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2024 Illinois Tech Baseball
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Players

  • P 5'9" 160 lbs
    1

    Austin Richardson

    Sr. R/L Aerospace Engineering Plainfield, Ill. Plainfield South
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    Senior Aerospace Engineering R/L Plainfield, Ill. Plainfield South
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  • INF
    2

    Armani Sanchez

    Fr.
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    Freshman
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  • OF
    3

    Luke Yachnin

    Fr. Mechanical Engineering Riverside, Ill. Riverside Brookfield
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    Freshman Mechanical Engineering Riverside, Ill. Riverside Brookfield
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  • OF 160 lbs
    4

    Freddy Swingle

    So. L/L Business Chula Vista, Cali. Eastlake
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    Sophomore Business L/L Chula Vista, Cali. Eastlake
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  • OF 6'0" 160 lbs
    5

    Tyler Gutsfeld

    So. R/R Business and Engineering Simsbury, Conn. Westminster
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    Sophomore Business and Engineering R/R Simsbury, Conn. Westminster
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  • P 5'8" 150 lbs
    6

    Ethan Jenssen

    Jr. L/L Mechanical Engineering Corvallis, Ore. Crescent Valley
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    Junior Mechanical Engineering L/L Corvallis, Ore. Crescent Valley
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  • P/UTLY 6'1" 205 lbs
    7

    Connor Blake

    Sr. R/R Biomedical Engineering Plainfield, Ill. Plainfield South
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    Senior Biomedical Engineering R/R Plainfield, Ill. Plainfield South
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  • INF
    8

    Mario Recio

    Fr. Business Chicago, Ill. UIC College Prep
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    Freshman Business Chicago, Ill. UIC College Prep
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  • C 6'0" 180 lbs
    9

    David Cooper

    Jr. R/R Medicinal Chemistry Colorado Springs, Colo. Doherty
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    Junior Medicinal Chemistry R/R Colorado Springs, Colo. Doherty
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  • P 6'2" 200 lbs
    10

    Austin Schnurr

    So. R/R Mechanical Engineering Dallas, Texas Bishop Lynch
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    Sophomore Mechanical Engineering R/R Dallas, Texas Bishop Lynch
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  • OF 5'11" 175 lbs
    11

    Timmy Old

    Jr. R/R Computer Science Columbus, Ohio Bexley
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    Junior Computer Science R/R Columbus, Ohio Bexley
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  • OF
    12

    Tanner Jenkins

    Fr. Civil Engineering Fort Lauderdale, Fla. South Plantation
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    Freshman Civil Engineering Fort Lauderdale, Fla. South Plantation
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  • INF
    13

    Jack Friar

    Fr. Computer Science Arlington Heights, Ill. Prospect
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    Freshman Computer Science Arlington Heights, Ill. Prospect
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  • P 5'10" 160 lbs
    14

    Alejandro Garcia

    Jr. R/R Computer Engineering Sugar Land, Texas George Ranch
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    Junior Computer Engineering R/R Sugar Land, Texas George Ranch
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  • UTLY 5'11" 205 lbs
    15

    Mason Kim

    Jr. R/R Aerospace Engineering Culver City, Calif. Culver City
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    Junior Aerospace Engineering R/R Culver City, Calif. Culver City
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  • C
    16

    Carson Vrba

    Fr. Statistics Roselle, Ill. Lake Park
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    Freshman Statistics Roselle, Ill. Lake Park
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  • P 6'2" 175 lbs
    17

    Brendan Dwyer

    So. R/R Applied Cybersecurity and Information Technology Downers Grove, Ill. Montini Catholic
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    Sophomore Applied Cybersecurity and Information Technology R/R Downers Grove, Ill. Montini Catholic
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  • C 5'10" 170 lbs
    18

    Lucas Waunn

    Jr. R/R Computer Science Western Springs, Ill. Fenwick
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    Junior Computer Science R/R Western Springs, Ill. Fenwick
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  • UTLY 6'1" 190 lbs
    19

    Phil Trojanowski

    Fr. Cybersecurity Fort Worth, Texas Salisbury
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    Freshman Cybersecurity Fort Worth, Texas Salisbury
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  • P 5'5" 150 lbs
    20

    Joshua Minami

    So. R/R Business Fremont, CA Valley Christian
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    Sophomore Business R/R Fremont, CA Valley Christian
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  • P 5'10" 150 lbs
    21

