RB All-Sport Home
Player of the Week
2009 Varsity Schedule
2009 Varsity Results
2009 Team stats and leaders
Baseball Records
Bulldogs Playing in College
Bulldog Summer Camp
Pictures
Varsity Roster
Soph Roster
Frosh Roster
2008 Archive
All-Conference Players
RBHS Code of Conduct
Athletic Permit Card
Links
Summer Schedule
BULLDOG BASEBALL SCHEDULE PLEASE VIEW UPDATED SUMMER BASEBALL SCHEDULE WITH UPDATED BUS DEPARTURE AND MEETING TIMES DOGS FINISH IN TOP 16 IN CLASS 3A FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE SEASON The Bulldogs (26-13) lost to Nazareth Academy 13-5 in the class 3A sectional championship game to finish the season amongst the top 16 in the state in class 3A. Scott Rysz (.417, 30 RBI, 4 HR) went 3 for 4 with a solo homerun, Hugh Berglind (.300, 3 HR) was 2 for 3 with a double, and Matt Scott (.364, 27 RBI, 3 HR) was 1 for 4 with 3 RBI. Joe Ruge (6-3, 0.96 ERA) got the loss giving up 8 total runs (2 earned) on 9 hits and 3 walks with 5 strikeouts in 5 innings pitched. Overall the Dogs had 10 hits but 2 mental errors on the bases and 5 errors in the field made it difficult to stay within striking distance. After starting the season 4-9, Bulldog Baseball made a dramatic turnaround and ultimately had a very successful season. SUMMER SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED. PLEASE CLICK ON SUMMER SCHEDULE ON SIDEBAR FOR MORE INFO. RUGE BLASTS BULLDOGS INTO SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Joe Ruge's (.390, 45 RBI, 5 HR) clutch bottom of the 8th inning grand slam insured that the Bulldogs would return to the class 3A Sectional Championship for the second consecutive season. Ruge, who was 3 for 5 on the day, also hit a 2B and 3B and drove in 5 runs to break his own single season RBI record of 40 that he set in 2008. Bulldog Baseball (26-12) defeated Lake View by a final score of 9-5. Matt Scott (.368, 24 RBI, 2 HR) hit his single-season record-breaking 13th double and Kevin Onischuk (.355, 15 RBI, 2 HR) added to his record 43 walks. Scott Rysz (.402, 29 RBI, 3 HR) made a phenomenal catch to rob Lake View of a sure double providing the defense with an 8-3 double play to kill a Lake View rally. Zak Martell (7-2, 2.76 ERA, 83K) pitched 5 quality innings but got the no decision and Alex Brown (8-1, 3.06 ERA, 55K) threw a dominant final 3 innings giving up just one infield hit to pick up the win. The #2 seeded Dogs, who have won 20 of their last 22 games, will face #1 seeded Nazareth tomorrow (6/6) at 10am at Nazareth for the sectional championship. Naz beat the Dogs 8-3 the first time they squared away and the Dogs came from behind to win 12-8 in their second matchup with the Roadrunners. Ruge (6-2, 0.72ERA, 56K) will start on the mound in tomorrow's game which should be a battle. 6/5 BASEBALL SUMMER CAMP FOR INCOMING FROSH AND SOPH HAS BEEN CHANGED TO MEET FROM 8:00AM-10:00AM. PLEASE CLICK ON BULLDOG SUMMER CAMP ON THE SIDEBAR FOR MORE INFO. BULLDOGS WIN SECOND CONSECUTIVE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Bulldog Baseball (25-12) defeated the Fighting Rams of Gordon Tech Saturday at Chicago's Horner Park to win their second consecutive IHSA class 3A Regional Championship. Senior righthander Zak Martell (7-2, 2.41 ERA, 78K) went the distance striking out 10 and giving up 4 hits, 3 walks, and 2 earned runs. The Dogs started their offense by putting up 5 runs in the bottom of the third on a rally that started with Dave Lutz's team-high 5th triple which drove in Jesse Favela and Kevin Onischuk who both walked to reach base. Scott Rysz (.402, 29 RBI, 3 HR) drove Lutz in on a single and Joe Ruge (.381, 40RBI, 4 HR) hit his team-high 4th homerun driving in his 39th and 40th runs of the season tying the school record set by Ruge last season. The Rams responded with 2 unearned runs in the top of the 4th on 2 Bulldog errors. Junior Hugh Berglind (.293, 3HR) hit a solo homerun on a pinch-hit at bat in the bottom of