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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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