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: Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones
Head Coach: Nicholas Naumovich
Classification: 2A
Conference: Central State Eight
2023 Record (Finish): 22-10 (Regional Finals Appearance)

 

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Current Record (as of 3/24/24): (6-0)
Team Strengths: Pitching & Hitting
2024 Stat: Scored 66 runs, only 13 runs allowed

Name	Class	Pos	Commitment
Gage Luttrell	2024	RHP/INF	Southwestern IL JC
Will Lance	2024	INF	-
Charlie Linderman	2024	INF/RHP	Heartland CC
Jake Kepler	2024	OF	-
Noah Jones	2024	INF	-
Grant Blackburn	2024	INF/RHP	-
Ricky Meadows	2024	INF/RHP	-
Thomas Lauterback	2025	INF/RHP	-
Andy Antonacci	2025	RHP/OF	-
Ty Springer	2026	OF	-
Carson Butler	2026	C	-
Drew Ward	2026	INF/OF	-
Will Pennell	2026	C/RHP	-

Find more information on the 2024 Monticello program below:

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

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