Joliet (Catholic Academy) Boys Baseball — 2009-10 

 Joliet (Catholic Academy) (23-14)

 School Information
Name: Joliet Catholic Academy
City: Joliet
County: Will
Enrollment: 1367.85
Nickname: Hilltoppers
Colors: Columbia Blue/Brown/White
Conference:
Superintendent: Sr. Faith Szambelanczyk, o.s.f.
Principal: Jeff Budz
Asst. Principal: Dan Sharp
Athletic Director: Dan Sharp
Head Coach: Jared Voss
Assistant Coaches: Tony Giese, Leo Michalak, Chris Gruber, Cory Churchwell, Jake Jaworski, Bart Kemp, Colin Kemp, Bob Purchase, Ahren Baranski, Chris Hall

Athletic Trainer: Mark Pullara and Saul Ramirez
Last Year's Advancement: Defeated Chatham (Glenwood), 3-2, in State Championship Game

 Roster

No.  Name                     B  T  Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  1  Cody Columbus            L  L  OF     5-8  155   17  Jr.
  2  Garrett Earl             R  R  IF-P   5-10 160   16  Jr.
  3  Justin Kovalsky          R  R  C      5-8  165   17  Jr.
  4  Matt Smith               R  R  OF     5-9  170   17  Sr.
  5  John Gerl                R  R  IF-OF  5-11 185   18  Sr.
  6  Chris Tschida            R  R  OF     6-2  185   15  Fr.
  7  Andrew Cecchi            R  R  IF     5-11 175   18  Sr.
  9  Jeff Joutras             L  R  OF     6-1  170   18  Sr.
 11  Kendall Paluch           R  R  IF-P   5-10 165   18  Sr.
 12  Mark Krok                R  R  IF     6-1  170   18  Sr.
 13  Ian Tyrell               R  R  OF-IF-P6-0  175   18  Sr.
 14  Luke Swanson             R  R  OF     6-0  170   17  Jr.
 19  Nate Ruzich              R  R  C      6-1  190   18  Sr.
 20  Anthony Chignoli         R  R  OF-P   5-11 175   18  Sr.
 21  Kevin Duchene            L  L  P      6-1  205   16  So.
 22  Tyler Wilson             L  R  C      6-0  180   18  Sr.
 24  Kyle Cunningham          R  R  IF-P   5-11 170   16  Jr.
 25  Matt Wolz                R  R  DH-P   6-2  185   17  Jr.
 33  Jim Pasdertz             R  R  OF-P   6-3  185   18  Sr.
 34  Andrew Giaudrone         R  R  P      6-3  210   18  Sr.
 44  Max Couch                R  R  P      5-10 150   17  Sr.
 51  Eddie Walsh              R  R  P      5-11 210   18  Sr.


 Statistics

BATTING
Name                     G    AB     R     H   RBI  Avg.    2B    3B    HR
Andrew Cecchi                111    39          18          12            
Anthony Chignoli              31     7           5           2     1     1
Cody Columbus                  8                 1                        
Kyle Cunningham               97    26          26           7     3     2
Garrett Earl                   1                                          
John Gerl                    115    24          26           7     3     1
Jeff Joutras                  83    20          15           2           1
Justin Kovalsky                2     1                                    
Mark Krok                     12                                          
Kendall Paluch                98    20          21           4     3      
Jim Pasdertz                   5                                          
Nate Ruzich                  108    29          29           8     2     4
Matt Smith                    25     5                                    
Chris Tschida                 32     8           8           3            
Ian Tyrell                    92    17          15           7     1     1
Tyler Wilson                  99    20          16           9     2      
Matt Wolz                     20     2           4           1            

