2020 ST. RITA

“TRADITION NEVER GRADUATES”

2020 ST. RITA VARSITY BASEBALL SCHEDULE

2020 CATHOLIC CHALLENGE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT @BISHOP MOORE (ORLANDO, FL) 3/16 LAKE HOWELL (FL) @BISHOP MOORE (ORLANDO, FL) A 7PM(ET) 3/17 PINE FOREST (FL) @BISHOP MOORE (ORLANDO, FL) A 4PM (ET) 3/19 APOPKA (FL) @BISHOP MOORE (ORLANDO, FL) A 10AM (ET) 3/20 TBA @BISHOP MOORE (ORLANDO, FL) CHAMPIONSHIP DAY A TBA 3/22 MARIST H 1PM 3/24 @MARIAN CATHOLIC A 4:30PM 3/25 LANE TECH H 4:30PM 3/28 @FENWICK (DH) (V/JV) A 11AM 3/31 NEW TRIER H 4:30PM 4/3 @BENET ACADEMY A 4:30PM 4/4 @GLENBROOK NORTH (DH) (V/JV) A 2:30PM 4/6 @DELASALLE A 4:30PM 4/7 ST. JOSEPH H 4:30PM 4/8 DEPAUL PREP H 4:30PM 4/9 @ST. IGNATIUS A 4:30PM 4/13 *LOYOLA H 5PM 4/14 *@LOYOLA A 4:30PM 4/16 *MT. CARMEL H 4:30PM 4/18 *@MT. CARMEL A 11AM 4/19 MONTINI (1st Round DISW Tournament) H 1PM 4/23 COAL CITY H 4:30PM 4/24 NEQUA VALLEY H 4:30PM 4/25 *@ST. LAURENCE A 11AM 4/28 *ST. LAURENCE H 4:30PM 4/30 *MARMION H 4:30PM 5/2 *MARMION (DH) (V/JV) H 11AM 5/5 *PROVIDENCE H 4:30PM 5/7 *@PROVIDENCE A 4:30PM 5/9 *BROTHER RICE (10-YEAR REUNION 2009/10 TEAMS) H 11AM 5/12 *@BROTHER RICE A 4:30PM 5/16 HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOR (SENIOR, CHANCE JACKSON, LLJ DAY) H 11AM 5/18 @ST. PATRICK A 4:30PM 5/21 DO IT STEVIE’S WAY TOURNAMENT A TBA 5/22 DO IT STEVIE’S WAY TOURNAMENT A TBA 5/23 DO IT STEVIE’S WAY TOURNAMENT A TBA st. rita baseball alumni BASEBALL ALUMNI CURRENTLY COMPETING IN COLLEGE ATHLETICS Luke Bechina ‘16 St. Ambrose Drew Komendant ‘18 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Max Franklin ‘16 Heartland JC David Gleaves ‘18 Lansing C.C. Danny Gleaves ‘16 Michigan State Steve Insley ‘18 Moraine Valley CC Dominic Sarro ‘16 Villanova Brendan Carrane ‘19 St. Louis University Peter Vasquez ‘16 Aurora Marc Zavala ‘19 Robert Morris Mateo Zunica ‘16 Kansas Anthony Skokal ‘19 St. Ambrose Steve Washilewski ’17 Kansas Diego Koval ‘19 Loras College Matt Verdun ‘17 Matt Callahan ‘19 St. Thomas Minnesota Tyler Woynerowski ’17 Benedictine Victor Aguilar ‘19 Killian O’Hanlan ‘17 Aidan Lynch ‘19 St. John’s University Minnesota PJ Raines ’17 Santa Rosa CC Chris McDevitt ‘20 - Indiana State University Charlie Rodriguez ’17 Concordia Luke Napleton ‘20 - Mike Redmond ‘17 Eureka Brett Panick ‘20 - Quincy University Blake Soria ’17 Luke Carroll ‘20 - St. Ambrose University Frank Napleton ‘18 St. Leo College Justin Valdez ‘20 - St. Xavier University Jake Zylman ‘18 Heartland CC Jason Reis ‘20 - Wesleyan University Mike Rios ‘18 St. Joseph College of Calumet Winston Hill ‘20 - Eastern Kentucky University Mike Skoraczewski ‘18 St. Joseph College of Calumet Patrick Cahill ‘20 - Loras College Noah Miller ‘18 St. Joseph College of Calumet Jimmy Moylan ‘20 - Parkland CC RECENT PROFESSIONAL SIGNINGS AND DRAFT PICKS

