Thank you to everyone who joined us for our first-ever 2024 DISW Golf Outing! We are beyond grateful for your support, participation, and generous donations, which made the event such a success. Whether you played, donated, or cheered us on, your contributions helped keep Stevie’s legacy alive.
We truly appreciate everyone who came together to honor Do It Stevie’s Way. Your involvement made this event unforgettable—thank you!
The 15th Opening Ceremony for the Steven Bajenski High School Memorial Tournament was a great start to what will be an amazing year. Thank you to our guest speaker and former 12 year major leaguer, Scott Spiezio. We look forward to all the players and their families playing!
Congratulations to the 2018 DISW Tournament award winners!
Cangelosi-Sparks Scholarship Winner
Branden Comia
Sandburg High School
Steven M Bajenski Tournament
Scholarship Winner
Easton Tally
Lemont High School
2018 Opening Round Games
3/16 4:30p Montini defeated St. Rita 5 – 4
4/20 4:30p TBC*** St. Laurence vs Lyons 2 – 1 (6th inn)
4/13 4:30p Providence Catholic defeated Marian Catholic 3 – 2
4/13 4:30p Oak Park River Forest defeated Marist 12 – 1
4/18 4:30p Brother Rice defeated Lockport 9 – 3
4/21 10:00a Sandburg defeated Lemont 6 – 2
5/2 4:30p Mount Carmel defeated Andrean 7 – 3
Second Round Games
5/16 6:00p St. Rita defeated Lemont 13 – 3
5/17 5:30p Marian Catholic defeated St Laurence 2 – 0
5/17 7:30p Marist defeated Sandburg 3 – 0
5/17 5:30p Mount Carmel defeated Montini 10 – 1
5/17 7:30p Providence Catholic defeated Andrean 6 – 3
5/17 5:30p Lockport defeated OPRF 5 – 2
5/17 7:30p Lyons defeated Brother Rice 5 – 0
Tournament Seeding / Third Round Games
#1 Mount Carmel, #2 Providence, #3 Lyons, #4 Marian
#5 St. Laurence, #6 Sandburg, #7 OPRF, #8 St. Rita, #9 Brother Rice,
#10 Marist, #11 Lockport, #12 Montini, #13 Andrean, #14 Lemont
5/18 4:15p Mount Carmel defeated St. Rita 3 – 1
5/18 6:15p St. Laurence defeated Marian 7 – 3
5/18 5:30p OPRF defeated Providence 3 – 2
5/18 8:30p Sandburg defeated Lyons 6 – 3
5/18 5:30p Brother Rice defeated Lemont 7 – 6
5/18 7:45p Marist defeated Andrean 12 – 2
5/18 7:30p Lockport defeates Montini 4 – 3
Fourth Round Games
5/19 10:00a Mount Carmel vs St Laurence at Standard Bank
5/19 1:00p St Rita vs Marian Catholic at Standard Bank
5/19 4:30p Providence vs Lyons at Standard Bank
5/19 9:30a Brother Rice vs Marist at Joliet Stadium
5/19 11:45a OPRF vs Sandbury at Joliet
5/19 9:30a Andrean vs Montini at Wheaton College
5/19 11:45a Lockport vs Lemont at Wheaton College
Championship Game
Sandburg defeats St Laurence 6 – 0
Congrats to the Eagles!!!
2018 Do It Stevie’s Way Tourney Champions
Congratulations to the 2017 DISW Tournament award winners!
Round 4
Sunday May 21th
Wheaton College
Providence defeated Marist 6 – 3
Standard Bank Stadium
Mount Carmel defeated Lockport 10 – 0
Brother Rice defeated Marian 3 – 0
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
St. Rita defeated St Laurence 1 – 0
As Stevie’s Tournament concludes, We really want to acknowledge & applaud those players that were recognized for doing it the right way, Stevie’s Way, throughout the 4 days of the Tournament:
1. Clay Thompson (Andrean – IN)
2. Joe Payton (Brother Rice)
3. Angel Salinas (Lemont)
4. Jake Suchor (Lockport)
5. Mark DiLuia (Marian)
6. Jack Brannigan (Marist)
7. Jake Karczewski (Montini)
8. Alek Thomas (Mt. Carmel)
9. Evan Nielawski (OPRF)
10. Drew Hunniford (Providence)
11. John Peterson (St. Laurence)
12. Charlie Rodriguez (St. Rita – Stevie Champs)
And, congratulations to our 2017 Scholarship Winners:
1. Ryan Kutt – Brother Rice (DISW219 IL Sparks Scholarship)
2. Sawyer Allen – Andrean HS (SMB Memorial Tournament Scholarship)
3. RJ Swanson – JCA Angels (Do It Stevie’s Way 2:19 Scholarship)
Congratulations to the 2016 DISW Tournament award winners!
