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State Final Teams: Chicago (St. Rita) | Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge) | New Lenox (Providence Catholic) | South Elgin

New Lenox (Providence Catholic) (26-14)


School Information

Name: Providence Catholic High School
City: New Lenox
County: Will
Classification Enrollment: 1838.1
Nickname: Celtics
Colors: Kelly Green/White
Conference: Chicago Catholic
President: Fr. Richard McGrath, OSA
Principal: Donald Sebestyen
Athletic Director: Doug Ternik
Head Coach: Mark Smith
Assistant Coaches: Chris Carlsen, Frank Cavallone, Garrick Pranchke, Jason Vitas
Athletic Trainer: Patrick White
Captain:
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Lockport (Twp.), 2-1, in Sectional Semifinal

Roster

  
No. Name B T Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.
2 Matt Diehl L R OF 5-9 155 Jr.
5 Cam Galgano L R OF 5-8 185 Sr.
6 Zach Pych L R INF 5-11 165 So.
7 Ben Salvador L R OF 5-7 150 Sr.
9 Jimmy Jeffries L R C 6-2 185 So.
10 Mike Madej S R INF 5-11 180 So.
11 Niko Kutsulis R R OF-P 5-9 180 Sr.
12 Craig Dankovich R R INF 5-8 175 Sr.
13 Justin Hunniford R R INF-RHP 5-10 175 Jr.
14 Phil Kunsa R R OF 6-1 190 Sr.
15 Anthony Serafini R R RHP 5-8 165 Sr.
18 Richard Yusa L R C 5-8 170 Sr.
19 Brent Villasenor R R RHP 5-11 180 Jr.
20 Sal LaMotta L L LHP 5-7 170 Sr.
21 Eric Dubek R R RHP 5-10 175 Sr.
22 Joe Tidaback R R INF 5-10 180 Sr.
23 Jake Godfrey R R RHP 6-3 205 Sr.
24 Dylan Rosa R R INF-RHP 6-1 210 Sr.
28 Justin Davis R L LHP 6-6 195 Sr.
29 Alvin Perez R R INF 6-0 205 Sr.
31 Shawn Cavallone L R INF 6-0 240 Sr.
33 Jake Carlsen L R RHP 6-2 190 Jr.
35 Tom Jeffries R R RHP 6-5 215 Sr.
38 Jackson Stulas R R INF 6-0 165 So.

Statistics

BATTING
  
Name G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B 3B HR
Shawn Cavallone 26 61 11 14 8 .230 1 0 0
Craig Dankovich 14 26 5 6 0 .231 0 0 0
Matt Diehl 16 13 2 3 2 .231 2 0 0
Cam Galgano 32 79 17 22 17 .278 5 2 0
Jake Godfrey 20 51 6 12 6 .235 2 1 2
Justin Hunniford 22 41 8 5 2 .122 1 0 0
Jimmy Jeffries 23 51 0 13 5 .255 3 0 0
Phil Kunsa 39 117 28 42 46 .359 12 1 11
Niko Kutsulis 25 53 10 18 12 .340 4 0 2
Sal LaMotta 2 1 1 1 0 1.000 0 0 0
Mike Madej 37 112 22 33 17 .295 8 1 1
Alvin Perez 24 25 14 4 7 .160 0 1 1
Zach Pych 34 77 17 25 8 .325 7 0 0
Dylan Rosa 40 129 34 52 52 .403 14 2 10
Ben Salvador 40 123 37 47 15 .382 3 1 1
Anthony Serafini 18 2 10 0 0 .000 0 0 0
Jackson Stulas 28 49 15 11 3 .224 1 1 0
Joe Tidaback 10 10 0 1 0 .100 0 0 0
Brent Villasenor 2 2 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0
Richard Yusa 20 40 3 11 7 .275 1 0 0
PITCHING
Name G W-L IP H ER BB SO ERA
Jake Carlsen 5 0-0 6.2 7 5 6 3 5.25
Justin Davis 7 2-0 15.0 16 10 12 9 4.67
Eric Dubek 6 2-1 19.1 12 8 11 26 2.90
Jake Godfrey 13 6-6 65.0 51 28 36 90 3.02
Justin Hunniford 11 5-1 24.0 20 8 14 19 2.33
Tom Jeffries 5 0-1 5.0 5 7 13 6 9.80
Niko Kutsulis 12 1-0 18.1 31 18 10 20 6.87
Dylan Rosa 9 3-2 43.0 34 16 26 56 2.60
Brent Villasenor 11 7-1 41.0 42 13 11 20 2.22

