The varsity baseball team played its last game of the season on May 22, losing the sectional semi-final game to Herscher High School 11-0. The team ended the season with a record of 8-9.
Senior Mason List, the team captain, said the team overcame challenges, growing as people and as a group throughout the season.
“We played a very difficult out-of-conference schedule, which included a five-hour win over Jones, whose enrollment is more than three times larger than ours,” Mason said.
Mason also believes that a large factor in the team’s performance was the frequency of players’ injuries during games. Chicago’s unreliable weather often made it difficult to play when it was too cold or rainy.
“With the length of our season being relatively short and the weather often not cooperating, it’s necessary to pack a lot of games into the portion of the season that’s warm enough to play,” Mason said. “Given this, our bodies often struggle to keep up with what we’re demanding from them, and we’re forced to miss games.”
But through injuries and tough games, the team persevered, bringing home several hard-earned victories. Mason said he’s proud of the team’s accomplishments and looks forward to seeing what else they can achieve.
“We have persevered through an awful amount of injuries, but continue to push through and work hard every single day,” Mason said. “I feel very proud of what this team has done so far this year, and I look forward to the success we’ll have in the future.”
