Summer League Assignments for EIU Players
EIU players placed in leagues from Cape Cod to Texas
6/29/2009 12:49:48 PM
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CHARLESTON, Ill. – A number of Eastern Illinois baseball slated to return for the 2009-10 school year are playing for NCAA-sanctioned wood bat summer leagues from Cape Cod to Texas.
As highlighted earlier this month here at EIUpanthers.com,
Josh Mueller is pitching for the Wareham Gatemen of the prestigious Cape Cod League.
Matt Miller and
Curt Restko are also a long way from home, playing for the McKinney Marshals of the Texas Collegiate League.
In the Midwest, meanwhile,
Richie Derbak (Quincy Gems),
Ben Thoma (Quincy Gems) and
Cam Strang (Richmond RiverRats) are all playing in the Prospect League. Formerly known as the Central Illinois Collegiate League, the league expanded from four to 12 teams during the winter.
Joining the program in the fall after signing a National Letter of Intent in November is Brent McNeil, who is pitching for the Grand Lake Mariners of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League (Ohio). McNeil played for Lincoln Trail Community College in Robinson this past season.
Fellow EIU signee Ryan Dineen helped lead his Andrean High School team to the Indiana Class 3A state championship. Dineen went 3-for-3 with a double and a triple, and was also credited with playing some stellar defense at shortstop in the championship game victory. Read more about Dineen and AHS at
PrepBaseballReportIndiana.com.
| Player |
Team |
Location |
League |
| Zach Borenstein |
Lombard Orioles |
Lombard, Ill. |
Chicago Suburban |
| Richie Derbak |
Quincy Gems |
Quincy, Ill. |
Prospect |
| Alex Gee |
Gifford-Flatville Gif-Flats |
Gifford/Flatville, Ill. |
E.I. |
| Mike Martin |
Melrose Indians |
Melrose Park, Ill. |
Chicago Suburban |
| Brent McNeil |
Grand Lake Mariners |
Celina, Ohio |
Great Lakes |
| Matt Miller |
McKinney Marshals |
McKinney, Texas |
Texas Collegiate |
| Josh Mueller |
Wareham Gatemen |
Wareham, Mass. |
Cape Cod |
| Mike Recchia |
Lombard Orioles |
Lombard, Ill. |
Chicago Suburban |
| Curt Restko |
McKinney Marshals |
McKinney, Texas |
Texas Collegiate |
| Brad Schweigert |
Crestwood Panthers |
Crestwood, Ill. |
Chicago Suburban |
| Cam Strang |
Richmond RiverRats |
Richmond, Ind. |
Prospect |
| Ben Thoma |
Quincy Gems |
Quincy, Ill. |
Prospect |
| Gerik Wallsten |
Lombard Orioles |
Lombard, Ill. |
Chicago Suburban |