the 4th inning to make the score 6-2 which held until the top of the 7th inning. Gordon Tech led off the inning with a single followed by 2 walks giving the Rams bases loaded with 0 outs. The next Gordon batter singled down the line to rightfielder Billy VandeMerkt who fired a perfect stike to gun down the batter as he tried to stretch his single to a double. Lutz received VandeMerkt's throw at second base and quickly turned to gun down a confused runner advancing from 1st to 3rd base. for an unusual 9-6-5 double play. Suddenly there were 2 outs and nobody on base and the Dogs held a 6-4 lead. The last Ram batter flied out to VandeMerkt in rightfield to end the game. The #2 seeded Dogs will play #3 Lake View (23-13) on Thursday June 4th at 4:30 at Nazareth Academy. 5/31 DOGS ADVANCE TO REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP The Bulldogs (24-12) defeated North Grand today by a score of 12-0 in 5 innings. Joe Ruge (6-2, 0.72 ERA, 56K) threw a 2-hitter striking out 10 and walking only 1 en route to his 4th shutout of the season and career 6th shutout which ties the record set by Jon Kleinmeyer last season. Dave Lutz led the offense going 2 for 3 with a triple and 2 RBI. Billy VandeMerkt (.304, 13 RBI) was 2 for 3 with 2 RBI and Matt Scott (.347, 22 RBI) was 2 for 2 with his 12th double of the season tying Freshmen coach Noah Wiza's 2004 single-season record. Ruge (.382, 38 RBI, 3 HR) was 1 for 1 with 2 RBI and Nick Marra (.342, 14 RBI) also singled in a run. John Hearlston and Dave Lutz anchored the defense. The Dogs will play either Gordon Tech or Noble Street Charter/Pritzker on Saturday (5/30) at 11:00AM at Chicago's Horner Park. Zak Martell (6-2, 2.46 ERA, 68K) will be on the mound for the Bulldogs fresh off of a 9K, 2-hit performance against the Fenwick Friars. 5/28/09 BULLDOGS FINISH REGULAR SEASON After starting the season with a record of 4-9, Bulldog Baseball recovered with another successful season finishing 23-12 overall in the regular season. The Dogs went 4-1 on the week beating Ridgewood 6-0 on Monday behind a combined no-hit shutout by Alex Brown and Hugh Berglind. Brown threw 5 innings striking out 9 and Berglind closed out the final two innings striking out 5 of 6 outs. John Hearlston led the offense going 3 for 4 with an RBI and 2 runs scored. Billy VandeMerkt, Kevin Onischuk, Jesse Favela, and Scott Rysz all had 2 hits each. Tuesday's game with Ridgewood was the last Metro Suburban Conference matchup of the season and the Bulldogs defeated the Rebels 16-3 in 6 innings to finish the MSC with a final record of 13-2 and back-to-back MSC championships. Jon Prihodka (2-3, 2.56 ERA) went the distance with Kevin Onischuk leading the offense with a 4 for 4 performance with Billy VandeMerkt (6 RBI) and Nick Marra (3 RBI) each going 3 for 4. John Hearlston, Matt Scott, Jesse Favela, and Matt Kenahan all collected 2 hits each. On Wednesday the Bulldogs matched up against Guerin Prep and the Dogs jumped on the Gators by putting up 6 runs in the top of the first inning. The Dogs went on to win in 5 innings by a final score of 13-0. Joe Ruge (5-2, 0.89 ERA), 46K) went the distance for his 3rd shutout this season. Scott Rysz led the offense going 2 for 2 with a solo homerun and Matt Scott also hit a solo shot. Kevin Onischuk earned his 32nd walk of the season breaking J. Bryja's 2004 single-season record of 31. Friday's game was RB's final homestand against Fenwick. It was also Senior Day which honored 11 Bulldog Seniors. Zak Martell (6-2, 2.46 ERA, 68K) went the distance against the Friars striking out 9 and giving up 0 earned runs as the Dogs' 4 runs in the bottom of the 3rd inning put RB in control with a 5-1 lead that was held until the final out. Jesse Favela led the offense with an RBI double. Scott Rysz (RBI) and Dave Lutz each added a basehit and a stolen base with Nick Marra also hitting safely. The win against Fenwick was the Dogs' 8th consecutive