High school baseball: Great Lakes region strikeout leaders

A look at the top strikeout pitchers in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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May 12, 2021, 8:00am

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Here's a look at the current high school baseball strikeout leaders in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

National and Statewide Baseball Statistical Leaders

ILLINOIS STRIKEOUT LEADERS

Leaderboard - Player Batters Struck Out
1	Luke Trepanier - Sr Manteno (IL)	57
2	Shawn Coy - Jr Lindblom (Chicago, IL)	52
3	Fabian Jaime - Jr Kelly (Chicago, IL)	49
4	Lane Funneman - Sr Pana (IL)	45
5	Trent Markezich - Jr Mt. Olive (IL)	44
6	Ben Cash - Sr Oak Lawn (IL)	44
7	Carter Monke - Sr Mt. Olive (IL)	43
8	Gavin Huffman - Sr Roxana (IL)	43
9	Dylan Petrey - Sr Hampshire (IL)	42
10	Markus Stottrup - Jr Von Steuben (Chicago, IL)	41
11	Peyton Clampitt - Sr Camp Point Central (Camp Point, IL)	38
12	Felipe DeAvila - Sr Woodstock North (Woodstock, IL)	38
13	Malik Pedraza - Jr Jones (Chicago, IL)	38
14	Brennyn Abendroth - Sr Altamont (IL)	37
15	Danny Hood - Sr Glenbrook South (Glenview, IL)	37
16	Gavin Parkerson - So Armstrong (IL)	36
17	Daniel Vogt - Sr Trico (Campbell Hill, IL)	36
18	Logan Medsker - Jr Marshall (IL)	36
19	Jack Barham - Sr Dunlap (IL)	36
20	Davis Sweeney - Sr Earlville (IL)	35

INDIANA STRIKEOUT LEADERS

Leaderboard - Player Batters Struck Out
1	Luke Leverton - Sr Seton Catholic (Richmond, IN)	99
2	Will Eldridge - Jr Carroll (Flora, IN)	94
3	Jhett Garrett - Jr Cannelton (IN)	93
4	Dominic Anderson - Sr Hagerstown (IN)	89
5	Grant Kessler - So Morristown (IN)	85
6	Max Clark - So Franklin Community (Franklin, IN)	85
7	Cayden Gothrup - Sr Daleville (IN)	81
8	Garrett Stevens - Sr Bethesda Christian (Brownsburg, IN)	81
9	Landen Southern - Sr Clinton Prairie (Frankfort, IN)	76
10	Trey Reed - Sr Washington (IN)	76
11	Wyatt Blinn - Jr Cascade (Clayton, IN)	75
12	Dalton Swinehart - Sr Concord (Elkhart, IN)	73
13	Coley Stevens - Sr Leo (IN)	72
14	Bryce Schaum - Sr Munster (IN)	72
15	Nick Coleman - Sr Evansville Memorial (Evansville, IN)	72
16	Cole Wise - Jr Northwestern (Kokomo, IN)	70
17	Mason Hornung - Sr Union County (Liberty, IN)	69
18	Gavin Gentry - Jr Borden (IN)	69
19	Garrett Harker - Sr Lebanon (IN)	67
20	Kaden Wise - Sr Columbus East (Columbus, IN)	66

MICHIGAN STRIKEOUT LEADERS

Leaderboard - Player Batters Struck Out
1	Griffin Kilander - Sr Stevenson (Livonia, MI)	73
2	Ricky Kidd - Sr Trenton (MI)	63
3	Ryan Szczepaniak - Sr Woodhaven (Brownstown, MI)	61
4	Brock Porter - Jr St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake, MI)	58
5	Coltrane Rubner - Sr Stevenson (Livonia, MI)	57
6	Micah Ottenbreit - Sr Trenton (MI)	57
7	Thomas Reid, III - Jr East Jordan (MI)	47
8	Luke Sherman - So Millington (MI)	45
9	Jylon Peek - So Perry (MI)	43
10	Trey Mikkelsen - Sr Montague (MI)	43
11	Dennell Kemp - Fr Ecorse (MI)	43
12	Darren Welch - Jr Utica (MI)	41
13	Brady Birchmeier - Jr New Lothrop (MI)	40
14	Dalton Soergel - Sr Sturgis (MI)	39
15	Austin Kirby - Jr Millington (MI)	39
16	Brady Rose - Sr Mona Shores (Norton Shores, MI)	37
17	Dylan Cubitt - Sr Utica (MI)	37
18	Dylan Lelito - Sr Utica (MI)	37
19	Kade Johnson - So Montague (MI)	37
20	Braden Abbott - Jr Mott (Warren, MI)	36

