LINE DRIVE HOT 50 18U CLUB NATIONAL RANKINGS

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20. Illinois Chill Gold

Coach: Gerry Quinn

Social Media: @ILChillGold on Twitter

Outlook: Illinois Chill Gold placed 7th at PGF Nationals, 5th at Boulder IDT and 3rd at Team 1 Elite Club Summer Invitational last summer. Ten of the 14 players on Illinois Chill Gold’s roster have been on the team since 14U and one of the players has played two years at 16U and two years at 18U.

ROSTER

• Maddie Henry (2026, SS/3B, Penn State, #16 in the 2026 Line Drive Hot 100)
• Hailey Lucas (2025, RHP/UT, Southern Illinois)
• Lydia Hammond (2026, RHP/CF, Loyola, #85 in the 2026 Line Drive Hot 100)
• Adysen Kiddy (2025, C/3B, Illinois, #76 in the 2025 Line Drive Hot 100)
• Taylor Schafer (2025, 3B/SS, Appalachian State)
• Kylee Jensen (2025, C/1B, Northwestern)
• Emilia Bartholomew (2025, C/1B, Illinois-Chicago)
• Taylor Purchas (2028, CF/OF, uncommitted)
• Lauren Kennedy (2026, CF/SS, Louisville, #95 in the 2026 Line Drive Hot 100)
• Alyx Rossi (2025, LHP/LF, Boston College)
• Bella Dimitrijevic (2025, RHP, Florida State, #8 in the 2025 Line Drive Hot 100)
• Reese Cullen (2025, 3B/C, Ohio State)
• Molly Molthen (2026, MIF, uncommitted, #69 in the 2026 Line Dive Hot 100)
• Kate Renschen (2025, CF/3B, Northwestern, #36 in the 2025 Line Drive Hot 100)