and their 17th out of the last 18 games. Saturday ended the regular season on a low note with RB blowing a 3-2 lead against Lincoln-Way Central for a final score of 8-3. Alex Brown (7-1, 3.33 ERA, 54K) got his first loss of the season throwing 5 innings and giving up 6 runs (4 earned). Matt Scott led the offense going 2 for 2 and Nick Marra hit a clutch 2 RBI double. RB baseball faces North Grand on Wednesday (May 27th) in the Gordon Tech Regional semifinal game at Chicago's Horner Park. 5/26 BULLDOGS CLINCH METRO SUBURBAN CHAMPIONSHIP! Bulldog Baseball (19-11, 11-2) clinched a second consecutive Metro Suburban Conference Championship this week with a 3-game series sweep of the Fenton Bison. In the opener Alex Brown (6-0, 3.47 ERA) remained perfect and Matt Kenahan picked up his second save of the season as the Dogs beat Fenton 9-4. The offense was led by Scott Rysz (.412, 2HR, 24RBI, 10SB) who went 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI and John Hearlston (.273, 20 RBI) who also went 2 for 3 and drove in 4 runs. In game 2 Zak Martell (5-2, 2.83 ERA, 59K) held the Bison to just one run on 2 hits and striking out 11. The Dogs trailed 0-1 until the last inning when Kevin Onischuk (.324, 14 RBI, 11SB) doubled in a run to tie the game at 1-1. Rysz doubled in Onischuk to put the Dogs up 2-1 and Joe Ruge (.380, 30 RBI) knocked in Rysz to put the Dogs ahead for a final score of 3-1. Onischuk's 3 walks in game 2 put him one free pass away from tying J. Bryja's 2004 record of 31 walks in a season. The third game featured a 1-hit, 7 K, complete game shutout by Ruge (4-2, 0.98 ERA) in which Ruge walked none and threw just 76 pitches. The Dogs won 6-0 behind Rysz, Jesse Favela (8 RBI, 9SB), and Nick Marra (.308) each going 2 for 3 on the day. Congratulations to Joe Ruge who was selected as the Metro Suburban Conference MVP for the second consecutive season! Scott Rysz, Zak Martell, Kevin Onischuk, and Alex Brown also all earned All-Conference honors. 5/17/09 BIG WEEK FOR BULLDOG BASEBALL Bulldog Baseball (16-11, 8-2) went 4-1 this week in Metro Suburban Conference play. The first 3 games were all against Ridgewood and were all shutouts for the Dogs. Game 1 against the Rebels featured a 1-hit, 11K, shutout by Joe Ruge (3-2, 1.29 ERA) for a final score of 2-0. RB won game 2 by a score of 9-0 behind a 1-hit, 9K, shutout by junior lefthander Alex Brown (5-0, 3.36 ERA). Game 3 was another 2-0 this time Zak Martell (4-2 3.33 ERA) blanked the Rebels giving up just 2 hits and striking out 8 in 6 innings with junior Matt Kenahan (1-1, 4.91 ERA) picking up the save in the final inning. The Dogs dropped the opening game of a doubleheader with Elmwood Park by a score of 3-0 but then defeated the Tigers in the second game 8-2. The Dogs received the #2 seed in the IHSA class 3A Nazareth sectional and will open up tournament play at Gordon Tech on May 27th versus the winner of North Grand and Noble Street Charter. updated 5/9 Chicago (Gordon Tech) Regional All games at regional site unless otherwise indicated. Mon., May 25 Game 1 at 4:30 pm: (18) Chicago (North Grand) at (15) Chicago (Noble Street Charter) Wed., May 27 Game 2 at 4:00 pm: (2) Riverside-Brookfield vs. Winner Game 1 Thu., May 28 Game 3 at 4:00 pm: (6) Chicago (Gordon Tech) vs. (10) Chicago (Noble Street Charter/Pritzker) Sat., May 30 Game 4 at 11:00 am: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3 BULLDOGS WIN SIXTH IN A ROW It was a good week for Bulldog Baseball (12-10, 4-1) as the Dogs went 3-0 on the week to extend their winning streak to six. The red hot Bulldogs have won 8 of their last 9. RB started out the week with a 5-0 win against Elmwood Park. The game was highlighted by Jon Prihodka's (1-2, 2.66 ERA) complete game 3-hit shutout of the Tigers. Offensively, the Dogs pounded out 7 hits led by Kevin Onischuk's (.339, 10 RBI, 9 SB, .524 OBP) 2 for 3 performance. Scott Rysz (.387, 20 RBI, 2 HR), Joe Ruge (.403, 24 RBI, 2 HR), John Hearlston (.296, 14 RBI), Alex Cebular, and Dan Gates all added hits as well. Saturday started off with Montini Catholic and the Dogs trailed 5-1 after the first 2 innings. The Dogs put up 5 runs in the top of the fourth inning to take the lead. The go-ahead runs were supplied by a 2-run homerun by second basemen Kevin Onischuk. Joe Ruge (1-2. 