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2026 Baseball

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Players

  • OF/IF 6'1" 170 lbs R/R
    Sr. Bloomington, Ill. Danville Area/Normal Community
    Senior Bloomington, Ill. Danville Area/Normal Community
  • IF 6'1" 170 lbs R/R
    Sr. Oak Lawn, Ill. Heartland/Brother Rice
    Senior Oak Lawn, Ill. Heartland/Brother Rice
  • Pitcher P 6'3" 170 lbs R/R
    Sr. Mount Olive, Ill. Mount Olive
    Senior Mount Olive, Ill. Mount Olive
  • Outfielder OF 6'1" 190 lbs R/R
    Sr. Oak Forest, Ill. Oak Forest
    Senior Oak Forest, Ill. Oak Forest
  • IF/OF 6'1" 195 lbs R/R
    Sr. Oak Forest, Ill. Calvin/South Suburban/Oak Forest
    Senior Oak Forest, Ill. Calvin/South Suburban/Oak Forest
  • Utility UT 5'6" 160 lbs R/R
    Jr. Willowbrook, Ill. Hinsdale South
    Junior Willowbrook, Ill. Hinsdale South
  • OF/IF 6'3" 220 lbs R/R
    So. Maple Park, Ill. Kaneland
    Sophomore Maple Park, Ill. Kaneland
  • IF/P 5'10" 160 lbs R/R
    Sr. Edwardsville, Ill. Edwardsville
    Senior Edwardsville, Ill. Edwardsville
  • Catcher C 5'8" 190 lbs R/R
    Jr. Orland Park, Ill. Sandburg
    Junior Orland Park, Ill. Sandburg
  • P 6'0" 190 lbs R/R
    Jr. Huntington, Ind. Kankakee/Huntington North
    Junior Huntington, Ind. Kankakee/Huntington North
  • IF 5'10" 195 lbs R/R
    Fr. Noblesville, Ind. Noblesville
    Freshman Noblesville, Ind. Noblesville
  • IF/OF 5'10" 180 lbs R/R
    Jr. Beechwood, Ky. Lincoln Trail/Beechwood
    Junior Beechwood, Ky. Lincoln Trail/Beechwood
  • P 6'3" 175 lbs R/R
    Sr. Clifton, Ill Danville Area/Clifton Central
    Senior Clifton, Ill Danville Area/Clifton Central
  • IF 5'9" 230 lbs R/R
    R-Jr. Florissant, Mo. Shawnee CC/St. Louis/Trinity Catholic
    Redshirt Junior Florissant, Mo. Shawnee CC/St. Louis/Trinity Catholic
  • P 6'4" 205 lbs R/R
    Jr. Chesterton, Ind. Andrean
    Junior Chesterton, Ind. Andrean
  • OF 5'9" 165 lbs R/R
    Sr. Crown Point, Ind. Eckerd/South Suburban/Andrean
    Senior Crown Point, Ind. Eckerd/South Suburban/Andrean
  • C 6'0" 200 lbs R/R
    5th Fort Myers, Fla. Olive Harvey/Fort Myers
    Fifth Year Fort Myers, Fla. Olive Harvey/Fort Myers
  • P 6'4" 220 lbs R/R
    Sr. Joliet, Ill. South Suburban/Joliet Catholic Academy
    Senior Joliet, Ill. South Suburban/Joliet Catholic Academy
  • IF/P 6'0" 215 lbs R/R
    Jr. Twinsburg, Ohio Walsh Jesuit
    Junior Twinsburg, Ohio Walsh Jesuit
  • P 6'1" 180 lbs R/R
    Sr. Henderson, Nev. Utah State Eastern/South Suburban/Coronado
    Senior Henderson, Nev. Utah State Eastern/South Suburban/Coronado
  • P 5'11" 210 lbs L/L
    Gr. Westchester, Ill. Benedictine (Ill.)/Brother Rice
    Graduate Student Westchester, Ill. Benedictine (Ill.)/Brother Rice
  • P 5'9" 175 lbs R/R
    Jr. Chicago, Ill. Parkland/Concordia (Ill.)/St. Laurence
    Junior Chicago, Ill. Parkland/Concordia (Ill.)/St. Laurence
  • P 6'2" 210 lbs R/L
    Sr. Hoffman Estates, Ill. Olivet Nazarene/Fremd
