100 Years of the
WEST SUBURBAN CONFERENCE

ATHLETES HONOR ROLL

JODY GERUT -- Willowbrook

Named the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association Player of the Year for 1995, Gerut would attend Stanford University, where he was a two-time All-Pac 10 player, played in the 1997 College World Series, and was a 1998 NCAA All-American.  Jody was drafted in the second round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft by the Colorado Rockies.  Gerut made his big league debut in 2003 with the Cleveland Indians.  In his six-year MLB career, Jody played for the Indians, the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers.  Gerut hit for the cycle with the Brewers in 2010 at age 32.  Gerut batted .296 in 100 games with the Padres in 2008, and was a .262 lifetime hitter.