The 6-foot-5, 220-pound senior left-handed pitcher and first baseman had led the Crusaders to a 16-2 record and a berth in the Division 2 regional final at the time of his selection. Dragani posted a 5-0 record on the mound with a 0.18 ERA, recording 59 strikeouts in 37.2 innings through 18 games. Ranked as the state's No. 5 recruit in the Class of 2017 by Perfect Game, he also batted .436 with 21 runs scored and a 1.190 OPS entering the regional title game.
Dragani has maintained a 4.13 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at the University of Michigan this fall.
A member of the National Honor Society, Dragani has volunteered locally on behalf of the Special Olympics, his church youth group and his school's annual blood drive. "I have never had a player with as high a baseball IQ and who developed his skills with as much relentless effort as Ben Dragani," said Catholic Memorial High head coach Tim Gotzler. "He has very clean mechanics on the mound with an arsenal that features an 89-MPH fastball along with a slider and changeup. He works both sides of the plate and all areas of the strike zone with all three pitches."