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: Montini Broncos
Head Coach: Eric Scott
Classification: 3A
Conference: Chicago Catholic League-White
2023 Record (Finish): 19-14 (Regional Championship Appearance)
Key Players Lost: RHP James Shortall, RHP Aris Kosiek (Missouri Southern), C Vince McDowell (Loras)

 

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ROSTER PREVIEW

No. of Returning Positional Starters: Six/seven
No. of Returning Pitchers: Seven
Team Strengths: Offense is a strength with top five/six guys returning. INF/OF defense should also be a strength. 

Name	Class	Pos	Commitment
Cash Campbell	2024	3B/INF	Iowa
Dom Catalano	2024	OF	University of Illinois - Chicago
Quinn Boyer	2024	OF	Miami University (Ohio)
AJ Manganello	2024	C/OF	Northwood University
Jack Calcagno	2024	RHP
Matt Zeman	2024	OF
Marcus Williams	2024	INF
Anthony Spidale	2024	LHP
Jaylen Howery	2024	LHP
Drew Church	2025	MIF/RHP	Eastern Illinois
Max Bell	2025	OF/RHP
Zach Baka	2025	RHP/INF
Blake Heyer	2026	INF/RHP
Johnny Louise	2027	3B/1B
Julio Ayala	2027	MIF

Find more information on the 2024 Montini program below:

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

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