GIRLS SOFTBALL | Varsity

I feel very lucky and inspired to have been offered the Head Softball Coaching Position at DePaul Prep.  My hope is to get as many players as possible starting with a strong Varsity Team and then to add a JV Team.  My strengths are in the area of Building Programs to succeed.  My past experience in High School Coaching started at Resurrection High School in the fall of 1999, I was the Head JV Coach for the first year then moved to be in charge of the entire 3 levels as the Head Varsity Softball Coach.  While at Resurrection I started the Golf Program from scratch and was the Head of Varsity and JV Golf for 8 years.  During my tenure at Resurrection, both Softball and Golf had a lot of success.  In addition, I initiated the start-up of the Bowling Team with many bowlers from Turner Bowl, who to date has a long run of success.  I have also been the Assistant Varsity Softball Coach at Guerin College Prep and the Head Varsity Bowling Coach at Trinity High School.

My main Passion is to help and advance the skills of female athletes.  Through this Passion, I founded, am the Director, and Head Travel Coach of the Chicago Out Burst Girls Fast Pitch Travel Softball.  My Mission was to build Fast Pitch Travel Softball in the Chicago land area attracting a diverse group of female athletes who had the Passion, Desire, and Heart to play Softball while becoming young highly educated, talented female athletes, who could continue their education through athletics at the College Level.

During my time at DePaul Prep, I want to focus on 3 things; Academics, Family, and Softball.

During my Coaching years, I have sent over 75 girls onto College to play Softball in all divisions, D1, D11, D111, NAIA, and JUCO.  I am very well versed in the recruiting process and am looking forward to extending my knowledge of both Softball and Recruiting to the Athletes at DePaul Prep.  My knowledge of the game and rules of Softball will instill great opportunities for our athletes.

Outside of Coaching Softball, I have my own Business, EMS Acrylics & Silkscreeners, Inc.  I am married to Robert Somogyi, a former Gordon Tech graduate who is a Case Manager at Norweigan Hospital.  We have 2 daughters Sara and Hana.  Sara is a first-grade teacher at St. Giles in Oak Park and is married to Bill Spencer.  Hana is working at Trinity High School as the Assistant Athletic Director and is married to Jim Steil.  Both daughters played Collegiate Softball on Scholarships, Sara at St. Joseph College, D11, in Rensellear, Indiana and Hana played at Youngstown State University, D1, in Youngstown, Ohio.

With all said and done, my new goal is to put the young female softball athletes from DePaul Prep on the map.  Hard work, dedication, and determination will get us there.  We will start one step at a time and hope to have made some giant steps through our season all while proudly displaying the name of DePaul Prep on the front of our jerseys.  GO RAMS………….

Softball

The Girls softball program has become a formidable force in the GCAC White Division.  

G.C.A.C. Conference Championships 

2006 (Blue), 2009 (White), 2010 (White)

2012 (White), 2013 (White), 2014 (White), 2015 (White)

IHSA Regional Championships

2012, 2013

Our Softball Rams have also had seven White Division Athlete of the year recipients. The award is given to the division’s best player.

2005 – 2006 – Teresa Erbacci

2009 – 2010 – Natalie Martinez

2010 – 2011 – Stacy Heliotis

2011 – 2012 – Muriell Vansach

2012 – 2013 – Melanie Claudio

2013 - 2014 - Kaitlyn Velasquez

2014 - 2015 - Kaitlyn Velasquez

The Rams have a Varsity level and they compete in the

Girls Catholic Athletic Conference.