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Infielder IF 5'6" R/R

1

Parker Engel

Fy. Saint John, Ind. Marian Catholic

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First Year Saint John, Ind. Marian Catholic

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Right-Handed Pitcher RHP 5'4" R/R

2

Lucas Fujii

Fy. Mercer Island, Wash. Mercer Island

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First Year Mercer Island, Wash. Mercer Island

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Outfielder OF 5'9" L/R

4

Luke Mathieu

So. Byron, Ill. Byron

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Sophomore Byron, Ill. Byron

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Outfielder OF 5'9" L/R

5

Nicholas Nitti

Fy. Elk Grove Village, Ill. James B. Conant

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First Year Elk Grove Village, Ill. James B. Conant

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Infielder/Outfielder IF/OF 6'0" R/R

6

Jason Clark

5th Victoria, Ill. ROWVA

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Fifth Year Victoria, Ill. ROWVA

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Infielder IF 5'10" R/R

7

Tyler Kemp

Fy. Belle Rive, Ill. Mount Vernon Township

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First Year Belle Rive, Ill. Mount Vernon Township

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Infielder IF 5'10" R/R

8

Andrew Garrett

So. Normal, Ill. Normal Community

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Sophomore Normal, Ill. Normal Community

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Outfielder/Pitcher OF/P 5'6"

9

Niko Platre

Jr. Alexandria, Va. Thomas Edison

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Junior Alexandria, Va. Thomas Edison

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Outfielder OF 6'1" R/R

10

Holden Jones

Jr. East Alton, Ill. Roxana Senior

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Junior East Alton, Ill. Roxana Senior

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Left-Handed Pitcher LHP 5'8" L/L

12

Sammy Garcia

Fy. Maywood, Ill. Proviso Math & Science Academy

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First Year Maywood, Ill. Proviso Math & Science Academy

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Infielder IF 6'1" R/R

14

Jake Baker

So. Lincoln, Ill. Lincoln Community

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Sophomore Lincoln, Ill. Lincoln Community

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Outfielder/Utility OF/UT 5'6" R/R

15

Tyler Thiem

Fy. Rock Island, Ill. Rockridge

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First Year Rock Island, Ill. Rockridge

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Infielder IF 5'10" R/R

16

Hunter Broers

Fy. Nokomis, Ill. Nokomis

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First Year Nokomis, Ill. Nokomis

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Infielder IF 5'8"

17

Tre Chatman III

Jr. Villa Park, Calif. Tustin

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Junior Villa Park, Calif. Tustin

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Outfielder OF 6'1" R/R

18

Henry Scholes

So. Toronto, Ontario Etobicoke Collegiate Institute

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Sophomore Toronto, Ontario Etobicoke Collegiate Institute

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Catcher C 5'11" R/R

19

Etienne Thomas

Jr. Tunis, Tunisia American Cooperative School of Tunis

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Junior Tunis, Tunisia American Cooperative School of Tunis

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Catcher/Utility C/UT 5'7" R/R

21

Josh Knight

Fy. East Peoria, Ill. East Peoria Community

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First Year East Peoria, Ill. East Peoria Community

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Infielder IF 6'0" R/R

22

Evan Laws

Sr. Rock Falls, Ill. Rock Falls

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Senior Rock Falls, Ill. Rock Falls

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Outfielder OF 6'0" R/L

23

Ben Frericks

Fy. Chillicothe, Ill. Illinois Valley Central

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First Year Chillicothe, Ill. Illinois Valley Central

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Right-Handed Pitcher RHP 6'5" R/R

24

Brandon Ward

Jr. Chillicothe, Ill. Illinois Valley Central

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Junior Chillicothe, Ill. Illinois Valley Central

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Infielder IF 6'2" R/R

26

Aidan McMurtrie

Fy. Seattle, Wash. Bishop Blanchet

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First Year Seattle, Wash. Bishop Blanchet

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Catcher C 6'0" R/R

27

JD Ruhs

Jr. Aurora, Ill. West Aurora Senior

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Junior Aurora, Ill. West Aurora Senior

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Outfielder OF 6'1" R/R

28

Thomas Wilmot

So. Suwanee, Ga. North Gwinnett

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Sophomore Suwanee, Ga. North Gwinnett

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Right-Handed Pitcher RHP 6'0" R/R

29

Will Vines

Fy. Hayden, Ala. Hayden

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First Year Hayden, Ala. Hayden

