Wildcats in College

As of the 2025 season, 107 Wildcats have moved on to play baseball at the collegiate level.
27 Wildcat players have gone on to compete at the Division I level.
10 Wildcats have gone on to play in Major League organizations.
7 Wildcats have been drafted; 3 have signed free agent contracts with MLB teams.
Wildcat players have played for colleges/universities in 16 different U.S. states including the following: IL, IA, NB, WI, AL, IN, OH, MS, MI, GA, NC, TX, KY, AZ, TN, and MO.

Class of 2025

**Brady Hart – INF Illinois Central CC

Class of 2024

**Blake Crancer – INF Des Moines, IA CC

**Taylor Hafermann – RHP Black Hawk CC

**Sam Beirne – RHP Elmhurst College

Class of 2023

**Jesse Courtney – RHP Illinois State University, Parkland CC

**Will Strehl – C/OF Marian University, WI

**Heath Hornke – RHP Monmouth College

**Jake Morrill – OF Black Hawk CC, Illinois Central College

Class of 2022

**Eli Hensley – INF Black Hawk CC

**Bryant Henderson – RHP Kankakee CC

**Alex Willey – RHP Iowa Western CC, Western Illinois University

**Andrew Coats – C Dubuque University, IA

**Joe Jefferson – C/3B Spoon River CC, Indiana University-South Bend, IN

**Clint Goodman – 1B Spoon River CC, Indiana University-South Bend, IN

Class of 2021

**Wyatt Inselman – INF Indiana Tech

**Tanner Tompkins – C Concordia University, NB

**Nick Barlow – RHP Kankakee CC, Millikin University

Class of 2020 — NO SEASON (COVID)

**Alec McGinnis – INF Augustana College

**Alex Smith – P Carl Sandburg College, Illinois Wesleyan University

**Connor Stephenson – C Case Western Reserve University, OH

**Evan Hutson – 1B Illinois Wesleyan University

**Garrett Swingler – P Illinois Wesleyan University

**Sean Shook – INF, P Heartland Community College

**Will Kafer – OF, P Illinois Wesleyan University

Class of 2019

**Austin Collinson – SS, P Carl Sandburg College

**Brady Alexander – OF Sauk Valley Community College

**Brandon Roth – OF, P Black Hawk Community College, McKendree College

**C.J. Lewis – P, OF, INF Chicago State University, Parkland Community College, Jackson State University

Class of 2018

**McCade Brown – P Indiana University

**Jake Marti – OF Heartland Community College, University of Michigan

Class of 2017

**Caleb Jacobs – OF Western Illinois University/Howard CC, TX, Mt. Olive University, NC

**Nick Watson – P Illinois Wesleyan University

**Nick Piller – INF Knox College

Alex Hoss – OF Kankakee Community College

**Peyton Dillingham – OF Heartland Community College, Morehead State, McKendree College, UIS

Jeffrey Crutcher – INF Heartland Community College

Class of 2016

Mitch Fairfield – C Southern Illinois University

Nate Beal – INF Lindenwood University

Class of 2015

**Reid Birlingmair – RHP University of Illinois-Chicago

Nick Bronson – RHP Illinois Central College

Cody Rogers – OF Illinois Wesleyan University

Class of 2014

**Ryan Frye – OF Evangel University, MO

Adam Hoerner – 1B Eureka College

Reed Rogers – 1B Heartland Community College

Class of 2013

**Alex Jefferson- OF Missouri State University, MO

**Adam McGinnis – C Western Illinois University

Tyler Ort – INF North Park University

**Jacob Evans – OF University of Dubuque University, IA

**Matthew James – INF/P University of Illinois

Nick Hieb – P Illinois State University

Class of 2012

**Wes Sery – INF Northern Illinois University

**Nick Barnhill – P Concordia University

Class of 2011

Trey Rogers – INF Illinois Wesleyan University

**Adam Seifert – OF/P Illinois Wesleyan University

Erik Sipes – INF Central College, IA

Class of 2010

Jacob Birlingmair – C Quincy University

Michael Collins – INF Heartland Community College

**Brock Stewart – INF Illinois State University

Class of 2009

**Blake Brown – OF University of Missouri, MO

**Colton Moore – INF/OF Murray State University, KY/Lindenwood University, MO

Cody Kinser – C Illinois Central College

Kevin Camp – 2B Illinois Central College

**Ryan Martinez – P Illinois Central College/Illinois Valley CC/Webster University, MO

**Nathan Loy – INF MacMurray College

Class of 2008

Luke Wing – P Illinois Wesleyan University

Erich Bushong – OF Illinois Wesleyan University

**Harold Riggins – INF North Carolina State University, NC

Tyler Ropp – P Spoon River Community College

Dreu Martinez – INF Illinois Central College

Scott Willey – C Southeastern Community College, IA

Class of 2007

**Cory Phillips – INF Heartland Community College/Grand Valley State University, MI

**Matt Widick – P Kankakee Community College/University of Indianapolis, IN

Kyle Camp – INF Illinois Central College

Class of 2006

**Luke Stewart – INF University of Georgia/University of Alabama-Birmingham

Tyler Leipold – OF Heartland Community College

**Zach Zwaga – C University of Illinois-Chicago/Heartland CC/Edgewood College, WI

**Seth Astroth – INF Lincoln Land CC/Heartland CC/Edgewood College, WI

**Zach Williams – OF Olivet Nazarene University/Judson University

Class of 2005

**Cory McCullick – OF Edgewood College, WI

**Alex Berta – INF Edgewood College, WI

**Drew Stephens – P Lincoln Land CC/Mount Mercy College, IA

Eric Birky – P Lincoln Land Community College

Class of 2004

**Jordan Comadena – C Purdue University, IN

Justin Gilles – OF Cornell College, IA

Class of 2003

Spike Nelson – INF Kankakee Community College

Class of 2002

**Joe Caslow – P Olney CC/Trevecca Nazarene University, TN

Class of 2001

**Nick Berta – INF Illinois Benedictine University

**Scott Martin – OF Illinois Benedictine University

**Mason Abner – P Monmouth College

**Jake Stewart – P Illinois State University/University of Illinois

**Chris Shepherd – INF Illinois State University/Lee University, TN

Class of 2000

**Nate Whitney – OF Kankakee Community College/Illinois State University

**Chris Nelson – INF Augustana College

Jordan Brutlag – INF Kankakee Community College

Brett Moore – C Tennessee Bible College

Class of 1999

**Kevin O’Dell – OF Illinois State University

**Kevin Ewen – P Mesa Community College, AZ/Illinois State University

**Casey Van Hook – P Millikin University

**Nic Nelson – P Millikin University

**Brian Walters – INF Truman State University, MO

**Nick Heineman – INF Truman State University, MO

**Chris Kaufman – C Illinois Wesleyan University

Class of 1998

**Andrew Jefferson – P Southwest Missouri State (Now Missouri State University)

**Justin Hamm – C MacMurray College

Ryan Brittnell – INF Lincoln Land Community College

Class of 1997

**Joey Miles – INF Millikin University

Class of 1996

**Brian Mounce – INF Lincoln Land CC/William Woods College, MO