Brian Nenzda ‘98 Kansas City Royals 2003 Mark Payton ‘10 2010 John McCarthy ‘02 Texas Rangers 2002 Mark Payton ‘10 2013 Robbie Cummings ‘05 White Sox 2009 Anthony Ray ‘13 St. Louis Cardinals 2013 Ryne White ‘05 Arizona Diamondbacks 2008 Mark Payton ‘10 2014 ‘05 Philadelphia Eagles 2010 Joe Filomeno ’11 Texas Rangers 2014 Joe Dispensa ‘06 Los Angeles Dodgers 2006 Nico Zych ’11 Windy City Thunderbolts 2015 Sean Estand ‘07 Joliet Jackhammers 2011 Zach Soria ‘12 Atlanta Braves 2017 Matt Conrath ‘07 St. Louis Rams 2012 Mike Constanzo ‘14 Tampa Bay Rays 2018 Tony Zych ‘08 2008 Nate Soria ‘14 Tampa Bay Rays 2018 Tony Zych ‘08 Chicago Cubs 2011 Jalen Greer ‘19 Oakland A’s 2019

Jalen Greer ‘19 Mark Payton ‘10 Tony Zych ‘08 Oakland A’s New York Yankees tradition never graduates

STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2005 (Summer), 2009 (Summer) and 2013 (Summer), 2017 (Summer)

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019

SUPER-SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2019

SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2019

REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 1986, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

CATHOLIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS 1922, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1949, 1960, 1965, 1972, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2019

• The 2020 Mustangs were pre-season ranked #1 in the state of Illinois and #34 in the country by MaxPreps • The Mustangs have been ranked top 50 in the country 13 times in the past 15 seasons • The Mustangs became the first and only team from Illinois to be ranked #1 in the country by MaxPreps on April 27, 2015 • The 2020 Mustang senior class has 8 players continuing their baseball careers in college • The Mustangs have compiled more wins than any program in the state of Illinois since 2004 (446-108)

STATE FINAL APPEARANCES 3rd Place 2019

Spring MUSTANG COACHING STAFF

JOHN NEE ‘93 - HEAD COACH Coach John Nee ‘93 was recently named the 13th Head Coach in St. Rita’s history in 2017. After 20 years as associate head coach under former head coach Mike Zunica, Coach Nee took over as head coach at the conclusion of the 2017 spring season and lead the Mustangs to The Phil Lawler Classic Summer State Championship in the summer of 2017. After graduating from St. Rita, Coach Nee earned a scholarship to The Univer- sity of St. Francis in Joliet where he played both football and baseball under legendary coach . Coach Nee also recently completed his 20th season as offensive-line coach for the St. Rita Varsity Football Program. He is a former Dean at St. Rita and currently teaches English while also assisting in the St. Rita Advancement Office. JJ STANDRING - ASSISTANT COACH Coach J.J. Standring ‘97 is entering his 18th season on the Mustangs’ coaching staff. Coach Standring earned a scholarship to Northwestern University following his senior season at St. Rita. He was a 2-sport standout at Northwestern in both football and baseball, and he earned All-Big Ten honors as a punter in 2001. He also just completed his 17th year as a member of the St. Rita Varsity Football Coaching Staff where he is recognized as one of the top kicking coaches in the state of Illinois.

RICH JOSEPHER – HITTING COACH Coach Rich Josepher ‘89 is entering his 9th season on the Mustangs’ coaching staff. Coach Josepher was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Dodg- ers following his senior year at St. Rita, but he chose to attend Purdue University on a baseball scholarship. After transferring to St. Joseph where he completed a successful collegiate career, he played 2 seasons in the New York Yankee Organization. He was elected to the St. Rita Hall of Fame in 2010.

VINCE FIORE – PITCHING COACH Coach Vince Fiore is entering his 21st season on the Mus- tangs’ coaching staff. Currently, twelve former members of Coach Fiore’s staff are continuing their careers at the collegiate level, highlighted by 2008 Chicago Cubs draft pick, 2009 team USA member, and current Seattle Mariner pitcher, Tony Zych. While at Andrew High School, Coach Fiore lead the T-Bolts to state championships in the spring and summer of 1992 and the summer of 1993 and was recognized with All-Area and All-State Honors in his senior campaign on the mound. He continued his pitching career at Ole Miss, where he was an SEC academic All-American, playing for former Cub great Don Kessinger.

DAVE LETOURNEAU - FIRST BASE COACH Coach Dave Letourneau ‘07 is entering his 2nd season on the varsity staff in 2020 after serving 5 years as the sophomore head coach. As a player at St. Rita, he was a part of the 2007 Mustangs who won the Crestwood Super-Sectional by beating Whitney Young 3-2 to advance to the state finals in Joliet. He played his college baseball at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa. Coach Letourneau is also the head coach for the Southland Vikings in the Midwest Collegiate Summer League. Players Win Games. Teams Win Championships.

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