Photo |
Batting Average |
Name/Position |
Year |
Highlights |
|
.515 |
Brooks Colvin
SS |
2000 |
One of 4 players in the .500 club and a 2-time member of the .400 club, Brooks was an All-State player in 2000 and still ranks among the all-time great Panther players in just about every offensive category. He later went on to Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State) where his team reached the College World Series. Brooks was drafted by the Detroit Tigers after his years with SMS. |
|
.511 |
Justin Powers
C |
2001 |
One of 4 players in the .500 club, Justin led the 2001 Panthers in hitting and went on to start at catcher for McKendree where he had a solid collegiate career. |
|
.505 |
Miles Quintal
P/OF |
2010 |
One of 4 players in the .500 club, Miles led the 2010 Sectional and SWC Champion Panthers not only with the bat but on the mound as he broke the career record for wins by a pitcher with 31. He was a vital part of 3 Regional Championships, 2 Sectional Championships, 2 SWC Championships, and a 3rd place finish at the State Tournament. |
|
.504 |
Tyler Harris
C |
2006 |
One of 4 players in the .500 club and another 2 time .400 club member, Tyler led the 2006 IHSA Class AA 3rd Place Panthers in hitting. One of three players to sign with Division I Indiana State University. Also holds single season records in hits and doubles while also holding career records in
batting average (.472) and doubles. |
|
.492 |
Nick Tindall
C |
2009 |
Tindall capped off his OTHS career with an All-American honor, St. Louis Post
Dispatch Player of the Year, and was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 17th
round. He later signed with the Twins. This is Nick's 2nd time in
the .400 club. |
|
.475 |
Kyle Stanton
1B |
2008 |
Kyle is 4th on the All-Time batting average list and still has one year left! The Panthers should have a very strong year in 2009 with
the nucleus from 2008 returning. |
|
.475 |
Tom George
|
1986 |
Tom was a mainstay on the mid-80s teams that featured a conference championship. Tom ranks 2nd in career batting average (.450) and he also hit one of the farthest balls in O'Fallon history as he hit Highway 50 straight away centerfield (prior to having a fence). |
|
.473 |
Nick Quintal
|
2004 |
Quintal led the 2004 Panthers in hitting and is tied for the OTHS single season record for most runs with 49. He also ranks in the top 5 for single season hits and singles and in the top 10 for stolen bases and RBI. |
|
.469 |
Mike Ginzel
|
1980 |
Ginzel led the 1980 Panthers in hitting and the team went on to a 26-7 overall record. |
|
.468 |
Kyle Stanton
1B |
2009 |
Kyle was a leader on the 2009 State Semi-Finalist team and shattered several records during his career. He hit 11 HR's his senior campaign and is attending SWIC in 2009. |
|
.464 |
Kellen Kettwich
CF |
2003 |
Kettwich led the 2003 Panthers in hitting and went on to receive All-State honors. Kellen went on to have a very succesful career with McKendree. He ranks among the Panther leaders in Singles and Stolen Bases as he swiped 22 bags in 2003. |
|
.459 |
Chris Gottschall
|
2005 |
Chris led the 2005 team in hitting and was on the team that started the present run of 4 consecutive regional titles. At OTHS, he ranks among the single season leaders in hits, singles, doubles, and RBI and is currently playing at IPFW and prior to that he had a successful career with Kaskaskia College. |
|
.455 |
Austin Bossart
|
2011 |
Austin hit .455 for the 2011 Panthers, leading the way on a very talented offensive squad. After graduation, he attended Penn and had a very successful career which ended in him being drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies where he currently plays in the minors. |
|
.455 |
Matt Wicinski
2B |
2003 |
Wicinski had a great career with OTHS in which he starred at 2B and 3B while earning all-state honors at 2B his senior season. He also ranks among the career leaders in batting average, hits, singles, AB's, doubles, runs, RBI, stolen bases, games played, and walks. Matt went on to play at SWIC. |
|
.453 |
Blake Deathrage
|
2014 |
Blake hit .453 his senior year earning BND All-Area Player of the Year honors. He was also an All-State player as a pitcher his senior year. |
|
.441 |
Tyler Harris
|
2005 |
One of 3 players in the .500 club and another 2 time .400 club member, Tyler led the 2006 IHSA Class AA 3rd Place Panthers in hitting. One of three players to sign with Division I Indiana State University. Also holds single season records in hits and doubles while also holding career records in
batting average (.472) and doubles. |
|
.437 |
Caleb Dziurdzy
|
2006 |
Caleb was one of the leaders of the IHSA State tournament team that placed 3rd in Class AA. He is 4th in career batting average (.413) and ranks in the top 10 in many OTHS single season and career records. |
|
.436 |
Jesse Schmidt
|
2006 |
Another member of the 2006 state team to make the .400 club. A total of 5 members from the 2006 team made the .400 club. Jesse went on to play at Rend Lake College after a very successful career at OTHS. |
|
.435 |
Jason Cobb
|
2003 |
Cobb had a very successful career with OTHS and it led to a Division I scholarship with Eastern Illinois University where he played 4 years. |
|
.435 |
Steve Vollmer
|
1987 |
Steve not only led the 1987 Conference Champions in hitting but also set the OTHS single season (40) and career stolen base record which still stands today. He graduated with 69 stolen bases for his career. |
