The 2010 Sporting News Baseball Preview magazine, available at newstands everywhere, lists Kaneland High School alum Casey Crosby as the Detroit Tigers’ top prospect.

Ty Hamer, a senior at Kaneland High School has verbally committed to pitch for the University of Illinois baseball program.

COMSTOCK PARK, MICH.—The Midwest League announced its 2009 Postseason All-Star Team on Tuesday, and two Whitecaps, left-handed Pitcher Casey Crosby, a Kaneland High School graduate, and designated hitter Billy Nowlin, have been named to the squad.

MAPLE PARK—Infielder Jake Fiedler makes his way to base on a walk, then takes a quick opportunity to steal second out from under the nose of Aurora Christian on Tuesday.

Leyden Electric’s Zack Shoaff flings the ball to infielder Jacob Milton as Tyler Kraus heads to second during Saturday’s Gold Divsion championship at McNair Field in Elburn. Tyler’s Elburn A’s won the title game 8-5 in seven innings.

GENEVA—The Kane County Cougars, officially at the halfway point of the 2009 regular season, will be heading to the Midwest League playoffs this September as the Western Division’s first half champion.

COMSTOCK PARK, MI—The Midwest League announced today that six Whitecaps players were selected to the league’s annual All-Star Game on Tuesday, June 23 in Clinton, Iowa.

Now that the regular season is done, the stage can set itself for the regionals and beyond.

Kaneland baseball continues to plug away in the season’s homestretch, and in the process eclipsed last season’s win total.

In late-April, Kaneland met with 11 other schools to draw up plans for a new 12-team conference that would kick off in the fall of 2010.

If you happen to visit Fifth Third Ballpark just north of Grand Rapids, Mich., and see a 6-foot-5 blonde-haired lefthander who looks vaguely familiar, signing autographs for young fans on the concourse during a rain delay, you’re not going crazy.

Four consecutive victories this past week brought coach Brian Aversa’s group to 12-3 (4-2 Western Sun Conference).

Knights baseball played the part of road warriors this week. For the most part, it was a successful venture.
The Knights sit at 5-2 in the opening part of the season, after having done a road trip through downstate Illinois and Missouri and losing to Geneva on Tuesday 5-3.

The past 12 months have seen curveballs thrown at the players on the Kaneland High School baseball team.

The 2007 Kaneland grad always gets a look from Kaneland baseball faithful, but as the weather turns, the mentions are getting national.