Hitting four home runs this baseball season, Matt Scheibel, senior, has almost tied the home run record at MHS.The record is 13 career, and he hit seven last year giving him 11 career. This year, he met the triple record which is seven career. He hit three last year and four this year.

Scheibel has played on varsity since his sophomore year. He plays center field, and he practices every day with the team and also on his own.

“I put many hours of hard work in, and it’s nice to see it pay off,” Scheibel said.

Scheibel will be attending Jefferson College next year with a scholarship for baseball. He said he is excited to continue his baseball career for the next four years and hopes to continue it after that as well.

“It will be good exposure for the next level of play,” Scheibel said.

John Meyer, the head baseball coach, said the team is very fortunate to have a player with Scheibel’s physical ability, but also his great personality.

“Matt likes to have fun, and I think that is contagious to the whole team,” Coach Meyer said.

He said it is very hard to hit triples and home runs, especially at the MHS field because it is a little more standard than other parks.

“That record is something that has been set for like 15 years, and it’s great to see it being met this year,” Coach Meyer said.

Coach Meyer said him and Scheibel keep things very simple. They don’t focus on the technical aspects, and he said it is all about Scheibel repeating himself and staying consistent.

“I think I know what he needs to do to be successful, and he knows what he has to do to be successful,” Meyer said.

Coach Meyer said Jefferson College is a very good fit for Scheibel because of the baseball program, and it is close to home.

“It’s a very good, nationally recognized program, and it’s close to home,” Coach Meyer said. “HIs parents can go visit him and watch him play.”

Going to a two year college gives him more flexibility. Coach Meyer said he won’t have to fight for playing time with 21 and 22 year olds like he would have to at a four year college.

“Junior college baseball is always a good decision for students who want to play college baseball,” Coach Meyer said.