MINNESOTA STRIKEOUT LEADERS

Leaderboard - Player Batters Struck Out
1	Brandon Gerster - Sr Randolph (MN)	44
2	Jordan Axberg - Sr North Branch (MN)	42
3	Max Sutter - Sr St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville, MN)	39
4	Ethan Hansen - Sr Buffalo (MN)	35
5	Sam Knowles - Jr New Ulm Cathedral (New Ulm, MN)	34
6	Will Silton - Jr Breck (Minneapolis, MN)	31
7	Aiden Huotari - Sr Breck (Minneapolis, MN)	31
8	Wyatt Doubler - Sr Osseo (MN)	30
9	Caiden Olson - Sr Houston (MN)	28
10	Nathan Weckop - Jr Randolph (MN)	28
11	Jacob Weckop - Jr Randolph (MN)	28
12	Evan Soeffker - Jr Buffalo (MN)	27
13	Joey Powers - Jr Blaine (MN)	25
14	Matthew Kitzman - Jr Osseo (MN)	24
15	Johnny Bauer - Jr Pine Island (MN)	20
16	Nick Bauer - Fr Pine Island (MN)	20
17	CHAS MELVIN - Jr Perham (MN)	19
18	Kaleb Johnson - Sr Pine Island (MN)	19
19	Logan Laplante - So Buffalo (MN)	17
20	Hayden Frank - Jr St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville, MN)	16

NEW YORK STRIKEOUT LEADERS

Leaderboard - Player Batters Struck Out
1	Jonah Shearer - Jr Beaver River (Beaver Falls, NY)	32
2	Devin Georgetti - Sr Gates Chili (Rochester, NY)	28
3	Izzac Garcia - Jr LaSalle Academy (New York, NY)	27
4	Julius Teabout - Sr Newark (NY)	27
5	Aaron Goldstein - So Xaverian (Brooklyn, NY)	27
6	John Dezago - Sr Xaverian (Brooklyn, NY)	24
7	Tyler Blake - Jr Cortland (NY)	22
8	Ryan Foerst - So Valley Stream Central (Valley Stream, NY)	22
9	Nick Mulvey - Sr Westlake (Thornwood, NY)	21
10	Bobby Chicoine - Jr Byram Hills (Armonk, NY)	21
11	Michael Lombardi - Jr Fox Lane (Bedford, NY)	20
12	Jason Carr - Sr Cortland (NY)	20
13	Joseph Gleason - Jr Pine Bush (NY)	20
14	Sam Dalsimer - Jr Rye Neck (Mamaroneck, NY)	19
15	Alessio Paolucci - Sr Edgemont (Scarsdale, NY)	18
16	Dylan Banner - Jr Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK (Plainview, NY)	18
17	Michael Gammell - So Wayland-Cohocton (Wayland, NY)	18
18	Marc Denunzio - Sr Westlake (Thornwood, NY)	17
19	Angel Morales - Sr Franklin (Rochester, NY)	16
20	Alan Bouwens - Jr Williamson (NY)	16

