| Positional Players | |||
| Name | School | Position | Year |
| Tim Barry | Oak Park-River Forest | OF | Sophomore |
| Blake Brown | Normal West | OF | Senior |
| Angelo Burrage | St. Rita | OF | Senior |
| Steve Fehrenbacher | Joliet Catholic | OF | Senior |
| Justin Kopale | St. Rita | SS | Senior |
| Kevin Koziol | Brother Rice | SS/RHP | Junior |
| Sam Picchiotti | Oak Park-River Forest | SS | Senior |
| Nick Ratajczak | Joliet Catholic | 2B | Senior |
| Justin Ringo | Stagg | 1B | Senior |
| Dan Sheppard | Downers Grove North | C | Senior |
| Pitchers | |||
| Name | School | Position | Year |
| Jack DeAno | Wheaton North | RHP/OF | Senior |
| Nathan Dorris | Marion | LHP | Senior |
| Scott Firth | Buffalo Grove | RHP | Senior |
| Zach Hirsch | St. Charles North | RHP | Senior |
| Kevin Johnson | Mt. Carmel | RHP | Senior |
| David Kiyosaki | Hinsdale Central | RHP | Senior |
| Ian Krol | Neuqua Valley | LHP | Senior |
| Trey Martin | Wheaton North | RHP/3B | Senior |
| Jake Naumann | Naperville North | RHP | Senior |
| A.J. Plese | Joliet Catholic | RHP | Senior |
| Other Top Players | |||
| Name | School | Position | Year |
| Mike Birkner | Downers Grove South | C | Sr. |
| John Boyle | Benet | RHP | Sr. |
| Connor Buxton | Crystal Lake Central | RHP | Sr. |
| Wade Cervenka | Wheaton North | 3B | Sr. |
| Dave Cladis | Joliet Catholic | SS | Sr. |
| Marc Corigliano | Lake Forest | C | Jr. |
| Ryan Crowley | Morton West | LHP | Sr. |
| Aric Dama | Wheaton North | LHP | Sr. |
| Patrick Gannon | Brother Rice | RHP | Sr. |
| Jerad Grundy | Johnsburg | LHP | Sr. |
| Jack Havey | Loyola | LHP | Sr. |
| Jake Heckman | Crystal Lake Central | 2B | Sr. |
| Christian Hickman | Simeon | SS | Sr. |
| Nolan Jacoby | Prairie Ridge | C | Sr. |
| Alex Kazmierski | Sandburg | OF | Sr. |
| Anthony Kopp | Highland Park | RHP/OF | Sr. |
| Brian Krolikowski | Batavia | OF | Sr. |
| Mike McKinley | Neuqua Valley | RHP | Sr. |
| Jon Menke | Highland Park | RHP | Sr. |
| Austin Montgomery | Marion | SS | Sr. |
| A.J. Nathan | Highland Park | C | Sr. |
| Craig Provow | Neuqua Valley | RHP | Sr. |
| Paul Rambaud | St. Ignatius | OF | Sr. |
| Alex Staehely | Benet | SS | Sr. |
| Kyle Thomas | Providence | C | Sr. |
| Cam Verbeke | Fenwick | RHP | Sr. |
NICK RATAJCZAK
Ratajczak was the best-hitting second baseman in the
area last season, batting .491 with 19 doubles, six
triples and two homers. He also drove in a team-high
55 runs for the state semifinalists.
JUSTIN RINGO
Stagg seriously needs to print new record books.
Ringo set school marks for batting average (.533),
home runs (15), on-base percentage (.654), slugging
(1.200) and walks (37) last year.
JACK DeANO
DeAno put up a tremendous line in 2008, going
7-1 with a 1.03 ERA and helping Wheaton North
reach the state semifinals. He tossed a team-high
61 innings and gave up just 45 hits.
IAN KROL
The Arizona recruit is the area's most dominant
pitcher, with a 17-2 career record, a 1.05 ERA and
202 strikeouts in 120 innings. Krol pitched
Neuqua Valley to a state title in 2007.
Coach's Take
AN AREA COACH ON NICK RATAJCZAK:
"He's like a lefty Dustin Pedroia. He gets up and
shoots the ball to the opposite field, he hits line
drives, he knows how to get on base, and defensively
he can make all the plays."
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