Recruiting Roundup: Week of 11/19
November 24, 2023
Today, we’ll address all the Illinois prospects who made the decision to announce their commitment throughout this past week. We wrapped up our final showcase of 2023 in October, so as we head into the fall and winter offseason, now’s the time when recruiting season picks up. This past week was a busy one for commitments, so let’s begin.
Note: Player's are listed in alphabetical order by last name.
2024s
Aidan Aguilera RHP / OF / Oswego East, IL / 2024MORTON JC COMMIT |
Samuel Beirne RHP / OF / Normal West, IL / 2024ELMHURST UNIVERSITY COMMIT From 7/18/23: |
justin bradley SS / RHP / De La Salle, IL / 2024AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY COMMIT From 6/13/23: |
Ben Ford SS / Waubonsie Valley, IL / 2024ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY COMMIT From 2/25/23: |
Jaden Harmon 2B / RHP / St Charles North, IL / 2024MORTON JC COMMIT From 6/23/21: Hit: RHH. Balanced, crouch, open stance. Long stride to launch position. Long, level bat path quickly in and out of the zone. |
George Hoss Jr. SS / 2B / Moline, IL / 2024MARIAN UNIVERSITY COMMIT |
Aiden Masidonski LHP / 1B / Columbia, IL / 2024EAST CENTRAL COLLEGE COMMIT |
MJ McKinney SS / OF / St. Rita, IL / 2024JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY COMMIT From 10/1/23: |
Riley Mohr SS / RHP / Pinckneyville, IL / 2024MCKENDREE UNIVERSITY COMMIT From 2/20/23: |
Lucas Riebeling RHP / SS / Columbia , IL / 2024MISSOURI UNIVERSITY S&T COMMIT From 8/8/23: "...showed well in front of our scouting staff, firing 2.2 innings while allowing just one earned run and striking out two. Up-tempo delivery, slight drop/drive lower-half that works in-line. Loose, clean arm that plays from a ¾ slot. Fastball worked in the 82-85 mph range with a finish through the zone. Showed some confidence in his curveball, landing it for strikes consistently at 71-73 mph (2200-2300 RPM). Also went to a fading changeup at 77-79 mph, killing spin." |
Kristian Shinohara OF / Glenbard West, IL / 2024JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY COMMIT From 10/1/23: |
Zach Spidle C / 3B / Bloomington , IL / 2024WARTBURG COLLEGE COMMIT From 7/18/23: |
Keegan Waters RHP / 1B / Morris, IL / 2024
Rankings StateRank: 94 / POS: 32
WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE COMMIT From 3/21/23: "...right-handed pitcher continues to add quality strength to his frame. Got the start for Morris and intrigued in his three-inning stint despite getting tagged with the loss. Waters showed off a quality three-pitch mix throughout. Ran his fastball up to 87 mph a couple of times, mostly sitting 84-85. He showed control of the fastball working mostly straight and to his glove side with occasional ride through the zone. His favorite secondary looked to be a firm slider 78-79 mph that he has the ability to manipulate depending on count and situation. Landed for strikes early in the count a number of times and broke it off the plate or below the zone with two strikes. Also flashed an above-average changeup with feel and late running action. Waters went three innings (68% strikes), scattered three hits, four runs, one earned, struck out six and walked one. Uncommitted junior arm to follow moving forward." |
Bradley Weber / 1B / Triad, IL / 2024GREENVILLE UNIVERSITY COMMIT |
Jack Wisdom RHP / Bloomington Central Catholic, IL / 2024ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY COMMIT From 7/12/22: "...gave a strong look on Tuesday, working his fastball in the 78-80 mph range with arm-side life at times. His curveball was sharp and played off an 11/5 plane, thrown for strikes often. His last offering was a straight changeup, 72-75 mph." |
2025s
Cole Lockwood SS / 2B / Libertyville, IL / 2025
Rankings StateRank: 95 / POS: 24
VALPARAISO COMMIT From 8/8/23: "...was another junior that came away from this event a winner. Lockwood controlled the barrel from an easy, simple right-handed swing, and he showed feel to spray line drives to all fields during his round of BP. That feel to hit showed in game, as Lockwood finished the event 4-for-6 with four singles, no strikeouts, and two runs scored. He’s also a 6.90 runner in the 60 with steady, sure-handed actions on the infield that play well on the move." |