Josh Haley, Trevor Ames earn top Illinois Class 2A baseball honors

St. Joseph-Ogden baseball coach Josh Haley has been named the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association's Class 2A Coach of the Year after leading the Spartans to their first state championship in 2026.

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Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

St. Joseph-Ogden head coach Josh Haley talks to the media after the Spartans won the school's first baseball championship back in June. The IHSBCA announced the 14-year veteran head coach at SJO this year's Class 2A coach of the year.

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ST. JOSEPH - This morning, the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association named St. Joseph-Ogden head coach Josh Haley its Class 2A Baseball Coach of the Year.

Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

Trevor Ames puts the ball in play late in SJO's state title game against Harvest-Westminister. The senior pitcher earned another postseason honor after earning the Class 2A POY award from the IHSBCA.

After finishing second in the state in 2016 and 2017, Haley led the Spartans (40-2) to the program’s first state title in 2026. SJO captured the Class 2A championship close to home at Illinois Field in Urbana, defeating Marquette 6-1 in the semifinals before rolling to a 15-1 victory over Harvest-Westminster in the title game.

St. Joseph-Ogden’s Trevor Ames was named the Class 2A Player of the Year. Ames earned the win on the mound in the championship game, allowing one run on three hits against the Rams.

Ames finished his senior season with a .514 batting average, 21 stolen bases and 11 home runs. He also drove in 67 runs. In addition to earning first-team All-Conference and first-team All-State honors, Ames went 8-0 as a pitcher.

The Hall of Fame Banquet will be held December 5 in Naperville during the organization's annual convention. Guest speakers include:
Mike Bianco, University of Mississippi; Steve Trimper; Zach Dechant - Texas Christian University; Mike Deegan - Denison University; Bill Decker - Harvard University; Greg DiCenzo - Cleveland Guardians; Bobby Hill - West Valley College; Dilon Napoleon - University of Illinois; Darren Fenster - Arizona Diamondbacks; Pat Bloom - Washington University; Jason Kipnis - Cleveland Indians; Albert Almore Jr. - Chicago Cubs; Dominic Milano - Harper College; Nathan Mirochnick - San Francisco Giants; and Michael Oh - St. Louis Cardinals.

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2026 IHSBCA Awards

IHSBCA Hall of Fame Class of 2026

Eric Brauer –Chicago Christian, Lincoln-Way East
Sean Bieterman – Driscoll Catholic, Lincoln-Way Central, Aurora Central Catholic, Yorkville Christian
John Darlington – Plainfield North
Kyle Nelson – Burlington Central
Jeff Sefcik - Driscoll Catholic
Clint Smothers – Warren Township
Mike Stock – Naperville Central

Mike Herbert Distinguished Service Award

John Fumagalli – Neuqua Valley

Bob Udell Umpire of the Year

Rob Hacker

Assistant Coach of the Year

Henry Szumal – Lane Tech

Tom Hull Scout of the Year

Scott Melvin – Kansas City Royals

Media Relations Person of the Year

Shawn Temple – Prairie Communications 1330 WRAM / 97.7 WMOI

Ethics in Coaching Award

Gary Johnson – Oak Forest

Man of the Year

Marco Eufrasio – Glenbard South

Coaches of the Year

1A Eddie Betson - Tremont
2A Josh Haley-St. Joseph Ogden
3A John Nee - St. Rita
4A Matt Thompson- Libertyville

Players of the Year

1A: Andrew Dawson -Tremont
2A: Trevor Ames - St. Joseph - Ogden
3A: Landon Thome - Nazareth
4A: Brady Cunningham - Brother Rice

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