The Hilltoppers captured the Class 3A Regional Championship with a 12-2 victory today over Morris. Junior Greg Ziegler went 3-for-4 with two home runs and 8 RBI, including a walk-off grand slam in the sixth inning.
Congratulations to Christian Knapczyk, Michae Gurka, Jared Cushing, Alex Vera, Greg Ziegler, and Tony Fleischauer on being named All-Conference in the ESCC! Jared Cushing was also named Defensive Player of the Year.
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Congratulations to Hilltopper grad Christian Knapczyk ‘20 on being selected in the 5th round of the
@MLB
Draft by the
@CleGuardians
. Knapczyk is the 40th Hilltopper since 1968 to play professional baseball and is seeking to become the tenth major leaguer in program history.
The Hilltoppers improved to 2-0 with a win Sat. in the
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Metro East Kickoff Classic in their St. Paddy’s Day green unis.
JCA 5
Huntley 4
Iannantone 3-for-4 , 1R Cushing 1-for-3, 3R
Fleischauer 2-for-4, 2 RBI
Gould W (1-0) 5 IP 1R 0ER, 8K
Ziegler S(1) 3K
Hillmen lose a heartbreaker 5-4 in the sectional championship at St. Laurence, despite a great 7th inning comeback. Thank you boys for the incredible ride this year.
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Congrats to JCA senior middle infielder
@Cknap1
, a
@LouisvilleBSB
commit, on being named "Defensive Specialist", an award given to the top defensive player at the inaugural High School Baseball National Championship Series outside of Houston, Texas from June 23-28.
FINAL:
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Don Ladas Memorial Tournament Champions
Joliet Catholic - 6
Plainfield Central - 5
Tommy Kemp: 2/3, game-winning RBI single in the 6th
Trey Swiderski (MVP): 3/4, 2B, 3 RBI
Aidan Hayse earned the win with two scoreless innings of relief.
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Hilltopper HC Jared Voss will once again lead Team Illinois at the Geico High School Baseball National Championship.
Current seniors Trey Swiderski and T.J. Schlageter will join the roster with games live on ESPN+ and ESPNU next week.
Read more here >>
IHSA Class 2A Geneseo Super-Sectional Champions
Joliet Catholic - 10
Brimfield - 0
Jake Gimbel and Dom Coda combine for the one-hit shutout, striking out nine. Aidan Voss and Brennan Luz had two hits for the Hilltoppers. Luka Radicevich added two RBIs…1/2
Final:
Joliet Catholic - 4
Columbia - 1
T.J. Schlageter punched out eight in six innings; Dom Coda strikes out the side in the seventh as JCA defeated Columbia 4-1.
The Hilltoppers (25-10 overall) will play Richmond-Burton at 5:30 p.m. for the
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2A championship.
SECTIONAL CHAMPS!
Final:
Joliet Catholic - 7
Coal City - 0
The Hilltoppers were led by TJ Schlageter’s 9 strikeout 1-hitter. Aidan Voss opened up the scoring with an RBI triple in the first. JCA advances to the Super-Sectional on Monday at 1 p.m. at Geneseo.
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Joliet Catholic - 5
Minooka - 4
The Hilltoppers (8-0) are
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Champions for the second straight year. John Baltz earned the win with 2.2 innings of scoreless relief. Zach Beitler had two RBIs, Jack Ryan two hits, and Lucas Simulick delivered the game winning RBI.
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Hilltoppers win! Hilltoppers win! Your Hillmen win the ESCC conference championship!!! Thank you to everyone who came out today to support this team!
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Congrats to Hilltopper alum Rylan Bannon ‘14 (
@RBannon4
) on making his
@MLB
debut today for the
@Orioles
. Congrats on your debut and first big league hit…plus a web gem!
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Hilltoppers won last night in dramatic fashion. Mike Gurka scores on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 7th. Hilltoppers won 6-5 to improve their record to 3-1.
Final:
Joliet Catholic - 10
Reed-Custer - 0
The Hilltoppers capture the Regional Championship behind TJ Schlageter’s no-hitter. Cullen and Ascensio had three hits, Voss and Luz added two hits.
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2018 Hilltopper baseball graduates Justin Conant and Aidan Tyrell squared off today in collegiate action as Conant’s
@BallStateBB
squad defeated Tyrell and
@NDBaseball
2-0. Conant and Tyrell are two of the six Hilltopper grads from 2018 currently playing college baseball.
Congrats to Hilltopper junior MIF Christian Knapczyk on being named to the
@USABaseball
17U National Team Development Program.
@Cknap1
will be playing with and against 40 of the top 17U players from across the country. Knapczyk will compete in the Stars vs. Stripes...
Hilltoppers win 11-0 over Tinley to advance to Saturday’s Sectional Final. Bebar, Tyrell, and Knapczyk each with three hits to lead the way. Vera and Gould combined for the shutout. Game stats >>
The entire Hilltopper Baseball program participated today in the 1st Annual JCA Step Up to the Plate ALS Fundraiser. The JCA Hillmen and St. Joes 12U Baseball teams surprised Coach Kemp with an ALS Fundraiser this morning!
Congratulations to our senior baseball players and their parents who were honored before Saturday's home baseball game. Thank you for your four years of commitment to the Hilltopper baseball program.
Officially less than 24 hours until the Sectional Championship game. Hilltoppers will travel to Burbank to face the host team, St. Laurence at 11am. Come out and support your Hilltoppers.
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Hilltoppers with the conference sweep over Notre Dame today 2-0 and 12-2 improving to 11-3 overall (3-0 in ESCC play). Vera and Dominguez with strong starts on the mound. Thank you to our seniors and senior parents who were honored in between games.
