Brother Rice Baseball Hires a New Head Coach - Again

The Brother Rice baseball program hires it's second head baseball coach in two years at Dan Szmergalski steps down after one year as the school's baseball coach.  His replacement is St. Rita sophomore baseball coach John McCarthy.  McCarthy is a 2002 graduate of St. Rita and a 25th round draft pick of the Texas Rangers in 2002.

Brother Rice finished last season 14-15.

Brother Rice Hires Dan Szmergalski as Head Baseball Coach

Dan Szmergalski, a resident of Oak Lawn and a graduate of Mt. Greenwood school will succeed Tim Lyons as the new Head Varsity Baseball coach at Brother Rice High School.

Smergalski spent three years at the sophomore level including two years as the head sophomore baseball coach.

 

High School Pre-Season Baseball All-Americans from Illinois

From Baseball in Illinois News Sources

Jake DePw, Mark Payton, Shane Conlon, Kevin Kozial head up the players from Illinois on the Pre-Season Louisville Slugger All-American Team.

First Team Pre-Season All-Americans from Illinois

C - Jake DePew - Granite City High School - Last season he hit .558 with 21 doubles, 7 home runs and 53 RBI.  Jake has signed with Louisville.

OF - Mark Payton - St. Rita High School - Last sping Mark hit .438 with 10 doubles, 4 triples, 12 home runs and 40 RBI.  Mark has signed with Arizona State.

LHP/1B - Shane Conlon - Naperville Central High School - Last season Shane hit .396 with 16 doubles, 3 triples, and 4 home runs.  On the mound Shane was 9-1 with 67 strikeouts in 52 innings.  Shane has signed with Kansas State.

SS/P - Kevin Koziol - Brother Rice High School - Last season Kevin was 5-2 with a 2.64 ERA, 47 strikeouts in 45 innings.  At the plate Koziol hit .356 with 8 doubles and 8 home runs.


Honorable Mention

RHP - Miles Quintal - O'Fallon Township High School - Last season Miles went 11-2 with a 2.61 ERA.

3B - Michael Failoni - Edwardsville High School - Michael hit .487 with 12 doubles, 6 home runs and 61 RBI.

OF/RHP - Dontrell Rush - Harlan Community Academy - Dontrell hit .386 with 5 home runs and on the mound Dontrell went 7-3 with 105 strikeouts in 74 innings pitched.

Thunderbolts Host SouthSide Challenge

From Baseball in Illinois News Sources

Date: Sunday April 11, 2010

Time: 10:00 AM


See the best high school baseball in the Southland as the ThunderBolts and Marist High School host this great event now in it's second year. Once again teams from the Chicago Catholic League will battle teams from the East Suburban Conference.

The 2010 Schedule:
10 am: Providence Celtics -vs- Marian Catholic Spartans
1 pm: Mt. Carmel Caravan -vs- Joliet Catholic Hilltoppers
4 pm: St. Rita Mustangs -vs- Carmel Corsairs
7 pm: Brother Rice Crusaders -vs- Marist Redhawks