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2024 Baseball Roster

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Players

  • OF 5'10" 175 lbs L/R
    1

    Garrett Kay

    Fr. Waterford, Wis. Waterford Union
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    Freshman Waterford, Wis. Waterford Union
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  • OF 6'3" 215 lbs R/R
    3

    Kendal Ewell

    Gr. Calumet City, Ill. Marist Kentucky
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    Graduate Student Calumet City, Ill. Marist Kentucky
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  • Catcher C 5'10" 195 lbs R/R
    5

    Vidal Colon

    Fr. Grafton, Wis. University School of Milwaukee
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    Freshman Grafton, Wis. University School of Milwaukee
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  • INF 5'11" 185 lbs R/R
    6

    Rayth Petersen

    Sr. Barrington, Ill. Barrington Morton College
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    Senior Barrington, Ill. Barrington Morton College
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  • INF 6'3" 175 lbs R/R
    7

    Zane Zielinski

    Sr. Chicago, Ill. Lake View Northeast CC
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    Senior Chicago, Ill. Lake View Northeast CC
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  • INF 5'10" 190 lbs L/R
    9

    Ryan Nagelbach

    Sr. Deerfield, Ill. Deerfield
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    Senior Deerfield, Ill. Deerfield
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  • C/OF 6'0" 195 lbs R/R
    10

    Jack Snyder

    Jr. Manteno, Ill. Manteno Kankakee CC
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    Junior Manteno, Ill. Manteno Kankakee CC
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  • INF 5'11" 180 lbs R/R
    11

    AJ Taylor

    Jr. Downers Grove, Ill. Downers Grove South College of DuPage
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    Junior Downers Grove, Ill. Downers Grove South College of DuPage
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  • LHP 5'11" 185 lbs L/L
    12

    Colin Hawkins

    Jr. St. Louis, Mo. Lindbergh Rend Lake College
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    Junior St. Louis, Mo. Lindbergh Rend Lake College
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  • RHP 6'0" 200 lbs R/R
    13

    Tommy Egan

    Jr. Chicago, Ill. Mt. Carmel Houston
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    Junior Chicago, Ill. Mt. Carmel Houston
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  • Infielder INF 5'10"
    14

    DJ Butler

    Sr. Chicago, Ill. Simeon Akron
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    Senior Chicago, Ill. Simeon Akron
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  • INF 6'0" 210 lbs R/R
    15

    James Harris

    R-Jr. Chicago, Ill. Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep
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    Redshirt Junior Chicago, Ill. Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep
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  • OF 6'2" 205 lbs R/R
    16

    AJ Henkle

    R-Jr. Huntley, Ill. Huntley McHenry County College
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    Redshirt Junior Huntley, Ill. Huntley McHenry County College
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  • C 6'2" 185 lbs R/R
    17

    Jackson Fisher

    Sr. Chariton, Iowa Chariton Des Moines Area CC
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    Senior Chariton, Iowa Chariton Des Moines Area CC
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  • OF 5'11" 195 lbs R/R
    18

    Lucas Smith

    Fr. Hinsdale, Ill. Nazareth Academy
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    Freshman Hinsdale, Ill. Nazareth Academy
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  • LHP 6'1" 165 lbs L/L
    20

    Brandon Bak

    So. Plainfield, Ill. Plainfield North
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    Sophomore Plainfield, Ill. Plainfield North
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  • RHP 6'2" 195 lbs R/R
    21

    Ryan Smith

    R-So. Westchester, Ill. Nazareth Academy
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    Redshirt Sophomore Westchester, Ill. Nazareth Academy
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  • C 6'0" 185 lbs R/R
    22

    Jackson Bessette

    So. Bartlett, Ill. South Elgin
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    Sophomore Bartlett, Ill. South Elgin
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  • RHP 6'2" 200 lbs R/R
    23

    Reece Lawler

    R-Jr. Gurnee, Ill. Warren Township Iowa
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    Redshirt Junior Gurnee, Ill. Warren Township Iowa
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  • INF 6'1" 205 lbs L/L
    24

    Marcus Heusohn

    Jr. Waterloo, Ill. Waterloo Lindenwood
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    Junior Waterloo, Ill. Waterloo Lindenwood
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  • INF 6'1" 200 lbs R/R
    25

    Pambos Nicoloudes

    Fr. Naperville, Ill. Naperville Central
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    Freshman Naperville, Ill. Naperville Central
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  • RHP 6'1" 205 lbs R/R
    29

    Aiden Pavoris

    R-So. Algonquin, Ill. Huntley Oakton CC
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    Redshirt Sophomore Algonquin, Ill. Huntley Oakton CC
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  • RHP 6'0" 205 lbs R/R
    30

    Matt Zahora

    R-Jr. Burbank, Ill. St. Laurence
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    Redshirt Junior Burbank, Ill. St. Laurence
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  • RHP 6'3" 215 lbs R/R
    31

