Kyle
Funkhouser

7.7.12
A two-time Prep Baseball Report first-team All-State selection, Funkhouser will go down as one of Illinois’ most decorated pitchers in recent history. In three varsity seasons, the University of Louisville recruit amassed an incredible 32-3 record after going 11-2 during his senior campaign. Few, if pitcher, possessed better stuff than Funkhouser. His fastball regularly sat in the 88-90 mph range, climbing as high as 94 mph in the playoffs, and he commanded the strike zone with three pitches.  A workhorse on the mound, Funkhouse racked up 123 strikeouts and walked 25 in 78.2 innings as a senior. He finished with a 0.89 ERA - a number that would’ve been significantly lower if not for an anomalous game against Andrew. As a junior, Funkhouser led Oak Forest to a Class 3A runner-up finish after he went 12-0 with a 0.84 ERA. In 82.2 innings, he struck out 134 and walked 25. He also posted a 9-1 record as a sophomore.

 
 
Committed to Louisville in November of his junior year ... Earned first-team All-State honors after going 12-0 with a 0.84 ERA as a junior. In 82.2 innings, he struck out 134 and walked 25. Helped lead Oak Forest to a runner-up finish in Class 3A. ... Is 21-1 in two varsity seasons. Emerged as a sophomore as one of the top pitching prospects in the Class of 2012. Established himself as a big game pitcher by going 9-1 with a 1.55 ERA on varsity as a sophomore behind an upper-80s fastball and feel for three pitches.