    Senior Hoffman Estates, Ill. Olivet Nazarene/Fremd
  • C/IF 5'11" 200 lbs R/R
    Sr. Shorewood, Ill. Crossroads Christian Academy
    Senior Shorewood, Ill. Crossroads Christian Academy
  • IF/OF 6'4" 190 lbs R/R
    Jr. Bartlett, Ill. Waubonsee CC/Aurora/Bartlett
    Junior Bartlett, Ill. Waubonsee CC/Aurora/Bartlett
  • Pitcher P 5'10" 170 lbs R/R
    5th Saskatoon, Sask. Bishop James Mahoney
    Fifth Year Saskatoon, Sask. Bishop James Mahoney
  • C 6'0" 205 lbs R/R
    Fr. Franklin, Wis. Marquette
    Freshman Franklin, Wis. Marquette
  • P 6'2" 195 lbs R/R
    So. Minooka, Ill. Minooka Community
    Sophomore Minooka, Ill. Minooka Community
  • IF 6'2" 230 lbs R/R
    Sr. Paris, Ill. Danville Area/Paris
    Senior Paris, Ill. Danville Area/Paris
  • P 5'9" 215 lbs R/R
    Fr. Fishers, Ind. Fishers
    Freshman Fishers, Ind. Fishers
  • P/IF 6'2" 235 lbs R/R
    Jr. Plainfield, Ill. Plainfield North
    Junior Plainfield, Ill. Plainfield North
  • P 6'3" 175 lbs R/R
    R-So. Chicago, Ill. Loras/Brother Rice
    Redshirt Sophomore Chicago, Ill. Loras/Brother Rice
  • OF 5'10" 170 lbs R/R
    Sr. Chandler, Ariz. Moraine Valley/Basha
    Senior Chandler, Ariz. Moraine Valley/Basha
  • P 5'11" 210 lbs R/R
    Fr. Chicago, Ill. Brother Rice
    Freshman Chicago, Ill. Brother Rice
  • Pitcher P 6'4" 165 lbs R/R
    Sr. Peotone, Ill. Peotone
    Senior Peotone, Ill. Peotone
  • C 5'10" 210 lbs R/R
    Sr. Lockport, Ill. Prairie State/Providence Catholic
    Senior Lockport, Ill. Prairie State/Providence Catholic
  • IF 5'10" 230 lbs R/L
    R-Sr. Monee, Ill. Olney Central/Andrew
    Redshirt Senior Monee, Ill. Olney Central/Andrew
  • OF/P 6'2" 215 lbs R/R
    Fr. Chicago, Ill. De La Salle
    Freshman Chicago, Ill. De La Salle
  • C 5'10" 190 lbs R/R
    R-Fr. Bloomington, Ill. Normal Community
    Redshirt Freshman Bloomington, Ill. Normal Community
  • P 6'0" 185 lbs R/R
    R-Fr. Tinley Park, Ill. Lincoln-Way East
    Redshirt Freshman Tinley Park, Ill. Lincoln-Way East
  • P 5'11" 205 lbs R/R
    So. Oakville, Ontario St. Thomas Aquinas
    Sophomore Oakville, Ontario St. Thomas Aquinas
  • IF 6'3" 225 lbs R/R
    Fr. Olympia, Wash. Capital
    Freshman Olympia, Wash. Capital
  • C 5'11" 215 lbs R/R
    Fr. Willowbrook, Ill. Willowbrook
    Freshman Willowbrook, Ill. Willowbrook
  • IF 6'0" 275 lbs R/R
    R-Fr. Dyer, Ind. Lake Central
    Redshirt Freshman Dyer, Ind. Lake Central
  • Catcher C 5'11" 160 lbs R/R
    Sr. Plainfield, Ill. Plainfield Central
    Senior Plainfield, Ill. Plainfield Central
  • Pitcher P 5'11" 185 lbs R/R
    Sr. Berwyn, Ill. St. Laurence
    Senior Berwyn, Ill. St. Laurence
  • Infielder IF 5'8" 165 lbs R/R
    Sr. Milwaukee, Wis. Christian Brothers
    Senior Milwaukee, Wis. Christian Brothers
  • OF 6'3" 190 lbs R/R
    R-Fr. Midlothian, Ill. Oak Forest
    Redshirt Freshman Midlothian, Ill. Oak Forest
  • IF 5'9" 185 lbs R/R
    Fr. Homer Glen, Ill. St. Rita
    Freshman Homer Glen, Ill. St. Rita
  • IF 6'0" 170 lbs R/R
