Former rival Jason Kipnis continues to produce
As a senior on the Deerfield High School baseball team in 2004, I had the opportunity to watch Jason Kipnis first-hand as my shortstop counterpart for rival Glenbrook North High School in the northern suburbs of Chicago. Amongst my teammates, he quickly earned the reputation as one of the most impressive hitters in the conference, and with good reason. Kipnis ultimately garnered All-State honors – we were actually the two All-Conference shortstops in the Central Suburban North – and went on to have a tremendous high school career.
Although I graduated from high school a year before him, the strong impression that Kipnis left fueled my interest to track his career. After all, it’s not everyday that a player who directly intertwined with your own career reaches the Major Leagues.
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