Scenes from 2023 Steven M. Bajenski Memorial Baseball Tournament
The eleventh Steven M. Bajenski Memorial Baseball Tournament was played May 17-20, with the championship game at Ozinga Field in Crestwood. Providence won the tourney, held in memory of Steven Bajenski, a Mount Carmel senior and Mokena native, who died in 2020 from complications following heart surgery. It raises funds for the Do it Stevie's Way 219 Foundation, which supports scholarships, Ronald McDonald House Charities and more.
2023 Steven M. Bajenski Memorial Baseball Tournament
Mark and Karen Bajenski address the players and fans after the 11th running of the Steven M. Bajenski Memorial Baseball Tournament on May 20.
2023 Steven M. Bajenski Memorial Baseball Tournament
Providence catcher Enzo Infelise gets ready to bat against Lyons Township May 20 in Crestwood.
2023 Steven M. Bajenski Memorial Baseball Tournament
Providence senior Gavin Gomez poses with the Bajenski family after receiving the Do It Stevie’s Way Award for his team.
2023 Steven M. Bajenski Memorial Baseball Tournament
Providence’s Jackson Smith tries to lay down a bunt against Lyons in the Bajenski tournament title game.
2023 Steven M. Bajenski Memorial Baseball Tournament
Providence coach Mark Smith has won three state championships but had not won a Bajenski tournament until May 20.
2023 Steven M. Bajenski Memorial Baseball Tournament
Providence pitcher Nathan O’Donnell fired a complete game victory in the title game of the Steven M. Bajenski Memorial Baseball Tournament.
2023 Steven M. Bajenski Memorial Baseball Tournament
Hours after winning the Bajenski tournament, Providence seniors headed to graduation and posed with the trophy in New Lenox.
2023 Steven M. Bajenski Memorial Baseball Tournament
Providence celebrates its first Bajenski tournament championship at Ozinga Field in Crestwood.
2023 Steven M. Bajenski Memorial Baseball Tournament
Providence players make noise in the dugout during an 11-2 win over Lyons Township.
2023 Steven M. Bajenski Memorial Baseball Tournament
Providence’s baseball team poses after winning the Bajenski tournament for the first time in program history.
2023 Steven M. Bajenski Memorial Baseball Tournament
Providence baseball players hoist the Bajenski tournament trophy May 20.
Providence captures the Steven Bajenski Memorial Baseball Tournament crown in its eleventh try.
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