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Varsity

#9 Eddie Pieczynski
Head Coach
Coach Pieczynski enters his second season as head coach of the Highland Park Giants. He teaches special education at Niles North High School. Coach P is a graduate and 2 year letter winner in baseball each at Parkland Junior College and Illinois State University. He played parts of 2 years professionally in the Independent Frontier League with 3 different clubs (Springfield Capitals, Richmond Roosters, and Rockford Riverhawks).

#17 John Gorleski
Varsity Assistant
Coach Gorleski enters his seventeenth season of coaching baseball at Highland Park. He has served as athletic trainer for six years and Athletic Director for seven. He is in his thirtieth year of teaching health and anatomy and physiology at HPHS. Coach Gorleski has BS in education and MA in athletic administration from Central Michigan University. He also sponsors the Student Senate and JKB Leadership Program.

#4 Dan Casey
Varsity Assistant
Coach Casey enters his second season coaching baseball at Highland Park and serves as the teams pitching coach. He has coached the HP American Legion for the past four years. Coach Casey played his college baseball at the University of Illinois and Dominican University.
Sophomore

Josh Hess
Sophomore Head Coach
Coach Hess enters his fourth season of coaching baseball at Highland Park. He coached the freshman team the past three seasons and also coaches girls volleyball. Coach Hess teaches in the physical education department at HPHS.
Freshmen

Jimmy Knotek
Freshmen A

Coach Knotek is entering his first season as the freshman coach of the Highland Park Giants.  He has coached the Giants feeder program for the past seven years.  Coach Knotek played college baseball at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin.  He also was a four year member on the Highland Park Giants baseball team and has been a part of HP athletics for as long as he can remember.

Chris Toy
Freshmen B
Coach Toy is entering his first season as the freshman B coach of the Highland Park Giants. He coached the Giants Colt Team this past summer and the sophomore / varsity Giants this fall. Coach Toy played college baseball as a pitcher at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. He is a former player of Coach Pieczynski's at Niles West. He is currently a Physical Educator at Romona and Harper Elementary in Wilmette District 39.


 

 
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