Our third annual 2024 Prep Baseball Illinois State Games was held on Aug. 6 and 7 at the Rantoul Family Sports Complex in Rantoul, Ill., featuring the top players in the state, spanning grad classes 2025 through 2028. In 2023, the Illinois State Games nearly doubled in size, rostering over 300 players of the best players in the state.

Over 30 colleges were represented and in attendance in 2022, over 45 attended 2023's event, and nearly 50 school's, including 75+ coaches atteneded the event in 2024, ranging from wide-ranging distances. Over 100 prospects are now committed who were on last year's event roster who were not committed headed into the State Games, and we're eager to see how many will commit from this year's even larger roster.

• To view the 2024 roster, click here.
• To view the 2024 event statistics, click here.
• Read about the statistical stand-outs for the Position Players & Pitchers. 
• Takeaways: 2025s | 2026s | 2027s

Most Valuable Player

Johnny Andretich OF / Plainfield North, IL / 2026 From the Takeaways story (8/22/24): "...stands in an athletic and upside frame at 5-foot-9, 165-pounds. He had impressive in-game performances, going 5-for-6 with a triple, double, four RBIs, one run scored, a walk and two stolen bases, earning himself Illinois State Games Most Valuable Player honors. A left-handed hitter, Andretich posted a max exit velocity of 91.6 mph, ran a 6.89 60 time, and recorded an 87 mph bullet on his best ball to home. An uncommitted prospect in Illinois."

Most Valuable Pitcher

Brandon Menser RHP / Sesser Valier , IL / 2025 From the Takeaways story (8/21/24): "RHP Brandon Menser (Sesser Valier) is a high-level uncommitted arm in Illinois' now senior class. He stands in a hard-to-miss 6-foot-3, 176-pound frame with long levers and all kinds of projection still to come. He earned Illinois State Games Most Valuable Pitcher honors after tossing two innings on the mound with four strikeouts and no hits, runs or walks allowed. His fastball played with heavy carry through the zone (avg. 19.4” IVB), sitting 87-89 mph and topping out at 91 mph with quality spin to pair (avg. 2486 rpm). He mixed in a curveball with 12/6 action, sitting 74-79 mph with an average of 2680 rpm as well as an average of -15.4 inches of induced vertical break. He rounded out his polished three-pitch mix with an 80 mph changeup with slight fading action to the arm-side. A must-know prospect that is trending up in Illinois."

2024 Commitment Tracker

At the third Illinois State Games, there were nearly 50 colleges in attendance: Augustana College, Aurora University, Beloit College, Benedictine, Bradley, Danville Area CC, Davenport University, Eastern Illinois, Harper College, Illinois State, Illinois Wesleyan, Indiana State, John A. Logan JC, John Wood CC, Lake Land JC, Lewis University, Lincoln Land CC, Lincoln Trail JC, Lindenwood University, Loras College, Maryville University, McKendree University, Michigan State, Milikin University, Missouri-St. Louis, Monmouth College, Morehead State, Morton JC, Milwaukee School of Engineering, North Central College, North Park University, Northern Illinois, Olivet Nazarene, Parkland CC, Quincy University, Rend Lake JC, Rose-Hulman, Souteast Missouri State, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, South Suburban JC, Southeastern CC, Southwest Illinois JC, Illinois, Illinois-Chicago, Wabash Valley JC, Webster University, Western Kentucky, Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

Below, we'll be keeping a running list of the players who attended State Games uncommitted, and have since made their commitment announcement.

state games stat leaders, all-time

PITCHING LEADERS

PEAK FASTBALL VELOCITY

HIGHEST AVG. FASTBALL VELOCITY

HIGHEST AVG. FASTBALL SPIN RATE

CURVEBALL VELOCITY RANGE

HIGHEST AVG. CURVEBALL SPIN RATE

SLIDER VELOCITY RANGE

HIGHEST AVG. SLIDER SPIN RATE

Position Player LEADERS

TOP 60-YD. DASH

MAX RUN SPEED (MPH)

HIGHEST AVG. EXIT VELOCITY (BP)

MAX EXIT VELOCITY (BP)

MAX ESTIMATED BATTED DISTANCE (BP)

HIGHEST AVG. BAT SPEED

TOP INFIELD VELOCITY

TOP OUTFIELD VELOCITY

TOP CATCHER VELOCITY

TOP CATCHER POP TIMES

2022 STATE GAMES RECAP

On Aug. 9 and 10, 2022, Prep Baseball Report hosted the inaugural Illinois State Games at the Rantoul Family Sports Complex in Rantoul, Ill. This two-day, invite-only event was the first of its kind, consisting of a workout that occurred on the morning of Day One, followed by live gameplay through the remainder of the day and all of Day Two. Each of the 10 team rosters our staff assembled played three simulated games against each other, featuring players representing grad classes 2023 through 2026.

To view the event's stat leaderboards in their entirety, click here. We also published a comprehensive list of the event's stand-outs inside this Takeaways piece, published in the week that followed the State Games.

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

Patrick Gardner LHP / 1B / Lemont, IL / 2023 From the Takeaways story (8/15/22): Perhaps the biggest winner from the event’s second day was LHP/1B Patrick Gardner (Lemont, 2023). At 6-foot-4, 230-pounds, Gardner displayed easy bat strength nestled inside that physical frame, finishing the day with six hits in total and multiple extra-base hits to the opposite field. He also hopped on the mound and struck out six of seven batters faced over two innings pitched, pitching in the low-80s with his fastball while spotting both of his secondary offerings for strikes. Still uncommitted, Gardner certainly caught our attention throughout the weekend. *Edit: Gardner has since committed to Heartland CC.

MOST VALUABLE PITCHER

Dominic Voegele RHP / SS / Columbia, IL / 2023 From the Takeaways story (8/15/22): The event’s most electric pitching performance came from RHP Dominic Voegele (Columbia, 2023), who toed the rubber Wednesday afternoon. Standing at a lean 6-foot-2, 180-pounds with upside, Voegele easily pumped his fastball at 90-91 mph, touching 92 mph with more left in the tank, and commanded it to both corners of the plate. Voegele threw two breaking balls with distinct shapes, too. He tossed a more gradual 75-79 mph breaking ball at 2,600+ RPM, landing it more comfortably for strikes, while turning to a firm low-80s slider as a more swing-and-miss pitch at 2,550+ RPM. Voegele impressed at the plate throughout the event, staying up the middle from a short, quick right-handed stroke. A high level athlete who’s a multi-sport standout at Columbia, Voegele remains a top-end uncommitted prospect in Illinois. *Edit: Voegele has since committed to Kansas.

2022 Commitment Tracker

At the first-ever Illinois State Games, there were over 30 colleges in attendance: Augustana (IL), Butler, Concordia (WI), Danville Area CC, Davenport, Eastern Illinois, Elmhurst, Illinois-Champaign, Illinois-Chicago, Illinois-Springfield, Illinois State, Illinois Wesleyan, John A. Logan JC, John Wood CC, Kankakee CC, Lake Land JC, Lewis, Lincoln Trail JC, Lindenwood, Maryville, McKendree, Missouri-St. Louis, North Park, Olive Harvey, Rose-Hulman, Southeast Missouri State, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, Triton JC, Wabash Valley JC, Webster, Western Kentucky.

Below, we'll be keeping a running list of the players who attended State Games uncommitted, and have since made their commitment announcement.