At the time of his selection, the 6-foot-2, 205-pound senior right-handed pitcher and center fielder had led the Hermits to a 19-7 record and a first-round bye in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletics Association South Jersey Non-Public A playoffs. Weingartner batted .512 with 32 RBI and 42 runs scored, slugging six home runs and stealing 28 bases through 26 games. Ranked as the nation’s No. 74 player in his class by Perfect Game, he also compiled a record of 4-1 on the mound with a 1.19 ERA and averaged 1.9 strikeouts per inning entering the postseason.
Weingartner has maintained an A average in the classroom. He has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play baseball at Penn State University this fall, but is projected as an early round selection in July’s Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft.
The president of the St. Augustine chapter of the National Honor Society, Weingartner has volunteered locally as the lector for school Mass every Wednesday. He has also donated his time as a youth baseball instructor and with the Student Ambassador Committee, guiding new pupils on school tours.
