BSM NOTES: Appeared in 19 varsity games last season, batting .233 with three RBI ... Made seven relief appearances on the mound, posting a 2-0 record with one save and a 3.39 earned run average ... Earned save by tossing 1.2 innings of hitless relief in a 7-4 win over Chisago Lakes (5/6/13) ... Earned his first win four days later by retiring all four batters he faced in a 6-5 win over Spring Lake Park (5/10/13) ... Also picked up the win in a 7-5 win over North Branch (5/11/13) with three innings of scoreless relief work ... Also went 2-for-4 at the plate in the game ... First career hit came in a 10-4 win over Duluth Denfeld (4/27/13) ... Won team’s Sportsmanship Award in 2013 ... Batted .313 for the Chester Bird American Legion team last summer and was 1-0 on the mound ... Two-year letterwinner in basketball at BSM ... Earned all-conference and academic all-conference honors this season and was the Red Knights’ MVP in 2013 ... Averaged 9.6 points per game this season with a career-high 22 points in a season-ending 69-60 loss to Waconia (3/1/14) ... Honor roll student at BSM.

PERSONAL: Parents are Ken and Theresa Polarek ... Has two siblings, a brother, Kenny, and a sister, Meghan ... Brother was an honorable mention all-conference pitcher for the Red Knights who also earned the team’s Sportsmanship Award in 2011.