IHSA Diamond Notes: Week 9
May 15, 2024
Each week, IHSA coaches around the state submit to us their nominations for the PBR Illinois Player of the Week and PBR Illinois Pitcher of the Week honors. Yesterday, we awarded the Week 9 Player of the Week honor to 1B Jackson Stanek (St. Rita, 2024; Southwestern Illinois JC) and the Pitcher of the Week honor to RHP Ethan Bagwell (Collinsville, 2024; Missouri). Stanek had an impressive week, finishing 6-for-10 with two home runs, 11 RBIs, six runs scored and four walks. Bagwell fired six shutout innings while allowing just one hit, two walks and striking out 12 in their win over O’Fallon.
There were a number of other impressive performances that were in the mix for the award and deserve recognition. Here’s a look at some of the most notable.
DIAMOND NOTES
Trey Koishor, INF, Highland, 2024
Southwestern Illinois JC signee. Koishor had an impressive week going 6-for-14 with a grand slam, two doubles, 10 RBIs and five runs scored. His most impressive game came in their win over Glenwood, going 3-for-3 with a grand slam, double, six RBIs and three runs scored.
Cameron Appenzeller, LHP, Glenwood, 2025
South Carolina signee. In a start against Normal West, Appenzeller was dominant, throwing five innings with 13 strikeouts, no walks, one run and three hits allowed, earning the win on the mound.
Jonah Roper, RHP, Normal Community, 2025
Uncommitted. In the Ironmen’s 4-0 win over Peoria Notre Dame, Roper threw a complete game with 13 strikeouts, two walks, no runs and five hits allowed.
David Barker, RHP, O’Fallon, 2024
Arkansas State signee. Although the Panthers lost, Barker was still dominant. He tossed seven innings on the mound, struck out 10, walked one, allowed no earned runs and three hits on the day.
Brandon Schultz, OF, Stevenson, 2024
Eastern Illinois signee. Schultz had a quality week for the Patriots, going 5-for-19 with two home runs, two doubles, four RBIs, seven runs scored and one walk. His most impressive game of the week came in their 6-2 win over Loyola Academy, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two home runs, one double, three RBIs, three runs scored and a walk.
Jimmy Janicki, C, Downers Grove North, 2024
Troy signee. Janicki finished the week 5-for-10 with two home runs, three RBIs and three runs scored. In their 10-4 win over Lyons, Janicki went 2-for-4 with a home run, RBI and one run scored, and he finished the week with a 3-for-4 performance, tallying a double, home run, two RBIs and one run scored in their 6-1 win over Lyons.
Sebastian Guzman, RHP, Neuqua Valley, 2024
Uncommitted. Guzman had an impressive game on the mound in their 4-2 win over DeKalb. He threw a complete game with 12 strikeouts, one walk, one run and three hits allowed.
Season Stats: 2-2, 25.2 IP, 0.82 ERA, 3 GS, 1 save
Nolan Holgado, OF, Romeoville, 2025
Uncommitted. Holgado finished the week 7-for-11 with a triple, five RBIs, six runs scored, two walks and five stolen bases. Holgado tied Romeoville's single season record for stolen bases last week and has four games left to break the record. In their 19-2 win over Joliet Central he went a perfect 2-for-2 with a triple, one RBI, three runs scored and one walk.
Season Stats: .374 BA, .504 OBP, 18 RBI, 24 R, 25 SB
LEMONT
Lemont went 6-0 last week and below were some of their top performers:
Noah Tomaras, DH, 2024
Missouri-St. Louis signee. Tomaras finished the week going 8-for-11 with two doubles, five RBIs, seven runs scored, four walks and five stolen bases. In their 4-2 win over Stagg, Tomaras went 3-for-4 with a double and one RBI, and in their 10-0 win over New Berlin Eisenhower, he went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored.
Season Stats: 31-for-67, 10 2B, 2 HR, 25 RBI, 25 R, 16 BB, 11 SB
Jacob Parr, OF, 2025
Uncommitted. Parr went 9-for-14 with two doubles, six RBIs, seven runs scored, three walks and three stolen bases. In their double header wins over New Berlin Eisenhower (10-0 & 9-3), Parr went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and one run scored, and in their second game of the day he went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, one run scored and a walk.
Season Stats: 35-for-78, 8 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 26 RBI, 33 R, 16 BB, 9 SB
NAZARETH ACADEMY
The Roadrunners went 4-0 last week with wins over Prairie Ridge (8-5), Neuqua Valley (15-5), Marist (6-4), and Joliet Catholic (6-2). Below were some of their top performers.
Jaden Fauske, OF, 2025
Louisville commit. Fauske had an impressive week going 7-for-15 with a home run, two doubles, four RBIs and six runs scored. His most impressive performance came in their win over Neuqua Valley where he went 3-for-4 with a home run, double, three RBIs and three runs scored.
Luca Fiore, OF, 2024
Illinois-Chicago signee. Finished the week going 8-for-15 with a double and two runs scored. He went 3-for-4 with one run scored in their win over Neuqua Valley, and capped off his week with a 2-for-4 performance against No. 2 Joliet Catholic.
Cooper Malamazian, SS, 2024
Indiana signee. Mamalazian went 6-for-12 on the week with two home runs, three RBIs, seven runs scored and three walks. In their win over Prairie Ridge he went 3-for-4 with a home run, RBI and two runs scored. He concluded his week going 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBIs and one run scored in their win over No. 2 Joliet Catholic.
David Cox, 3B, 2024
Illinois-Chicago signee. It was a productive week at the plate for Cox, going 9-for-13 with two home runs, one double, nine RBIs, six runs scored and a walk. His most impressive performance game in their win over Prairie Ridge, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two home runs, six RBIs and four runs scored.
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