    Alexander Lazes

    Jr. R/R Aerospace Engineering Arlington Heights, Ill. Rolling Meadows
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    Junior Aerospace Engineering R/R Arlington Heights, Ill. Rolling Meadows
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  • P 6'2" 190 lbs
    23

    John Gori

    Jr. R/R Civil Engineering Southampton, Pa. Archbishop Wood
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    Junior Civil Engineering R/R Southampton, Pa. Archbishop Wood
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  • OF 5'11" 190 lbs
    24

    Samuel Sproule

    Sr. R/R Statistics Seattle, Wash. O'Dea
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    Senior Statistics R/R Seattle, Wash. O'Dea
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  • P 5'10" 185 lbs
    25

    Nicolas Carillo

    Jr. R/R Mechanical Engineering Chicago, Ill. Brooks College Prep
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    Junior Mechanical Engineering R/R Chicago, Ill. Brooks College Prep
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  • UTLY 6'0" 225 lbs
    28

    Jackson Nutter

    So. R/R Psychology Aurora, Colo. Kent Denver
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    Sophomore Psychology R/R Aurora, Colo. Kent Denver
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  • P 6'0" 180 lbs
    30

    Andres Martinez

    Jr. R/R Information Technology Management Houston, Texas Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
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    Junior Information Technology Management R/R Houston, Texas Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
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  • C
    32

    Tom Kramer

    Fr. Mechanical Engineering St. Charles, Mo. Francis Howell
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    Freshman Mechanical Engineering St. Charles, Mo. Francis Howell
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  • INF 6'0" 185 lbs
    33

    Matthew Bove

    So. R/R Architectural Engineering West Orange, N.J. West Orange
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    Sophomore Architectural Engineering R/R West Orange, N.J. West Orange
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  • P 6'3" 215 lbs
    37

    Alec Weedman

    Jr. R/R Aerospace Engineering Omaha, Neb. Central
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    Junior Aerospace Engineering R/R Omaha, Neb. Central
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  • P 6'0" 175 lbs
    41

    Ethan Henry

    Jr. R/R Computer Science Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Bloomfield Hills
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    Junior Computer Science R/R Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Bloomfield Hills
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  • P 6'2" 205 lbs
    44

    Jack Niekrasz

    So. R/R Business Administration Riverside, Ill. Riverside Brookfield
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    Sophomore Business Administration R/R Riverside, Ill. Riverside Brookfield
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  • P 5'10" 205 lbs
    47

    Cameron Bracewell

    So. R/R Material Science and Engineering Redondo Beach, CA Redondo Union
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    Sophomore Material Science and Engineering R/R Redondo Beach, CA Redondo Union
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  • P 6'1" 200 lbs
    48

    Zach Dempsey

    Jr. R/R Electrical Engineering Franklin Park, Ill. East Leyden
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    Junior Electrical Engineering R/R Franklin Park, Ill. East Leyden
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  • OF 5'9" 175 lbs
    49

    Michael Lindenmuth

    Sr. R/R Biomedical Engineering Des Plaines, Ill. Maine West
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    Senior Biomedical Engineering R/R Des Plaines, Ill. Maine West
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  • P 6'0" 175 lbs
    51

    Joseph Belflower

    So. R/R Business Orlando, Fla. Orangewood Christian
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    Sophomore Business R/R Orlando, Fla. Orangewood Christian
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  • INF 6'2" 210 lbs
    99

    Michael Paxson

    Jr. R/R Aerospace Engineering Simi Valley, Calif. Oaks Christian
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    Junior Aerospace Engineering R/R Simi Valley, Calif. Oaks Christian
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Staff Roster

Baseball Coaching Staff

  • Assistant Director of Athletics / Head Baseball Coach

    Ed Zeifert

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  • Assistant Baseball Coach

    Brady Roberts

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  • Assistant Baseball Coach

    Ryan Cantlin

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  • Assistant Baseball Coach

