THe same names are usually thrown out regarding who the best of the best are. However, who are the better underrated players that will be making their Varsity teams for the first time?

i take it you mean any newcomers to varsity...tough to say in this case because they havent proven anything yet...but take a look at the new suburban praire conference..minooka morris oswego lemont plainfield plainfield south..there are some great players here too that are not noticed as much

agree with injuns

spc conference will have some quality competition with some players that would probably be talked about alot on this board if they were in a more prodegious conference such as the sica west

I like this topic, I think its a good way to get some more names mentioned. The two guys I played with who are now seniors at Glenbrook South and who will I hope fill a leadership role and have great years are outfielder Scott Seidman a Left handed hitter with some power and Jim Deschamps P/3B/1B. Also GBS has got new field with a high wall like 20 feet, but still a short porach in right I think its like 302' so some of the other lefties on the team like Steve Luft and Jack Doron may get a few HRs this year even though they are not power hitters.

catcher Flanagan lyons township
of. Considine oak park
of .Hart Oak park
of. ronosky L.t.
c. Weiss Naperville Central.
2b. Bromann GlenBard West.
of.Finn Glenbard South.
of.Jurkovic Glenbard South.
of.Mckay Willowbrook
1b.Mahler L.t.
1b.Gawenda L.t.
ss.Portchy Hinsdale Central.
of/c.Bisnette Hinsdale Central.
3b.Lee naperville Central.
of. T.Johnson Montini.
c. Wasilowski Montini.
of.Dore St.Ignautis.
3b.Mennen Naperville Central.
3b. Fletcher St.Charles.
P. Binder Hinsdale Central.
of.Mcfolling Oak Park.
P.Dennehey Oak Park.
c.Ehrlic Bartlett
2b.Gryzwa.St.Ignatius.
of.Webster,Glenbard West
2b.Lind Hinsdale Central.
of.Maritta Riverside Brookfield
2b.McCormack Downers North
of.Karn Lockport
p.Novack Lockport

There are two players that "I" feel are underrated....

Kenny Smalley
Brian Schutzbach

"You observe a lot by watching."

Just wondering who Linedrive11 is....

joknows....

All you need to know right now is that he is a "friend" of ours. Trust me, when I see you, I will tell you. O.K.?

"You observe a lot by watching."

Boomer-
How you been lately? I'll talk to you sometime soon.

linedrive11......

I love your list!!!

Most of those kids on your list I have seen play, or at least hit in game situations.

Ronovsky, McKay, Mahler, Hart, Mc Folling, Finn, Erlich, Portchy, Considine, Binder (Hins. Cent.), Dore, Bisnette, all underrated!!! One young man who I didn't see on your list, and maybe you just forgot, is this speedster from Glenbard West, Ryan Chibucos. I heard he ran a 3.7, home-to-first!! Nothing like speed on the bases, don't you think?

"You observe a lot by watching."

Boomer-

I !! Speed kills. On the base paths, there is nothing more devastating than a pesky and alert baserunner that can flat out fly!! Not only is it free bases, but it can really rattle a pitcher! Wow, 3.7 though- that is flat out unreal, someone sign him a pro-contract baby! My high school team to beat this year in Illinois though has to be Lockport- WOW they have some depth and skills to boot!

Friendly Fan
The Beloved Strategist

Lockport will definitely be tough this year.

idont care what neone sais but the richards bulldogs are gunna make some noise i dont care bout lockport or neone else we are a senior dominated team with lots of experience since our soph yrs were gunna kill

FriendlyFan39.....

I agree with you and Beenthere, Lockport is definitely in the mix this coming year.

Some other schools to look at are Glenbard West and OPRF. Then you always have St.Ignatius, Sandburg, LT, Providence, you know who the rest of the schools are.

PLEASE.......don't take it personal that I didn't include your school!!!! I didn't get to see many games last season, and I know there are many other great teams out there. I'm sure that those other teams will be contenders.

"You observe a lot by watching."

bull...How was your pitching last year? Or, we you guys involved in a bunch of 11-9 games?

Bull,

FYI, seniors guarantee nothing. walk softly, carry a big stick. Sometimes it is best to stay under the radar.

Glover,

I couldn't agree more. I saw post after post this time last year about "the Gods in green" and how they would not be beat. The posts stopped not long after the season started.

haha good one HSDad, I just figgured there free AOL hours ran up, and that was why they stopped posting. If I had to pick one team to win state this year it would be OPRF. They have great hitting and great pitching, a good mix of juniors and seniors, and had a great summer.

Last year I picked Rich South, Hillcrest and Crete-Monee as my favorites and caused many to take offense to my good natured kidding. Therefore, I will stay with my choices from last year.

Lockport, JCA, and Minooka will beat any team in the state on any day. All 3 teams have solid hitting and pitching.Lockport has players like Christensen and Kovack JCA has Vidano and Feeney and Minooka has Perinar and Shiedt just to name a few. Just shows the Joliet area might have the best baseball talent around.