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Men's Baseball—Coaches
Tom Radz is the new skipper of Cyclones
baseball beginning fall 2009. He replaces former head coach Dan De Caprio who
led the Cyclones in the 2008 and 2009 seasons.
“This is an exciting opportunity to return to the place where I grew up and to
expand on a new career as a head coach. I’m very excited to start and have my
own program,” Radz said.
A Palos Heights native, Radz graduated from Brother Rice High School then signed
on as a catcher but later pitched for the University of Illinois-Chicago. He was
UIC’s closer in 1997 and their number one pitcher in 1998 before transferring to
Western Illinois University. As a Leatherneck, Radz quickly became the number one
pitcher at the Division I school.
Radz became the Leathernecks’ pitching coach from 2002 to 2003 before taking a
hiatus to focus on his journalism career. In 2005 Radz returned to the team. He
coached pitchers and catchers and served as the national recruiting coordinator
through 2008. In 2007 Radz guided a pitching staff that brought home two Pitcher
of the Week honors and one athlete who ranked third for the season in strikeouts
in the conference. At one point during the 2007 season the pitching staff
surrendered one walk in a span of 34 innings and featured a nearly 2-to-1
strikeout-to-walk ratio. In the summer of 2007 Leatherneck pitcher Rob Johnson
signed a professional baseball contract, the first pitcher to do so under Radz.
Radz also had a stellar pitching staff in 2008 when three pitchers earned
various individual awards for their performances. The starting pitchers logged
10 complete games, more than doubling the total for the previous two seasons.
The pitching staff also picked up two of the biggest in school history,
defeating No. 7 Long Beach State and No. 4 Missouri.
Outside of Western Radz served as a guest coach at the University of Kansas
Jayhawks baseball camps and TPX Top 96 summer clinics.
“For players still looking to continue their college career on the diamond,
Moraine Valley offers an excellent opportunity to play,” Radz said. “I know the
Cyclones have competed with other colleges for players and I know my ties to
Chicago and Division I baseball will bring quality players to the team, bring
Moraine Valley baseball back to the top of the conference, as well as help my
players continue their careers at a higher level.”
Radz completed both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English at Western
University. In addition to coaching the Cyclones he also will start as an
adjunct faculty member at Moraine Valley in fall 2009.
Dave Murray
Assistant Coach- infield/hitting
Nick Simmons
Assistant Coach- hitting
Dan Dannenberg
Assistant Coach- bullpen and outfield
Ryan Topf
Assistant Coach- first base
Zach Brandt
Assistant Coach- bench | 
