IHSA Teams to Watch: Montini
March 21, 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: 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)
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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