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New Lenox (Providence Catholic) (29-11)


School Information

Name: Providence Catholic High School
City: New Lenox
County: Will
Classification Enrollment: 1824.9
Nickname: Celtics
Colors: Kelly Green/White
Conference: Chicago Catholic
President: Fr. Richard McGrath, OSA
Principal: John Harper
Athletic Director: Doug Ternik
Head Coach: Mark Smith
Assistant Coaches: Frank Cavallone, Chris Carlsen, Garrick Pranchke, Jason Vitas
Athletic Trainer: Patrick White
Captain:
Last Year's Advancement: Defeated Chicago (St. Rita), 4-1, in State Championship Game

Roster

  
No. Name B T Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.
2 Matt Diehl L R OF 5-8 160 Sr.
3 Noah O'Brien R R P-OF 5-9 156 Jr.
4 Brendan O'Hara R R OF 6-1 220 Jr.
5 Brent Villasenor R R P 5-11 193 Sr.
6 Matt Trzesnewski R R P 6-0 150 Jr.
7 Zach Pych L R IF 5-11 175 Jr.
8 Matt Gruszkowski R R OF 5-9 180 Jr.
9 Jimmy Jeffries L R C 6-2 185 Jr.
10 Mike Madej S R IF 5-11 178 Jr.
11 Jackson Dvorak R R IF 6-1 209 Jr.
12 Justin Hunniford R R IF-P 5-10 190 Sr.
13 Colin Chibe R L P 5-11 175 Jr.
14 Joey Strick L R IF 5-7 140 Jr.
15 Mike Jerik L R C 5-10 150 Sr.
16 Alex Brittan R R P 5-11 178 Sr.
17 Reed McCool R R P 5-10 170 Jr.
18 Colin Airola R R IF 6-0 180 Jr.
19 Shawn Harper R R OF 5-10 158 Jr.
20 Jackson Stulas R R IF 6-0 162 Jr.
21 Connor Creed R R P 6-2 191 Jr.
22 Matt Waznis L R IF-OF 5-11 170 Jr.
23 Kevin Fitzgerald R R OF 5-8 168 Jr.
24 Tom Kelley R R OF 6-1 188 Jr.
28 Adam Nichols R L P 6-1 190 Jr.
29 Kyle Struck R R C 5-8 173 Jr.
33 Jake Carlsen L R P 6-2 182 Sr.
38 Connor Hilty R R P 6-2 190 Jr.
50 Connor Bowles R R DH 6-3 242 Jr.

Statistics

BATTING
  
Name G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B 3B HR
Colin Airola 14 12 3 1 2 .083 0 0 0
Connor Bowles 11 11 0 2 2 .182 0 0 0
Alex Brittan 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0
Jake Carlsen 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0
Colin Chibe 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0
Connor Creed 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0
Matt Diehl 27 62 18 20 18 .323 4 0 3
Jackson Dvorak 39 82 33 29 30 .354 7 3 3
Kevin Fitzgerald 24 21 13 5 3 .238 1 0 0
Matt Gruszkowski 11 15 4 7 3 .467 1 0 0
Shawn Harper 15 20 7 6 8 .300 0 0 0
Connor Hilty 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0
Justin Hunniford 31 81 19 29 24 .358 6 1 0
Jimmy Jeffries 37 109 11 33 27 .303 9 2 2
Mike Jerik 21 22 7 7 5 .318 2 0 0
Tom Kelley 34 82 13 24 24 .293 7 0 0
Mike Madej 40 125 45 52 31 .416 12 5 2
Reed McCool 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0
Adam Nichols 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0
Noah O'Brien 22 43 11 10 7 .233 1 0 0
Brendan O'Hara 36 56 23 17 14 .304 1 1 1
Zach Pych 39 100 27 29 16 .290 3 0 0
Joey Strick 7 8 3 1 1 .125 0 0 0
Kyle Struck 4 3 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0
Jackson Stulas 40 127 34 39 18 .307 7 2 1
Matt Trzesnewski 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0
Brent Villasenor 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0
Matt Waznis 38 93 26 35 32 .376 5 3 0
PITCHING
Name G W-L IP H ER BB SO ERA
Alex Brittan 2 0-1 1.1 1 3 3 1 15.75
Jake Carlsen 13 6-2 62.2 56 20 21 47 2.23
Connor Creed 7 2-1 15.2 26 12 14 13 5.36
Justin Hunniford 9 6-1 36.0 28 4 8 25 0.78
Reed McCool 7 1-1 13.1 14 5 15 8 2.63
Noah O'Brien 8 3-0 36.1 44 23 13 22 4.43
Brent Villasenor 12 8-3 59.1 56 20 18 28 2.36

Scores

Date Opponent W/L Own Opp
3/26 Plainfield (East) W 8 4
3/28 Minooka W 11 1
3/30 Chicago (Marist) W 1 0
3/31 Lockport (Twp.) W 15 6
WJOL/Don Ladas Memorial
4/1 Minooka W 18 7
4/4 Joliet (West) W 2 1
4/4 Joliet (Catholic Academy) W 17 12
4/6 Joliet (Central) W 6 5
4/7 Naperville (Central) L 5 8
4/8 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) L 3 5
4/10 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) W 16 4
4/13 Kankakee (McNamara) W 11 0
4/15 Westchester (St. Joseph) W 10 0
4/16 Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep) W 11 1
4/18 Oak Park (Fenwick) W 16 2
4/21 Joliet (Catholic Academy) L 5 12
4/22 Chicago (DePaul College Prep) W 9 4
Do It Stevie's Way Memorial
4/23 Andrean, IN W 4 1
4/24 Chicago (De La Salle) W 5 4
4/27 Burbank (St. Laurence) W 7 2
4/28 Burbank (St. Laurence) W 7 1
4/29 Chicago (St. Rita) L 5 6
5/2 Chicago (St. Rita) W 6 4
5/4 Chicago (Brother Rice) L 0 1
5/6 Chicago (Brother Rice) L 1 11
5/9 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) L 1 3
5/12 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) L 1 2
5/13 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) L 2 4
5/14 Downers Grove (North) W 11 6
5/15 Plainfield (North) L 3 9
5/16 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) W 15 1
5/18 Joliet (West) W 10 0
Do It Stevie's Way Memorial
5/20 Chicago (Brother Rice) W 13 6
5/22 Burbank (St. Laurence) L 1 10
5/23 Chicago (St. Rita) W 10 2
New Lenox (Providence Catholic) Regional
5/27 Lansing (Thornton Fractional South) W 12 0
6/1 Orland Park (Sandburg) W 11 0
Chicago (Marist) Sectional
6/4 Chicago (Marist) W 3 2
6/6 Chicago Heights (Marian) W 4 3
Normal (Cornbelters Stadium) Super-Sectional
6/8 O'Fallon (H.S.) W 4 3

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 28-14 (1st)
2015 29-11
9 yrs. 233-109-2

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)