Round 1 Results
Oak Park River Forest defeated Marian Catholic 8 – 5
St Laurence defeated Lockport 13 – 8
St Rita defeated Andrean 7 – 5
Brother Rice defeated Montini 6 – 2
Mount Carmel defeated Marist 6 – 5
Providence defeated Lemont 13 – 10
Round 2 Results
At Standard Bank
– St Laurence defeated Brother Rice 3 – 1
At UIC
– Mount Carmel defeated Oak Park Rive Forest 4 – 2 (8 innings)
At Wheaton College
Montini defeated Lockport 2 – 0
St. Rita defeated Providence 10 – 2
Round 3 Results
Tournament Semifinal Results
Standard Bank Stadium
St Rita Defeated Mount Carmel 11 – 1
St Laurence Defeated Montini 13 – 3
University of Illinois at Chicago
Brother Rice Defeated Marist 7 – 0
Lemont Defeated Oak Park River Forest 3 – 1
Wheaton College
Lockport Defeated Andrean (IN) 12 – 0
Marian Defeated Providence 6 – 2
Congratulations to the 2015 DISW Tournament award winners!
Mount Carmel Scholarship Winners
Senior – AJ Lewis
Senior – Kenny Koval
Congratulations AJ and Kenny!
2015 Steven M. Bajenski Memorial Tournament
” Do It Stevie’s Way Award Winners ”
Mount Carmel – AJ Lewis
St. Laurence – Anthony Rios
Providence – Matt Waznis
St. Rita – Shane Peishker
OPRF – Ryan Fish
Andrean – Nick Podkul
Marist – Pat Meehan
Marian Catholic – Matthew Clary
Brother Rice – Michael Schalasky
New Trier – Michael Hurley
Lemont – Austin Tittle
Montini – Jake Pestel
2015 Do It Stevie’s Way Tournament Games
ROUND 4 Results
Championship Game: Mount Carmel defeats St Laurence 8 – 3
Third Place Game: Providence defeats St. Rita 10 – 3
OPRF defeats Andrean 3 – 1
Marist defeats Marian 9 – 2
Brother Rice defeats Montini 9 – 0
New Trier defeats Lemont 7 – 5
Round 1 Results :
Brother Rice defeats New Trier 6 – 2
St. Rita defeats Oak Park River Forest 9 – 6
St Laurence defeats Montini 11 – 0
Mount Carmel defeats Marist 1 – 0
Providence defeats Andrean 4 – 1
Marian Catholic defeats Lemont 5 – 4
ROUND 2 Results
OPRF defeats Marist 5 – 4
Lemont defeats Montini 7 – 6
Andrean defeats New Trier 13 – 0
Providence defeats Brother Rice 13 – 6
St. Rita defeats Marian 4 – 0
Mount Carmel defeats St Laurence 3 – 2
ROUND 3 SCHEDULE
St. Laurence defeats Providence 10 – 1
Mount Carmel defeats St Rita 3 – 1
Andrean defeats Montini 8 – 2
OPRF defeats Brother Rice 2 – 1
Marian Catholic defeats New Trier 3 – 1
Marist defeats Lemont 5 – 0
Round 1
3/31 St Rita defeats Marian Catholic 1 – 0
4/1 St Laurence defeats Oak Park River Forest 17 – 2 in 5 inns
4/9 Lemont defeates Mount Carmel 11 – 2
4/17 Joliet Catholic defeated Peoria Notre Dame 2 – 0
4/19 Providence defeated New Trier 3 – 1
5/2 Andrean defeated Brother Rice 4 – 0
2nd Round Games
5/21 @ Benedictine
Brother Rice defeats Mount Carmel 10 – 0 (Gm 7 )
5/22 @ Standard Bank
St. Rita defeats St Laurence 14 – 7 (Gm 8)
Joliet Catholic defeats Providence Catholic 2 – 0 (Gm 9)
5/22 @ Benedictine
Andrean defeats Lemont 8 – 6 (Gm 10)
5/22 @ Wheaton
OPRF defeats Marian Catholic 2 – 1 (Gm 11)
Peoria Notre Dame defeats New Trier 4 – 2 (Gm 12)
3rd Round Games
5/23 @ Standard Bank
5:15p (Gm 13) Joliet Catholic defeated St Rita 2 – 0
