RHP Will Kincanon from the Chicago White Sox minor league system throwing his first bullpen of the year with head pitching coordinator Nico Ranieri!!
@Money_time32
Starting off with 15u!
15u Pierce Head coach Sean Pierce
- Pitching director/ lead pitching instructor
- 6th year with the organization
- Current assistant at College of DuPage
- Played collegiately at Carroll University, College of DuPage, and Millikin University
🚨🚨 ALERT ALERT 🚨 🚨 Team Easton is officially rebranded! Welcome to the official Twitter account of Chicago Select Baseball! Attached are some of our new logo concepts!! We are excited to start our first offseason as Chicago Select next week!!
Jared Voss- Volunteer Coach
- Hitting/Defense Instructor
- 1st year with the organization
- IHSA Hall of Fame baseball coach
- Current Joliet Catholic head baseball coach
- 500+ high school wins
🚨🚨COMMITMENT ALERT 🚨🚨
First of the year! Congrats to ‘23 Ryan Klukas (
@Lemont_Baseball
) on his commitment to University of Wisconsin-Parkside! Big things ahead for this young man!
Next is 17u!
Bobby Wilson
- Program Director/ 3b coach for 17u
-Current Head baseball coach at College of DuPage
- 9 years of collegiate coaching experience
- Played at Aurora University from 2009-2012
- Helped start the Illinois Hitmen/Team Easton/Chicago Select program.
15u Pierce Assistant Coach Pat Leahy
-Outfield/Hitting Instructor
- 3rd year with the organization
- Current assistant at College of DuPage
- played collegiately at College of DuPage and Marryville College
18u defeats Iowa Select 7-1 in their opening game of the fall at
@IowaPG
Kernals Championship! ‘23 Nolan Zurawski (
@MinookaBaseball
) and ‘23 Brandon Johnson (
@Lemont_Baseball
) go 1-3 with 2 RBI doubles! ‘23 Sean Hollendoner (
@Lemont_Baseball
) goes 3.0IP 3H 1ER 1K on 29 pitches!
On to 16u!
16u Zunkel Head Coach Tyler Zunkel.
- Infield/Hitting Instructor
- 3rd year with the organization
- 3rd year assistant at College of DuPage
- Played collegiately at College of DuPage, and Chicago State.
17u Salvino Head Coach Steven Salvino
- Current player at Benedictine University
- 3rd year with the organization
- Former player at College of DuPage
- Former Illinois Hitmen/ Team Easton player
- Pursuing a degree in Accounting
16u Fletcher Assistant Coach Corey Vondra
- 2021 NCAA Division 3 All American
- 2021 Aurora University Male Athlete of the Year
- 2nd year with the organization
- College of DuPage alum, currently playing at Aurora University
Congrats to Kyle Fenner on winning Male Athlete of the Year at Downers Grove South High School where he played baseball, soccer, and basketball! Kyle will be moving on to
@DuPageBaseball
to continue his baseball career in the fall. Congrats kid!!
Team Easton went a combined 65-27 this summer. We want to thank all the parents and players for a wonderful summer. We are still growing each and every year and will remain hungry to get even better! We will raise the bar next summer!!
18u defeats Hawaii Elite 3-2 in their second game at
@IowaPG
Kernals Championship! ‘23 AJ Burnett (
@rhsspartansbb
) goes 4.0IP 4 H 2R 2ER 4Ks 0BB! ‘23 Myles Foy (Timothy Christian) goes 2-3 with a RBI!
WALK OFF WINNER! 17u beats Xposure Navy 6-5 on a walk off single by uncommitted ‘22 Will Conway (
@Lemont_Baseball
). Uncommitted ‘22 Will Moonan (
@StRitaBaseball
) battles on the mound going 4.2IP 6Ks. Cade Cory (Prospect HS) uncommitted ‘22 is lockdown in relief 3.1IP 0R 2Ks.
15u Oberli Head coach Jack Oberli
- 2 year player at College of DuPage
- All N4C and all region IV player (2021)
- Current player at North Central College
- Studying economics and management
CHAMPS! 17U Zunkel defeats Illinois Lightning Skor 5-3!
@DuPageBaseball
commit Tim O’Connell, ‘24 Kevin Zanin (
@CaravanBaseball
), and ‘24 Will Richards (
@NapervilleNort1
) all recorded 2 hits to lead the way offensively!
Team Easton 17u finished the summer ranked
#6
in Illinois,
#13
regionally, and was a national honorable mention by
@PerfectGameUSA
. Heck of a summer by these guys!!
Great to be able to watch some of our ‘21 and ‘22s compete at
@DISW219
tournament game between
@Lemont_Baseball
and
@stlbaseball1
. Even got an all Easton matchup between ‘21 Ryan Tomaras
@nccbaseball
commit pitching for Lemont v ‘22 uncommitted Josh Bell batting for St. Laurence!