    R-Fr. Evansville, Ind. Evansville North
    Redshirt Freshman Evansville, Ind. Evansville North
  • IF 5'10" 180 lbs R/R
    Fr. Bartlett, Ill. St. Francis
    Freshman Bartlett, Ill. St. Francis
  • P 6'1" 200 lbs R/R
    Jr. Bourbonnais, Ill. Bishop McNamara
    Junior Bourbonnais, Ill. Bishop McNamara
  • P 6'0" 200 lbs L/R
    Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind. Carroll
    Freshman Fort Wayne, Ind. Carroll
  • IF/P 6'0" 195 lbs R/R
    Jr. Brookfield, Wis. Brookfield Central
    Junior Brookfield, Wis. Brookfield Central
  • OF 6'2" 190 lbs L/R
    Fr. Calgary, Alberta National Sport School
    Freshman Calgary, Alberta National Sport School
  • C 5'7" 210 lbs R/R
    Jr. Tinley Park, Ill. Harper
    Junior Tinley Park, Ill. Harper
  • P 6'3" 230 lbs R/R
    Jr. Bronx, N.Y. Herkimer
    Junior Bronx, N.Y. Herkimer
  • IF/OF 6'0" 175 lbs R/R
    So. Santo Domingo, D.R. CENAPEC San Cristobal
    Sophomore Santo Domingo, D.R. CENAPEC San Cristobal
  • IF 5'7" 160 lbs R/R
    Fr. Lowell, Ind. Lowell
    Freshman Lowell, Ind. Lowell
  • OF 5'11" 190 lbs R/R
    Fr. Alsip, Ill. Marist
    Freshman Alsip, Ill. Marist
  • P 6'1" 210 lbs R/R
    Fr. Chicago, Ill. Solorio Academy
    Freshman Chicago, Ill. Solorio Academy
  • P 6'1" 170 lbs R/R
    Fr. Manhattan, Ill. Lincoln-Way West
    Freshman Manhattan, Ill. Lincoln-Way West
  • OF 5'10" 180 lbs R/R
    Fr. Berwyn, Ill. Morton West
    Freshman Berwyn, Ill. Morton West
  • C/IF 5'10" 170 lbs R/R
    So. Berwyn, Ill. Morton West
    Sophomore Berwyn, Ill. Morton West
  • OF 5'10" 160 lbs R/R
    So. Berwyn, Ill. Morton West
    Sophomore Berwyn, Ill. Morton West
  • IF 6'2" 255 lbs R/R
    Fr. Orland Park, Ill. Sandburg
    Freshman Orland Park, Ill. Sandburg
  • OF 6'0" 180 lbs R/R
    Fr. Chicago, Ill. Whitney Young
    Freshman Chicago, Ill. Whitney Young
  • P 6'1" 205 lbs L/L
    Fr. Guelph, Ontario Bishop Macdonell Catholic
    Freshman Guelph, Ontario Bishop Macdonell Catholic
  • P 6'5" 210 lbs R/R
    R-So. Flushing, N.Y. Holy Cross
    Redshirt Sophomore Flushing, N.Y. Holy Cross
  • IF/OF 6'0" 185 lbs R/L
    So. Maple, Ontario Cardinal Carter
    Sophomore Maple, Ontario Cardinal Carter
  • IF/P 6'0" 195 lbs R/R
    So. Toronto, Ontario Silverthorn
    Sophomore Toronto, Ontario Silverthorn
  • P 5'10" 220 lbs R/R
    Fr. Evergreen Park, Ill. Evergreen Park
    Freshman Evergreen Park, Ill. Evergreen Park
  • P 5'11" 245 lbs R/R
    Jr. Adelaide, South Australia Seaton
    Junior Adelaide, South Australia Seaton
  • IF 5'10" 170 lbs R/R
    Fr. Mokena, Ill. Lincoln-Way East
    Freshman Mokena, Ill. Lincoln-Way East
  • OF 5'6" 150 lbs R/R
    Fr. Chicago Heights, Ill. Bloom Township
    Freshman Chicago Heights, Ill. Bloom Township
  • P 6'0" 185 lbs R/R
    Fr. Richmond Hill, Ontario Bayview Secondary
    Freshman Richmond Hill, Ontario Bayview Secondary
  • IF 5'9" 170 lbs R/R
    Fr. Shorewood, Ill. Joliet Catholic Academy
    Freshman Shorewood, Ill. Joliet Catholic Academy

