Gellinger, who retired after that season and led the first MSL team to the state tournament at Fremd in 1979, offered a glimpse into some of the attributes that allowed Kating to get the most out of himself and his teammates. Kating was the Herald’s All-Area baseball captain in 1984 with a Fremd team that included all-area picks in first baseman Jeff Bossong, shortstop Dave Eck and pitcher Rob McCormack and reached the Elite Eight in Springfield. “It’s good to get this one out of the way and get the monkey off our backs.” “It’s a relief,” Kating said in the Herald. 1 took six tries and it ironically occurred in his old MSL backyard, 10-6 in 6 innings at Conant. Kating has had five regional championship teams and seven 20-win seasons. That has been the case as last year’s team and the 2017 supersectional qualifier won 25 games. Through this experience, hopefully, my program can build and become one of the best programs in the state.” “I think this group has now set the tradition and the standard and the expectation for us going far in the state playoffs. “I’m very proud of how they’ve handled themselves and gone through this,” Kating told the Daily Herald’s Jerry Fitzpatrick after winning the first state trophy in any sport for South Elgin. His 2014 team finished third in Class 4A with Ryan Nutof, now pitching with the Reds’ Triple-A Louisville affiliate, and shortstop Dane Toppel, who played at Eastern Illinois. That was also his only losing season as he has won more than 62 percent of his games. Kating has built a successful program from its foundation since South Elgin’s first varsity season with no seniors in 2007. (Photo credit South Elgin Baseball Twitter) South Elgin baseball coach Jim Kating with the trophy commemorating his 300th career victory.
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