Scores

Date Opponent W/L Own Opp
3/28 Plainfield (East) W 6 3
3/29 Minooka L 1 9
3/31 Chicago (Marist) W 8 6
4/1 Lockport (Twp.) L 5 8
4/2 Plainfield (North) L 2 7
WJOL/Don Ladas Memorial
4/3 Plainfield (Central) W 4 0
4/5 Minooka L 0 3
4/5 Lockport (Twp.) W 3 2
4/7 Joliet (Central) W 5 3
4/8 Naperville (Central) W 17 8
4/9 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) W 14 5
4/11 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) W 19 9
4/16 Westchester (St. Joseph) W 11 1
4/17 Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep) W 14 4
4/19 Oak Park (Fenwick) W 9 6
Stevie Bajenski Memorial
4/19 Winnetka (New Trier) W 3 1
4/21 Chicago (De La Salle) W 2 1
4/22 Joliet (Catholic Academy) L 0 14
4/22 Kankakee (McNamara) W 13 0
4/23 Chicago (Gordon Tech) W 6 5
4/26 Burbank (St. Laurence) L 0 8
4/29 Burbank (St. Laurence) L 4 17
4/30 Chicago (St. Rita) L 1 8
5/3 Chicago (St. Rita) L 1 14
5/5 Chicago (Brother Rice) L 3 8
5/7 Chicago (Brother Rice) W 5 1
5/10 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) L 6 8
5/12 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) W 9 3
5/14 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) W 7 6
5/17 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) W 5 4
5/19 Joliet (West) W 15 1
5/20 Aurora (Central Catholic) W 10 1
Stevie Bajenski Memorial
5/22 Joliet (Catholic Academy) L 0 2
Stevie Bajenski Memorial
5/23 Andrean, IN L 0 10
5/24 Chicago (St. Rita) L 4 10
Lockport (Twp.) Regional
5/28 Lockport (Twp.) W 4 2
5/31 Chicago (Brother Rice) W 5 4
Tinley Park (Andrew) Sectional
6/5 Orland Park (Sandburg) W 5 3
6/7 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way North) W 9 3
Champaign (U. of Illinois) Super-Sectional
6/9 Edwardsville (H.S.) W 6 5

Head Coach Mark Smith

  
Year W-L
New Lenox (Providence Catholic)
2007 24-13-1
2008 20-13-1
2009 21-16
2010 25-12
2011 37-4 (2nd)
2012 29-8
2013 20-18
2014 26-14
8 yrs. 202-98-2

Tournament History

1978-A      5    4  3-0 (23-10)    1st  Jaime Garcia
       W    5    3  Cullom (Tri-Point)
       W    7    1  Robinson
       W    5    4  New Athens
1979-A      5    9  1-1 (26-6-1)   DNP  Jaime Garcia
       W    3    0  Henry (H.-Senachwine)
       L    5    9  New Athens
1982-A      7    4  3-0 (42-16)    1st  Jaime Garcia
       W   13    5  Granville (Putnam County)
       W   13    8  Maroa (M.-Forsyth)
       W    7    4  Hillsboro
1986-AA     9   10  0-1 (34-4-1)   DNP  Jaime Garcia
       L    9   10  Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
1995-AA     3    6  0-1 (33-3-1)   DNP  Mike Napoleon
       L    3    6  Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
2011-4A     3    8  1-1 (37-4)     2nd  Mark Smith
       W    9    1  Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
       L    3    8  LaGrange (Lyons)