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DRAFT 2008
STATE-BY-STATE FOLLOW LIST

Compiled by Allan Simpson / Perfect Game USA
April 15, 2008

EDITOR’S NOTE: The attached follow list is a rough estimation of how we see the top prospects in each state being drafted—giving little consideration at this point in the evaluation process to signability. The list is subject to change in the weeks leading up to the draft and we’ll provide an updated list for each state as we provide our state-by-state previews, beginning in mid-May, with comprehensive scouting reports on the top prospects.

GROUPS (College, Junior College, High School)
    1 Premium-round draft (Rounds 1-3; projected first-round pick in boldface type)
    2 High-round draft (Rounds 4-10)
    3 Mid-round draft (Rounds 11-25)
    4 Late-round draft (Rounds 26-50)
    5 Chance draft (players listed in alphabetical order)



ILLINOIS
COLLEGE
Rank Player Pos. Class B-T HT WT College Hometown Prev. Drafted B'date
GROUP 1                    
1. Cody Adams RHP Jr. R-R 6-2 180 Southern Illinois Viola Never drafted 11/26/1986
2. Kyle Hudson OF Jr. L-L 5-11 165 Illinois (FB) Mattoon Never drafted 1-7-87
GROUP 2                    
3. Dan Brewer 3B/OF Jr. R-R 6-0 180 Bradley Brookfield Never drafted 7-19-87
GROUP 3                    
4. Kevin Dubler C Jr. L-R 6-0 180 Illinois State Downers Grove Never drafted 2/18/1987
5. Kevin Coddington C Jr. R-R 6-4 210 Illinois-Chicago West Linn, Ore. Never drafted  
6. Bobby Stevens SS Jr. R-R 6-0 190 Northern Illinois Chicago Never drafted 3-30-87
7. Scott Shaw RHP Jr. R-R 6-5 225 Illinois Gurnee Never drafted 8/3/1986
8. Mark Kelly C Jr. R-R 6-4 195 Southern Illinois Hanover Park Never drafted 5/1/1987
9. Collin Brennan RHP Jr. R-R 6-6 195 Bradley Williamsville Never drafted 11/23/1986
10. Trevor Feeney RHP Sr. R-R 6-0 185 Northern Illinois Channahon Royals '07 (39) 6/4/1986
11. Mike Eifel RHP Sr. R-R 6-4 235 Dominican Midlothian Never drafted 8/13/1985
GROUP 4                    
12. Rob Scahill RHP So. L-R 6-1 185 Bradley Lombard Never drafted 2-15-87
13. Adam Hills OF/1B Sr. L-R 6-7 210 Southern Illinois Colo. Springs, Colo. Never drafted 6/4/1986
14. Jake Owens 2B Sr. R-R 6-0 185 Northwestern Stevens Point, Wis. Never drafted 3-1-86
15. Tanner Roark RHP Jr. R-R 6-2 200 Illinois Wilmington Never drafted 10/5/1986
16. Brian Smith RHP Jr. L-R 6-3 185 Northern Illinois Chicago Ridge Never drafted 7-21-86
17. Tyler Cox LHP Sr. R-L 6-3 205 Illinois State Danville Never drafted 4/19/1986
18. Jordin Hood 2B So. R-R 6-0 175 Northern Illinois Hawthorn Woods Never drafted 5/31/1987
19. Nick Mitidiero OF/C Jr. R-R 5-11 200 Bradley Lockport Never drafted 3/16/1987
20. Scott Elmendorf 2B Jr. R-R 6-0 175 Southern Illinois Newburgh, Ind. Never drafted 9/15/1986
GROUP 5                    
  Kenny Burdi OF Jr. L-L 6-2 200 Benedictine Roselle Devil Rays '07 (49) 5-26-87
  Zach Ernst C Sr. R-R 5-11 195 North Central Wheaton Never drafted 8-23-86
  Ryan Hastings 2B 5/Sr. L-R 6-1 195 Illinois Mattoon Never drafted 8/3/1984
  Aaron Johnson C So. R-R 6-0 195 Illinois Sussex Corner, N.B. Brewers '06 (46) 3/15/1987