    Dylan White

    Gr. Danville, Calif. De La Salle University of Chicago
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    Graduate Student Danville, Calif. De La Salle University of Chicago
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  • RHP 6'2" 190 lbs R/R
    32

    Dillon Schueler

    So. Rock Falls, Ill. Rock Falls Sauk Valley CC
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    Sophomore Rock Falls, Ill. Rock Falls Sauk Valley CC
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  • LHP 6'2" 205 lbs L/L
    33

    Vincent Gohlke

    R-Fr. New Berlin, Wis. New Berlin West
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    Redshirt Freshman New Berlin, Wis. New Berlin West
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  • RHP 6'0" 210 lbs R/R
    34

    Zack Millsap

    Jr. Crete, Ill. Crete-Monee Kankakee CC
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    Junior Crete, Ill. Crete-Monee Kankakee CC
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  • RHP 6'1" 225 lbs R/R
    35

    Vincent Trapani

    R-So. Eau Claire, Wis. Eau Claire Memorial Arkansas
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    Redshirt Sophomore Eau Claire, Wis. Eau Claire Memorial Arkansas
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  • RHP 6'1" 185 lbs R/R
    36

    Rigel Verciglio

    R-Jr. Chicago, Ill. Lane Tech UTRGV
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    Redshirt Junior Chicago, Ill. Lane Tech UTRGV
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  • OF 6'3" 215 lbs L/R
    38

    Carson Roberts

    Sr. Winfield, Ill. Wheaton North College of DuPage
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    Senior Winfield, Ill. Wheaton North College of DuPage
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  • RHP 6'2" 240 lbs R/R
    44

    Ysen Useni

    So. Crystal Lake, Ill. Crystal Lake South
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    Sophomore Crystal Lake, Ill. Crystal Lake South
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  • RHP 6'2" 205 lbs R/R
    45

    Kendall Lyons

    So. Gurnee, Ill. Warren Township
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    Sophomore Gurnee, Ill. Warren Township
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  • RHP 6'8" 235 lbs R/R
    48

    Cameron Nohos

    Jr. Hobart, Ind. Andrean Loras College
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    Junior Hobart, Ind. Andrean Loras College
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  • RHP 6'3" 200 lbs R/R
    50

    Parker Johnson

    R-So. Breese, Ill. Mater Dei Catholic Missouri State
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    Redshirt Sophomore Breese, Ill. Mater Dei Catholic Missouri State
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  • RHP 6'1" 195 lbs R/R
    51

    Presley Wachowiak

    Fr. Brookfield, Wis. Brookfield East
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    Freshman Brookfield, Wis. Brookfield East
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Staff Roster

Baseball Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Sean McDermott

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  • Associate Head Coach

    John Flood

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  • Assistant Coach

    Jimmy Frankos

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  • Assistant Coach

    Daniel Dulin

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  • Director of Baseball Operations and Player Development

    James McConnon

    Full Bio

Baseball Support Staff

  • Assistant Athletic Trainer

    Dan Fifer

    Full Bio
  • Head Sports Performance Coach

    David Marmon

    Full Bio
  • Assistant Athletics Director for Academic Services

    Ryan Raymond

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  • Assistant Director of Athletics - Communications and Creative Services

    AJ Schraffenberger

    Full Bio
  • Life Skills and Mentoring Coach

    John Zigmond

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  • Student Manager

    Jonny Raciti

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  • Student Manager

    Paolo Zavala

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  • Senior Deputy Athletics Director - Chief Revenue Officer (Sport Supervisor - Baseball/Men's Soccer)

