pitch...There are no official polls...to my knowledge.

We're lucky if we get a season preview issue from anyone.

Been...so your comment is just based on word of mouth, not official or listed polls?

And...Gary Perinar is tied as #1 pitcher in the state, pre-season Southwestern suburban polls, with the righthander from Bartlett, Kevin Schroeder.

Pitch...Correct. Although it is "official" in my mind, having seen virtually all of the big boys pitch.

I'm sure Gary Perinar and Matt Jernstad are going to get their chance to face each other this spring when OSWEGO VS MINOOKA April 27'th at OSWEGO, 28'th at MINOOKA, 29'th at OSWEGO. Not sure what game it will be but my money is on Matt Jernstad and the OSWEGO PANTHERS.

Here's hoping that the coaches are smart enough to match up these two in a game.

I hope to see Perinar throw for Minooka vs. West Aurora Mar. 20 assuming snow is off ground - have heard he is real deal and possible draft pick.

There is no doubt in my mind that Gary is the best pitcher around here. That is from playing against and with him. I think he has the best mindset when hes pitching, and its fun to play defense behind him.

Shaun Seibett - Edwardsville
GP GS CG W-L PCT IP Sv R ER ERA H 2B 3B HR
18 11 5 11-1 917 70.0 3 9 3 0.30 34 2 0 1
GP BB K KAVG WHIP Ks/W SB ROE AVG OB% SLG BF WP HB
18 18 96 9.60 5.20 5.43 0 1 139 282 159 204 2 17

"There comes a time when you have to stop dreaming of the man you want to be and start being the man you have become." Bruce Springsteen

Coach...Help me out here...How does a kid pitch in 18 games of a 32 game season?

Do they have any other pitchers?

Coach what year is Shaun? Those are nice numbers is that .30 ERA? Very good. Has Shaun made any commitment to a collage?

Yes, Shaun pitched in all of those games. A common practice that is catching on in the south is to use your 1&2 in games in relief to get their bullpen work in. They have a very definitive number of pitches and then out. Also, a lot of southern teams are now, "pitching by committee." We do that a lot. We go into a game with 3 pitchers ready. We use a 3-2-2 formula. We do this in non-conference games so that it really is those pitcher's bullpen work under game conditions.

Jenny1111, Shaun is already signed but I can't remember who signed him. He is going south and playing D-1 is all that I can recollect. He is very tough to hit. Several of these games that he pitched in, he probablly didn't throw 20 pitches. His only loss last year came in relief.

BTW, I have a 6'5" lefty that is also pretty good. His name is Cody Litteken.

GP GS CG W-L PCT IP Sv R ER ERA H 2B 3B HR
14 11 5 9-2 818 68.3 0 34 24 2.46 75 12 0 1
GP BB K KAVG WHIP Ks/W SB ROE AVG OB% SLG BF WP HB
14 23 74 7.58 7.68 3.32 4 13 256 358 307 313 6 7

"There comes a time when you have to stop dreaming of the man you want to be and start being the man you have become." Bruce Springsteen

Congratulations to all the boys mentioned in this site. It's good to know there is alot of talent in the midwest. Thanks to all the indoor facilitys avilable to the players now the talent is increasing in the Midwest. It used to be if you were from the northern part of the states you were sub-par not the case any more. Just by looking at the names and hearing about their accomplishments is proof that the tallent is'nt just in the southern states.

Another quality pitcher in the South this year will be Andy Tillotson from Belleville East. I know these stats might be hard to read this way but look at his innings pitched vs. his strikeouts. He can really throw the ball. He does have control issues. His stats:

GP GS CG W-L PCT IP Sv R ER ERA H 2B 3B HR
14 14 6 9-4 692 73.3 0 31 27 2.58 48 10 0 1
GP BB K KAVG WHIP Ks/W SB ROE AVG OB% SLG BF WP HB
14 72 138 13.17 6.40 2.02 1 2 178 459 226 79 4 4

"There comes a time when you have to stop dreaming of the man you want to be and start being the man you have become." Bruce Springsteen

72BBs in 73IN

hmm....

just wait untill college when people can hit the fastball, you cant be putting all those runners on base

Did I mention he had control problems?

"There comes a time when you have to stop dreaming of the man you want to be and start being the man you have become." Bruce Springsteen

coachb- would this be the same kid that joliet catholic faced last year in the peoria notre dame tournament?

styles2310, are you referring to Seibert? If so, I know that Edwardsville played in the Peoria Notre Dame Tournament. I don't know which team Shaun pitched against. If you saw him pitch, maybe you can verify that he has some great stuff.

"There comes a time when you have to stop dreaming of the man you want to be and start being the man you have become." Bruce Springsteen

coach- im not sure i was just asking we faced a real fine pitcher that day when we threw a sophmore who ended up throwing well... it was close we lost 2-1 ..... he wasnt really big and was a righty who hid the ball real well ... no movement on his fastball but he brought it pretty good and his off speed was really good he kept us off balance... im not sure what his name is but that could be him ... what do you think??

also edwardsville was tearing up all the teams until they played us he was a fine pitcher... i believe ignatius was in it and of course peoria notre dame and another southern team im not sure

tim dennehy oprf