  Pat Minogue OF Jr. R-R 6-0 175 Northern Illinois Crystal Lake Never drafted  
  Ben Reeser RHP Jr. R-R 6-3 195 Illinois Bloomington Never drafted 8/6/1986
                     
JUNIOR COLLEGE
Rank Player Pos. Class B-T HT WT Junior College Prev. Drafted Commitment B'date
GROUP 2                    
1. Aaron Barrett RHP So. R-R 6-4 190 Wabash Valley Dodgers '06 (44) Mississippi 1/2/1988
GROUP 3                    
2. Toby Matchulat RHP Fr. R-R 6-5 190 Wabash Valley Tigers '07 (37)   2/7/1989
3. Cory White RHP So. R-R 6-1 180 Rend Lake Never drafted Indiana State 5/22/1988
4. Joe Devine RHP Fr. R-R     Wabash Valley Never drafted    
5. Tim Dunn RHP So. R-R 6-3 190 John A. Logan Never drafted    
GROUP 4                    
6. John Flanagan LHP So. L-L 6-5 210 SW Illinois White Sox '07 (30)   6/15/1988
7. Michael Stalter SS So. R-R 5-11 185 Heartland Never drafted   11/22/1987
8. Greg Harrington RHP So. R-R 6-3 200 Lincoln Trail Never drafted    
9. Keegan Dennis RHP So. R-R 6-2 185 John A. Logan Braves '06 (41) Evansville 11/6/1987
10. Morgan Coombs RHP So. R-R 6-2 180 Lincoln Trail Never drafted Ball State  
11. Ben Ihde 1B So. L-R 6-2 195 Wabash Valley Reds '06 (34)   2/9/1988
12. Kyle Erdman LHP So. L-L 6-5 210 Parkland Astros '07 (40)   1/11/1988
GROUP 5                    
  Coty Bates RHP Fr. R-R 6-4 190 Lincoln Trail Never drafted    
  Andrew Bever RHP So.   6-3 195 Kankakee Never drafted Southern Illinois  
  Daniel Corwin 1B/RHP Fr. R-R 6-2 200 John A. Logan Never drafted   5/31/1989
  Lance Durham 1B/OF So. L-R 5-11 215 Kaskaskia Tigers '06 (45) Indiana State 2/20/1988
  Nathan Forer RHP So. R-R 6-1 170 Kaskaskia Never drafted Southern Illinois  
  Zach Gerler SS So. R-R 6-3 190 Lincoln Trail Orioles '06 (31)   8/22/1987
  Josh Godfrey LHP So. L-L 5-10 195 Wabash Valley Never drafted Cincinnati  
  Jovan Gonzales C Fr. R-R 5-10 185 Wabash Valley Never drafted    
  Nick Graffeo RHP/1B So. R-R 6-0 185 Olney Central Never drafted Ala.-Birmingham  
  Tyler Graham C So. L-R 6-0 180 Kaskaskia Never drafted Indiana State  
  John Grim 1B Fr. R-R 6-0 185 Harper White Sox '07 (44)   10-23-88
  Derek Hayden LHP So. L-L 5-10 190 Kaskaskia Never drafted Murray State  
  Jordan Jaehne-Llanas RHP So. R-R 6-2 220 Wabash Valley Never drafted Wis.-Milwaukee  
  Travis Lamar RHP So. R-R 6-6 215 Olney Central Orioles '06 (44) Wright State 9-9-87
  Ricky Marshall RHP So. R-R 6-2 185 Lincoln Trail Never drafted Austin Peay  
  Carlos Rivera OF Fr. R-R 5-11 175 Waubonsee Cubs '07 (48)   7-28-89
  Jason Sullivan RHP So. R-R 6-2 205 Kaskaskia Never drafted Western Carolina  
  Chris Ulrey OF So. L-R 6-0 180 Lincoln Trail White Soxc '06 (33) Eastern Illinois 4-27-88
  Raul Vega SS Fr. R-R 6-0 170 Wabash Valley Never drafted    
  Jonathan Williams 3B Fr. R-R 6-3 245 Parkland Twins '07 (46)   10-7-88
  Josh Wilson RHP/OF So.   6-1   Lake Land Never drafted Eastern Illinois 1-30-88
  David Worthington OF So. R-R 6-3 190 Danville Area Never drafted    
  Paul Zarlengo 1B Fr. R-R 6-1 215 Triton Rangers '07 (50)   11-1-88
                     
HIGH SCHOOL
Rank Player Pos. Class B-T HT WT High School Hometown Commitment B'date