2/90 ERA) earned the save against the Broncos and Zak Martell (3-2, 3.91 ERA, 40 K) earned the win. Ruge was also 2 for 4 with a double and RBI. After beating the Broncos by a final score of 7-5 the Dogs hit the road and traveled to Argo to play the Argonauts at 1:00pm. The led early 4-1 until the Argonauts tied it up at 4 in the bottom of the 5th but the Dogs responded with 4 in the top of the sixth and 2 more in the top of the seventh to win 10-4. Junior southpaw Alex Brown (4-0, 4.25 ERA, 30K) remained unbeaten as he threw 6 innings striking out 9, walking 5, and yielding 4 hits. Opponents have been hitting just .120 off of Brown this season. Matt Scott (.323, 14 RBI) led the offense by going 4 for 4 with a sac bunt, homerun, double, and 3 RBI. Rysz also had a big day going 4 for 5 with 2 triples, a double, 2 stolen bases, and 4 RBI. Ruge (2 for 4) and Hearlston (2 for 3) also hit the ball well. The Dogs will resume Metro Suburban Conference action this week with 3 games against Ridgewood and 2 games against Elmwood Park. The Dogs' sectional seeding meeting will take place online this Wednesday. The Dogs are 3-1 versus sectional opponents with an 11-1 win over St. Joseph's, 7-5 win over Montini, and a split with Nazareth in which the Dogs lost 3-8 and won 12-8. updated 5/3 BULLDOGS TURNING A CORNER Bulldog Baseball (9-10, 3-1) have won 3 straight games beating Elmwood Park twice this week and also the Westmont Sentinels. Joe Ruge (1-2, 3.65 ERA) picked up the win in the second game against Elmwood striking out 6 and giving up just one hit in four innings. Jon Prihodka (0-2, 3.82 ERA) finished off the next 2 innings striking out 4 and giving up no hits. The game was called in the beginning of the seventh inning due to weather and the Bulldogs came out on top by a score of 8-1. Nick Marra (.342) and John Hearlston (.267, 11 RBI) led the offense with 2 hits a piece with Hearlston driving in 2. Alex Brown (3-0, 4.12 ERA) threw a 3-hitter against Westmonts. The Dogs won 6-5 with the help of a 2-run homerun from Joe Ruge (.400, 20 RBI, 2 HR) and Hearlston's 3 for 4 performance in which he drove in 3. The Dogs will travel to Elmwood Park again tomorrow for more Metro Suburban Conference action. updated 4/25 MARTELL SHUTS OUT TIGERS Zak Martell (2-2, 3.62 ERA, 37 K) threw a complete game 2-hit shutout while fanning 10 Elmwood Park hitters. Bulldog Baseball (7-10, 2-1) beat the Tigers 8-0 in the Metro Suburban Conference matchup that featured 11 Bulldog hits. Scott Rysz (.380, 16 RBI) led the offense going 3 for 4 with an RBI. Kevin Onischuk (.349, 7 RBI, .517 OBP), Matt Scott (.289, 9 RBI), and John Hearlston all added 2 hits a piece with Scott doubling twice and driving in two and Hearston adding 2 RBI. Dave Lutz slammed a 2 RBI triple and Dan Gates added a single. updated 4/23 BULLDOGS GO 2-1 ON THE WEEK Bulldog Baseball (6-10, 1-1) began the week at Nazareth Academy with the Roadrunners leading 6-0 after the first two innings. The Dogs responded with 3 runs in the 3rd and then again in the 4th inning with 6 consecutive runs with 2 outs to put RB up 9-6. Scott Rysz, Joe Ruge, Matt Scott, Nick Marra, John Hearlston, and Kevin Onuschuk each scored consecutive runs in this turning point of the game. Matt Kenahan (1-1, 5.12 ERA) earned his first varsity win on the mound replacing starter Alex Brown (2-0, 5.25 ERA) after 1.7 innings. Kenahan went on to close out the game striking out 5 and yielding just 2 hits and 1 earned run. The Dogs pounded out 14 hits on the day with Matt Scott leading the offense with 3 hits and an