Illinois Hitmen / Team Easton is considered one of the top programs in the Chicagoland area. This could not be accomplished without the dedication of our trainers, coaches and families.
15u Pierce defeats Dane County Bears 15u 4-3 in their final game of the summer! ‘25 Juhthaniel Lebron (
@DLSBaseball
) goes 6.0IP 5H 3R 0ER 2BB 4Ks! He also went 1-3 with a RBI at the plate! The boys finish the summer off going 15-9-1, much more to come from this talented group!!
15u Wilson wins DSP Northern Illinois Classic going 6-0. Beating Triboh 11-1 and then beating Sparks North 7-4. Boys had a great weekend and all contributed on championship sunday.
16u out at the 16u National Championships in Louisville, KY this weekend and head coach Sean Pierce is featured in an interview about baseball being back!
16u Team Easton wins 6-0 against Gateway Bruins. Sean Hollendoner (
@Lemont_Baseball
) CG shutout with 4ks. Max Pavlik (
@HCReddevilBB
) Michael Morgan (Plainfield East) and Cooper King (
@Lyons_Baseball
) all added hits.
16u Fletcher Head Coach Tyler Fletcher
- Hitting/Pitching Instructor
- 1st year with the organization
- Current assistant at Joliet Catholic Academy
- Played Collegiately at St. Ambrose
15u Pierce gets it done 6-4 in the
@PerfectGameIL
Tournament of Champions vs Bolingbrook Rampage Gold! Luka Lubric ‘25 (
@Lyons_Baseball
) goes 5.0IP 6Ks 1R 0ER. Austin Phillip ‘24 (
@DGN_Baseball
) goes 1-3 with a solo shot!
Javi Martinez Volunteer coach
- Catching Hitting Instructor
-2014-2016 Cod baseball player
Lead NJCAA D3 in RBIs
-2016 N4C All conference/ NJCAA All region/ NJCAA All American
-2016-2018 Northwood University - played in two NCAA tournaments and was all conference both years
17u Easton wins 4-0. Ryan Tamaras (
@Lemont_Baseball
) uncommitted, no hits the Naperville Renegades.
Joey Cosenza uncommitted m (
@DgsBaseball
) (1-3) and Kyle Fenner uncommitted (
@DgsBaseball
) (1-3) with an RBI each.
A number of Chicago Select teams in action this past weekend
17u Zunkel - strong weekend despite missing bracket play with a 3-1 record. With several notable performances!
16u Pierce went 2-2, they fought hard while dealing with some injuries!
@coachzunk
@pat_leahy
@_spierce18
Congrats to Chicago Select instructors Jared Voss and Tyler Fletcher on winning the IHSA 2A State Championship yesterday with
@JCABaseball
! Congrats fellas!!
16u Zunkel bounces back in game 3 of the
@PerfectGameIL
Tournament of Champions 8-1 over Naperville Renegades American. ‘24 Kam Couch(
@WWSBaseball
) goes 6.0IP 6H 0ER 6Ks. ‘23 Tim O’Connell (
@StRitaBaseball
) goes 1-3 with a grand slam!
17u goes 2-0 to open up the weekend! 7-0 vs Menomonee Falls Aces and 8-4 vs Kenosha Bradford. Ryan Rehm uncommitted ‘22 (
@NapervilleNort1
) goes CG in game 1. uncommitted ‘22s Kevin Callaghan & Josh Zubrzycki (
@stlbaseball1
) both battle on the mound in game 2 to get it done!
17u defeats Midwest Halos 9-6. Uncommitted ‘22s Ryan Rehm (
@NapervilleNort1
) and Kevin Callaghan (
@stlbaseball1
) battle on the bump to get it done. Uncommitted ‘22 Julian Budziszewski 3-4 1 RBI. Uncommitted ‘22s Billy Somers (
@NapervilleNort1
) and AJ Behland (
@DgsBaseball
) add 2H
Easton/Chicago Select alum Freddie March now with
@ElmhurstU_BSBL
off to a scorching start with 11 home runs, 28 RBI in 13 games!! Keep it up Freddie!!!
🚨🚨COMMITMENT ALERT🚨🚨
Congrats to ‘23 Max Pavlik (
@HCReddevilBB
) on his commitment to Tufts University! One of the hardest workers in the program!
@TuftsBaseball
15u Pierce opens up the
@PerfectGameIL
High School Summer Championships with a win over Post 76 Thunder Orange 6-2. ‘25 Luka Luburic(
@Lyons_Baseball
) goes 3.2IP 2R 1ER 7Ks. ‘24 Joey Rodriguez(
@StRitaBaseball
) goes 2.1IP 0R 4Ks. ‘25 Andrew Speh(
@StaggBaseball
) goes 3-3 with 2 RBI.