|
.434 |
Dakota Curlee
|
2008 |
Curlee had a great career with OTHS. He was second in hitting in 2008 and ranks among the top in career batting average (.363) and single season at-bats, singles, doubles, and stolen bases. He is currently playing at SWIC. |
|
.434 |
Casey Truitt
|
2011 |
Casey hit .434 while earning all-conference first team honors at 2B. He is one of four members of the 2011 squad to top the .400 mark. |
|
.433 |
John Campbell
2B |
2003 |
Campbell played on an offensive team where he ranked 4th in average. The 2003 team featured 5 members of the .400 Club. Campbell also went on to achieve all-state honors as a secondbaseman in 2003. |
|
.433 |
Justin Hutto
|
2003 |
Hutto is tied with teammate John Campbell in the .400 Club with a .433 clip. He also had 25 stolen bases in 2003 and had a knack for drawing walks as he ranks among the single season leaders twice (2001/2003). For his career, he is 2nd in walks with 71 and ranks among the leaders in batting average, hits, runs, and games played. |
|
.431 |
Sam Summerlin
|
2011 |
Sam capped off his All-State career at a .431 clip including 13 extra basehits (4 HR), and 42 RBI. |
|
.430 |
Cal Stierwalt
|
2009 |
Cal was another piece to the 2009 State Semi-Finals team hitting .430. He has one more year left in 2010. |
|
.430 |
Chris Kellerman
|
2004 |
Aside from his stellar basketball career at OTHS, Chris had a great 2004 season where he hit .430. He is currently wrapping up a solid basketball career with Division I Central Michigan where is ranked in their top 10 for three-pointers. |
|
.429 |
Ryan Grindstaff
|
1999 |
With 3-time all stater Mike Bowen in the same lineup, Ryan quietly hit .429 and put together a stellar career with OTHS. |
|
.427 |
L.J. Watson
|
2006 |
Another member of the 2006 team in the .400 Club. LJ's senior season led him to a Division I scholarship with SLU and is now playing for William Woods University. He ranks among the single season leaders in at-bats, hits, doubles, runs, RBI, and HR's. |
|
.427 |
Tom George
|
1987 |
Another two-time member of the .400 Club. Tom was a mainstay on the mid-80s teams that featured a conference championship. Tom ranks 2nd in career batting average (.450) and he also hit one of the farthest balls in O'Fallon history as he hit Highway 50 straight away centerfield (prior to having a fence). |
|
.424 |
Bradley Snyder
|
2014 |
Bradley hit .424 and is the fourth member of the 2014 squad to top the .400 mark. |
|
.423 |
Jon Pilackas
|
2008 |
A transfer from Lebanon for his senior season, Jon made his name by hitting one of the most historic homeruns in OTHS history as his 7th inning HR gave the Panthers the 2008 Regional Championship. He is currently playing at SWIC. |
|
.421 |
Jeff Hahs
|
2014 |
Jeff hit .421 his senior year en route to an All-State season as an outfielder. |
|
.418 |
Bradley Harrison
|
2015 |
Bradley is a 2 yr All-State player and a 2-way threat with his pitching and will be attending SIUC in the fall of 2016. This is his 2nd consecutive year hitting over .400. |
|
.417 |
Brian Gass
|
2006 |
Brian was an all area performer and had one of the best careers as OTHS as he is among the leaders in both pitching and hitting. One of the senior leaders on the 2006 Class AA 3rd place team. He also signed with Division I Indiana State University. |
|
.415 |
Chad Vance
|
1994 |
Chad was the lone member of the 1994 State Tournament team to make the .400 Club. He did this as a sophomore and helped the team reach the state tournament for the first time in 18 years. |
|
.414 |
Nick Tindall
C |
2008 |
Tindall hit .414 as a junior as the Panthers won their 4th consecutive Regional championship. He has one more year remaining and just signed to play at Division I SIU-C of the Missouri Valley Conference. |
|
.413 |
Nick Johnson
|
2008 |
Johnson comes in one point behind teammate Nick Tindall as he hit .413 in 2008. With the nucleus in place, the 2009 season should be very strong. |
|
.408 |
Bradley Harrison
|
2014 |
Bradley is a 2 yr All-State player and a 2-way threat with his pitching and will be attending SIUC in the fall of 2016. This was his 1st year hitting over .400 for OTHS. |
|
.408 |
Jordan Colvin
SS |
2006 |
Jordan joins his brother Brooks as the only brother combination in the .400 Club. He was a key member of the 2006 State Tournament run and signed a Division I letter at Indiana State University where he later transferred to SWIC. He is now finishing his career with Division I Bradley University of the Missouri Valley Conference. |
|
.408 |
Ben Larimer
|
2005 |
Larimer hit .405 on the 2005 Regional championship team. He is the 4th member of the .400 Club from the 2005 campaign and was a key contributor to a team that started a run of 4 consecutive Regional titles. |
|
.405 |
Brooks Colvin
|
1999 |
One of 3 players in the .500 club and a 2-time member of the .400 club, Brooks was an All-State player in 2000 and still ranks among the all-time great Panther players in just about every offensive category. He later went on to Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State) where his team reached the College World Series. Brooks was drafted by the Detroit Tigers after his years with SMS. |
|
.400 |
Rob Bohnenstiehl
|
2011 |
Rob finished his 3rd team all-conference season at an even .400. He is the fourth member of the 2011 team to reach the .400 mark. |