Prep Baseball Report

2023 PBR Junior Future Games Preview: Team Illinois


By: Diego Solares
Area Scout, Illinois & Missouri

From Tuesday, July 25th, through Sunday, July 30th, the Prep Baseball Report Junior Future Games will take place at the LakePoint Sports Complex in Emerson, Georgia. This annual event features top 13U and 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 PBR Future Games. The Future Games features the top uncommitted players in the Class of 2025 and 2026 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 two 14U teams to the Junior Future Games, designated on the schedule as Illinois and Illinois 2. You will find an itinerary for each perspective team, here:

Illinois
+ Workout:
Tuesday, July 25th, 7:00 PM, Field 15
+ Game 1: Wednesday, July 26th, 3:15 PM, Field 14 vs Iowa/Nebraska
+ Game 2: Thurdsay, July 27th, 9:30 PM, Field 16 vs California
+ Game 3: Friday, July 28th, 7:15 PM, Field 14 vs Pacific Northwest
+ Game 4: TBD

Illinois 2
+ Workout:
Tuesday, July 25th, 7:00 PM, Field 15
+ Game 1: Wednesday, July 26th, 7:45 PM, Field 16 vs Canada
+ Game 2: Thursday, July 27th, 9:30 PM, Field 13 vs Mississippi
+ Game 3: Friday, July 28th, 12:30 PM, Field 13 vs Pennsylvania
+ Game 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
Brody Lindemann Belleville East
2027 C/INF
Keegan Seipp
O'Fallon
2027 C/INF
Hunter Hike Honoegah
2027 C/INF
Wade Ozment Crystal Lake Central
2027 OF/RHP
Gavin Stanislawski Brother Rice
2027 INF/RHP
Kash VanHouten Canton
2027 INF/RHP
Jacsen Tucker Oswego East
2027 INF
Isaiah Martin Lane Tech
2027 INF
Aidan Bennett Edwardsville
2027 OF/RHP
Brady Cunningham Brother Rice
2027 RHP/INF
Anthony Cartolano
Brother Rice
2027
OF/INF
Cullen Schwigen Rockridge 2027 RHP/OF


TEAM ILLINOIS 2

NAME SCHOOL CLASS POS
Derrick Pomatto
Joliet Catholic
2027 C/INF
Myles Broome Brother Rice
2027 C/OF
James Benson St. Laurence
2027 LHP/1B
Nathan Klucker Triad
2027 INF/RHP
Kaden Wasniewski McHenry
2027 INF/RHP
Carson Trivellini Crystal Lake South
2027 INF
Matt Ritchie St. Charles North
2027 INF/RHP
Sean Dabe Huntley
2027 INF/RHP
Omar Avalos Father McGivney
2027 OF
Noah Hallahan Geneva
2027 INF/RHP
Mason Bruesch Geneva 2027 OF/RHP
Aidan Dillon Brother Rice 2027 OF/LHP


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