Pat Disabato – Page 19

Sandburg infielder John-Michael Scumaci makes the play against Lincoln-Way East during a game on Friday, April 26, 2019.

Sandburg gets ready to throw Mother Nature a curveball with installation of artificial turf on baseball field: ‘We needed it.’

July 9, 2020 at 11:33 a.m.

It wouldn't shock any Sandburg baseball fan to know that coach Jim Morsovillo visits a chiropractor. Maintaining Sandburg's field, especially after it has rained, can be a back-breaking responsibility. That...

Disabato: Go back to Illinois or sign with the Oakland A’s? Lemont’s Garrett Acton had a big decision to make. He knew who to ask … his mom.

July 7, 2020 at 12:10 p.m.

Garrett Acton had a decision to make about his future. He could return to the University of Illinois with one year of eligibility remaining or sign with the Oakland A's....

Disabato: St. Xavier lost more than a baseball coach by firing alum Rocco Mossuto, an Oak Forest graduate who gave his ‘heart and soul’ to the university

June 26, 2020 at 11:48 a.m.

When Rocco Mossuto was hired to be St. Xavier's baseball coach six years ago, he thought he had won the lottery. It was Mossuto's dream job, ever since he was...

Oak Lawn's Sami Osmani drives to the basket against Hillcrest during a game on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.

Boys basketball notes: Oak Forest rising star Robbie Avila receives offers from DePaul and Toledo, but those could be just the beginning

June 25, 2020 at 11:11 a.m.

Oak Forest forward Robbie Avila's college recruitment is beginning to simmer. DePaul and Toledo recently offered the 6-foot-9, 215-pound junior. Cleveland State offered in the fall. However, it's only a...

Hillcrest's Julius Brown, center, celebrates after the Hawks won the Class 3A state championship at Carver Arena in Peoria on Saturday, March 20, 2010.

Disabato: Peoria always rolled out the red carpet for the state finals in boys basketball, but that isn’t enough anymore

June 23, 2020 at 11:08 a.m.

J.D. Dalfonso was confident Peoria would retain the rights to host the Illinois High School Association's state finals in boys basketball for the next three seasons. Peoria had rolled out...

Brother Rice's Jack Payton makes contact against Geneva on Thursday, July 18, 2019.

Five things that Pat Disabato missed the most about the high school baseball season: Howard. Hernandez. Payton. Hondras. Knapczyk.

June 12, 2020 at 2:47 p.m.

For the first time since 1940, Illinois will not award a state championship in high school baseball. Eighty consecutive years. The coronavirus pandemic proved to be the ultimate streak buster....

Two for the show: Mount Carmel’s Ed Howard and De La Salle’s Ben Hernandez selected in first two rounds of MLB draft

June 12, 2020 at 2:01 p.m.

In the batter's box, Mount Carmel's Ed Howard strikes an impressive pose. Look no further than his junior season, when the 6-foot-2 shortstop hit .418, with 42 runs, 13 doubles,...

De La Salle's Ben Hernandez unleashes a pitch against St. Laurence during a game on Saturday, April 6, 2019.

De La Salle’s Ben Hernandez keeps the faith, believes he will be taken in first three rounds of MLB draft: ‘Whichever way God takes me.’

June 9, 2020 at 1:42 p.m.

Without the high school baseball season, De La Salle pitcher Ben Hernandez has had more time on his hands than usual. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound right-hander put that time to good...

Cornelius Crossley, who was the head coach for the past five seasons at Rich Central, is excited about guiding the Rich Township boys basketball program.

Disabato: Cornelius Crossley says ‘this could be something special’ about being the head coach of the new Rich Township boys basketball program

June 8, 2020 at 2:01 p.m.

When Cornelius Crossley looks at the boys basketball rosters of Rich East, Rich South and Rich Central from last season, he can't help but get excited. With the three schools...

Disabato: From hitchhiking to football practice as a freshman at Richards to being a longtime assistant coach at Shepard and Reavis, Rudy Bajorek was a one of a kind

June 5, 2020 at 11:59 a.m.

Rudy Bajorek's physical appearance aligned more with a biker, not someone who dedicated 40 years to coaching high school football and helping shape the minds of teenage boys into responsible...

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