{"id":42671,"date":"2025-05-21T02:19:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T02:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/42671\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T02:19:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T02:19:12","slug":"nick-weaver-stars-for-elgin-community-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/42671\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Weaver stars for Elgin Community College"},"content":{"rendered":"

After an all-state senior baseball season at Streamwood, Nick Weaver<\/a> wasn\u2019t getting the looks he was hoping for and felt that he deserved from the Division I level.<\/p>\n

Elgin Community College coach Bill Angelo<\/a> believed that he had the perfect home for the emerging catcher, however, and Weaver ended up at ECC.<\/p>\n

Weaver just completed his second spring with the Spartans, earning the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference\u2019s player of the year and a scholarship to Eastern Michigan.<\/p>\n

In hindsight, according to Weaver, it has been a perfect match.<\/p>\n

\u201cI made sure the whole coaching staff knew that because it couldn\u2019t have gone any better for me or the program,\u201d he said. \u201cI feel like (Angelo\u2019s) the type of coach everybody would like to play for.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s exactly who he says he is. Everything he told me was how everything panned out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Angelo knew he had a top prospect on his hands when he pursued Weaver in high school. What he received over two seasons was everything he could have hoped for and then some.<\/p>\n

In 103 career games, Weaver totaled 130 runs, 138 hits, 29 doubles, seven triples, four home runs and 93 RBIs. He hit .408 with an eye-popping .510 on-base percentage.<\/p>\n

This season, Weaver improved behind the plate defensively, throwing out a shade under half of would-be base stealers and also cut his passed balls allowed from over 20 to four.<\/p>\n

\"StreamwoodStreamwood graduate Nick Weaver reacts after getting hit by a pitch for Elgin Community College during a game this season. (ECC photo)<\/p>\n

\u201cHe probably will go down and one of the best players I\u2019ve ever coached,\u201d Angelo said of Weaver. \u201cWhat he did behind the plate and for the pitching staff, and then offensively, just a super smart player that truly cares about his teammates and wants to help them get better<\/p>\n

\u201cGuys like him don\u2019t come around very often. I\u2019m thankful I got to an opportunity to be a little part of his journey.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the fall, Weaver finally got his Division I scholarship offer from Eastern Michigan, which came as no surprise to Angelo. The numbers speak for themselves.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s what he\u2019s seen behind the scenes that stand out even more to Angelo.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s special,\u201d Angelo said. \u201cThere\u2019s no doubt. Having to get him on your team for two years, you see how special he is and how different he is than the rest. It\u2019s so awesome having a guy like him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Weaver played last summer for the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp, a summer college team in the Prospect League. While Weaver hit only .221, he was exposed to pitching at the highest level.<\/p>\n

\"StreamwoodStreamwood graduate Nick Weaver reacts after scoring a run for Elgin Community College during a game this season. (ECC photo)<\/p>\n

Brody Brecht<\/a> and J.J. Wetherholt<\/a>, two players from the league, were first-round picks in last year\u2019s MLB draft.<\/p>\n

Streamwood coach Dan Jennings<\/a> and his son, Charlie<\/a>, were able to see a few of those games.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that summer really helped him, seeing that Division I pitching,\u201d Jennings said of Weaver. \u201cHe\u2019s going to go on to play a lot of high-level baseball.\u201d<\/p>\n

Weaver confirmed it opened his eyes but also made him realize he belonged with those players.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was better pitching than I ever saw before,\u201d Weaver said. \u201cThe struggles last year helped me. It was a super fun experience with us winning the league.<\/p>\n

\u201cGoing into the fall, it helped me keep working and stay where my feet are.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"StreamwoodStreamwood graduate Nick Weaver frames a pitch for Elgin Community College during a game this season. (ECC photo)<\/p>\n

Eastern Michigan also took notice. The opportunity he felt he was ready for in high school is now at hand. And Weaver hopes it\u2019s the next step toward his own draft day.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know I can hang with the big guys,\u201d Weaver said. \u201cNow it\u2019s kind of like, \u2018I told you so.\u2019 It\u2019s nice to know that I\u2019m so close to the end goal of getting drafted and playing pro ball.\u201d<\/p>\n

After what Angelo saw the past two seasons, he won\u2019t put anything past Weaver.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am not surprised that he is playing Division I baseball,\u201d Angelo said. \u201cAnd I will not be surprised when he gets drafted at some point in his career.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paul Johnson is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News.<\/p>\n

Originally Published: May 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM CDT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After an all-state senior baseball season at Streamwood, Nick Weaver wasn\u2019t getting the looks he was hoping for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42672,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2276],"tags":[10635,14026,5,10636,14027,3263,1358,2291,4,1586],"class_list":{"0":"post-42671","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mlb-draft","8":"tag-aurora-beacon-news","9":"tag-aurora-beacon-news-sports","10":"tag-baseball","11":"tag-elgin-courier-news","12":"tag-elgin-courier-news-sports","13":"tag-high-school-sports","14":"tag-local-news","15":"tag-major-league-baseball-draft","16":"tag-mlb","17":"tag-mlb-draft"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/114543431774124074","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}