Macalester College Athletics

Macalester ace James Murrey (Western Springs, Ill. / Lyons Township) is pitching this summer in the Prospect League as a member of the Danville Dans. Most of the league’s players come from the NCAA Division I level and the league has produced numerous major league players.

Murrey, who will be a senior at Macalester next season, is a three-time All-MIAC and two-time All-Midwest region choice. He is 19-9 with a 2.35 ERA through three seasons at Macalester and has struck out 198 batters in 172 innings of work.

The Prospect League enters its inaugural season under the Prospect League moniker, but it brings with it plenty of tradition and a long list of former players and coaches. The Prospect League is the former Central Illinois Collegiate League (CICL), one of the most recognized summer baseball leagues in the country.
The Prospect League is one of ten summer collegiate baseball leagues affiliated with the National Association of Summer Collegiate Baseball (NASCB), of which the CICL was a charter member.

Team rosters of the Prospect League and all other NACSB leagues are comprised solely of players who have completed one year of college and who still have college eligibility remaining. As such, many believe that the NACSB summer leagues represent the highest level of pre-professional amateur baseball in America.