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Infielder/Catcher IF/C 6'2" R/R

30

Jeff Ripka

So. Schiller Park, Ill. East Leyden

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Sophomore Schiller Park, Ill. East Leyden

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Pitcher/Utility P/UT 6'2" R/R

31

Ayden Fayta

Fy. Lake Villa, Ill. Lakes Community

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First Year Lake Villa, Ill. Lakes Community

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Infielder IF 6'1" R/L

32

Ethan Rompala-Matthews

So. Chicago, Ill. Mt. Carmel

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Sophomore Chicago, Ill. Mt. Carmel

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Outfielder OF 6'4" R/R

33

Luke Simpson

Fy. Downs, Ill. Tri-Valley

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First Year Downs, Ill. Tri-Valley

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Right-Handed Pitcher RHP 5'9" R/R

34

Cesar Hernandez

So. Lake Bluff, Ill. Lake Forest

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Sophomore Lake Bluff, Ill. Lake Forest

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Pitcher/Infielder P/IF 6'1" R/R

35

Brady Bertrand

So. Bourbonnais, Ill. Bishop McNamara

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Sophomore Bourbonnais, Ill. Bishop McNamara

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Right-Handed Pitcher RHP 5'9" R/R

36

Nick Henning

Sr. Bellevue, Wash. Bellevue

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Senior Bellevue, Wash. Bellevue

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Right-Handed Pitcher RHP 6'3" R/R

37

Tyler Bialek

Sr. Bolingbrook, Ill. Bolingbrook

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Senior Bolingbrook, Ill. Bolingbrook

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Right-Handed Pitcher RHP 5'11" R/R

38

Leo Dircks

Fy. Wayzata, Minn. Minnetonka

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First Year Wayzata, Minn. Minnetonka

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Infielder/Pitcher IF/P 6'3" R/R

39

Nicholas Stan

Jr. Grayslake, Ill., Warren Township

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Junior Grayslake, Ill., Warren Township

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Right-Handed Pitcher RHP 6'5" R/R

40

Lucas Amend

So. Downs, Ill. Tri-Valley

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Sophomore Downs, Ill. Tri-Valley

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Right-Handed Pitcher RHP 6'1" R/R

41

Caleb Dooley

So. Ventura, Calif. Ventura

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Sophomore Ventura, Calif. Ventura

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Right-Handed Pitcher RHP 5'11" R/R

43

Clark Heeren

Fy. Kewanee, Ill. Kewanee

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First Year Kewanee, Ill. Kewanee

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Infielder IF 6'3" R/R

44

Joseph Williams

So. Huntley, Ill. Huntley

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Sophomore Huntley, Ill. Huntley

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Right-Handed Pitcher RHP 6'1" R/R

45

Josh Rosenberg

Fy. Oakwood, Ohio Oakwood

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First Year Oakwood, Ohio Oakwood

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Infielder IF 5'11" R/R

46

Buckie Zamora

Fy. Tucson, Ariz. Sahuaro

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First Year Tucson, Ariz. Sahuaro

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Left-Handed Pitcher LHP 6'2" L/L

47

Joseph Krantz

So. Batavia, Ill. Batavia

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Sophomore Batavia, Ill. Batavia

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Outfielder OF 5'11" S/R

50

Jadon Grossnickle

Fy. Bellevue, Wash. Oliver M. Hazen

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First Year Bellevue, Wash. Oliver M. Hazen

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Utility UT 6'2" R/R

52

Johnny Rutta

Fy. Rosholt, Wis. Rosholt

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First Year Rosholt, Wis. Rosholt

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Right-Handed Pitcher RHP 5'7" R/R

54

Alonzo Rodriguez

Fy. Chicago, Ill. Morton West

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First Year Chicago, Ill. Morton West

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Utility UT 6'1" R/R

57

Brayden Windy

Fy. Bloomington, Ill. Bloomington

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First Year Bloomington, Ill. Bloomington

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Infielder IF 5'9" R/R

Ruben Castro

Fy. Orlando, Fla. Freedom

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First Year Orlando, Fla. Freedom

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Catcher C 6'1" R/R

Jacob Dickey

Fy. Overland Park, Kan. Blue Valley Southwest

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First Year Overland Park, Kan. Blue Valley Southwest

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Infielder/Outfielder IF/OF 5'9"

Zach Durick

Fy. Haymarket, Va. Osbourne Park

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First Year Haymarket, Va. Osbourne Park

