Congrats to the 20 Top Tier HQ c/o โ24 players & the 65+ from
@TopTierBaseball
nationwide who signed to play to the next level today! Some high end guys still left on board too. Keep working hard & chasing your dreams fellas.
#RollTier
Introducing our HQ coaching staff for 2024, starting with Dylan Rajkovich.
A Top Tier alum and former DIII assistant at Transylvania University, Rajkovich now heads player performance and strength initiatives.
Bio ๐ฐ:
"By far the best year we've had with our program"
Seth Kenny, Dylan Rajkovich, Malcolm Grady and Keith Rogalla led this winter's velocity and performance program which saw lots of improvement from our Tier guys.
Much more insight from this program to come
Congratulations to our third Tier Boy of the Week, Dylan Kassab.
A hard worker with a great personality, Kassab earns this week's award after a great practice according to coaches and staff.
@DylanKassab2026
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@HCReddevilBB
High School Player of the Week: Addison Latko
Last week, Latko went 8-for-12 at the
@prepbaseball
Spring Break Experience. These eight knocks included a homer, a double, five RBI and three stolen bases.
@addisonlatko73
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@DePaulPrepBSBL
High School Player of the Week: Ethan Bass
Last week, Bass hit .417 with 2 HR, 3 2B and 6 RBI. He earns this week's P.O.W. award contributing to a solid Glenbrook North squad.
GBN sits at 18-5-1 and is listed as a 'Team to Watch' according to Prep Baseball Illinois.
Samuel Chin named Tier Boy of the Weekโผ๏ธ
Chin has been among the hardest workers in the program all winter and continues to impress on the mound.
@therealsamchin
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@stlbaseball1
Had a night last night.
Thanks to
@KaseyMink18
and the
@_GoRoos
for stopping by to watch the HQ boys secure a pool victory.
This group heads to Cary, NC later this month for the
@USABaseball
National Team Championships as part of Top Tier Select.
#TierFam
HQ Coaching Staff: Dillon Forestell
Forestell joined the staff in a full-time capacity in 2022 and now heads the youth program, among other responsibilities.
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High School Player of the Week: Callaghan O'Connor
Last week, O'Connor earned a win vs. Chicago Christian tossing a complete game shutout. He allowed just two hits and K'd 12 in the outing.
@CallaghanOConn2
HQ Coaching Staff: Juan Garcia
After signing and playing professionally with the San Diego Padres, Juan has joined the Top Tier coaching staff.
Bio๐ฐ:
๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐, ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ: ๐๐๐ค๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ โญ๏ธ
+ Read up on the long list of players that stood out from this past weekend's underclass event.
+ Nearly 6โฃ0โฃ players mentioned, within. ๐
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High School Player of the Week: Conor Essenburg
Last week, Essenburg threw 6.2 innings allowing just one hit, K'ing 13 and notching a win against DGN.
Then, he launched a 2-run HR in a win at Lemont over the weekend.
@ConorEssenburg
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@LWWestBaseball
Today at 5 p.m., we'll go live with week three of our high school showโผ๏ธ
Guests include Trey Meyers, Jonah Roper and Dylan Bowen
@TopTierNorth
@toptier_central
From LWE:
SS Jameson Martin (St. Laurence, 2024; Minnesota commit) adds on to the Vikingsโ lead with this 2 RBI single. ๐
No. 7
@stlbaseball1
now leads 6-0 and are still threatening in T4.
Paulie Hobbs and his 13U teammates get set to play at
@LakePointSports
this weekend.
We mic'd him up during last week's scrimmage, a final tune-up before
@prepbaseball
's March Madness beginning Friday, March 22.
RHP Paddy Roth (St. Patrick, 2026) is one of the top right-handers in the region, and the top
@PBR_Uncommitted
prospect in the state:
โช๏ธFB: 90-91 mph, attacks
โช๏ธSL: 73-75; late break, locates
โช๏ธCH: 81-83; swing/miss action, strikes
#ILPAS24
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@ShooterHunt
HQ Coaching Staff: Jonathan Brandt
Brandt enters 2024 as our 13U director and will coach the Americans this summer.
Brandt played at the JUCO and Division II level, and he has collegiate coaching experience.
