2010 Baseball

Record: 2-43-1 Home: 1-11 Away: 1-26-1 Neutral: 0-6
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Bill Sojka - Assistant Coach - 1st Season
Coach Bill Sojka enters his first year at Indiana University Northwest. Bill will handle the stats and team management for the RedHawks Baseball Team. Coach Bill Sojka also brings years of coaching experience to the program: listed below are just a few of Coach Bill Sojka athletic involvements.
 
Coach Sojka currently resides in north section of Hammond, Indiana with Janice his wife of over 27 years.  Coach Sojka has one son who is also a coach on the Indiana University Northwest RedHawks Baseball staff. 
 
Coach Sojka is retired from the City of East Chicago where he worked for over 36 years.  He served East Chicago as the Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds for 10 years and then served as the Director of Community Recreation for 12 years where he brought in professional scouts for baseball try out camps.  Scouts from Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, and Triton College. 
 
1967-1971 Football Coach Student Assistant St. Stanislaus School

1968-1971 Football Player East Chicago Roosevelt High School

1969-1972 Golf Player East Chicago Roosevelt High School

1972-1981 Football Coach and Defensive Coordinator St. Stanislaus School

1972-1980 Basketball Coach Girls 5th, 6th, 7th, & 8th Grade St. Stanislaus School

1972-1980 Basketball Coach Boys 5th, 6th, 7th, & 8th Grade St. Stanislaus School

1978-1980 Basketball Coach Girls CYO High School Aged Players St. Stanislaus School

1978-1980 Basketball Coach Boys CYO High School Aged Players St. Stanislaus School

1975-1985 Athletic Director St. Stanislaus School

1983-1994 Director of Community Recreation For The City of East Chicago, Indiana

1980-1985 Football Coach Defensive Coordinator East Chicago Washington High School

1974-1977 Baseball Coach Club Ki-Yowga Senior League Warriors

1991-1992 Baseball Coach East Chicago Civic League T-Ball A's

1994-1997 Baseball Coach Hammond Hermit's Little League Reds

1998 Baseball Coach Hammond Hermit's Babe Ruth Marlin's (13 Year Old)

1999 Baseball Coach Hammond Hermit's Babe Ruth Astro's (14 Year Old)

2000 Baseball Coach Hammond Hermit's Babe Ruth Oriole's (15 Year Old)

2001 Baseball Coach Hammond Hermit's Babe Ruth Marlin's (16-18 Year Old)

2002-2003 Baseball Coach American Legion East Chicago Post #369

1999-2003 Basketball Coach Hammond Eggers Middle School Girls 6th, 7th, 8th Grade

1999-2003 Basketball Coach Hammond Eggers Middle School Boys 6th, 7th, 8th Grade

1999-2003 Football Coach Defensive Coordinator Hammond Eggers Middle School

1999-2000 Wrestling Coach Hammond Eggers Middle School

2001-2003 Track Coach girls and Boys Hammond Eggers Middle School

1999-2005 Statistician All Sport Championship Games Hammond Middle School's

2004-2009 Baseball Coach Indiana Indians Semi Professional Team (Formerly Sam & Henry)

2005-2009 Baseball Statistician Indiana Indians Semi Professional Team

 
 
 
2010 Baseball Roster
#NameCl.Pos.B/THt.Wt.HometownPrevious School
1Ryan HalbeSOINF/PR/R5-6155Merrillville, INMerrillville High School
2Jon CardenasFRINFR/R5-7160Hammond, INBishop Noll Institute
3Jamar AveryhartSOOF/PR/R6-1155Griffith, INGriffith High School
4Jimmy FloresSOPS/L5-11165East Chicago, INSouth Suburban
5Ethan ArvaySOINF/PR/R5-10165Schererville, INLake Central High School
7Demetrios PitsasFROF/PR/R6-0180Munster, INMunster High School
8Jesse TomichFRPR/R5-7180Hammond, INMorton
9Corey ScottSOOF/PL/R5-11175Centerville, IN
11Miguel FraustoFRINF/CR/R5-10190Hammond, INClark High School
13Jeremy RatajczykSOINF/PL/R6-3190Highland, INGriffith High School
15Josh SantiagoSOPR/R6-0200St. John, INLake Central High School
17Christian JeffersonFRPR/R6-2220Hammond, INMorton High School
18Alex RamirezFRINFR/R5-11220Hammond, INMorton
20Chris SamanoSOOFR/R6-1180Cedar Lake, INCrown Point
21Nicholas MooreFRINFR/R5-7170Hammond, INClark High School
Coaching Staff
Dan Soria - Head Coach - 1st season
Mike Klaich - Recruiting Assistant - 1st season
Bill Sojka - Assistant Coach - 1st season
Jon Sojka - Assistant Coach - 1st season
John Vode - Assistant Coach - 1st season