OHIO STRIKEOUT LEADERS

Leaderboard - Player Batters Struck Out
1	Scotty Adelman - Sr St. Paul (Norwalk, OH)	104
2	Warren Shockey - So Riverside (De Graff, OH)	97
3	Dwight Parker - Sr Liberty (Youngstown, OH)	94
4	Joseph Dzierwa - Jr Otsego (Tontogany, OH)	92
5	Nathan Smith - Perry (OH)	92
6	Blake Altaffer - Sr Montpelier (OH)	92
7	Blake Michael - Sr St. Joseph Central Catholic (Fremont, OH)	82
8	Alex Keller - Sr Lehman Catholic (Sidney, OH)	74
9	Austin Suttle - Sr New Richmond (OH)	73
10	Ryan Yingst - Jr Perry (Lima, OH)	69
11	Connor Bucher - Jr Miami Trace (Washington Courthouse, OH)	68
12	Nate Henry - Jr Pymatuning Valley (Andover, OH)	67
13	Tyler Britton - So Pymatuning Valley (Andover, OH)	66
14	Reid Evans - Fr Madison Christian (Groveport, OH)	66
15	Brendon Hosler - Sr Franklin Monroe (Pitsburg, OH)	65
16	Jacob Wiersma - Sr Zanesville (OH)	65
17	Jacob Shaver - Sr New London (OH)	65
18	Andrew Hendrickx - Jr Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (Cuyahoga Falls, OH)	64
19	Ryan Edgerton - Sr Dayton Christian (Miamisburg, OH)	62
20	Tyler Perkins - Jr St. Paul (Norwalk, OH)	60

PENNSYLVANIA STRIKEOUT LEADERS

Leaderboard - Player Batters Struck Out
1	Ben Tomb - Jr United (Armagh, PA)	110
2	Carson Whiteman - Sr Kane (PA)	96
3	Logan Layton - Sr Greencastle-Antrim (Greencastle, PA)	93
4	Jared Dowey - Sr Bedford (PA)	88
5	Zach Myers - Sr Forest Hills (Sidman, PA)	84
6	Danny Eden - Sr Twin Valley (Elverson, PA)	78
7	Dante DiMatteo - Sr Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh, PA)	75
8	Edwin Smink - Jr Henderson (West Chester, PA)	75
9	Marcus Danchision - Sr MMI Preparatory School (Freeland, PA)	73
10	Tommy Molsky - Sr Northern York (Dillsburg, PA)	73
11	Nathan Klodowski - Jr Burgettstown (PA)	72
12	Koll Peichel - Sr Strath Haven (Wallingford, PA)	72
13	Josh Berzonski - Jr South Western (Hanover, PA)	72
14	Luke Holman - Sr Wilson (West Lawn, PA)	69
15	Charlie White - Sr Boiling Springs (PA)	69
16	JJ Hood - Jr Wyoming Area (Exeter, PA)	68
17	Paul Moretski - Sr Lansdale Catholic (Lansdale, PA)	67
18	Wyatt Koser - Jr Columbia Montour Vo-Tech (Bloomsburg, PA)	66
19	Corey Chamberlain - Sr Claysburg-Kimmel (Claysburg, PA)	65
20	L.J. Evans - Sr Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Coraopolis, PA)	64

WISCONSIN STRIKEOUT LEADERS

Leaderboard - Player Batters Struck Out
1	Jacob Hartlaub - Sr Martin Luther (Greendale, WI)	31
2	Nolan Kahle - Jr Brookfield Academy (Brookfield, WI)	30
3	Michael Mulhollon - Jr Westosha Central (Salem, WI)	30
4	Isaac Cychosz - Sr Rosholt (WI)	28
5	Mitch Lukasik - Sr St. Mary Catholic (Neenah, WI)	27
6	Carter Stebane - Sr Brillion (WI)	26
7	Aaron Rice - Sr Brillion (WI)	25
8	Ridge Guyette - Sr Hilbert/Stockbridge (Stockbridge, WI)	25
9	Gavin Theis - Sr Lake Country Lutheran (Hartland, WI)	24
10	Adam Switalski - So Westosha Central (Salem, WI)	21
11	Bennett Spolar - Sr St. Catherine's (Racine, WI)	20
12	Blade Niewiadomski - Jr Rosholt (WI)	20
13	Conner Robertson - Jr Dominican (Whitefish Bay, WI)	20
14	Zach Marten - Sr Manitowoc Lutheran (Manitowoc, WI)	20
15	Bailey Lemke - Sr Martin Luther (Greendale, WI)	19
16	Sawyer Strebe - Sr Manawa (WI)	19
17	Alek Lemke - Sr Chilton (WI)	19
18	Mason Schmahl - So Sheboygan Falls (WI)	19
19	Henry Dierkes - Jr Kohler (WI)	19
20	Ben Wilson - Sr St. Mary Catholic (Neenah, WI)	18

High school baseball: Great Lakes region strikeout leaders

A look at the top strikeout pitchers in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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