Nick Heineman

Lucas Beaty Junior Season Highlights Class of 2027 1st Team All-Conference QB Academic All-State 6Ft - 190Lb Passing: 1,400yds - 16 TDs Rushing: 468yds - 7 TDs 65.2% completion 168.57 QBR (NCAA) ⁦@1PerformanceLab⁩ ⁦@PrepRedzone⁩ ⁦⁦@PrepRedzoneIL⁩ ⁦⁦⁦

One Last Dance…Excited for Year 5! #SkiUMah @Recruit_LogIQ @jukoachk @ChicagoELITE18u

‘26 SS Cory Les (@stlbaseball1) had two knocks today including this hard RBI single. Simple path w/ fast hands; physical athlete & can make plays @ SS. #Louisville commit. #PGHS @PG_Illinois

‘26 Daniel Coyle (@stlbaseball1) w/ a couple of good swings today, a single and a double. Strong wrists & stays compact; hitterish traits. Lewis commit. #PGHS @PG_Illinois

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐬: 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 ⭐ + The Lake Land commit went a stellar 9-for-10 with 11 RBIs to lock down the first Player of the Week award of 2026. 🔗: bit.ly/3PqLC6s

C Tyce Beckman (Normal Community, 2026) commits to North Central Missouri JC. (@NCIronBaseball | @NCMCBaseball) 👤: bit.ly/4bIlGuy

Thanks to St. Laurence's Daniel Coyle, who shared the story behind his tattoo. Here's my #SouthwestRegional story: @stlbaseball1 @STL_Athletics @DCoyle0919 southwestregionalpublishing.com/2026/03/22/lat…

At Blazier: ‘26 C Drew Stevens (Valpo commit) with an RBI double into the LC gap. No. 2 Normal Community 5, No. 18 O’Fallon 3; B4 (@othsbaseball | @NCIronBaseball | #MEKOC26)

From Blazier: RHP Josh Jones (Indiana State commit) showed off a loud fastball in his first start of the year for Normal Community earlier today at the #MEKOC26. FB: 90-92, T93 early CB: 82 Scattered command at times but K’d 3 in 3 IP. (@NCIronBaseball)

At Blazier: Normal Community jumps out to an early 3-0 lead over O’Fallon thanks to this 2-run HR by ‘26 OF Carter Harris (Olivet Nazarene). (@NCIronBaseball | #MEKOC26)

𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟞 𝕀𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕠𝕚𝕤 ℙ𝕝𝕒𝕪𝕖𝕣 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕐𝕖𝕒𝕣 𝕎𝕒𝕥𝕔𝕙𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕥 ⭐ + Some early favorites, frontrunners and sleepers for Player of the Year. + Notes and videos on some staff picks, within. 👇 🔗: bit.ly/4sWLoCB

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟓 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧: 𝐍𝐨. 𝟐 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 Coming off a historic run to the 4A Final Four, and with seven returning starters and one of the deeper rotations in the state, the Ironmen are loaded once again. @NCIronBaseball 🔗 bit.ly/4sp8TUE

I have officially entered the transfer portal as a grad transfer (DSA) with 1 year of eligibility left. I have Trackman data and video available upon request. @Recruit_LogIQ @jukoachk @CoachKsAcademy @ChicagoELITE18u

SS Gavin Michaels (@NCIronBaseball, 2026; Cincinnati) had one of the most impressive performances at the #ProCaseIL. Catch the full episode with the links below.👇 #TheBullpen | @GavinMichaels10

C Drew Stevens (Normal Community, IL) ◾️103.3 mph max EV (94.4 avg.) ◾️76 mph avg. bat speed ◾️1.94-2.16 pop time Valparaiso commit; ranked No. 76 in Illinois. 👤PROFILE: loom.ly/fCK99vQ

@NCIronBaseball @UIC_Baseball @CoachKsAcademy

@NCIronBaseball @GoBearcatsBASE @CoachKsAcademy

SS Gavin Michaels (Normal Community, IL) ◾️6.47 60 time ◾️30” vertical jump ◾️7 balls over 100 mph EV (T102.5) ◾️390’ max batted distance Cincinnati commit; ranked No. 11 overall in Illinois. #ProCaseIL 👤PROFILE: loom.ly/296SOnM

C Max Heineman (Normal Community, IL) ◾️101.5 mph max EV ◾️82 mph C velo ◾️1.94-2.10 pop time UIC commit; ranked No. 25 overall in Illinois. #ProCaseIL 👤PROFILE: loom.ly/94piClY

@uic_baseball and @smacball4 got a good one! Expect Max to help lead Normal Community to another deep state title run in 2026! @rhino_ksacademy #catcher #mvc #development #recruitlogIQ