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Former Lane Tech College Prep High School player Josh Katz’s collegiate team to play in the NCAA D1 Baseball Championship starting Friday, May 31

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Penn Quakers Coach John Yurkow (2024) | Penn Quakers

Penn Quakers Coach John Yurkow (2024) | Penn Quakers

Former Lane Tech College Prep High School player and current Penn Quakers right handed pitcher, Josh Katz, will compete in the NCAA D1 Baseball Championship Tournament.

There are 64 teams in the tournament, with the final eight teams receiving an invite to Omaha, Nebraska to play for the College World Series title.

The Penn Quakers begin the tournament as a number four seed and will square off against the first seeded Virginia Cavaliers.

The first round, Regionals, is double elimination where a team is only eliminated after two losses. From there, 16 teams will make the Super Regionals and play a best-of-three series.

Finally, the eight winners from Super Regionals will head to Omaha for a chance to play for the title of College World Series Champion!

Name: Josh Katz
Position: right handed pitcher
Team: Penn Quakers
H.S.: Lane Tech College Prep High School
Hometown: Chicago

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