RBI. Kevin Onischuk slammed 2 doubles and 2 RBI, John Hearlston had a single and double and 3 RBI, Joe Ruge had a single and double with 2 RBI, and Dave Lutz added 2 basehits. The Bulldogs went on to win with a final score of 12-8. RB beat the Shepard Astros the following day 8-5 behind 10 hits with Scott Rysz leading the offense with 3 hits and an RBI. Kevin Onischuk added 2 hits and Dave Lutz and Jesse Favela each had a basehit and 2 RBI. Jack Kincanon (2-2, 3.18ERA) went the distance striking out 5, yielding 7 hits, and 3 earned runs. RB lost to Glenbard South by a score of 6-3. The Dogs outhit the Raiders 7 to 4 but were just 1 for 10 with runners in scoring position on the day. Zak Martell (1-2, 4.77 ERA) threw 5 innings striking out 5, yielding 4 hits, and 6 earned runs. Joe Ruge pitched a perfect 6th inning striking out 1 and the Bulldogs defense did not commit an error. The Dogs came from behind to win the JV game 7-5 behind a 7th inning 3-run homerun by Matt Kenahan. Hugh Berglind also homered in the JV game. updated 4/19 PRIHODKA THROWS A GEM BUT LOSES GAME Bulldog Baseball (3-5) lost to the Guilford Vikings (Rockford) in a pitcher's duel between the Dogs' Jon Prihodka (0-1, 1S, 2.27 ERA) and Guilford's Cyrus Wimberly. Prihodka threw a complete game 2-hitter for the Bulldogs with 5K, 3 BB, 1 ER, and had a no-hitter for 5.67 innings. The offense continued to struggle against Wimberly's fastball as he dominated the bats with 10K as the Vikings shutout the Bulldogs by a score of 3-0. RB scatterred 4 hits on the day with Joe Ruge (.500, 10 RBI) going 2 for 3, Nick Marra (.300) hitting a double, and Scott Rysz (.350, 9RBI) also hitting safely. The Dogs' have a busy and tough schedule this week and will face St. Laurence, Nazareth, Fenton (2 games), Lyons Township, and Argo. updated 4/5 DOGS LOSE IN 8 INNINGS TO MORTON Bulldog Baseball (3-4) lost to the Morton Mustangs by a final score of 3-4. The Dogs jumped on the Mustangs in the top of the first with 2 runs on a Kevin Onischuk leadoff single, Dave Lutz's RBI triple, and Joe Ruge's RBI single. RB scored one more in the third inning on a Scott Rysz RBI single. Zak Martell threw 6 innings with 6K, 3BB, HBP, scatterred 5 hits, and yielded 0 earned runs. Jack Kincanon also threw very well in 1.7 innings of relief yielding just 1 hit and striking out 1 while also giving up 0 earned runs. Overall, the Bulldogs committed 6 errors on the day and have committed 17 errors in the last 3 games. Alex Brown (1-0, 1.40 ERA) will face Guilford (Rockford) on Saturday at 11:00 in Rockford. updated 4/3 NO ERRORS, NO WALKS, NO KIDDING! Junior left-handed pitcher Alex Brown (1-0) struck out 7 and walked none while yielding 3 hits in his complete game 11-1 (5 inn) victory over St. Joseph's. Kevin Onischuk led the offense going 3 for 3 with a double, triple, walk, RBI, and scoring 4 times. Joe Ruge continued to come through in the clutch going 2 for 3 with 5 RBI on the day and Dave Lutz was 2 for 2 with a triple, walk, RBI, and 3 runs scored. Scott Rysz drove in a pair on a double and Dan Gates earned an RBI on a base hit as well. John Hearlston earned a stolen base and singled while Billy VandeMerkt layed down a great sac bunt to get the first big rally going. Coincidentally, the Dogs' first errorless game last year also came against St. Joseph's but it came on April 25th, a full month later than this year first errorless game and 13 games sooner in the schedule. Bulldog Baseball (3-1) takes on Wheaton North tomorrow at 3:30 at Sedgwick Park in LaGrange. The Falcons return a group of players that finished 4th in the state in 2008 Class 4A. updated 3/25 BULLDOGS EARN SECOND WIN! Bulldog Baseball dropped the opener to Mt. Carmel 13-2 behind sloppy defense and solid offensive pressure from the Caravan. Illinois-bound Kevin Johnson dominated the Bulldogs yielding 0 hits and striking out 8 in 4 innings. Hugh Berglind drove in both runs on a double in