2006-07 Baseball
1 Nick Mazzone P
3 Brian Rzepka OF
4 Jeff Rickert IF
5 Dan DeBruin OF
6 John Giusti IF
7 Joe Lazar C
8 Brett Bivens IF
9 Patrick Paulus P
11 Ryan Manthei IF
12 Dan Portschy IF
14 Matt Stucky P
15 Colin Reynolds IF/OF
16 Austen Siwiec P/C
17 Alex Halstead IF
18 Josh Piazza C
19 Elliott Gibbs P
20 Ranko Ivetic P
21 Jay Clites P
22 Zach Rodeghero OF
25 Michael Arensdorff IF
27 Dallas Cawiezell P
28 Bo McClendon OF
29 Harvey Yergin P
30 Micah Yarbrough P
31 Patrick Bracco P
32 Jason Brunelli OF
33 Collin Johnson P
34 Matt Evans P
35 Mark Schoeck IF
36 Josh Wallace IF
37 Derek Smith P
38 Chris Nesper C
39 Peter Burg P
Kelsey Best P
Ben Brighton OF
Michael Fields OF
Nate Hauck OF
Kevin Lupo P
Dane Parker OF
Max Payleitner C
Aaron Rank P
Jeremy Schaeffer P
Glendon Seal P
John Snelten P
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#31 Patrick Bracco

Pos. P
B/T L/L
Ht. 6'2"
Wt. 175
Yr. Jr.
Hometown Oak Park, Ill.
High School (Prev. School) Fenwick
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2007: Made 17 appearances out of the Valpo bullpen ... was tied for third on the team in appearances ... earned first collegiate victory in relief May 11 at Oakland ... struck out two at Northwestern .... tossed a season-high 2.2 innings at Oral Roberts ... had a stretch of four straight games without allowing a run and three straight without a hit in mid-April ... named to the Mid-Continent Conference All-Academic Team.

2006: Appeared in 10 games out of the bullpen for the Crusaders ... struck out a season high three against Northern Illinois in 1.2 innings ... threw two innings against both IPFW and Indiana ... tossed .2 scoreless innings at Notre Dame.

2005: Played on Valpo’s reserve team.

Prep: Led the Friars to three Chicago Catholic League titles ... a three-year letterwinner ... helped team to the regional championship in 2003 ... named a Chicago Catholic League All-Star in 2004.

Personal: Patrick is the son of Dennis and Colleen Bracco ... major is sports management ... born December 1, 1985.