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As a pitcher, he played a significant role in East Peoria's making the state baseball tournament for the first time. [1] He even played briefly as a pitcher at Bradley University. [ 1 ] During his college basketball career Phegley was named an All-American by Converse in 1978 and a third-team choice by the Associated Press and United Press ...
East Peoria is a city in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. The population was 22,484 at the 2020 census. East Peoria is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area, located across the Illinois River from downtown Peoria. It is home to many Caterpillar Inc. facilities.
The Peoria Chiefs are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. The team was established in 1983 as the Peoria Suns.
Here is a look at the top 12 baseball players to watch in the Peoria area for the 2024 season — listed alphabetically and separated by players from small and large schools.
Here are the high school baseball power rankings for the 2024 season — three large schools and three small schools from the Peoria area.
Here are the 103 high school baseball players in Illinois named all-state by the Illinois Coaches Association.
Girardi, the fourth son of Jerry, a former blue collar worker and United States Air Force veteran, [ 1 ] and Angela Girardi, was born in Peoria, Illinois, and grew up in East Peoria, Illinois and attended high school at the Spalding Institute. [ 2 ][ 3 ]
June Gilmore, outfielder in All-American Girls Professional Baseball League; Joe Girardi, MLB catcher and manager of New York Yankees, 3-time World Series champion,raised in East Peoria; Irene Kerwin, catcher in All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, born in Peoria, member of three Halls of Fame