GROUP 1                    
1. Jake Odorizzi RHP Sr. R-R 6-2 170 Highland Highland Louisville 3-27-90
GROUP 2                    
2. Danny Jimenez LHP Sr. L-L 6-5 205 St. Charles North St. Charles John A. Logan JC  
3. Austin Wright LHP Sr. L-L 6-3 215 James B. Conant Schaumburg Arkansas 9-26-89
4. Braden Kapteyn 3B/SS Sr. R-R 6-3 185 Illiana Christian Lansing Kentucky 9-28-89
5. Tony Zych SS/RHP Sr. R-R 6-2 170 St. Rita Monee Louisville 8-7-90
GROUP 3                    
6. John Ruettiger OF Sr. L-L 6-2 175 Joliet Academy Joliet Arizona State 9-21-89
7. Kyle Stroup RHP Sr. R-R 6-5 230 Grant Community Ingleside Northern Illinois 3-13-90
8. Otto Roberts RHP Sr. R-R 6-5 190 Belleville West Belleville Creighton 12-17-89
9. Brett Huber RHP Sr. R-R 6-3 190 Althoff Catholic Belleville Mississippi 3-23-90
10. Joey DeBernardis SS Sr. R-R 6-2 190 Lake Zurich Lake Zurich Penn State 9-28-89
11. Phil Kaiser RHP Sr. R-R 6-1 180 Nazareth Academy La Grange Park Eastern Kentucky  
12. Harold Riggins 1B Sr. R-R 6-2 260 Normal West Bloomington N. C. State  
13. Geoffrey Rowan C Sr. R-R 5-9 175 Neuqua Valley Naperville   10-30-89
GROUP 4                    
14. Nick Martini OF Sr. L-L 6-0 175 Prairie Ridge Crystal Lake Kansas State 6-27-90
15 Corey Kimes LHP Sr. L-L 6-5 235 Ottawa Township Ottawa Illinois 5-2-90
16 Sean Flanagan SS/OF Sr. R-R 6-2 180 Downers Grove North Downers Grove Iowa 1-25-90
17 Kyle Hunter LHP Sr. R-L 6-3 180 Galesburg Galesburg Kansas State 6-18-89
18 Jonathan Weaver RHP Sr. R-R 6-3 185 East Leyden Franklin Park   5-20-90
19. Nick Brown RHP Sr. R-R 6-3 225 Wheaton South Warrenville Iowa 10-8-89
20. Seth Hood IF Sr. R-R 6-1 200 Moline Moline Nebraska 9-23-89
21. Josh Downing RHP Sr. R-R 6-0 165 Boylan Catholic Rockford Elgin CC  
22. Jarred Hippen LHP Sr. L-L 6-2 190 Rock Falls Rock Falls Iowa  
23. Steve Sabatino LHP Sr. L-L 6-1 175 Lockport Township Lockport Notre Dame 3-8-90
24 Michael Heesch LHP Sr. L-L 6-6 220 Prairie Ridge Crystal Lake Nebraska 5-25-90
25. Jake Thornton OF Sr. L-R 6-0 170 St. Charles North St. Charles Illinois State  
26. Lucas Hileman OF Sr. L-L 6-1 180 Anna Jonesboro Anna Baylor 7-9-90
27. Barrett Serrato SS Sr. L-R 6-2 180 West Chicago West Chicago Purdue  
28 Jason David RHP Sr. R-R 6-1 185 Neuqua Valley Naperville   12-12-89
29 Jordan Sivertsen OF Sr. R-R 6-2 185 Carmel Catholic Richmond Southern Illinois 3-2-90
30 Mitch Glasser 3B Sr. R-R 5-11 170 Latin School Chicago    
31 Trent Blank RHP Sr. R-R 6-2 175 Columbia Columbia Baylor  
32 T.J. Swank RHP Sr. R-R 6-3 170 Prairie Ridge Crystal Lake Coastal Carolina  
33 Bryan Roberts RHP Sr. R-R 6-3 205 Benet Academy Lisle Illinois 10-9-89
34 John Lorenz SS Sr. R-R 6-2 185 Lincoln-Way East Frankfort Michigan  
GROUP 5                    
  Nick Addison OF Sr.       Fremd Palatine Eastern Kentucky  
  Zach Badgley RHP Sr. R-R 6-4 210 McHenry McHenry Northern Illinois  
  Alex Beckman 2B Sr. L-R 5-11 165 Batavia Batavia Northern Illinois 8-21-90
  Greg Billo RHP Sr. R-R 6-4 180 Carl Sandburg Orland Park St. Joseph  
  Shane Blair C Sr. R-R 5-10 190 Rock Falls Rock Falls    
