The bases were loaded with support for Morrison High School Senior Ben Tegeler, on Thursday, March 17, 2016, as he signed a Letter of Intent to play baseball at North Central College in Naperville, IL. Gathered to witness this significant occasion in the cafeteria at 2:30 p.m., left-to-right, were MHS Activities Director Gregg Dolan; Baseball Coach Ben Sondgeroth; parents Joy and Don Tegeler; Unit District #6 Superintendent Scott Vance.
In October 2015 Tegeler was accepted as a future NCC student. He plans to study Business and, possibly, Finance or Marketing. Classes begin in September, as does Fall baseball practice with scrimmage games. There will be weight lifting both in, and out, of season. In addition, Ben will have a roommate who is a baseball teammate.
Ben Tegeler said he began playing “Little League at seven years of age and travel baseball at eight.” At MHS he plays “second base and outfield; I like both of them a lot. I’m definitely ready for [college ball].” There are “Varsity and Junior Varsity teams.” He will be on the Varsity Cardinals team, wearing the “black, white, and red uniform,” and playing “48 to 52 games a season.”
Ben’s older brother, Jacob, is a Senior collegiate baseball player at St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA. His parents visited Jacob in Orlando, FL, during a recent Warner University and Russ Blatt College Tournament, which ran Wednesday, March 9, to Wednesday, March 16. After graduation he will enter a Doctoral program in Physical Therapy.
