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

Chicago (St. Rita) (36-4)


School Information

Name: St. Rita High School
City: Chicago
County: Cook
Classification Enrollment: 2283.6
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Red/Blue
Conference: Chicago Catholic
Head Coach: Mike Zunica
Chairman of the Board/Chaplain: Rev. Thomas R. McCarthy, O.S.A.
President: Ernest Mrozek
Principal: Brendan Conroy
Athletic Director/Head Coach: Mike Zunica
Assistant Coaches: Vince Fiore, Richie Josepher, John Nee, J. J. Standring
Athletic Trainer: Dan Jilek
Captain:
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Chicago (Mt. Carmel), 5-4, in Sectional Final

Roster

  
No. Name B T Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.
1 Andrew Maestre R R OF 5-10 160 Sr.
2 Tyler Halas R R 3B-P 5-10 160 Jr.
3 Chris Delgadillo R R 2B 5-8 165 Sr.
4 Danny Kipp R R P 5-9 185 Sr.
6 Jake Shepski S R OF-P 6-0 180 Sr.
7 Nate Soria R R C 5-10 175 Sr.
8 Marty Bechina R R SS 5-10 175 Jr.
9 Sean Jaycox R R P 5-9 155 Jr.
10 Jake Drada R R OF-P 6-0 180 Sr.
11 Matt Murawski R R 2B 5-9 160 Jr.
12 Matt Ryan L L P 6-0 170 Jr.
14 Dominic Sarro R R 2B 5-10 160 So.
15 Esteban Martinez S R 3B-P 6-0 175 Jr.
17 Grant Mullin R R C 5-11 175 Jr.
19 Dylan Helstern R R 1B 6-2 185 Jr.
20 Danny Budziak L L OF-P 5-10 170 Jr.
21 Jack Mcnamara R R P 6-1 180 Sr.
22 Shane Peisker L R OF-3B 5-11 175 Jr.
23 CJ Weydeman R R OF 5-10 175 Jr.
24 Ray Hansen R R 2B 5-9 170 So.
25 Nick Goldsmith R R 1B 6-3 220 Sr.
26 CJ Santoyo L L P 5-11 165 Sr.
27 Neil Smith R R P 6-3 210 Sr.
28 Conner Mcalilly L L P 6-1 175 Jr.
33 Danny Gleaves R R OF 6-0 180 So.
35 Cal Greenfield R R C 6-0 180 Fr.
37 Max Franklin R R P 6-2 180 So.
41 Matt Lenzen R R P 6-1 180 Jr.
42 Anthony Faron R R 1B 5-11 195 Jr.
44 AJ Fuller R R OF 5-11 180 Sr.
45 Luke Bechina L L P 5-10 160 So.
51 Mateo Zunica L R OF 5-10 190 So.
56 Mike Costanzo L L P 5-11 170 Sr.

Statistics

BATTING
  
Name G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B 3B HR
Luke Bechina 1 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0
Marty Bechina 40 98 30 31 23 .316 6 2 0
Danny Budziak 24 8 7 3 1 .375 1 0 0
Chris Delgadillo 39 78 17 21 14 .269 5 1 1
Jake Drada 28 45 8 10 10 .222 3 1 0
Anthony Faron 34 55 5 15 12 .273 2 0 1
AJ Fuller 29 45 16 13 13 .289 6 0 1
Danny Gleaves 38 74 46 40 17 .541 7 0 0
Nick Goldsmith 39 104 22 43 46 .413 9 1 9
Cal Greenfield 2 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0
Tyler Halas 40 110 36 39 36 .355 13 2 2
Ray Hansen 3 2 1 1 2 .500 1 0 0
Dylan Helstern 12 2 1 1 1 .500 0 0 0
Andrew Maestre 15 11 2 2 0 .182 0 0 0
Esteban Martinez 27 37 11 9 7 .243 3 0 0
Grant Mullin 16 4 1 2 0 .500 0 0 0
Matt Murawski 35 17 28 7 2 .412 3 0 0
Shane Peisker 39 99 34 37 24 .374 5 1 3
Jake Shepski 40 116 39 47 48 .405 12 7 5
Nate Soria 40 112 7 35 15 .313 5 4 1
CJ Weydeman 20 3 8 0 0 .000 0 0 0
Mateo Zunica 36 30 12 12 6 .400 1 0 0
PITCHING
Name G W-L IP H ER BB SO ERA
Mike Costanzo 13 10-2 72.2 44 17 96 44 1.64
Max Franklin 1 0-0 0.1 1 3 2 0 63.00
Tyler Halas 10 6-0 43.0 26 11 18 29 1.79
Sean Jaycox 14 1-0 24.0 19 7 4 21 2.04
Danny Kipp 2 0-0 1.2 1 1 3 2 4.20
Matt Lenzen 11 5-0 23.2 17 11 14 16 3.25
Matt Ryan 3 0-0 4.0 2 0 1 7 0.00
CJ Santoyo 12 7-1 40.0 30 17 34 45 2.98
Jake Shepski 18 7-1 46.2 39 9 12 49 1.35

