2023 PBR Junior Future Games Preview: Team Illinois
July 24, 2023
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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