Dan Rowbottom
5’11” 175 pound Middle Infielder
University of Illinois
The spring of 2013 has not even arrived yet, and Dan Rowbottom is already displaying his leadership as he will be a captain for the Saint Ignatius Wildcat baseball team. Dan Rowbottom “fell in love,” as he said, with the Fighting Illini of the University of Illinois. He was a Sun News All-Star selection in 2012 and was a part of one of the strongest middle infields in the state throughout last season. Rowbottom garnered a batting average of .313 in 2012 as he hammered nine doubles, three triples, and a homer on the season. Rowbottom is heading to the Big Ten, as he will be wearing the orange and navy blue at Illinois. The Fighting Illini have most recently appeared in the NCAA Tournament in 2011, in which they were also the Big Ten Tournament Champions in the year 2011. Coach Dan Hartleb enters his 8th season as the manager at Illinois. He has recruited and developed 65 professional players and 26 All-Americans (9 freshman All-Americans).