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Outfielder OF 5'11" S/R

Jacob Evans

So. Sacramento, Calif. Inderkum

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Sophomore Sacramento, Calif. Inderkum

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Right-Handed Pitcher RHP 6'2" R/R

Elijah Johnstone

Fy. Ashland City, Tenn. Cheatham County

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First Year Ashland City, Tenn. Cheatham County

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Right-Handed Pitcher RHP 6'2" R/R

Dylan Timmer

Jr. Menasha, Wis. Appleton East

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Junior Menasha, Wis. Appleton East

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Baseball Coaching Staff

Head Baseball Coach

Jami Isaacson '92

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Assistant Baseball Coach

Nick Milligan

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Assistant Baseball Coach

James Clark '09

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Assistant Baseball Coach

Tyler Nelson

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2024 Baseball Roster
#	Full Name	Pos.	B/T	Ht.	Year	Hometown	High School
1	Parker Engel	IF	R/R	5-6	Fy.	Saint John, Ind.	Marian Catholic
2	Lucas Fujii	RHP	R/R	5-4	Fy.	Mercer Island, Wash.	Mercer Island
4	Luke Mathieu	OF	L/R	5-9	So.	Byron, Ill.	Byron
5	Nicholas Nitti	OF	L/R	5-9	Fy.	Elk Grove Village, Ill.	James B. Conant
6	Jason Clark	IF/OF	R/R	6-0	5th	Victoria, Ill.	ROWVA
7	Tyler Kemp	IF	R/R	5-10	Fy.	Belle Rive, Ill.	Mount Vernon Township
8	Andrew Garrett	IF	R/R	5-10	So.	Normal, Ill.	Normal Community
9	Niko Platre	OF/P		5-6	Jr.	Alexandria, Va.	Thomas Edison
10	Holden Jones	OF	R/R	6-1	Jr.	East Alton, Ill.	Roxana Senior
12	Sammy Garcia	LHP	L/L	5-8	Fy.	Maywood, Ill.	Proviso Math & Science Academy
14	Jake Baker	IF	R/R	6-1	So.	Lincoln, Ill.	Lincoln Community
15	Tyler Thiem	OF/UT	R/R	5-6	Fy.	Rock Island, Ill.	Rockridge
16	Hunter Broers	IF	R/R	5-10	Fy.	Nokomis, Ill.	Nokomis
17	Tre Chatman III	IF		5-8	Jr.	Villa Park, Calif.	Tustin
18	Henry Scholes	OF	R/R	6-1	So.	Toronto, Ontario	Etobicoke Collegiate Institute
19	Etienne Thomas	C	R/R	5-11	Jr.	Tunis, Tunisia	American Cooperative School of Tunis
21	Josh Knight	C/UT	R/R	5-7	Fy.	East Peoria, Ill.	East Peoria Community
22	Evan Laws	IF	R/R	6-0	Sr.	Rock Falls, Ill.	Rock Falls
23	Ben Frericks	OF	R/L	6-0	Fy.	Chillicothe, Ill.	Illinois Valley Central
24	Brandon Ward	RHP	R/R	6-5	Jr.	Chillicothe, Ill.	Illinois Valley Central
26	Aidan McMurtrie	IF	R/R	6-2	Fy.	Seattle, Wash.	Bishop Blanchet
27	JD Ruhs	C	R/R	6-0	Jr.	Aurora, Ill.	West Aurora Senior
28	Thomas Wilmot	OF	R/R	6-1	So.	Suwanee, Ga.	North Gwinnett
29	Will Vines	RHP	R/R	6-0	Fy.	Hayden, Ala.	Hayden
30	Jeff Ripka	IF/C	R/R	6-2	So.	Schiller Park, Ill.	East Leyden
31	Ayden Fayta	P/UT	R/R	6-2	Fy.	Lake Villa, Ill.	Lakes Community
32	Ethan Rompala-Matthews	IF	R/L	6-1	So.	Chicago, Ill.	Mt. Carmel
33	Luke Simpson	OF	R/R	6-4	Fy.	Downs, Ill.	Tri-Valley
34	Cesar Hernandez	RHP	R/R	5-9	So.	Lake Bluff, Ill.	Lake Forest
35	Brady Bertrand	P/IF	R/R	6-1	So.	Bourbonnais, Ill.	Bishop McNamara
36	Nick Henning	RHP	R/R	5-9	Sr.	Bellevue, Wash.	Bellevue
37	Tyler Bialek	RHP	R/R	6-3	Sr.	Bolingbrook, Ill.	Bolingbrook
38	Leo Dircks	RHP	R/R	5-11	Fy.	Wayzata, Minn.	Minnetonka
39	Nicholas Stan	IF/P	R/R	6-3	Jr.	Grayslake, Ill.,	Warren Township
40	Lucas Amend	RHP	R/R	6-5	So.	Downs, Ill.	Tri-Valley
41	Caleb Dooley	RHP	R/R	6-1	So.	Ventura, Calif.	Ventura
43	Clark Heeren	RHP	R/R	5-11	Fy.	Kewanee, Ill.	Kewanee
44	Joseph Williams	IF	R/R	6-3	So.	Huntley, Ill.	Huntley
45	Josh Rosenberg	RHP	R/R	6-1	Fy.	Oakwood, Ohio	Oakwood
46	Buckie Zamora	IF	R/R	5-11	Fy.	Tucson, Ariz.	Sahuaro
47	Joseph Krantz	LHP	L/L	6-2	So.	Batavia, Ill.	Batavia
50	Jadon Grossnickle	OF	S/R	5-11	Fy.	Bellevue, Wash.	Oliver M. Hazen
52	Johnny Rutta	UT	R/R	6-2	Fy.	Rosholt, Wis.	Rosholt
54	Alonzo Rodriguez	RHP	R/R	5-7	Fy.	Chicago, Ill.	Morton West
57	Brayden Windy	UT	R/R	6-1	Fy.	Bloomington, Ill.	Bloomington
	Ruben Castro	IF	R/R	5-9	Fy.	Orlando, Fla.	Freedom
	Jacob Dickey	C	R/R	6-1	Fy.	Overland Park, Kan.	Blue Valley Southwest
	Zach Durick	IF/OF		5-9	Fy.	Haymarket, Va.	Osbourne Park
	Jacob Evans	OF	S/R	5-11	So.	Sacramento, Calif.	Inderkum
	Elijah Johnstone	RHP	R/R	6-2	Fy.	Ashland City, Tenn.	Cheatham County
	Dylan Timmer	RHP	R/R	6-2	Jr.	Menasha, Wis.	Appleton East

