Rahman Williams | IL | Morgan Park | 2014 | SS | Michigan |
8 | Tanner Houck | IL | Collinsville | 2014 | RHP | Missouri |
9 | Mike Kornacker | IL | St. Laurence | 2014 | RHP | Purdue |
10 | Bryan Pall | IL | Sandburg | 2014 | RHP | Michigan |