Ladendorf waits for draft day; Martin wins conference title

The numbers on the field were very impressive.

Now it's just a matter of seeing what number Tyler Ladendorf (Maine West) draws off the field when the Major League Baseball Draft is held on Thursday, June 5.

Baseball America lists the 6-foot-2, 210-pound Ladendorf as No. 69 among the top 100 draft prospects in the country. He is ranked No. 29 by PGCrosschecker.

"Ladendorf has put up the gaudiest numbers in junior college baseball over the last two seasons," Baseball America reports. "The best juco prospect in the draft. Scouts aren't sure if he truly has more than gap power, but they like him as a multi-tooled shortstop."

Ladendorf is coming off a spectacular season at Howard College (48-8) in Big Spring, Texas, where he finished first in the nation in four different categories.

He was the leading hitter in NJCAA Division I with a .542 mark and also in total bases per game (3.358), runs scored per game (1.849) and slugging percentage (1.060).

Ladendorf drove in 82 runs in the 53 games he played and had 29 doubles, 5 triples and 16 home runs. He also stole 31 bases in 32 attempts.

As a freshman, he hit .425 and led all national juco players with 65 steals in as many attempts.

• Southern Illinois University catcher Mark Kelly (Hoffman Estates) earned first-team all-Missouri Valley Conference honors for the second straight year. He ranked first on the team in batting average (.375 for 57 games), runs scored (45), doubles (18), RBI (46), total bases (116), slugging percentage (.518), on-base percentage (.462) and walks (33).

• Making the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin first team were infielder Jason Acevado of Carthage (Vernon Hills) and pitcher Mario Perez of Carthage (Warren).

Making the second team were outfielders Tyler Burback of North Park (Schaumburg), and Josh Weaver of Wheaton (Leyden), pitchers Trace Ruffie of Carthage (Hersey) and Micah Yarbrough of North Central (Grayslake North) and utility player Trevor Popp of North Park (Antioch).

Acevado was named a first-team All-American by D3baseball.com.

• Concordia Chicago's J.D. Rotzoll (Prospect) was named to the D3baseball.com All-American third team.

• Second baseman Joe Bonadonna (Stevenson) of the University of Illinois was a second-team all-Big Ten selection. He had a career year in his first season playing every day, batting .356 overall and .377 in the Big Ten, and he hit a game-winning home run to lift Illinois to a 3-2 win over Ohio State in the opening game of the Big Ten tournament. The Illini then bowed out with losses to Michigan and Indiana.

• Ty Rubio (Palatine) of the University of Illinois Chicago is hitting .303 as a redshirt junior outfielder. Conference champ UIC now will play in the NCAA regionals. Rubio has 9 doubles, 22 RBI and 20 walks and leads the team with 14 stolen bases and getting hit by pitches (18).

• Vince Saisi (Prospect) finished with 6 wins and a save for Oakton Community College and will be pitching in the league all-star game in Lisle. Saisi signed with Division II Indianapolis.

• Tom Drake (Rolling Meadows) started at third base and hit .357 for the University of Iowa Club baseball team (17-6). The sophomore also pitched in relief, compiling a 1.69 ERA.

Track and field

Lauren Martin (Conant), sophomore at Indiana State University, finished first in the triple jump (41-10) and second in the long jump (19-7 ½) at the Missouri Valley Conference meet, earning all-conference honors.

A'Seret Dokubo (Conant), sophomore at SIU Carbondale, took fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a personal best of 10:50.97.

• Amanda LaRocca (Palatine) was on Illinois Wesleyan's 4x100 relay (46.62) that placed third in the Division III outdoor championships.

• Adrian Kibiersza (Maine West) of Aurora University qualified in both the shot put and discus for the NCAA Division III Track and Field Outdoor National Championships.

• Kevin Young (Hersey) of Augustana College led a first through fourth team sweep in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Augustana Twilight, running 10:16.4.

Also for Augustana, Dan Leonard (Fremd) bettered his NCAA provisional qualifying time in the 5,000 meters (14:46.26) at the Gregory Invitational in Naperville.

Lacrosse

Sophomore midfielder Jaclyn Griffin (Barrington) of Bentley College (Waltham, Mass.) was named to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Division II North All-Region second team.

Wheeling Spur Club

The eighth annual Wildcat Spur Club Golf Outing has been scheduled for Monday, July 21 at Traditions at Chevy Chase.

Registration will begin at 10 a.m. with a shotgun start at 11:30 a.m.

The Wildcat Spur Club is the Athletic Booster Club of Wheeling High School.

There will be prizes for men and women, including longest drive, closest to the pin and hole-in-one.

Raffles and silent auction will be held with a cash grand prize and sports events tickets, memorabilia, dinner certificates, and golf equipment.

The cost is $115 per golfer, and individual golfers are welcome. The cost covers the golf and cart, lunch and beverage and buffet dinner at 6 p.m. at Chevy Chase Country Club.

The deadline is July 15, and checks should be payable and mailed to Wildcat Spur Club of Wheeling High School, P.O. Box 124, Wheeling, IL. 60090.

Conditioning camp

Steve Colletti and Larry Stone of Kinetic Connections will hold their fifth annual S.P.A. (speed, power, agility) Conditioning Camp from June 17-July 12 at Grass Lake School, 26177 W. Grass Lake Road, Antioch.

Sessions will be held three times a week, and there will be a second session for two weeks focusing strictly on improving running speed.

The four-week session will address speed, power, agility, flexibility and balance.

The camp is designed to enhance the athletes' ability to perform the sport-specific skills necessary to compete at their maximum potential and reduce the risk of injury.

There also will be a "combine style" testing for no additional charge on June 7 at College of Lake County for all athletes enrolled in the camp.

For questions, call (847) 395-6100 or go to the Web at www.kcconditioning.com.

Registration deadline is June 2.