High School Baseball Fields Lit up Across Indiana to Honor Late Jennings Co. Coach

Friday, September 18, 2026 at 7:22 AM

By Travis Thayer @eagle993

The show of support to the Sigler family and Jennings County community was strong on Thursday night.

Madison, Rising Sun, South Ripley, Switzerland County, Batesville and East Central were among local schools to light up their baseball fields on Thursday night.

(Jennings County, Ind.) - Lights were turned on at numerous high school baseball fields across the state of Indiana on Thursday night.

#LightsOnForBJ was a show of support for the Sigler family and the Jennings County community following the unexpected passing of BJ Sigler last week.

Sigler passed away last Thursday at the age of 50.

He was Jennings County High School's varsity baseball head coach, a local business owner, and a dedicated husband and father.

Sigler will be laid to rest on Friday.

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