Brayden Elam (Altamont, 2026) drives this one for a single. Line-drive approach; 6-foot-1, 170-pound frame w/ room for added strength. Prep Baseball Illinois | #PBTILOpen

Hayden Bates (2027, St. Thomas More) was the highlight for Illinois Braves today. Two knocks including this one for extra bases, drove in both runs for his team and got walked twice. Prep Baseball Illinois | @PBTILOpen

SS Tyler Cole (Paxton-Buckley-Loda, 2026) drives this one for a triple. Gap-to-gap approach; Athletic 6-foot, 170-pound frame. Prep Baseball Illinois | #PBTILOpen

Had a great time at the PBT Illinois Open. I had a batting average of .429 with 2 walks. Here are a couple of swings from this past weekend. Prep Baseball Scouting Prep Baseball Illinois Prep Baseball Uncommitted Rawlings Tigers Central IL Rawlings Tigers National Recruiting STM Baseball

Braves win 10-7 over Canes Great Lakes Gold. Tyler Cole (W) 5IP 3ER 6H 2BB 5Ks. Derek Rivera 2/3 2B 3RBI. Tyler Cole 2/3 2RBI 2SB Brayden 1/2 RBI Sam Petersen 1/3 RBI Keegan Koester RBI Cam Schluter 1/2 Prep Baseball Tournaments Illinois Braves #ILOpen

RF Brayden Elam (Altamont, 2026) connects on a line drive to right field for a single. Lean 6-foot-1, 170-pound frame with room to add strength. #PBTILOpen Prep Baseball Illinois

2B Kayden Vance (Paxton-Buckley-Loda, 2026) drives a ball into right-center for a single, one of his two barrels on the day. Athletic 5-foot-11, 155-pound frame with room to add strength. #PBTILOpen Prep Baseball Illinois

3B Derek Rivera (Prep Baseball Illinois, 2026) drives a ball into deep right field for a sac fly. Strong 6-foot-1, 175-pound frame. #PBTILOpen

1B Cam Schluter (St. Joesph-Ogden, 2026) barrels a ball into left-center for a single. Connected on a double into right field during his first at-bat. Physical 5-foot-11, 205-pound frame. #PBTILOpen Prep Baseball Illinois

Had a great weekend at the Rantoul Rush Invite Hitting: .400 AVG .500 OBP 2 2B 1 BB Pitching: 7 IP (complete game W) 1 ER 1 K .214 BAA 89% WEAK% 70% strikes Fielding: 6 PO .1000 FP 2026-Looking for any collegiate opportunities Mike Alves Rantoul Rush Baseball #JucoRoute

📍Lindenwood University📍 Illinois Braves 17u (Illinois Braves) offense staying hot this morning pushing across 3 more in the 2nd, getting two big runs on this liner to left from LF Sam Peterson 🔥 #Play9WithUs | #EliteSeries

Braves, undermanned, tie 6-6 vs Kane County Phantoms. Cale Barcus 5.1 IP 6H 1ER 2BB 8K. Sam Petersen 2/2 2RBI. Cooper Lyons 2/3 Brayden 1-2 2B RBI. Kayden Vance 1/3 RBI. Zaine_Miller_42 RBI Still waiting for their coaches to enter handshake line

𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 Cam Schluter 2026 Illinois Braves 91 Exit Velocity 2 RBI Single app.questfit.com/p/cam-schluter

𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 Luke McClure 2025 Illinois Braves 93 Exit Velocity 2 RBI Single app.questfit.com/p/luke-mcclure

𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 Tre Cole 2026 Illinois Braves Fastball Sits 86-89, Max 91 Spin Rate 2000-2200 Breaking Ball 73-75 Spin Rate 1800-2000 app.questfit.com/p/tre-cole

𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 Brayden Rogers 2026 Illinois Braves 86 Exit Velocity Double app.questfit.com/p/brayden-roge…

Thankful for my 17u travel ball season with Rantoul Rush Baseball. Here are my season stats: Batting: 10 H 4 2B 1 3B 50% QAB Pitching: 24.2 IP 3-2 Record 2.55 ERA 25 SO 5 BB 66% Strikes Fielding: .955 FP 7 A 35 PO 8 DP (Double plays) Mike Alves BIRCH #uncommitted2026

Had a great weekend at the Perfect Game Ohio Valley Tournament of Champions in Cincinnati. Thank you Rawlings Tigers National Team Program for the invite. (Stats and Highlights) BAA: .375 (3/8) OBP: .583 Runs: 4 (lead the team) RBI: 1 SB: 3 (100 %) Rawlings Tigers National Recruiting Rawlings Tigers Central IL STM Baseball #JucoRoute

I am very excited to announce my commitment to Culver-Stockton College to continue my athletic and academic career. Huge thanks to Coach Gyorkos and his staff for this opportunity. I would like to thank God, familly and coaches for helping me reach this goal. Brad Gyorkos

I am blessed and excited to announce my academic and athletic commitment to the University of Saint Francis.  I want to thank God, my family, friends, and coaches who have supported me along this journey.   Thank you to Coach Michalak for taking a chance on me. #RollSaints