A total of 21 players from Illinois are among the NCAA baseball teams playing in the 2025 College World Series starting this weekend in Omaha, Nebraska.
Nearly all of the Illinois players are part of three rosters: Louisville, Murray State and Arizona — coincidentally the only three teams in the field that come into the tournament unranked.
Here are the eight teams in the CWS, along with USA TODAY Sports/coaches ranking: No. 3 LSU (48-15); No. 5 Arkansas (48-13); No. 9 Oregon State (47-14-1); No. 11 Coastal Carolina (53-11); No. 13 UCLA (47-16); Arizona (44-19); Louisville (40-22); and Murray State (44-15).
Here are the 21 players from Illinois who are part of programs in the CWS:
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ArizonaBrendan Summerhill, jr OF, Chicago Whitney YoungCasey Hintz, jr. RHP/INF, Arlington Heights St. ViatorEric Orloff, sr. LHP, Northbrook Glenbrook NorthMichael Hilker, Jr., jr. RHP, YorkvilleTony Pluta, jr. RHP, Arlington Heights St. ViatorBryk Barnard, fr. C, Arlington Heights HerseyLouisvilleCollin Mowry, fr. C, Lincoln-Way CentralTJ Schlageter, so. LHP, Joliet CatholicJake Munroe, jr. INF, Champaign CentralParker Detmers, so. RHO, Chatham GlenwoodCole Crafton, fr. OF, Lincoln-Way WestZion Rose, so. OF/C, Chicago native from IMG AcademyMurray StateNico Bermeo, gr. INF, Chicago St. PatrickJacob Hustedde, so. RHP, Breese Mater DeiDanny Rollins, so. C, Roselle Lark ParkBrady Grabowski, so. OF, StreatorJack Wajda, so. RHP, MokenaReed Braundmeier, sr. RHP, Breese Mater DeiJackson Ugo, fr. LHP, Tinley Park AndrewCharlie Jury, jr. OF, West Chicago
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