Scores

Date Opponent W/L Own Opp
3/22 Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) W 20 1
3/22 Burbank (Reavis) W 10 0
3/26 Oak Lawn (Community) W 5 0
3/27 Chicago (Morgan Park) W 7 6
3/28 Chicago (Kenwood) W 13 1
3/29 Lisle (Benet Academy) W 10 3
3/30 Chicago (Marist) W 3 2
3/31 Chicago Heights (Marian) W 1 0
4/3 South Aiken, SC W 4 1
4/5 North Augusta, SC W 8 3
4/6 South Aiken, SC W 10 1
4/8 Chicago (Lake View) W 11 0
4/10 Bloomington (H.S.) W 21 0
4/12 Chicago (Brooks) W 15 0
4/12 Peoria (Richwoods) W 9 0
4/15 Chicago (De La Salle) W 8 1
4/16 Chicago (Gordon Tech) W 7 0
4/17 Kankakee (McNamara) W 10 4
4/19 Westchester (St. Joseph) W 10 0
4/21 Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep) W 14 2
4/23 Oak Park (Fenwick) W 11 0
4/26 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) W 12 1
4/28 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) W 6 3
4/30 New Lenox (Providence Catholic) W 8 1
5/3 New Lenox (Providence Catholic) W 14 1
5/5 Burbank (St. Laurence) W 2 1
5/7 Burbank (St. Laurence) L 5 8
5/10 Chicago (Brother Rice) W 7 2
5/12 Chicago (Brother Rice) L 5 16
5/14 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) W 12 4
5/17 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) L 4 12
5/20 Downers Grove (South) W 7 6
5/22 Burbank (St. Laurence) W 14 7
5/23 Joliet (Catholic Academy) L 0 2
5/24 New Lenox (Providence Catholic) W 10 4
Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) Regional
5/28 Chicago (Hubbard) W 5 0
5/31 Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) W 10 0
Burbank (Reavis) Sectional
6/4 LaGrange (Lyons) W 2 0
6/7 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) W 4 3
Crestwood (Standard Bank Stadium) Super-Sectional
6/9 Downers Grove (South) W 2 1

Head Coach Mike Zunica

  
Year W-L
Summit (Argo)
1996 15-17
Chicago (St. Rita)
1997 28-11
1998 26-12
1999 23-14
2000 19-17
2001 31-6
2002 28-11
2003 26-12
2004 34-7
2005 34-5
2006 30-9
2007 34-7
2008 29-8
2009 35-7
2010 32-10
2011 30-7
2012 24-13
2013 31-8
2014 36-4
18 yrs. 530-168
GRAND TOTAL
19 yrs. 545-185

Tournament History

2004-AA     1    2  0-1 (34-7)     DNP  Mike Zunica
       L    1    2  Joliet (Catholic Academy)
2007-AA     4    5  0-1 (34-7)     DNP  Mike Zunica
       L    4    5  Washington
2009-4A     3    4  1-1 (35-7)     2nd  Mike Zunica
       W    4    0  O'Fallon (H.S.)
       L    3    4  Winnetka (New Trier)
2010-4A     4   10  1-1 (32-10)    2nd  Mike Zunica
       W    7    6  Huntley
       L    4   10  Naperville (Central)