IHSA Teams to Watch: Monticello
March 22, 2024
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
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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