2017 Baseball

The members of the 2017 baseball team include (front row) Owen Kaple, Armando Placencia, Jackson Shepherd, Antonio Milazzo, Nicholas Airola, Michael Schellhorn, Julian Fernandez; (second row) Kyle Stanford, Cole Alstrott, Logan O'Brien, Seth Gutknecht, Ryan Swanson, Cherokee, LeBeau, Jake Loebbaka; (third row) Tyler Talbot, Luke Faifer, Malcolm Walker, Deston Martin, Jonathan Butler, Simon Herold; (back row) assistant coach Derrick Rapsky, Devin Smith, Hayden Laczynaski, head coach Jeff Petrovic, Grant Olsen, Zachary Lauras, and assistant coach Jim Lamping.

Overall Record 23-11

Conference Record 14-4

The 2017 team played strong throughout the season, including being conference champs. They finished 5th in the WJOL tournament, beating Joliet Catholic in the 5th-place game. They won their first-round game in regionals over Downers Grove South before losing to Neuqua Valley in the regional championship.
Page researched by Jonathon Abbott, 2019
Head Coach: Jeff PetrovicAssistant Coaches: Jim Lamping, Derrick Rapsky
Home Field: MCHS, 301 S. Wabena Ave, Minooka
IHSA Class: 4A Conference: Southwest Prairie
All-Conference Athletes: Jackson Shepherd (Pitcher of Year), Hayden Laczynski (MVP), Jonathan Butler (MVP), Logan O'Brien, Luke Faifer, Nicholas Airola
Individual Statistics
Photos
2016-17 yearbook
Baseball 2017
Sources: MaxPreps.com, IHSA.org, Joliet Herald-News, MCHS Athletic Office, head coach Jeff Petrovic