Alex Fernandez
Inducted in 1997
In the Category of
Baseball
Graduated: 1992
"It is the biggest rape in the history of baseball." Those were head baseball coach Gordie Gillespie's exact words upon hearing that catcher Alex Fernandez was not selected in the 1992 draft and the numbers back up Gillespie's claim. The greatest catcher in the history of the program and one of the top two in Gillespie's 45 years of coaching baseball, Fernandez threw out an incredible 65 would-be basestealers in 131 attempts during his career, or one peg shy of the .500 mark. Add to that another 16 pickoffs during his final two seasons, an overall .980 fielding percentage, a .311 lifetime batting average and no doubts remain as to how the two-time honorable mention all-american could have been overlooked so badly. Fernandez began his reign of terror on enemy baserunners in 1989, the same season in which that particular Saint team recorded the best-ever NAIA World Series finish at that time (2nd place) and the most victories in any season previous to it or after, 52. One year later, CSF was back in the Series finishing third with Fernandez going on to claim all-district, all-area and all-america accolades courtesy of a .316 batting average, a .987 fielding mark and gunning down 22-of-42 baserunners. Still, his best was yet to come. Two seasons later, in a campaign in which he repeated the honors of his sophomore year, he reached base safely 45.7 percent of the time due, in part, to a career-high .350 batting average and, defensively, authored a school-record 12 pickoffs. A three-time all-conference selection, Fernandez was also a member of the 1991 NAIA all-star team which ventured to Seoul, Korea. An all-state choice on the diamond at Washington High School-Chicago, he becomes the second Minuteman graduate to enter the Hall joining Mick Kocinski, an inductee last summer. A Social Work major who graduated in 1992.
 
Saints Hall of Fame
InducteeYearGrad DateSport(s)
Christopher Batus19981991Football
Tom Baumgartner19941983Baseball
Lori Bayless-Pych19981991Softball
Barbara Bell19941992Softball
Julia Blair19951987Volleyball
Steve Blim19941981Men's Tennis
Nick Booras19921977Men's Basketball/Men's Tennis
Kim Brinkman19931983Women's Basketball/Softball
Dyke Buerkett19991983Men's Basketball
Lee Capista2009Men's Basketball
Brian Capodice19951988Football
Paul Chovanec20101993Baseball
Nick Cladis19931984Baseball
Diane Comer19961987Women's Basketball
Lawrence Davis19971981Men's Basketball
Jon Debus19921980Baseball
Ann Deen19961991Volleyball
Tony Delgado2009Coach: Baseball
Mike Dilger19991991Football
Nola Farley20081995Volleyball
John Fay19971988Football
Mike Feminis19961990Football
Alex Fernandez19971992Baseball
Diana Fisher19981990Women's Basketball
Colleen Fitzgerald19951985Women's Basketball/Volleyball
Ali Franzen20101997Softball; Head Coach: Softball
Diane Frericks19921987Women's Cross Country
Bill Gerrish19911975Men's Basketball/Baseball
Gordie Gillespie1992Coach: Baseball/W. Basketball/Football; Ath. Director/Ath. Chairman
Kathy Goebel19941985Volleyball
Dan Goggins20081991Baseball/Football
Bob Halberg20101975Men's Cross Country
Barney Hance19921976Men's Cross Country
Jack Hermanski2010Assistant Coach: Men's Basketball
Lee Irvin19931981Men's Basketball/Men's Tennis
Jane Karges19941980Women's Tennis
Dan Kelly19971982Men's Golf
Jim Kelly19951984Baseball
Teresa Keniley-Coccaro19931987Softball
Mike Kocinski19961987Baseball
Sheavoun Pivaronas Lambillotte19931987Volleyball
Holly Luenemann20091993Volleyball
Rich Luenemann2008Head Volleyball Coach/Assistant Athletic Director
Lisa Lukach20081992Softball
Shelli Meils20081991Softball
Kendra Horsman Meyer19981993Volleyball
Dave Michaels19961979Men's Basketball
Kurt Miller19911985Baseball
Mike Mravle20081997Men's Soccer
Sandra O'Rourke19991993Softball
John Orr1997President/Chancellor
Steve Parris2008Baseball
Julius Patterson19941979Basketball
Joel Pejkovich20091990Football
Laney Pellegrini20102003Women's Basketball
Jeff Petrovic20091997Men's Golf
Chris Prieboy19911983Women's Basketball/Softball/Women's Tennis
Pat Quigley19931981Men's Basketball/Men's Tennis
John Randich19921976Men's Basketball/Baseball
Joe Shankland19981984Men's Golf
Dave Shea19951984Men's Basketball
Donna Sniegowski19911982Volleyball
Mike Spinozzi19911981Baseball
Paul Stachowicz19981986Men's Basketball
Pat Sullivan2010Coach: M. Basketball; Ath. Director; Ath. Chairman
Bob Tomasino19911980Men's Tennis
Marcy Turek19991993Women's Basketball
Barb Watters19941979Women's Tennis
Andy Weis19991990Baseball
Nick Weis19991991Baseball
Debbie Walsh Wiseman19921987Volleyball
Jerry Witty19961981Men's Tennis
Jodi Zier20091996Softball