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to Poland this year. The
juniors went to Israel,
the sophomores went to
Portland, Oregon, and the
freshmen went to Montana.
“For the kids, going on
those trips far exceeded what
could have happened on the
baseball diamond,” Bernstein
said. “Those are once-in-a-
lifetime experiences. One
of the things I love about
Frankel are the opportunities
to build meaningful
relationships and those trips
are one of them.”
No state playoffs meant
every Frankel regular-
season game carried greater
importance.
“The kids realized that,”
Bernstein said.
They sure did.
“One hundred percent,”
Robbins said. “With no
districts to play, every game
mattered. Each one of our
games was a must-win.”
No state playoffs also
meant Frankel had an
opportunity to do something
most high school baseball
teams can’t do ... win their
last game of the season.
The Jaguars finished with
four straight wins, including
a final game 6-0 shutout of
Taylor Prep. Schmeltz threw
a three-hit shutout in that
game with 16 strikeouts.
“We not only finished
our season with a win, we
finished with a winning
streak,” Bernstein said.
Schmeltz also finished the
season on a high note. His
28-game hitting streak was
snapped, but he has now
been on base in 38 of his 40
career games at Frankel.
Robbins, an aspiring sports
broadcaster who will be
attending Indiana University,
was one of four seniors on
the Frankel roster.
The others were Gabe
Gordon, Merrick Michaelson
and Grey.
Robbins played leftfield
for the Jaguars and was
a key hitter in the No. 9
spot in the lineup, keeping
innings going to bring up
the top of Frankel’s lineup.
“These last two seasons
were remarkable,”
Robbins said. “The
players and coaches were
so competitive. Even if
we started a practice being
lackadaisical, we ended it
strong.”
Just like this season,
Frankel got off to a slow start
last year (1-5) and but had a
good finish (6-8-1).
Also on the team in 2023
were Ari Michaels, Noah
Hack, Aidan and Austin
Squarcia, Elliot Salama, Max
Upfall, Harrison Shaevsky,
Ethan Weitzman, Spencer
Cherrin and Ari Gottlieb.
Schmeltz, Grey and
Michaelson were named
All-Catholic. Salama was
All-League and Shaevsky was
All-Academic.
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LEFT: Frankel’s Merrick
Michaelson scores against
Allen Park Cabrini.
BELOW: Frankel’s Caleb
Robbins focuses on the
Allen Park Cabrini pitcher.
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