2021 Normal West Wildcat

Background about the Normal West H.S. baseball program —The Wildcat baseball program has averaged over 25 wins per season and has accumulated an overall record of 605-261 during its 24 seasons of baseball dating back to the spring of 1996. The Wildcats have a string of 23 straight winning seasons, including 12 Regional Championships and 7 “Sweet 16” appearances. In addition, the Wildcats play in the 4A division; the largest of high schools. Included during that same span, 17 Wildcat teams in the past 22 seasons have won a Regional Championship and/or a Big 12 Championship. Nearly 100 former Wildcat players have gone on to play collegiately since 1996 along with 24 of them at the Division I level. Wildcats in MLB Class of 1998: Andrew Jefferson—San Francisco Giants 2002-Present (Former player and Current Scout) Class of 2000: Nate Whitney— 2004, 2018-Present Class of 2004: Jordan Comadena—Houston Astros 2009, Pittsburgh Pirates 2015-Present Class of 2006: Luke Stewart—San Diego Padres 2005, 2010 Class of 2008: Harold Riggins—Chicago White Sox 2008, Colorado Rockies 2011, Miami Marlins 2014 Class of 2009: Blake Brown—Pittsburgh Pirates 2009, Atlanta Braves 2012 Class of 2010: Brock Stewart—NY Mets 2010, LA Dodgers 2014 2019, Chicago Cubs 2020 Class of 2013: Adam McGinnis—Chicago White Sox 2017-2018 Class of 2015: Reid Birlingmair—Oakland Athletics 2018-Present Wildcats CURRENTLY playing collegiately: Class of 2017: Caleb Jacobs OF Mount Olive University, NC, Peyton Dillingham OF Moorehead State University, KY, Nick Piller INF Knox College, Nick Watson P Illinois Wesleyan, Jeffrey Crutcher INF St. Charles Community College, MO Class of 2018: Jacob Marti INF University of Michigan, McCade Brown P Indiana University Class of 2019: Austin Collinson INF Carl Sandburg CC, Brandon Roth OF Black Hawk CC, CJ Lewis Parkland CC, Brady Alexander Sauk Valley CC Class of 2020: Sean Shook INF Heartland CC, Evan Hutson INF Illinois Wesleyan, Alex Smith RHP Carl Sandburg CC, Connor Stephenson C Case Western, Garrett Swingler RHP Illinois Wesleyan, Will Kafer P/OF Illinois Wesleyan, Alec McGinnis INF Augustana

Season by Season Summary for the History of Normal West Baseball 1996—14-16 overall and 7-7 in the Big 12 1997—20-12 overall and 10-6 in the Big 12 1998—26-9 overall and 13-3 in the Big 12, AA Regional Champions , Sweet 16 1999—27-9 overall and 11-5 in the Big 12, AA Regional Champions , Sweet 16 2000—24-11 overall and 12-3 in the Big 12 2001—30-7 overall and 10-1 in the Big 12, Big 12 Champions, Final 64 2002—23-10 overall and 7-6 in the Big 12, AA Regional Champions , Final 32 2003—21-16 overall and 9-5 in the Big 12, Final 64 2004—31-8 overall and 11-3 in the Big 12, AA Regional Champions , Final 32 2005—26-13 overall and 8-5 in the Big 12, AA Regional Champions , Sectional Champions, Sweet 16 2006—24-12 overall and 8-5 in the Big 12 2007—23-14 overall and 9-4 in the Big 12, AA Regional Champions, Final 32 2008—27-8 overall and 10-3 in the Big 12, Big 12 Champions, Final 64 2009—27-9 overall and 11-2 in the Big 12, Big 12 Champions, Final 64 2010—28-9 overall and 12-1 in the Big 12, Big 12 Champions, Final 64 2011—31-8 overall and 11-2 in the Big 12, Big 12 Champions, 4A Regional Champions , Sweet 16 2012—30-8 overall and 10-3 in the Big 12, 4A Regional Champions , Final 32 2013—32-4 overall and 13-0 in the Big 12, Big 12 Champions, Final 64 2014—21-15 overall and 10-3 in the Big 12 2015—26-10 overall and 10-3 in the Big 12 4A Regional Champions , Final 32 2016—18-16 overall and 7-6 in the Big 12 2017—22-15 overall and 8-5 in the Big 12 4A Regional Champions , Sweet 16 2018—24-15 overall and 11-2 in the Big 12, Big 12 Champions, 4A Regional Champions , Sweet 16 2019—30-7 overall and 12-1 in the Big 12, Big 12 Champions, 4A Regional Champions , Sweet 16 2020--- 0-0 overall and 0-0 in the Big 12