2012 Baseball
Record: 35-23 Home: 12-9 Away: 12-10 Neutral: 11-4 CCAC: 20-10
Rocco Mossuto
Assistant Coach
2nd Season
Mossuto begins his second season as an assistant coach with the Cougar baseball team, but has a rich history with the program after playing at Saint Xavier from 1999-2002. He also has plenty of coaching experience with previous stints as an assistant at Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) rival Illinois Institute of Technology (2008-2010), Dominican University (2006-08) and Marian Catholic High School (2004-06).
Mossuto resides in Blue Island, Ill., and graduated from Saint Xavier University in 2003 with a degree in social science.
2012 Baseball Roster
| # | Name | Cl. | Pos. | B/T | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Wetzel | FR | IF/P | R/R | 6-0 | 150 | Tinley Park, Ill. | Providence Catholic |
| 2 | Tom Simek | SR | 2B | R/R | 5-7 | 160 | New Lenox, Ill. | St. Laurence |
| 6 | Austin Lehmann | SR | P/SS | R/R | 6-0 | 180 | Shorewood, Ill. | Minooka |
| 7 | Lucas Fritsch | JR | P | R/R | 6-2 | 200 | Orland Park, Ill. | Sandburg |
| 8 | Andy Kovarik | FR | 3B/P | R/R | 6-3 | 205 | Crystal Lake, Ill. | Prairie Ridge |
| 9 | Adam Koglin | SR | IF | R/R | 5-11 | 185 | Henderson, Nev. | UNLV/Silverado |
| 10 | David Gunst | FR | IF | R/R | 5-11 | 170 | New Palestine, Ind. | New Palestine |
| 11 | Mike Pokers | JR | 3B | R/R | 6-2 | 190 | Lansing, Ill. | Andrean |
| 14 | Tyler Peper | FR | CF | R/L | 5-10 | 150 | New Palestine, Ind. | New Palestine |
| 18 | Marcos Soto | FR | C | R/R | 5-8 | 190 | Chicago, Ill. | Lincoln-Way East |
| 19 | Brad Myjak | SO | OF | L/R | 6-1 | 210 | Tinley Park, Ill. | Mount Carmel |
| 20 | Chris Klein | SO | OF/P | R/R | 6-1 | 200 | Huntley, Ill. | Huntley |
| 21 | Jim Pipolo | SR | C | R/R | 6-2 | 225 | Orland Park, Ill. | Sandburg |
| 22 | Thomas Keating | SO | 1B | R/R | 6-3 | 215 | Chicago, Ill. | Joliet JC/St. Laurence |
| 24 | Dan Maton | SO | P | R/R | 6-3 | 185 | Plainfield, Ill. | Plainfield North |
| 25 | Bryan Villanova | FR | C | L/R | 5-11 | 215 | Chicago, Ill. | St. Laurence |
| 27 | Michael Gaffigan | SR | P | L/L | 6-4 | 185 | Orland Park, Ill. | Western Carolina/Triton CC/Sandburg |
| 30 | Mike Klett | JR | P | L/L | 6-4 | 215 | Plainfield, Ill. | Western Michigan/Plainfield North |
| 31 | Mike Stirling | JR | P | R/R | 6-1 | 185 | Thornton, Ill. | Mount Carmel |
| 33 | Tony O'Shea | JR | C/OF | L/R | 5-10 | 170 | Valparaiso, Ind. | Mount Carmel |
| 44 | Scott Vachon | SO | P/DH | R/R | 6-6 | 240 | Plainfield, Ill. | Plainfield North |
Mike Dooley - Head Coach - 20th season
John Harasen - Assistant Coach - 14th season
John Morrey - Assistant Coach - 8th season
Rocco Mossuto - Assistant Coach - 2nd season
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Recent Recruits
Paul Gammel, N/A RF, LF, 3B
Stillman Valley H.S. - Davis Junction, Ill.
Alika Andres, N/A SS, 2B, P
Kalaheo High School - Honolulu, HI
John Smith, N/A Pitcher
Evergreen Park Community H.S. - Evergreen Park, Ill.
Elliot Bajda, 6-0 IF
Judson University/Chicago State - Whiting, Ind.
Steve Carrabotta, 5-8 CF
Andrew - Tinley Park, Ill.
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