Ege played high school baseball and basketball at Cherokee High School in Cherokee, Iowa during a period when Cherokee qualified for the state tournament every year since 2005. He first joined the varsity baseball team as an eighth-grader for the 2006 season. Teammate Matt Koch was a year older than Ege, and the two would continue to play together at the University of Louisville and ultimately both made the Major Leagues in 2016. \n', '

In 2007, Cherokee won the state championship in with a 31-2 record. The team lost in the state championship game in 2008. Ege pitched the state championship semifinal game against Dyersville Beckman, entering with a 9-0 record and 0.13 ERA. Ege recorded 13 strikeouts, but took the loss, 1-0. \n', '

During his senior year, Ege had a 6-2 record, pitched 59 innings, with a 0.83 ERA and 123 strikeouts, while hitting .461 with 9 HR and 34 RBIs. The team was defeated in the state quarterfinals by Carroll Kuemper High School, 3-0. Ege was selected as honorary captain for Class 2-A on the 2010 Iowa Newspaper Association All-State Baseball Team. Ege was a four-time Lakes Conference and All-District performer.\n', '

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