Area standouts get the call in annual MLB draft.(Sports)

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Byline: Marty Maciaszek mmaciaszek@@dailyherald.com Jeff Livek realized Friday just how good the talent level was when he played baseball at Schaumburg High School. Livek, a senior right-handed pitcher from Carthage College, was taken by the Yankees in the 28th round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

His catcher on the 2003 Saxons, Jordan Wolf, was taken in the 13th round by the Orioles out of Xavier. Former teammates John Hummel and Trey Johnston were draft picks who also played in the minor leagues. "In retrospect we had a pretty darn good team," Livek said of winning a sectional title and consecutive Mid-Suburban West titles. The next year a freshman named Grant Monroe joined the Saxons. On Friday, the Duke-bound pitcher and...