15u Pierce advances to the semifinals
@PerfectGameIL
High School Summer Championships with 3-2 walk off winner over Braves Kohl! ‘25 Ethan Rivas (Riverside Brookfield) goes 2-3 with 3RBi!!
17u Salvino starts the season with a W 8-5 over Shockers Baseball! ‘23 Sam Ruddy goes 4 innings of 1 hit ball striking out 3. ‘23 Tristan Hall goes 3-4 with 4 RBI! Congrats fellas!
15u demolishes Top Tier North 16-2. Noah Tomaras (
@Lemont_Baseball
) was 3-3 with a triple and a RBI, and Cris Guerrero (
@StRitaBaseball
) was 2-2 with a double and 2 RBI. Charlie Kane (
@AcademyBenet
) got It done on the mound with 4 IP and 2er.
🚨🚨COMMITMENT ALERT🚨🚨
Congrats to ‘23 Ryder Johnson (
@StRitaBaseball
) on his commitment to Lake Land College!! Best is still to come for this young man!
@LLC_Baseball
16u Zunkel sweeps their pool play games with a 14-3 win over the South Bend Cubs 2024 at
@PerfectGameIL
National Championships! ‘24 Jake Shumaker (
@Lyons_Baseball
) goes 3-3 with 4RBIs! ‘23 Tim O’Connell (
@StRitaBaseball
) goes 4-4 with a 2 run homer and 4 RBIs!
Congratulations to Chicago Select’s Kam Couch (
@NotKam332
)!
Kam, a right-handed pitcher out of Wheaton Warrenville South, committed to
@LorasBaseball
! You guys are getting a hard working kid!
@WWSBaseball
NO NO!! 15u Pierce wins their third game at
@IowaPG
WEBA 15u Midwest Elite Championship 9-1 over Slammers (Bellows) 15u. ‘25 Dom Pisciotti (
@Lyons_Baseball
) tosses a CG 0H 1R 0ER 6K. ‘25 Connor Davis (
@baseballfriars
) goes 1-2 with 3 RBI.
16u Zunkel defeats Prospects Xposure 3-2 in their first game at
@PerfectGameIL
16U Futures/Red White and Blue Classic. ‘24 Cris Guerrero (
@StRitaBaseball
) goes 1-2 with a 2 run homer!! ’23 Chris Rowe (
@NapervilleNort1
) goes 4.2IP 2H 2R 1ER 3BB 7Ks!
17u Easton wins 8-1 against Stiks Baseball. Uncommitted ‘22 Will Moonan goes 3.0IP 5Ks and 0 BB. Uncommitted ‘23 Adam malley goes 2 2/3 with 6Ks. Uncommitted ‘23 Rocco Tenuta, Uncommitted ‘23 Ryder Johnson lead the way on offense with big days at the plate!
15u Pierce defeats Ostego Raptors 4-1 in their third pool play game at
@PBRMIScout
Great Lakes Invite. ‘24 Austin Phillip (
@DGN_Baseball
) goes 4.0IP 2H 1ER 4Ks (W). ‘24 Joey Rodriguez goes 3.0IP 0H 0R 4Ks in relief. ‘25 Nick Splitt (
@Lemont_Baseball
) goes 2-2 with 2RBI!
15u Pierce opens up the season with a W, 15-0 F/2 over Lincoln Way Vipers Buckley. Luka Lubric ‘25 (
@Lyons_Baseball
) 2.0IP 2K 1H. Andrew Speh ‘25 (
@StaggBaseball
) goes 1-1 RBI and a HBP. Keep it rolling!
16u Easton wins 15-0 against the Slammers in the 16u ABC championship. Brody Miller (
@Lemont_Baseball
) goes 4-4. Evan Miller (
@BrookBBallSkip
) goes CG!
16u Zunkel defeats Top Tier North Red 16u 12-1 in their final pool play game
@DiamondSportsPr
16U World Series! ‘24 Jake Shumaker (
@Lyons_Baseball
) goes 6.0IP 6H 1R 1ER 0BB 8Ks! ‘24 Brodie Ingles(
@NapervilleNort1
) goes 3-3 with 3RBIs! ‘25 Chuck Roche(
@Baseball_Naz
) goes 2-3 2RBI!
16u Easton wins 13-2. Michael Morgan (
@pehsbaseball
) and Max Pavlik (
@HCReddevilBB
) and Zach Hayes all had two hits. Morgan homered twice and had 5 rbis in the game. 16u stands 2-1 in the ABC Championship.
15u oberli Assistant coach Austin Novak
- 4th year with the organization
- 5th overall year coaching
- Will serve as pitching coach
- Former player at College of DuPage (2017-2019)
A number of standout performances from this holiday weekend.
In addition to some great individual performances 17/18 Salvino had a great weekend advancing to the Championship game taking 2nd place for the weekend!
@_spierce18
@CoachZunk
@pat_leahy
@StevenSalvino
@nheiden15