Staff Roster

Baseball Coaching Staff

  • Interim Head Coach

    Pat Morrow

  • Assistant Baseball Coach

    Chandler Kerr

  • Assistant Coach

    Michael Panozzo

  • Assistant Coach

    Evan Orzech

  • Assistant Coach

    Julian Vargas

2026 Baseball
# Name Cl. Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown Previous School
1 Shea Zbrozek Sr. OF/IF R/R 6-1 170 Bloomington, Ill. Danville Area/Normal Community
2 Beau Polickey Sr. IF R/R 6-1 170 Oak Lawn, Ill. Heartland/Brother Rice
4 Trent Markezich Sr. P R/R 6-3 170 Mount Olive, Ill. Mount Olive
6 Ryan O'Farrell Sr. OF R/R 6-1 190 Oak Forest, Ill. Oak Forest
8 Max Hensler Sr. IF/OF R/R 6-1 195 Oak Forest, Ill. Calvin/South Suburban/Oak Forest
9 Max Waszkiewicz Jr. UT R/R 5-6 160 Willowbrook, Ill. Hinsdale South
10 Parker Violett So. OF/IF R/R 6-3 220 Maple Park, Ill. Kaneland
11 Gannon Burns Sr. IF/P R/R 5-10 160 Edwardsville, Ill. Edwardsville
14 Victor Zaragoza Jr. C R/R 5-8 190 Orland Park, Ill. Sandburg
15 Cole Martz Jr. P R/R 6-0 190 Huntington, Ind. Kankakee/Huntington North
18 Trevor Corbett Fr. IF R/R 5-10 195 Noblesville, Ind. Noblesville
19 Ben Meier Jr. IF/OF R/R 5-10 180 Beechwood, Ky. Lincoln Trail/Beechwood
20 Nick Krueger Sr. P R/R 6-3 175 Clifton, Ill Danville Area/Clifton Central
21 Delvon Yates R-Jr. IF R/R 5-9 230 Florissant, Mo. Shawnee CC/St. Louis/Trinity Catholic
22 Garrett Benko Jr. P R/R 6-4 205 Chesterton, Ind. Andrean
23 Bradley White Sr. OF R/R 5-9 165 Crown Point, Ind. Eckerd/South Suburban/Andrean
24 Max Archbold 5th C R/R 6-0 200 Fort Myers, Fla. Olive Harvey/Fort Myers
25 Alberto Lamas Sr. P R/R 6-4 220 Joliet, Ill. South Suburban/Joliet Catholic Academy
26 John Simecek Jr. IF/P R/R 6-0 215 Twinsburg, Ohio Walsh Jesuit
29 Jarrett Kenyon Sr. P R/R 6-1 180 Henderson, Nev. Utah State Eastern/South Suburban/Coronado
31 John Creviston Gr. P L/L 5-11 210 Westchester, Ill. Benedictine (Ill.)/Brother Rice
32 Richard Gomez Jr. P R/R 5-9 175 Chicago, Ill. Parkland/Concordia (Ill.)/St. Laurence
33 Thomas Plizga Sr. P R/L 6-2 210 Hoffman Estates, Ill. Olivet Nazarene/Fremd
34 Aaron Orzech Sr. C/IF R/R 5-11 200 Shorewood, Ill. Crossroads Christian Academy
35 Jack Sharko Jr. IF/OF R/R 6-4 190 Bartlett, Ill. Waubonsee CC/Aurora/Bartlett
39 Carter Kopp 5th P R/R 5-10 170 Saskatoon, Sask. Bishop James Mahoney
41 Elery Hardwick Fr. C R/R 6-0 205 Franklin, Wis. Marquette
43 Tyler Deluca So. P R/R 6-2 195 Minooka, Ill. Minooka Community
44 Drew Pinkston Sr. IF R/R 6-2 230 Paris, Ill. Danville Area/Paris
45 Owen Sanders Fr. P R/R 5-9 215 Fishers, Ind. Fishers
47 Anthony Valenza Jr. P/IF R/R 6-2 235 Plainfield, Ill. Plainfield North
48 Jake Fenton R-So. P R/R 6-3 175 Chicago, Ill. Loras/Brother Rice
49 Christian Cardenas Sr. OF R/R 5-10 170 Chandler, Ariz. Moraine Valley/Basha
50 Tadgh Callaghan Fr. P R/R 5-11 210 Chicago, Ill. Brother Rice
53 Mason Kibelkis Sr. P R/R 6-4 165 Peotone, Ill. Peotone
54 Michael Oprondek Sr. C R/R 5-10 210 Lockport, Ill. Prairie State/Providence Catholic