Baseball Coaching Staff

Baseball - Coaching Staff
Image	Name	Title
	Jami Isaacson '92	Head Baseball Coach
	Nick Milligan	Assistant Baseball Coach
	James Clark '09	Assistant Baseball Coach
	Tyler Nelson	Assistant Baseball Coach

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Parker Engel

IF

5'6" Fy. Business

R/R

Saint John, Ind. Marian Catholic

1
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Lucas Fujii

RHP

5'4" Fy. Neuroscience

R/R

Mercer Island, Wash. Mercer Island

2
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Luke Mathieu

OF

5'9" So. Elementary Education

L/R

Byron, Ill. Byron

4
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Nicholas Nitti

OF

5'9" Fy. Political Science

L/R

Elk Grove Village, Ill. James B. Conant

5
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Jason Clark

IF/OF

6'0" 5th

R/R

Victoria, Ill. ROWVA

6
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Tyler Kemp

IF

5'10" Fy. Biology

R/R

Belle Rive, Ill. Mount Vernon Township

7
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Andrew Garrett

IF

5'10" So. Business/Accounting

R/R

Normal, Ill. Normal Community

8
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Niko Platre

OF/P

5'6" Jr.

Alexandria, Va. Thomas Edison

9
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Holden Jones

OF

6'1" Jr. Business

R/R

East Alton, Ill. Roxana Senior

10
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Sammy Garcia

LHP

5'8" Fy. Creative Writing

L/L

Maywood, Ill. Proviso Math & Science Academy

12
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Jake Baker

IF

6'1" So. Business

R/R

Lincoln, Ill. Lincoln Community

14
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Tyler Thiem

OF/UT

5'6" Fy.