Bio๐ฐ:
Join us this winter for our most immersive Pitching Program! Tuesday & Thursday throw days with supplemental Strength & Mobility M/W/F. Click link below to register or for more info.
@TopTierBaseball
@SethKenny
@Drajko47
๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ: ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐
We broke down which prospects put up the most noteworthy metrics from the
#ILPAS24
inside a complete statistical analysis, linked below.๐
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A fun day had by all at the Alumni Camp. Big thanks to Bobby Seymour โ17 (TB Rays), โ22 Ethan Patera (Louisville), โ21 Noah Edders (Bradley), โ17 Jimmy Burnette (Blue Jays) & โ19 Danny Doligale (Illinois) for coming out
Great to you all giving back to TT Youth!
@TopTierBaseball
Tonight at 8 p.m. CST, we'll be joined by CJ Deckinga, Addison Latko and Kenny Perez on X Spaces to talk about the first couple weeks of the high school season and what's ahead for their clubs heading into the final week of March.
High School Player of the Week: Jake Parpet
Parpet and Conant are off to a great start this season. Through the first couple weeks, Parpet boasts a .667 average with three homers, a double and six RBI to his credit.
#TierBoys
#ExpectGreatness
@ParpetJake
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@Conant_Baseball
Garnering over 45,000 views (and counting) across our social media platforms with this swing, and a winter full of hard work, our
#TierBoy
of the Week goes to
@dylan_bowen00
.
#ExpectGreatness
Peter Ensign has been part of
@TopTierBaseball
since he was 10-years old.
Having finished up his final Sunday practice and heading into his 17U season, he looks back on his time with the organization.
WATCH:
Kaleb Navarro has been in the Top Tier organization since 8-years old. Heading into his 17U season, he talks about the coaches, friendships and impact the program has given him over the years
@kalebnavarro12
๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ: ๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ
+ Wrapping up the
#ILStateGames
reports with the top overall 2026 prospects.
+ A Top-15 list, headlined by Illinois commit Ethan Bass, found here. ๐
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#๐๐๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ: ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐
+ The fastest 60 times from the Illinois State Games.
+ All of the statistics from the event, found here.๐
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We followed around 17U player and Northern Illinois commit, Karlos Otero, during a workout at our facility.
Everything you need to improve your game ๐
Watch:
High School Player of the Week: Luke Weber
Weber earns our P.O.W. honor after tossing a seven-inning no-hitter last week. He K'd seven and walked two in the outing. On the year, Weber has a 0.29 ERA and has helped the Giants to an 11-6 record.
@HPHSBaseball
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@Lukeweber2024
2025 Davis Weeks sitting 85/86 2300 spin in inning 1. Slurve 74-76. Athletic long limbed frame, efficient smooth delivery, has increased explosiveness in last year. Has real projection. โฆ
@TopTierBaseball
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@PBRIllinois
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๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ: ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐
+ An update and expansion to the state's sophomore class with the summer coming to an end.
+ More on the name's at the top, with notes and video, found here. โคต๏ธ
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C Noah Brandt (Somonauk, 2025) commits to Grand Valley State.
Brandt is ranked No. 46 in Illinois' 2025 class.
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@GVSUBaseball
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@SomBCatBaseball
)
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High School Player of the Week: Callaghan O'Connor
Last week, O'Connor earned a win vs. Chicago Christian tossing a complete game shutout. He allowed just two hits and K'd 12 in the outing.
@CallaghanOConn2
High School Player of the Week: Ryan Sloan
Last week, Sloan went four innings allowing two hits and striking out eight.
Sloan, the top 2024 in the state, looks to lead the York Dukes back to the IHSA state finals.
High School Player of the Week: Conor Essenburg
Last week, Essenburg threw 6.2 innings allowing just one hit, K'ing 13 and notching a win against DGN.
Then, he launched a 2-run HR in a win at Lemont over the weekend.
@ConorEssenburg
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@LWWestBaseball
Tomas Valincius (โ24, IL) worked 90-92 mph on the FB w/ spin up above 2,100 RPMs. Showed a SL 82-83 mph w/ spin above 2,300 RPMs. Hides it well thru back.
@UVABaseball
commit
@PG_Illinois
#WWBAWorlds