Matt Thompson

BOWL CHAMPS 🏆

Good luck to @RWilberding2027 at the @prepbaseball future games!!! Represent @PrepBaseballIL and the rest of us! Keep working! 📈

🎩s off to @connor_lockwood - 0 BB, 11 Ks in 7 IP today. 0 BB, 18 Ks in 15 IP this season. 🤯

Thank you @Slammers_HS_IL for an incredible run! Can't wait to see what the future brings. Looking forward to pitching at the @PrepBaseballIL State Games next week. Summer Season Stats: 30.1 IP 23 K 4 BB 2.09 ERA .89 WHIP 70% Strike Rate @sgalanop9 @baseballLVille @FOWB_lhs

Aksel McKnight (‘27, IL) uses the strength in his bigger frame quite well here. Tons of strength off it here and he lifts it with great jump off the barrel. Doubled here, notching an XBH. @PG_Illinois #BattleForTheMW

Madden Cotts (‘27, IL) working 79-82 T83 mph on the FB early on. Showing a mid-70s cutter/slider pitch to pair and mix in against opposing hitters. @PG_Illinois #BattleForTheMW

Aksel McKnight (‘27, IL) turns on one and belts a single here to drive the ball into RF. Some hand speed here. Created some jump off the barrel on a really nice swing. @PG_Illinois #BattleOfTheMW

Ryan Wilberding (‘27, IL) gets the party started early as he lifts this one high & deep to LF. Good strength off it as he leveraged well and drives it for a HR💣!! @PG_Illinois #BattleOfTheMW

So great!! #baseball

I am excited to announce I will be continuing my academic and athletic career at Oklahoma State University. I would like to thank God, my family, my coaches, teammates and everyone who has helped me throughout this process! #gopokes 🧡🖤

Soph. C Dylan Holmes from @RolTroj smoked this pull-side single – all over above-average velocity, confident takes against an effective breaking ball. Hit .364 with a 1.003 OPS in 2023 with 14 XBH. #PUMAClassic | @bestofmwbase

20 Miler Tomorrow! main.acsevents.org/goto/teamthomp…

Shannon Sharpe asks Deion Sanders what’s the hardest thing to do: play football, play baseball, or coaching. Deion Sanders, who played 9 seasons in MLB while also having a Hall of Fame NFL career: “Hitting that baseball.”

“————“ on Cromwell!

Don’t miss our 2nd Annual @FOWB_lhs Golf Outing! Sep 10 Noon start Brae Loch. Details and sign up here. fowbaseball.org/field-of-green…

Pitched a perfect game in Iowa this weekend. 75% strikeouts and three PFP’s. @ZachTeske1 @baseballLVille @canes_illinois @CoachSchaabNCSA @PG_Illinois @PGIASelect #MWChallenge

It was a really great day to be a Wildcat!🤍 So grateful to all of the coaches, LHS athletes, @Go_LHS_Wildcats and @LHS128Principal for making today possible!

CATS CARE 2022! 🐾 Calling all kids K-8 for a morning of games, sports and fun led by LHS athletes and coaches! 100% of the proceeds go to the Highland Park Community Foundation’s 4th of July Fund! 🧡 d128.revtrak.net/LHS/LHS-Athlet…

Good sign in many ways! Scores are up and we are right around the corner for finding out how we did. Proud of our kids for how hard they worked all year!