Illini reliever Tyler Jay was listed as one of Team USA’s top prospects by MLB.com’s Jim Callis yesterday. Says Callis: “Undrafted in 2012 as an Illinois high school senior who topped out at 90 mph, he now has a fastball that peaks at 97 and sits at 93-95 mph, even…
Coach Dan Hartleb is going places this summer. Specifically, he’s heading to North Carolina to assist at the National Training Complex for the 2014 USA Baseball 14U National Team Development Program. Hartleb was named to the coaching staff for the program and will help Eric Kibler at the complex in…
The USA Collegiate National Team has begun its season and Illini Tyler Jay is right in the middle of the action. Jay won a spot on the roster after a superb performance during tryouts in June. Now, he and the rest of Team USA are taking on the world in…