The Illinois high school baseball season kicked off on March 11, opening day for regular season action under IHSA regulations. Since then, we’ve published our team previews ahead of the 2024 spring season, touching on programs spanning all state classifications, counting down through the official Prep Baseball Illinois Preseason Power 25 Rankings.

Perennially, we’ve submitted a preseason questionnaire to high school head coaches across the entire state. Their responses have been flooding in and we’re using the detailed insight they’ve provided in our team-by-team preseason analysis.

Today, we’re taking a look at some of the Teams to Watch in 2024:

High School: Monticello Sages
Head Coach: Chris Jones
Classification: 2A
Conference: Illini Prairie
2023 Record (Finish): 22-5 (Regional Finals Appearance)
Key Players Lost: Jack Buckalew (Augustana College), Biniam Lienhart, Jacob Trusner

 

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ROSTER PREVIEW

Current Record (as of 3/22/24): (7-0)
Team Strengths: Pitching & Hitting

Name	Class	Pos	Commitment
Luke Teshke	2024	RHP/SS	Illinois State
Jacob Long	2024	OF/RHP	-
Raiden Colbert	2024	OF	-
Eli Craft	2025	C	-
Carter Foran	2025	RHP/INF	-
Colton Vance	2025	CIF	-
Ike Young	2025	RHP/OF	-
Matthew Swartz	2025	OF/LHP	-
Koyie Williams	2026	RHP/UTL	-

Find more information on the 2024 Monticello program below:

+ Follow them on X: @MontiSagesBSB
+ Visit the Prep Baseball Illinois Preseason Power 25 homepage

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