16u Coaching Staff

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 Coach Moore presently coaches at Morton College where he began in 2022.  He previously worked as the General Manager of the Chicago Bandits of National Pro Fastpitch, where under his tenure they won 3 Championships.

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Prior to his endeavors in Illinois, Coach Moore found plenty of success out west, where he worked with NPF's Rockford/Texas Thunder and Arizona Heat,  as well as Colorado State University - Pueblo.  He further has plenty of experience coaching at the travel and high school level, where he has accumulated more than 450 wins.

Coach Riley currently works as both a mental health therapist, and an Assistant Softball Coach at Morton College.

She is entering her first year of coaching after finishing an accomplished  career at St. Ambrose University. She played travel softball from ages 10-18 as well as high school softball at Lane Tech in Chicago, where she was ranked the #2 catcher in Illinois through IHSA in 2017. She specializes in catching and hitting. 

Coach graduated from St. Ambrose University in 2021 with both a Bachelors in Psychology and Bachelors of Social Work. She then continued on to graduate with her Masters of Social Work from St. Ambrose University in 2022.

Coach Darschewski formerly coaches as the JV Head Coach at IC Catholic Prep. She has been coaching softball for nine years.  Her coaching career started with the travel softball team, Rosemont Bandits, and then went on to coach high school softball and is now back to travel.

She worked with the Chicago Bandits Professional Softball Team out of Rosemont, IL for three years as the Clubhouse Manager/Office Assistant. She received two national championship rings when the Bandits won back to back championships in 2015 and 2016.

Coach graduated from St. Norbert College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Business. She then went back to school at Elmhurst University and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sports Management and Coaching. She finished off her schooling career in December 2019 with a Master of Arts in Coaching and Athletic Administration.