R/R

Rock Island, Ill. Rockridge

15
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Hunter Broers

IF

5'10" Fy. Economics

R/R

Nokomis, Ill. Nokomis

16
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Tre Chatman III

IF

5'8" Jr. Philosophy

Villa Park, Calif. Cornell College

17
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Henry Scholes

OF

6'1" So. Business

R/R

Toronto, Ontario Etobicoke Collegiate Institute

18
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Etienne Thomas

C

5'11" Jr. International Relations

R/R

Tunis, Tunisia American Cooperative School of Tunis

19
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Josh Knight

C/UT

5'7" Fy. Undecided

R/R

East Peoria, Ill. East Peoria Community

21
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Evan Laws

IF

6'0" Sr. Biology, Minor in Environmental Science

R/R

Rock Falls, Ill. Rock Falls

22
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Ben Frericks

OF

6'0" Fy. Biology

R/L

Chillicothe, Ill. Illinois Valley Central

23
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Brandon Ward

RHP

6'5" Jr. Pre-Med

R/R

Chillicothe, Ill. Illinois Valley Central

24
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Aidan McMurtrie

IF

6'2" Fy. Computer Science

R/R

Seattle, Wash. Bishop Blanchet

26
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JD Ruhs

C

6'0" Jr.

R/R

Aurora, Ill. West Aurora Senior

27
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Thomas Wilmot

OF

6'1" So. Business and Management

R/R

Suwanee, Ga. North Gwinnett

28
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Will Vines

RHP

6'0" Fy. Undecided

R/R

Hayden, Ala. Hayden

29
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Jeff Ripka

IF/C

6'2" So. Economics

R/R

Schiller Park, Ill. East Leyden

30
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Ayden Fayta

P/UT

6'2" Fy.

R/R

Lake Villa, Ill. Lakes Community

31
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Ethan Rompala-Matthews

IF

6'1" So.

R/L

Chicago, Ill. Mt. Carmel

32
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Luke Simpson

OF

6'4" Fy. Physics

R/R

Downs, Ill. Tri-Valley

33
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Cesar Hernandez

RHP

5'9" So.

R/R

Lake Bluff, Ill. Lake Forest

34
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Brady Bertrand

P/IF

6'1" So. Finance and Accounting

R/R

Bourbonnais, Ill. Bishop McNamara

35
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Nick Henning

RHP

5'9" Sr.

R/R

Bellevue, Wash. Bellevue

36
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Tyler Bialek

RHP

6'3" Sr.

R/R

Bolingbrook, Ill. Bolingbrook

37
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Leo Dircks

RHP

5'11" Fy. Math and Business

R/R

Wayzata, Minn. Minnetonka

38
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Nicholas Stan

IF/P

6'3" Jr.

R/R

Grayslake, Ill., Warren Township

39
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Lucas Amend

RHP

6'5" So.

R/R

Downs, Ill. Tri-Valley

40
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Caleb Dooley

RHP

6'1" So.

R/R

Ventura, Calif. Ventura

41
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Clark Heeren

RHP

5'11" Fy. Business and Economics

R/R

Kewanee, Ill. Kewanee

43
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Joseph Williams

IF

6'3" So. Biology

R/R

Huntley, Ill. Huntley

44
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Josh Rosenberg

RHP

6'1" Fy.

R/R

Oakwood, Ohio Oakwood

45
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Buckie Zamora

IF

5'11" Fy. Undecided

R/R

Tucson, Ariz. Sahuaro

46
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Joseph Krantz

LHP

6'2" So.

L/L

Batavia, Ill. Batavia

47
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Jadon Grossnickle

OF

5'11" Fy. Pre-Med

S/R

Bellevue, Wash. Oliver M. Hazen

50
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Johnny Rutta

UT

6'2" Fy.

R/R

Rosholt, Wis. Rosholt

52
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Alonzo Rodriguez

RHP

5'7" Fy. Marketing and Communications

R/R

Chicago, Ill. Morton West

54
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Brayden Windy

UT

6'1" Fy. Psychology

R/R

Bloomington, Ill. Bloomington

57
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Ruben Castro

IF

5'9" Fy. Physics

R/R

Orlando, Fla. Freedom
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Jacob Dickey

C

6'1" Fy.

R/R

Overland Park, Kan. Blue Valley Southwest
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Zach Durick

IF/OF

5'9" 150 lbs Fy.

Haymarket, Va. Osbourne Park
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Jacob Evans

OF

5'11" So.

S/R

Sacramento, Calif. Inderkum
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Elijah Johnstone

RHP

6'2" Fy.

R/R

Ashland City, Tenn. Cheatham County
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Dylan Timmer

RHP

6'2" Jr.

R/R

Menasha, Wis. Appleton East

Baseball Coaching Staff

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Jami Isaacson '92

Head Baseball Coach
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Nick Milligan

Assistant Baseball Coach
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James Clark '09

Assistant Baseball Coach
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Tyler Nelson

Assistant Baseball Coach

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