the 5th inning and Nick Marra added the only other hit. Bulldog Baseball went on to defeat the junior varsity Caravan with strong pitching performances from juniors Alex Brown and Matt Kenahan, 3 doubles by Matt Scott, and a game-winning base hit from junior Cody Marquette. Bulldog Baseball responded to the opening day beating by defeating the Leyden Eagles 13-3 (5inn) and Wheaton Academy Warriors 5-2 (6inn, darkness) to improve to a record of 2-1 overall this season. The Dogs received quality starting pitching this week from Jack Kincanon (1-0) against Leyden and Zak Martell (1-0) who threw 5 innnings at Wheaton Academy and struck out 10. Jon Prihodka also added the first Save of the year at Wheaton Academy. Scott Rysz has been swinging a hot bat by hitting homeruns in each of the past two games and leading the team with 5 RBI. Matt Scott and Joe Ruge have also been hitting the ball hard with Ruge going deep in the Wheaton Academy game. BIlly VandeMerkt added a 3 for 3 performance against Leyden and stole a base against Wheaton Academy. The Dogs will take on the St. Joseph's Chargers today at 4:30 at LaGrange's Sedgwick Park with junior Alex Brown taking the mound for RB. Joe Ruge will square away with preseason #6 Wheaton North (3:30) on Thursday and Jack Kincanon will face #39 St. Ignatius (10:00) on Saturday at LaGrange's Sedgwick Park. updated 3/25 BULLDOGS' HOST MT. CARMEL IN OPENER The 2009 Bulldogs open up the season with preseason #16 Mt. Carmel at LaGrange's Sedgwick Park on Saturday March 21st. The Bulldogs are coming of off a strong campaign in 2008 which included a Metro Suburban Conference championship and a class 3A Regional Championship. The Bulldogs lost in the Sectional Championship game finishing amongst the top 16 in the state for class 3A. The Regional championship was RB's first in 44 years. Bulldog baseball has 7 of Prep Baseball Report's preseason top 50 teams on their schedule for 2009. These teams include #6 Wheaton North, #16 Mt. Carmel, #19 Sandburg, #31 Fenwick, #39 St. Ignatius, #47 St. Laurence, and #49 Nazareth (2 games). The Dogs will also compete with Lyons Township in 2009 for the first time in several years and will travel to Rockford Guilford for the first time in school history. Bulldog Baseball returns 3 of their top 4 starting pitchers from last year which include 2008 Metro Suburban Conference MVP Joe Ruge, Zak Martell, and Jack Kincanon. The entire starting infield from the 2008 season also returns which includes Ruge 1B, Kevin Onischuk 2B, Dave Lutz SS, and John Hearlston 3B. Starting CF Scott Rysz also returns for the 2009 season. THANK YOU BROOKFIELD AND LAGRANGE! The Bulldog Baseball program would like to say Thank You to the Village of Brookfield and the Park District of LaGrange for allowing us to use their baseball fields during the 2009 season. Special thanks to Dean Bissias of the Park District of LaGrange for graciously accomodating all of our needs this spring with very little notice. RUGE SIGNS WITH UNIVERSITY OF ST. FRANCIS Joe Ruge signed a national letter of intent and baseball scholarship to play at the University of St. Francis for college baseball's all-time winningest coach, Gordie Gillespie. The Fighting Saints are a member of the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference and a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. USF baseball finished the 2008 season as CCAC champions with an overall 42-11 record and a final NAIA national ranking of 12. The 2009 Saints are ranked 13th nationally preseason. Ruge was the Metro Suburban Conference Player of the year in 2008 and set records in RBI (40) and complete games (10). VARSITY SCHEDULE RELEASED. CLICK ON "2009 VARSITY SCHEDULE" SIDEBAR.
|
Copyright © 2009 Riverside-Brookfield All rights reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. Use of this Website constitutes acceptance of the Riverside-Brookfield terms of use and privacy policy.