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Joliet Catholic Academy Hilltopper Baseball head coach Jared Voss '92 and rising seniors Christian Knapczyk, Zach Hise, and Dan Wuestenfeld recently participated in the inaugural High School Baseball National Championship Series outside of Houston, Texas from June 23-28.
The Hilltoppers also completed the program sweep in the East Suburban Catholic Conference with both the sophomores and freshmen capturing ESCC Conference Titles.
Final:
Joliet Catholic - 10
Providence - 7
Behind a strong start from T.J. Schlageter (5 inn, 4H, 7K, 1BB, 1ER) the Hilltoppers improved to 17-8 on the year. Trey Swiderski had three hits, Louthan, Voss, & Radicevich each added two hits.
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Hilltopper Baseball hosted our 3rd Annual Halloween game. Thanks to all the students and families who came out to support and have some fun during the Halloween season.
Great win for the Hilltoppers 4-3 over Providence in the WJOL. Cushing with 2 hits, Tyrell solid with the start on the mound, Gould with the win, Vera the save. Hillmen will play
@jtwestbaseball
on Saturday.
Joliet Catholic - 6
Edwardsville - 0
The Hilltoppers improved to 3-0 on the year, backed by impressive performances from southpaws Jake Gimbel and Lucas Grant. The duo combined to strikeout 14. Zach Pomatto led the way offensively with two hits, including a 2-RBI double.
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Congratulations to the following East Suburban Catholic Conference Award Winners and All-Conference Recipients:
Matt Bebar, Sr., OF
Max Cullen, Jr., 1B
Jared Cushing, Jr., SS
Simon Grashoff, Sr., C
Aidan Tyrell, Sr., P
Greg Ziegler, Jr., OF
MVP: Aidan Tyrell Sr.- P
State Bound!
IHSA Class 2A Geneseo Super-Sectional
Joliet Catholic - 14
Spring Valley Hall - 4
Nate Ciemny earned the win with four scoreless innings of one-hit ball, striking out eight. The Hilltoppers (24-8-1 overall) pounded out 15 hits led by Tommy Kemp and Zach Pomatto…
Hilltoppers move to 4-1 on the year with a 12-4 win over Homewood-Flossmoor. Aidan Tyrell with 4 hits; Simon Grasshoff with 3; Greg Ziegler 2 hits. Tyrell earned the win on mound with 5 strong innings of work.
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Hilltoppers sweep doubleheader at
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Midwest Select 12-2 and 6-4 over Massillon Jackson (OH) and Cathedral (IN). Improve to 8-3 on the year.
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“Aidan Tyrell just threw ‘em on his back tonight.” -
@espn
Announcer
Congrats AT and
@NDBaseball
on the huge win! Good luck in Game 3 tomorrow night.
@aidan_tyrell
Hilltoppers victorious today 12-1 over the RedHawks of Naperville Central. Hilltoppers lead on the mound by
@RagusaJoshua
in his first varsity start.
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Sectional Semifinal:
Joliet Catholic (22-10) - 3
Chicago U-High - 0
Senior Jake Spotofora struck out 14, walked none, and gave up only two hits in 6.1 IP. Dom Coda earned the save. Luka Radicevich had 2 hits and an RBI. JCA faces the winner of Coal City and Leo on Saturday.
Zak Gould shuts out St. Pat’s in game 2 as the Hilltoppers complete the sweep and roll to twelfth straight win. The Hillmen are now 18-3 overall (8-0 ESCC). Complete game story >>
Today’s 10 a.m. game vs. Lincoln-Way West in the
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Tournament has been cancelled. Our prayers go out to the Warriors family who lost a loved one unexpectedly last night.
Awesome to see Hilltopper alums Mitch Boe ‘15 and Tommy Kemp ‘23 squaring off this weekend in Big Ten play as
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hosted
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. Mitch is in his second season as an assistant coach for the Hawkeyes, while Tommy is a student manager for the Illini.
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OPENING DAY for Hilltopper Baseball in the
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Metro East Kickoff Classic.
Fri., March 15
Hilltoppers vs. Oswego - 2 p.m. Tom Pile Field
Hilltoppers vs. Mt. Carmel - 7:30 p.m. GCS Stadium
Sat., March 16
Hilltoppers vs. Huntley - 11:30 a.m. Edwardsville JV Turf
Regional Champions!!!
Joliet Catholic - 5
Wilmington - 3
T.J. Schlageter struck out 10 in 6+ innings. Tommy Kemp and Trey Swiderski (3 RBI’s) each had two hits. Jake Troyner and Zach Beitler added a hit and an RBI apiece. The Hilltoppers (21-8-1 overall) host the…1/2
Hilltoppers win 5-3 over Nazareth at Route 66
@jolietslammers
Stadium. A great night for baseball as the boys continue to ride a 13-game winning steak to improve to 19-3 overall (9-0 in ESCC play). Back at it at Naz tomorrow at 4:30 p.m.
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Joliet Catholic - 10
Providence - 1
The Hilltoppers improved to 7-0 on the year with the
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Don Ladas Invite semifinal victory. Jake Gimbel (3-0) twirled a three-hit, complete game. Keegan Farnaus (3 hits), Matt Simmons, Jake Troyner, Zach Beitler, Jose Granados…1/2
Final:
Joliet Catholic - 15
Hall - 0
The Hilltoppers were led by 4 scoreless innings from T.J. Schlageter (8 K’s) to improve to 3-1 on the year. Aidan Voss and Luka Radicevich added 2 hits and 4 RBI each.
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Final:
Joliet Catholic - 7
Coal City - 0
Freshman southpaw Jake Gimbel led the Hilltoppers (6-8 overall) in his varsity debut with a complete game, three-hit, 88-pitch shutout. He struck out 10 and walked 2. Radicevich, Stoner, Munch, and Rios all added two hits.
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