The Bullpen

In this episode of The Bullpen, our staff recaps the weekend in sports and provides updates on the Chicago Cubs’ season. We then dive into the Illinois State Games, highlight recent rankings updates and our process behind them, and wrap up with a look at players who emerged from the summer and the Illinois State Games.

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In this episode of The Bullpen, our staff recaps the past month of Illinois baseball news. We cover Illinois natives making their MLB debuts, the Cubs’ recent surge, and standout performances from Illinois products at the next level. We also dive into the wave of commitments coming out of the Illinois State Games, and wrap things up with a look at the Junior Future Games, Senior Future Games, and the Future Games.

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On this week's episode of The Bullpen, our staff talked about some NL Central News. We then discussed some of the biggest numbers we've seen from our events so far, and finished the episode talking about some names we've seen at summer events and tournaments.

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On this week's episode of The Bullpen, the Prep Baseball Illinois staff talked through names that just missed the All-State teams that we released over the last week. We also talked through some names that were candidates. for the Prep Baseball Illinois Player of the Year.

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On this week's episode of The Bullpen, we talked through the College World Series. We then recapped last weekend's 3A & 4A IHSA State Baseball Finals, before talking throughout some prospects that stood out during the IHSA Baseball Playoffs. We finished the episode with interviews from Libertyville's head baseball coach, Matt Thompson, and St. Laurence's head baseball coach, Pete Lotus.

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On this week's episode of The Bullpen, our staff talked about Murray State advancing to the College World Series, as well as Louisville's Illinois products playing big roles this season for the Cardinals. We then talked about the 1A/2A State Finals from last weekend, before getting into our Playoff Draft Update. We finished the episode previewing this weekend's 3A/4A State Finals, and talked about three uncommitted prospects to know from the 1A/2A State Finals

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This week on The Bullpen, we break down the latest in college baseball, including D1 Playoff updates. We dive into high school headlines, highlight the 1A/2A State Finals, and big 3A/4A matchups happening today. We also provide an update on our Playoff Draft standings, spotlight top prospects from recent game coverage, and close out the episode with a look at our evolving All-State watchlist.

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This week on The Bullpen, we break down the latest in college baseball, including JUCO teams from Illinois teams competing in the College World Series. We dive into high school headlines, highlight conference champions, recognize standout Players of the Week, and run through our latest Diamond Notes. We also provide an update on our Playoff Draft standings, spotlight top prospects from recent game coverage, and close out the episode with a look at our evolving All-State watchlist.

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On this week's episode of The Bullpen, we talked through college baseball scores and highlights, and highlighted some junior college baseball programs from Illinois headed to the College World Series. We also talked through high school news, conference winners, notable performers, and teams to know outside the Power 25. We then talked through the Prep Baseball Illinois Player of the Week, followed by some notes from the Diamond Notes story, and rounded out the episode talking about players that stood out from the week prior.

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On this episode of The Bullpen, our staff each drafted three teams from each IHSA Classification as we prepare for the upcoming IHSA Baseball Playoffs these next few weeks.

Each round within the playoffs will have a different point system, and the winner will be determined by who has the most points once the playoffs are complete.

Take a listen to see who we picked!