    Zack Pacer

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2024 Baseball Roster
No. Name Pos. B/T Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown High School Major
1 Austin Richardson P R/L Sr. 5-9 160 Plainfield, Ill. Plainfield South Aerospace Engineering
2 Armani Sanchez INF Fr. -
3 Luke Yachnin OF Fr. - Riverside, Ill. Riverside Brookfield Mechanical Engineering
4 Freddy Swingle OF L/L So. - 160 Chula Vista, Cali. Eastlake Business
5 Tyler Gutsfeld OF R/R So. 6-0 160 Simsbury, Conn. Westminster Business and Engineering
6 Ethan Jenssen P L/L Jr. 5-8 150 Corvallis, Ore. Crescent Valley Mechanical Engineering
7 Connor Blake P/UTLY R/R Sr. 6-1 205 Plainfield, Ill. Plainfield South Biomedical Engineering
8 Mario Recio INF Fr. - Chicago, Ill. UIC College Prep Business
9 David Cooper C R/R Jr. 6-0 180 Colorado Springs, Colo. Doherty Medicinal Chemistry
10 Austin Schnurr P R/R So. 6-2 200 Dallas, Texas Bishop Lynch Mechanical Engineering
11 Timmy Old OF R/R Jr. 5-11 175 Columbus, Ohio Bexley Computer Science
12 Tanner Jenkins OF Fr. - Fort Lauderdale, Fla. South Plantation Civil Engineering
13 Jack Friar INF Fr. - Arlington Heights, Ill. Prospect Computer Science
14 Alejandro Garcia P R/R Jr. 5-10 160 Sugar Land, Texas George Ranch Computer Engineering
15 Mason Kim UTLY R/R Jr. 5-11 205 Culver City, Calif. Culver City Aerospace Engineering
16 Carson Vrba C Fr. - Roselle, Ill. Lake Park Statistics
17 Brendan Dwyer P R/R So. 6-2 175 Downers Grove, Ill. Montini Catholic Applied Cybersecurity and Information Technology
18 Lucas Waunn C R/R Jr. 5-10 170 Western Springs, Ill. Fenwick Computer Science
19 Phil Trojanowski UTLY Fr. 6-1 190 Fort Worth, Texas Salisbury Cybersecurity
20 Joshua Minami P R/R So. 5-5 150 Fremont, CA Valley Christian Business
21 Alexander Lazes P R/R Jr. 5-10 150 Arlington Heights, Ill. Rolling Meadows Aerospace Engineering
23 John Gori P R/R Jr. 6-2 190 Southampton, Pa. Archbishop Wood Civil Engineering
24 Samuel Sproule OF R/R Sr. 5-11 190 Seattle, Wash. O'Dea Statistics
25 Nicolas Carillo P R/R Jr. 5-10 185 Chicago, Ill. Brooks College Prep Mechanical Engineering
28 Jackson Nutter UTLY R/R So. 6-0 225 Aurora, Colo. Kent Denver Psychology
30 Andres Martinez P R/R Jr. 6-0 180 Houston, Texas Strake Jesuit College Preparatory Information Technology Management
32 Tom Kramer C Fr. - St. Charles, Mo. Francis Howell Mechanical Engineering
33 Matthew Bove INF R/R So. 6-0 185 West Orange, N.J. West Orange Architectural Engineering
37 Alec Weedman P R/R Jr. 6-3 215 Omaha, Neb. Central Aerospace Engineering
41 Ethan Henry P R/R Jr. 6-0 175 Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Bloomfield Hills Computer Science
44 Jack Niekrasz P R/R So. 6-2 205 Riverside, Ill. Riverside Brookfield Business Administration
47 Cameron Bracewell P R/R So. 5-10 205 Redondo Beach, CA Redondo Union Material Science and Engineering
48 Zach Dempsey P R/R Jr. 6-1 200 Franklin Park, Ill. East Leyden Electrical Engineering
49 Michael Lindenmuth OF R/R Sr. 5-9 175 Des Plaines, Ill. Maine West Biomedical Engineering
51 Joseph Belflower P R/R So. 6-0 175 Orlando, Fla. Orangewood Christian Business
99 Michael Paxson INF R/R Jr. 6-2 210 Simi Valley, Calif. Oaks Christian Aerospace Engineering

Baseball Coaching Staff

Baseball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Ed Zeifert Ed Zeifert Assistant Director of Athletics / Head Baseball Coach
Brady Roberts Assistant Baseball Coach
Ryan Cantlin Ryan Cantlin Assistant Baseball Coach
Zack Pacer Assistant Baseball Coach

Staff Roster

Baseball Coaching Staff