55 Easton Benes R-Sr. IF R/L 5-10 230 Monee, Ill. Olney Central/Andrew
56 Kaleb Navarro Fr. OF/P R/R 6-2 215 Chicago, Ill. De La Salle
57 Josh Eisfelder R-Fr. C R/R 5-10 190 Bloomington, Ill. Normal Community
58 Ethan Godlewski R-Fr. P R/R 6-0 185 Tinley Park, Ill. Lincoln-Way East
59 Thomas Reilly So. P R/R 5-11 205 Oakville, Ontario St. Thomas Aquinas
61 Lucas Petersen Fr. IF R/R 6-3 225 Olympia, Wash. Capital
63 Vincent Ippolito Fr. C R/R 5-11 215 Willowbrook, Ill. Willowbrook
64 Jackson Michko R-Fr. IF R/R 6-0 275 Dyer, Ind. Lake Central
66 Jacob Obman Sr. C R/R 5-11 160 Plainfield, Ill. Plainfield Central
67 Osvaldo Ballesteros Jr. Sr. P R/R 5-11 185 Berwyn, Ill. St. Laurence
70 Vaughn Smith Sr. IF R/R 5-8 165 Milwaukee, Wis. Christian Brothers
71 Grant Fletcher R-Fr. OF R/R 6-3 190 Midlothian, Ill. Oak Forest
72 Peyton Panozzo Fr. IF R/R 5-9 185 Homer Glen, Ill. St. Rita
73 Drew Lichtenberg R-Fr. IF R/R 6-0 170 Evansville, Ind. Evansville North
76 Zack Maduzia Fr. IF R/R 5-10 180 Bartlett, Ill. St. Francis
77 Michael O'Connor Jr. P R/R 6-1 200 Bourbonnais, Ill. Bishop McNamara
78 Jaxon Craker Fr. P L/R 6-0 200 Fort Wayne, Ind. Carroll
79 Noah Dreier Jr. IF/P R/R 6-0 195 Brookfield, Wis. Brookfield Central
80 Zayden Gukert Fr. OF L/R 6-2 190 Calgary, Alberta National Sport School
Ryan Anderson Jr. C R/R 5-7 210 Tinley Park, Ill. Harper
Erwins Branche Jr. P R/R 6-3 230 Bronx, N.Y. Herkimer
Juan Garcia So. IF/OF R/R 6-0 175 Santo Domingo, D.R. CENAPEC San Cristobal
Miles Huber Fr. IF R/R 5-7 160 Lowell, Ind. Lowell
Josh Lettiere Fr. OF R/R 5-11 190 Alsip, Ill. Marist
Antonio Licea Fr. P R/R 6-1 210 Chicago, Ill. Solorio Academy
Alex Macias Fr. P R/R 6-1 170 Manhattan, Ill. Lincoln-Way West
Nate Markese Fr. OF R/R 5-10 180 Berwyn, Ill. Morton West
Alonso Martines So. C/IF R/R 5-10 170 Berwyn, Ill. Morton West
James Martines So. OF R/R 5-10 160 Berwyn, Ill. Morton West
Austin Matykiewicz Fr. IF R/R 6-2 255 Orland Park, Ill. Sandburg
Tristian Merrill Fr. OF R/R 6-0 180 Chicago, Ill. Whitney Young
Jacob Morgan Fr. P L/L 6-1 205 Guelph, Ontario Bishop Macdonell Catholic
Gavin O'Connor R-So. P R/R 6-5 210 Flushing, N.Y. Holy Cross
Adriano Scola So. IF/OF R/L 6-0 185 Maple, Ontario Cardinal Carter
Jordan Sfyndilis So. IF/P R/R 6-0 195 Toronto, Ontario Silverthorn
Evan Snyder-Murphy Fr. P R/R 5-10 220 Evergreen Park, Ill. Evergreen Park
Abe Squire Jr. P R/R 5-11 245 Adelaide, South Australia Seaton
Rowan Stec Fr. IF R/R 5-10 170 Mokena, Ill. Lincoln-Way East
Talen Taverne Fr. OF R/R 5-6 150 Chicago Heights, Ill. Bloom Township
Adam Visram Fr. P R/R 6-0 185 Richmond Hill, Ontario Bayview Secondary
Brayden Wilda Fr. IF R/R 5-9 170 Shorewood, Ill. Joliet Catholic Academy

Baseball Coaching Staff

Baseball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Pat Morrow Interim Head Coach
Chandler Kerr Assistant Baseball Coach
Michael Panozzo Michael Panozzo Assistant Coach
Evan Orzech Assistant Coach
Julian Vargas Assistant Coach

Staff Roster

Baseball Coaching Staff