    Sherard Clinkscales

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2024 Baseball Roster
# Name Year Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown High School Previous School Twitter Instagram
1 Garrett Kay Fr. OF 5-10 175 L/R Waterford, Wis. Waterford Union Garrettkay3 Garrettkay2
3 Kendal Ewell Gr. OF 6-3 215 R/R Calumet City, Ill. Marist Kentucky
5 Vidal Colon Fr. C 5-10 195 R/R Grafton, Wis. University School of Milwaukee
6 Rayth Petersen Sr. INF 5-11 185 R/R Barrington, Ill. Barrington Morton College Rayth11
7 Zane Zielinski Sr. INF 6-3 175 R/R Chicago, Ill. Lake View Northeast CC
9 Ryan Nagelbach Sr. INF 5-10 190 L/R Deerfield, Ill. Deerfield nagelbach13
10 Jack Snyder Jr. C/OF 6-0 195 R/R Manteno, Ill. Manteno Kankakee CC Jack_snyderrr jacksnyderrr
11 AJ Taylor Jr. INF 5-11 180 R/R Downers Grove, Ill. Downers Grove South College of DuPage AJTaylor27 aj_t17
12 Colin Hawkins Jr. LHP 5-11 185 L/L St. Louis, Mo. Lindbergh Rend Lake College
13 Tommy Egan Jr. RHP 6-0 200 R/R Chicago, Ill. Mt. Carmel Houston _TomEgan_ 15egan
14 DJ Butler Sr. INF 5-10 Chicago, Ill. Simeon Akron
15 James Harris R-Jr. INF 6-0 210 R/R Chicago, Ill. Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep Jamoo_15 M.i.a.jamo
16 AJ Henkle R-Jr. OF 6-2 205 R/R Huntley, Ill. Huntley McHenry County College AjHenkle
17 Jackson Fisher Sr. C 6-2 185 R/R Chariton, Iowa Chariton Des Moines Area CC
18 Lucas Smith Fr. OF 5-11 195 R/R Hinsdale, Ill. Nazareth Academy Lucas18smith Lucasmith18
20 Brandon Bak So. LHP 6-1 165 L/L Plainfield, Ill. Plainfield North bbak_20 brandonbak_20
21 Ryan Smith R-So. RHP 6-2 195 R/R Westchester, Ill. Nazareth Academy @RyanSmitty21
22 Jackson Bessette So. C 6-0 185 R/R Bartlett, Ill. South Elgin
23 Reece Lawler R-Jr. RHP 6-2 200 R/R Gurnee, Ill. Warren Township Iowa RLawler Sugasherm
24 Marcus Heusohn Jr. INF 6-1 205 L/L Waterloo, Ill. Waterloo Lindenwood HeusohnMarcus marcusheusohn
25 Pambos Nicoloudes Fr. INF 6-1 200 R/R Naperville, Ill. Naperville Central Pambos_Nic14 Pambosnic14
29 Aiden Pavoris R-So. RHP 6-1 205 R/R Algonquin, Ill. Huntley Oakton CC APavoris_00 aidenpavoris_31
30 Matt Zahora R-Jr. RHP 6-0 205 R/R Burbank, Ill. St. Laurence ZahoraMatt za_matt30
31 Dylan White Gr. RHP 6-3 215 R/R Danville, Calif. De La Salle University of Chicago dylanwhite0808 Dylwht
32 Dillon Schueler So. RHP 6-2 190 R/R Rock Falls, Ill. Rock Falls Sauk Valley CC SchuelerDillon dillon_schueler
33 Vincent Gohlke R-Fr. LHP 6-2 205 L/L New Berlin, Wis. New Berlin West GohlkeVincent vincentgohlke
34 Zack Millsap Jr. RHP 6-0 210 R/R Crete, Ill. Crete-Monee Kankakee CC ZackT_Millsap zmillsap10
35 Vincent Trapani R-So. RHP 6-1 225 R/R Eau Claire, Wis. Eau Claire Memorial Arkansas Vincentrapani70 Vincentrapani
36 Rigel Verciglio R-Jr. RHP 6-1 185 R/R Chicago, Ill. Lane Tech UTRGV rigel__v rigelverciglio
38 Carson Roberts Sr. OF 6-3 215 L/R Winfield, Ill. Wheaton North College of DuPage Carsonroberts90 Carsonroberts90
44 Ysen Useni So. RHP 6-2 240 R/R Crystal Lake, Ill. Crystal Lake South yuseni_ ysenuseni
45 Kendall Lyons So. RHP 6-2 205 R/R Gurnee, Ill. Warren Township Kendall_lyons k.lyonss
48 Cameron Nohos Jr. RHP 6-8 235 R/R Hobart, Ind. Andrean Loras College CamNono2 camthenono
50 Parker Johnson R-So. RHP 6-3 200 R/R Breese, Ill. Mater Dei Catholic Missouri State parkerjohnsn parkerjohnsn1
51 Presley Wachowiak Fr. RHP 6-1 195 R/R Brookfield, Wis. Brookfield East

Baseball Coaching Staff

Baseball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Sean McDermott Head Coach
John Flood Associate Head Coach
Jimmy Frankos Assistant Coach
Daniel Dulin Assistant Coach
James McConnon Director of Baseball Operations and Player Development

Baseball Support Staff

Baseball - Support Staff
Image Name Title
Dan Fifer Assistant Athletic Trainer
David Marmon David Marmon Head Sports Performance Coach
Ryan Raymond Ryan Raymond Assistant Athletics Director for Academic Services
AJ Schraffenberger AJ Schraffenberger Assistant Director of Athletics - Communications and Creative Services
John Zigmond John Zigmond Life Skills and Mentoring Coach
Jonny Raciti Jonny Raciti Student Manager
Zavala Paolo Zavala Student Manager
Sherard Clinkscales Sherard Clinkscales Senior Deputy Athletics Director - Chief Revenue Officer (Sport Supervisor - Baseball/Men's Soccer)

Staff Roster

Baseball Coaching Staff

Baseball Support Staff