Prep Baseball Report

Junior Future Games Preview: Team Illinois


By: Illinois Staff

From Thursday, July 24th, through Sunday, July 27th, the Prep Baseball Junior Future Games will take place at the LakePoint Sports Complex in Emerson, Georgia. This annual event features top 14U talents from across the country in a tournament-style format, where participants will be given the unique opportunity of competing against other top-level players while representing their respective state in a high-level atmosphere.

This event will run in conjunction with the Prep Baseball Future Games. The Future Games features the top uncommitted players in the Class of 2027 and 2028 from across the Prep Baseball Report’s 40+ state coverage area. It is one of the most highly recruited events of the summer and attracts more than 300 college coaches from across the country each year.

This one-of-a-kind event will include individual workouts and a 4-game guarantee with single elimination bracket play to determine a champion in each age group.

For more information about the event, click HERE. To see a full game schedule of the event, click HERE.

This year, Illinois is taking one 14U team to the Junior Future Games, designated on the schedule as Illinois. You will find an itinerary for each perspective team, here:

Illinois
+ Wednesday, July 23:
 Check-In at LakePoint from 4:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. *Players can arrive at any time throughout this time, players are not required to check-in at this time and date.*
+ Workout:
Thursday, July 24th, 12:30 pm
+ Game 1: Friday, July 25th, 10:30 am @ Field 14 vs. MA
+ Game 2: Saturday, July 26th, 8:00 am @ Field 16 vs. GA
+ Game 3 & 4: TBD

Below you'll find the individual names that'll represent Team Illinois at this year's event.

TEAM ILLINOIS

NAME SCHOOL CLASS POS
Jake Pisano Providence Catholic 2029 RHP/3B
Tyler Lanzi Providence Catholic 2029 OF/RHP
Hector Valdez Nazareth Academy 2029 RHP/OF
Todd Dulaney Jr Nazareth Academy 2029 SS/2B
Mason Carlson Joliet Catholic 2029 C/3B
Cody Busch Joliet Catholic 2029 C/3B
Mason Anderson Charleston 2029 RHP/3B
Mason Koth Jacobs 2029 OF/RHP
Charlie Kohman Downers Grove North 2029 OF/RHP
Jacob Kaspar Brother Rice 2029 C/SS
Dempsey Steinmetz Marist
2029 1B/RHP
Paulie Hobbs Marist 2029 OF/RHP
Leo Kelly Loyola Academy 2029 3B/RHP
Andrew Jones Marist 2029 SS/RHP

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