Konvicka’s Playoff No-Hitter Earns Him Fayette County Athlete of the Week Title

Fayetteville baseball player Chance Konvicka is just one of many bright, young stars for a loaded Lions team that is on pace to defend their 2021 state title. In a 13-0 series-clinching playoff win vs. Round Top-Carmine, Konvicka threw a nohitter as a freshman.

“Earlier in the year, Chance was hitting the ball real well. He’s still hitting it pretty good. Now, he’s pitching real well,” said Fayetteville head baseball coach Clint Jaeger. “He’s kind of put the whole thing together. He held his nerves together pretty good and was able to complete a no-hitter as a freshman. That’s pretty special. Hopefully now that he got his feet wet in the playoffs, as we go on, he may have gotten some of those nerves out and he can just fit right in.”

Konvicka’s impressive outing has made him our choice for this edition’s Fayette County Athlete of the Week.

Question: What would you say was the biggest play during your no-hitter?

Answer: “I would say the biggest play was the first, second pitch. Hunter Schobel hit a ground ball to Cooper at third, he made the play.”

Question: In what ways does high school baseball differ from your past baseball experiences?

Answer: “High school baseball, you’re basically family with everybody. Everyone’s friends. It’s different from select ball.”

Question: What’s your favorite video game and why?

Answer: “Probably MLB: The Show. It’s baseball.”

Question: If you were stuck in an elevator with someone, who would that person most likely be?

Answer: “I’d probably say David Ortiz. I watched him play baseball growing up.”

Question: What would you say is the most note worthy event that happens in Fayetteville?

Answer: “The sports banquet. We go to Joe’s and eat out with everyone.”

Question: Who’s your pick to win the NBA finals and why?

Answer: “I would probably say Dallas because they’re the home state team.”

Question: What are your plans for the summer after baseball?

Answer: “During the summer, I just go play more baseball, work, try to get stronger.”

Question: If you could travel to one place for vacation, where would you go and why?

Answer: “Probably Philadelphia. They got a beautiful baseball field there.”

Question: What would your dream house look like?

Answer: “Something with a baseball field in the back. Something big.”

With his heavy passion for the sport of baseball at a young age, the sky is the limit for Konvicka.