Morton College

{2023 season}: First National Junior College Athletic Association All-America selection in Morton College history, hitting .442 and setting Panther single-season records with 17 home runs and 87 RBI. Also had 95 hits in 59 games.

Cantu also was honored by ABCA/Rawlings with a selection to their All-America Third Team. Also Morton College’s first Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference MVP for baseball in 28 years. All-Region IV First Team choice.

With 32 multi-hit games, 28 multi-RBI contests and an .833 slugging percentage, Cantu was remarkable all season. He was held hitless in just 10 games and had hitting streaks of 16 and 14 games. Cantu was capable of going on RBI binges, knocking in 15 runs in a four-game period during March, then exploding for 18 RBI over five games played in late March/early April. 

Cantu, who had an on-base percentage of .506, was in the running for the Region IV Triple Crown until McHenry's Mason Schwalbach put together a sensational playoff drive to claim the home run and RBI legs.

His greatest month was April when Cantu batted .522 with 10 home runs and 43 RBI over 26 games. Over a seven-game period in April, Cantu was really sizzling in hitting .571 with 16 RBI off 16 hits. 

Cantu, who plans on majoring in engineering, wound up third nationally in RBI and also was top five in the country for hits, doubles (25) and total bases (179). Completed his freshman year with a 3.6 grade-point average.

{More about Miguel}: Committed to NCAA Division I Indiana State. Majoring in mechanical engineering with a minor in psychology. Played baseball and soccer at St. Rita of Cascia on Chicago’s south side. Favorite quote is “Stay hard” from David Goggins, a retired Navy SEAL and ultra-marathon runner. Three apps on Miguel’s must-have list are Instagram, JW Library and Notes.