Illinois Fall Championships: Takeaways
October 2, 2024
From Saturday, September 28th through Sunday the 29th, the Prep Baseball Tournaments staff hosted the Illinois Fall Championships at the Rantoul Family Sports Complex in Rantoul, IL. This event was host to 11 teams from around the state, featuring both an upperclass and underclass division.
Despite the small number of teams, there was no shortage of talent, and our staff compiled every single video we tweeted out during the event, found below.
Underclass
Austin Leipart 3B / RHP / Providence Catholic, IL / 2028 |
Kash VanHouten SS / RHP / Canton, IL / 2027 |
Ryan Rappoport SS / 2B / ETHS Day School, IL / 2027 |
Eli Michanicou SS / RHP / Dunlap, IL / 2027Rankings StateRank: 35 / POS: 9
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Lincoln Boersma SS / RHP / Providence Catholic, IL / 2027 |
Monty Chalabi C / 3B / Notre Dame College Prep, IL / 2028 |
Howie Porath 3B / SS / Minooka, IL / 2027 |
Cole Clower RHP / SS / Minooka, IL / 2028 |
Matteo Banuelos SS / C / Von Steuben Metro Science High School, IL / 2028 |
Blake Davis SS / RHP / Central Lee, IA / 2027Rankings StateRank: 26 / POS: 5
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Upperclass
Martin Villagomez RHP / 2B / Reavis, IL / 2025Rankings StateRank: 61 / POS: 18
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Matt Murphy RHP / OF / Mount Carmel, IL / 2025 |
Davis Weeks SS / RHP / Dunlap, IL / 2025Rankings StateRank: 56 / POS: 11
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Daniel Lukancic SS / 2B / Joliet west, IL / 2026 |
Max Heineman C / OF / Normal Community, IL / 2026Rankings StateRank: 23 / POS: 2
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Callaghan O'Connor 3B / RHP / Bishop McNamara, IL / 2026 |
Anthony Chavez 1B / LHP / Mt. Carmel, IL / 2026Rankings StateRank: 65 / POS: 2
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Obed Lopez 3B / RHP / Harvest Christian Academy, IL / 2025 |
Gavin McReynolds OF / 1B / Minooka, IL / 2026 |
Will Haley C / OF / St. Joseph-Ogden, IL / 2026 |
Xavier Martin SS / RHP / Oak Park-River Forest, IL / 2027 |
Logan Fernandez OF / Mount Carmel, IL / 2026Rankings StateRank: 71 / POS: 10
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