  Zach Borenstein SS Sr. L-R 6-0 190 Buffalo Grove Buffalo Grove Eastern Illinois  
  Tony Bucciferro RHP Sr. R-R 6-2 185 Minooka Joliet Michigan State  
  Chris Burgess RHP Sr.   6-2 175 St. Charles West Chicago Central Michigan  
  Kyle Burnham OF Sr.       Marshall Marshall Indiana State  
  Dominic D'Agata C Sr. L-R 6-2 200 Schaumburg Schaumburg Purdue 10-20-89
  Adam Davis C Sr. R-R 6-0 195 Driscoll Catholic Bloomingdale Illinois  
  Tyler Deetjen LHP Sr.       St. Charles St. Charles Valparaiso  
  Brian de la Torriente RHP Sr. R-R 6-2 185 St. Charles St. Charles Northern Iowa  
  A.J. DeMarco C Sr. R-R 5-9 165 Downers Grove North Downers Grove Toledo  
  Nick Egan RHP/IF Sr. L-R 6-0 180 Wheaton Warrenville Wheaton Ohio  
  Jeff Emerich OF Sr.       Palatine Palatine Eastern Kentucky  
  Carl Fiebig IF Sr.       Hinsdale South Darien Villanova  
  Brett Frantini C Sr. R-R 6-0 195 Minooka Minooka Northern Illinois  
  Michael Frigo SS Sr. R-R 6-0 170 Lockport Lockport Western Michigan  
  Kyle Gaedele OF Sr.       Rolling Meadows Arlington Heights Valparaiso  
  Anthony Gibelina OF Sr. L-L 5-10 160 Neuqua Valley Naperville    
  Jimmy Hart OF Sr.       Carl Sandburg Orland Park Valparaiso  
  Elliot Kelso 1B Sr. R-R 6-2 200 Alleman Rock Island    
  Julian Kenner IF/C Sr.       Whitney Young Chicago Long Island  
  Brandon Koenigstein RHP Sr. R-R 6-0 170 Waterloo Waterloo Creighton  
  Bobby Martin SS Sr. R-R 5-11 180 Prairie Ridge Crystal Lake Ohio  
  Mike McQuillan 2B Sr. L-R 5-11 170 Brother Rice Evergreen Park Iowa  
  Andrew Meister RHP Sr. R-R 5-11 150 Stevenson Lincolnshire St. Louis  
  Mark Menaker IF Sr.       New Trier Winnetka Illinois State  
  Matt Mirabal C Sr. R-R 5-10 175 Mt. Carmel Chicago Illinois State  
  David Mitroff C Sr. R-R 6-2 180 Prairie Ridge Crystal Lake Liberty  
  Zachary Morton RHP Sr. R-R 6-1 175 Evanston Township Evanston Northwestern  
  Ben Palmer LHP Sr. L-L 6-1 180 Westminster Christian Elgin Dallas Baptist  
  Kenton Parmley SS Sr. R-R 6-1 175 Goreville Goreville SE Missouri State  
  Josh Parr SS Sr. R-R 5-11 165 Illinois Valley Central Chillicothe Illinois  
  Jordan Phillips OF Sr. L-R 5-11 175 Bellevile East Belleville Missouri-Rolla  
  Jimmy Risi OF/1B Sr. L-L 6-0 190 Highland Park Highland Park Kansas State  
  Andres Rodriguez OF Sr.   5-9 190 Marion Catholic Olympia Heights Eastern Kentucky  
  Reid Rooney SS Sr. L-R 6-3 190 Fenwick Downers Grove Central Michiagn  
  Ted Rosenberg OF Sr. R-R 6-0 175 Nazareth Academy Melrose Park    
  Tim Scanlan IF Sr.   6-1 205 Prospect Arlington Heights Eastern Kentucky  
  Matt Salemi RHP Sr.   6-1 175 Richmond-Burton Spring Grove Illinois-Chicago  
  Chris Serritella 1B Sr. L-R 6-3 185 Loyola Academy Glenview Southern Illinois  
  Ryan Shober IF Sr.       Fremd Inverness Valparaiso  
  Nick Skala C Sr. R-R 6-1 190 St. Viator Long Grove    
  Stuart Sutton LHP Sr.       Bradley Bourbonnais Boubonnais Illinois State  
  Gerik Wallsten C Sr. R-R 6-0 206 Grant Ingleside    
  Sam Weinberg OF/P Sr.       St. Charles North St. Charles Western Michigan  
  Drew Williams C Sr. R-R 6-0 175 Effingham Effingham