Mineral Area Baseball

Official Twitter page of Mineral Area College Cardinals Baseball. NJCAA Region 16

[Mineral Area Baseball @CardinalsMAC]

DirtyBirds win the region championship game 8-3! Big time start from Sarabia on the mound, with Hartmann shutting the door. Offense was lead by Thompson, Cassie, and Franco. Record moves to 41-6. We will host the district tournament @ MAC this coming week.

[Carson @Carsonhardin28]

Committed!
@bajones37 @CardinalsMAC

[Mineral Area Baseball @CardinalsMAC]

All middle school and high school hitters! This is an advanced teaching clinic to help hitters succeed. Our team has been top 10 in the county in team batting average and home runs the last 2 seasons. Rapsodo hitting metrics included.

[Mineral Area Baseball @CardinalsMAC]

@woodall_eli is poised for a big sophomore year with us. He will throw in all our showcases this fall. Get out and see him!

[Eli Woodall @woodall_eli]

First velo bullpen of the summer.
Going into R-SO year @CardinalsMAC
6’3 176lbs

New PR: 94.1‼️
Average Velo (12 pitches): 92.7
Turn & Burn: 100.6

2026 Stats:
16ip | 3.35 ERA | 18K | 8BB | 63.5 S%
@TreadHQ @CruitsCoachDW @stlrecruits @BUncommitted @JucoPipeline @MyBoatGenny

[Mineral Area Baseball @CardinalsMAC]

Thanks to all our great campers! We had a blast. Until next year…

[Mineral Area Baseball @CardinalsMAC]

Tomorrow!!

[Mineral Area Baseball @CardinalsMAC]

Hope all you great Dads had a Happy Father‘s Day!

[Mineral Area Baseball @CardinalsMAC]

Walk ups are welcome! We are expecting a great turnout. Looking forward to a few great days of camp!

[Mineral Area Baseball @CardinalsMAC]

Another award for @ChristianKiper

Incredible season from Kipe!

[Mineral Area Baseball @CardinalsMAC]

Congratulations to @ChristianKiper on being selected as an All American!

Kiper is our 6th All American in the last 6 years. Something we are very proud of!!

[Mineral Area Baseball @CardinalsMAC]

🚨Uncommitted So. Catcher🚨

Alex had a huge year for us! Extremely competitive kid that loves to win. Good bat to ball skills and uses the whole field. Plus base runner. Very good defender. @Alex_Whi21

[Alex Whiteside @Alex_Whi21]

I’d like to thanks the coaches and my teammates for an unforgettable season. 41-20 Runner up in conference and the most talented group I’ve ever played with.

Sophomore year:

.369
.485
1.047
10 2B
5 HR
43 R
10 SB
21 BB
.12 k%

Looking for 4 year opportunities‼️‼️
@CardinalsMAC

[Mineral Area Baseball @CardinalsMAC]

Congratulations to @stlredbirdsbase on winning the Mineral Area invitational this weekend!

[Mineral Area Baseball @CardinalsMAC]

Day two is underway!

[Mineral Area Baseball @CardinalsMAC]

Congratulations @TysonGreenwood2

EIU is getting a good one!

[Tyson Greenwood @TysonGreenwood2]

Excited to announce my commitment to Eastern Illinois Baseball. Extremely grateful for the @CardinalsMAC coaching staff and everything they did for me.

[Mineral Area Baseball @CardinalsMAC]

‼️ OPEN TRYOUT DATE SET ‼️

[Mineral Area Baseball @CardinalsMAC]

The kid just hits! @liamhicks28

[Marlins Communications @MarlinsComms]

Liam Hicks is the first player in Marlins history with 10+ home runs and fewer than 20 strikeouts in 50 games to begin a season.

He joins 21 other players to record 10+ home runs through 50 games, most recently accomplished by Kyle Stowers in 2025 (10 HR).

[Just Baseball @JustBB_Media]

Liam Hicks has a multi-HR game!

His 44 RBI are 2nd-most in all of baseball 🐠

[Mineral Area Baseball @CardinalsMAC]

Cards season comes to an end today in the region championship. Record finishes at 41-20

Not the finish we wanted, but we are proud of our guys. Back to back 40+ win seasons. All time MAC home run record with 117. 8 players made All Region, with Christian Kiper winning POY.

[Samuel Weinstein @weinste15]

Next chapter! @CardinalsMAC

[Kevin Barral @kevin_barral]

Liam Hicks with his eighth home run of the season

Exit velo: 107.5 mph
Distance: 431 feet

Longest home run hit this season for Hicks

First four-hit game of the season for Hicks, second of his career.

#Marlins