Matt Thompson

World History Teacher, Baseball Coach

[Northwestern Football @NUFBFamily]

BOWL CHAMPS 🏆

[Slammers Illinois | Baseball @Slammers_IL]

Good luck to @RWilberding2027 at the @prepbaseball future games!!!

Represent @PrepBaseballIL and the rest of us! Keep working! 📈

[Valpo Baseball @ValpoBaseball]

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

[Anthony Fry @acfry22]

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

[Perfect Game Iowa @IowaPG]

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

[Perfect Game Iowa @IowaPG]

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

[Perfect Game Iowa @IowaPG]

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

[Perfect Game Iowa @IowaPG]

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

[Gary Bennett @GDBJr5]

So great!! #baseball

[Quinn Schambow @QSchambow]

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 🧡🖤

[Prep Baseball JUCO @PB_JUCO]

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

[Matt Thompson @thompsonwh]

20 Miler Tomorrow! https://t.co/jI2xWzJCTo

[Sammy Levitt @SammyLev]

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.”

[Matt Thompson @thompsonwh]

“————“ on Cromwell!

[ONeill @LHSONeill]

*spits*

[LibertyvilleBaseball @baseballLVille]

Don’t miss our 2nd Annual @FOWB_lhs Golf Outing! Sep 10 Noon start Brae Loch. Details and sign up here. https://t.co/XVqAm307O4

[MichaelScarpelli @mikescarpelli23]

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

[Libertyville HS Dance Program @LHSDance_team]

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!

[Libertyville HS Dance Program @LHSDance_team]

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! 🧡

https://t.co/0mSENIhj09

[Matt Thompson @thompsonwh]

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!

[Trevor Packer @AP_Trevor]

A significant growth in high scores among AP World History students this year – great job!