Twin pitchers Jordan and Justin Ruckman (Kankakee, Ill.) are also in the class. We are looking forward to their joining the Huskie team in the fall of 2012!”Īll 11 players in the class of 2012 are from the state of Illinois and one of the signees, infielder Brian Sisler (DeKalb, Ill.), played locally at DeKalb High School, where he was The Daily Chronicle’s Athlete of the Year in 2011. “They have been leaders in their very successful school programs, have played for high level travel ball teams, and have a positive passionate attitude that can be contagious. These guys not only see, but understand, the big picture! In addition to a high quality of athleticism, exhibited by the large number of successful multi-sport athletes, a vast majority are very good academically and mostly all have been involved in community service work in the area they live. Not only do I think a few of these guys will be impact players as soon as they set foot on campus, I believe the will be impact people in the classroom, in the community and in life. It is filled with quality young men who can play baseball. “This group of young men reminds me in a lot of ways of this years current senior class. We identified early on what our future needs would be and I believe we have filled most of those needs. I would also like to thank Assistant Coach Jason Smith, our administration, and the rest of the athletic department for all their work in making this possible. Both guys really got after it on the recruiting trail. “There were many days spent evaluating, and while that is a big part of the job, it is never easy to do. “In looking at this recruiting class, I must first commend Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Ccoordinator Steve Joslyn and Assistant Coach Ray Napientek for their work on the road these past several months in bringing in what I consider to be a VERY good class,” remarked Mathey. The class ties Northern Illinois’ largest fall signing class under 10th year Head Coach Ed Mathey, the program’s all-time leader in wins at 240. The Northern Illinois Huskies baseball team announced the signing of 11 players for its Class of 2012 recruits Tuesday morning, a class that includes 10 freshman and one junior college transfer.
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