Great trip to Arizona the team went 4-1, I batted .500 for the week with 5 RBI’s and appreciate the coaches and parents for making the trip happen! First triple of the season and many more good at-bats to come!

Great start to May, bat is heating up. batting .500 avg with 7 RBI, Hard hit up the middle to advance a runner, went 2-3 with 2 RBI and a ground rule double.

Great win against a tough New Trier team. I went 1-2 with the go-ahead 2 RBI single in the 5th.

𝐔𝐈𝐂 Joey Marella 2025 Illinois Lightning 84 Exit Velocity

Great start to the prime time tournament today. Went 2-4 with 4 hard batted balls in play!

Bat stayed hot this weekend, I hit .500 over 4 games and looking forward to Iowa this coming week

Staying hot with the wood bat! @baseballSNC

End of year wrap up: had a good travel season thanks to the IL Lightning and coaching staff. Finished the season with a .375 avg and .917 OPS. Had a hot July, batted .433 and .994 OPS. @baseballSNC

I am excited to announce I will be continuing my academic and athletic career at St. Norbert College. I would like to thank my family, my coaches, teammates and everyone who has helped me throughout this process. @baseballSNC LibertyvilleBaseball Illinois Lightning Slammers Illinois | Baseball

Some defense to start this one as Libertyville (2025) Joey Marella shows a quick release and a good arm gunning a runner out attempting to steal second! St.Norbert College commit! St. Norbert Baseball Michael Marella

Now 2-2 throwing runners out at second for 2025 Joey Marella!

Finally state champs!

State champs junior year for high school at Libertyville. Record of 36-4. Looking forward to my senior year! End of season stats .419 Average .536 OBP 1.252 OPS .716 SLG 5 HR

I am excited to announce I will be continuing my academic and baseball career at the University of Tennessee. Huge thank you to my family, coaches, teammates, and friends who have pushed me and supported me along the way. Lastly, I would like to thank Coach Vitello, Coach Elander

With the end of the fall season, here is a video of my highlights. Looking forward to the offseason and staying in the weight room. Slammers LibertyvilleBaseball Friends of Wildcat Baseball-LHS QuestFit Chicago Scouts Assoc