PITCHING
Name                     G   W-L      IP     H    ER    BB    SO   ERA
Max Couch                    5-1    30.1    31    14    14    25  3.23
Kyle Cunningham              6-4    47.1    41    20    29    38  2.96
Kevin Duchene                3-2    39.2    51    25    20    29  4.41
Garrett Earl                 0-1     7.1    13     9     6     8  8.59
Andrew Giaudrone             0-1    26.2    27     9    14    22  2.36
Kendall Paluch               6-4    66.2    74    41    30    70  4.31
Eddie Walsh                  2-1    27.1    28     9    12    18  2.30
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp 3/20 Lemont (H.S.) W 5 4 3/22 Chicago (St. Rita) W 7 0 3/25 Joliet (Twp.) L 5 9 4/1 Minooka (6 inn.) L 0 11 4/5 Naperville (Central) L 2 7 4/6 Dearborn (Divine Child), MI L 5 6 4/9 Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) L 3 5 4/10 New Lenox (Providence Catholic) L 9 11 4/11 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) W 4 1 4/12 Minooka W 11 2 4/17 Mundelein (Carmel) L 5 9 4/17 Mundelein (Carmel) L 5 11 4/20 Chicago (Clemente) (5 inn.) W 15 5 4/22 Rock Island (H.S.) L 7 8 4/23 Lockport (Twp.) W 5 2 4/24 Chicago (St. Patrick) W 5 2 4/24 Chicago (St. Patrick) W 9 3 4/26 LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) W 11 4 4/28 LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) (6 inn.) L 0 12 5/1 Arlington Heights (St. Viator) W 7 6 5/1 Arlington Heights (St. Viator) L 2 11 5/3 Westchester (St. Joseph) (5 inn.) W 12 1 5/5 Westchester (St. Joseph) (5 inn.) W 11 1 5/8 Chicago (Marist) W 11 1 5/8 Chicago (Marist) W 8 4 5/10 Lisle (Benet Academy) L 2 6 5/12 Lisle (Benet Academy) W 1 0 5/15 Niles (Notre Dame) W 3 1 5/15 Niles (Notre Dame) (9 inn.) L 3 4 5/19 Chicago Heights (Marian) W 3 2 5/21 Chicago Heights (Marian) (8 inn.) L 2 3 5/24 Aurora (Marmion Academy) W 5 2 Crete-Monee Regional *5/27 Calumet City (Thornton Fractional North) (5 inn.) W 16 0 *5/29 Lansing (Illiana Christian) W 7 4 Joliet Catholic Academy Sectional *6/2 Oak Lawn (Richards) W 9 6 *6/5 Oak Forest W 5 1 Crestwood (Standard Bank Stadium) Super-Sectional *6/9 Joliet (Catholic Adademy) (5 inn.) W 17 1

 Head Coach Jared Voss

Year      W-L       
Joliet (Catholic Academy)
1999      19-14     
2000      30-12      (2nd)
2001      24-11     
2002      22-10     
2003      23-15     
2004      32-8       (2nd)
2005      23-12     
2006      30-5      
2007      17-19     
2008      33-7       (3rd)
2009      32-5       (1st)
2010      23-14     
12 yrs.   308-132   

 Tournament History

1977        4    3  1-1 (26-7)     DNP  Robert Gifford
      W    3    1  Canton
      L    1    2  Lombard (Glenbard East)
1980-AA     0    6  0-1 (38-9)     DNP  Jack Schimanski
      L    0    6  Winnetka (New Trier East)
1981-AA     8    7  1-1 (45-9-1)   DNP  Jack Schimanski
      W    4    0  Wauconda
      L    4    7  Chicago (Brother Rice)
1988-AA     0    4  0-1 (34-6)     DNP  Jack Schimanski
      L    0    4  Edwardsville (H.S.)
1990-AA    14    9  2-1 (25-6)     2nd  Joe Rodeghero
      W   10    3  Machesney Park (Harlem)
      W    3    2  Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
      L    1    4  Edwardsville (H.S.)
1994-AA    21    7  3-0 (35-5)     1st  Joe Rodeghero
      W    4    1  O'Fallon (H.S.)
      W    7    6  South Holland (Thornwood) (8 inn.)
      W   10    0  Morton
2000-AA    21   17  2-1 (30-12)    2nd  Jared Voss
      W   11    6  Mahomet (M.-Seymour)
      W    4    3  Moline (H.S.) (9 inn.)
      L    6    8  Winnetka (New Trier)
2004-AA    13   11  2-1 (32-8)     2nd  Jared Voss
      W    2    1  Chicago (St. Rita)
      W    7    4  St. Charles (East)
      L    4    6  Niles (Notre Dame)
2008-3A     8    5  1-1 (33-7)     3rd  Jared Voss
      L    1    5  Rock Falls
      W    7    0  Crystal Lake (Central)
2009-3A     7    3  2-0 (32-5)     1st  Jared Voss
      W    4    1  Grayslake (Central)
      W    3    2  Chatham (Glenwood)