7:30p (Gm 14) Andrean defeated Providence Catholic 10 – 0
5/23 @ Benedictine
3:30p (Gm15) Lemont defeated Brother Rice 4 – 0
6:00p (Gm 16) St Laurence defeated Peoria Notre Dame 3 – 1
5/23 @ Wheaton
5:15 (Gm 17) Mount Carmel defeated Oak Park River Forest 6 – 0
7:30 (Gm 18) New Trier defeated Marian Catholic 7 – 3
Final day
5/24 @ Wheaton
9:30a (Gm 19) Mount Carmel defeated Marian Catholic 6 – 2
12:00p (Gm 20) OPRF v New Trier
5/24 @ Standard Bank
10:00a Brother Rice vs Peoria Notre Dame
1:00p St Laurence defeats Lemont 4 – 0 Fifth Place Game
4:00p St Rita defeated Providence 10 – 4 – Third Place Game
7:00p Andrean defeats Joliet Catholic 8 – 3 Championship Game
Pool A
Mount Carmel defeated Marian Catholic 7 – 1
Pool B
Brother Rice defeated Lincoln Way North 1 – 0
Pool C
Joliet Catholic defeated Lemont 3 – 2
Joliet Catholic defeated Providence 11 – 2
Pool D
St. Rita defeated New Trier 5 – 3
New Trier defeated Oak Park River Forest 5 – 0
Pool A
Peoria Notre Dame defeated Marian Catholic 3 – 2
Mount Carmel defeated Peoria Notre Dame 5 – 4
Standard Bank Stadium
Pool B
St Laurence defeated Lincoln Way North 14 – 0
St Laurence defeated Brother Rice 6 – 4
Benedictine University
Pool C
Providence defeated Lemont 3 – 2
Wheaton College
Pool D
St Rita defeated Oak Park River Forest 7 – 6
Semi-Final #1 – Mount Carmel defeated St Laurence 11 – 1
Semi-Final #2 – Joliet Catholic defeated St Rita 1 – 0
5th Place Bracket
Brother Rice defeated Peoria Notre Dame 12 – 1
New Trier defeated Providence 7 – 6
9th Place Bracket
Lincoln Way North defeated Marian Catholic 1 – 0
Lemont defeated Oak Park River forest 6 – 5
Championship Game
Joliet Catholic defeated Mount Carmel 3 – 0
3rd Place Game
St Rita defeated St Laurence 5 – 2
5th Place Game
Brother Rice defeated New Trier 11 – 9
7th Place Game
Providence defeated Peoria Notre Dame 4 – 2
9th Place Game
Lincoln Way North defeated Lemont 16 – 5
11th Place Game
Oak Park River Forest defeated Marian Catholic 5 – 4
The Bajenski Family cuts the ribbon at the opening of the Orland Mall Dave & Buster’s. A portion of the opening day proceeds were donated to the Do It Stevie’s Way 2:19 Foundation,
MAY 17th
PROVIDENCE CATHOLIC 5 New Trier 1
MOUNT CARMEL 2 Marian Catholic 0
ST LAURENCE 6 Oak Park-River Forest 1
ST RITA 10 Oak Lawn 6
MAY 18th
NEW TRIER 7 Marian Catholic 2
MOUNT CARMEL 4 Providence 1
OPRF 8 Oak Lawn 7
ST RITA 6 St Laurence 5
MAY 19th
MARIAN CATHOLIC 6 Oak Lawn 3
Stevie Award Winners – Patrick Swanson Marian – Alec Barnhart Oak Lawn
NEW TRIER 10 Oak Park-River Forest 0
Stevie Award Winners – Christian Carr New Trier – Zach Weigel OPRF
PROVIDENCE 7 St Laurence 6
Stevie Award Winners – Kenny King Providence – Brad Wood St Laurence
Championship Game
ST RITA 10 Mount Carmel 4
Stevie Award Winners – Andrew Massey St Rita – Joe Kennedy Mount Carmel
READ THE MIKE CLARK SUNTIMES ARTICLE ON STEVIE’S TOURNAMENT
Stevie is the first student to be waked at Mount Carmel High School. More then 4000 mourners come out to celebrate his life
Stevie is the 1st student to have funeral @ MCHS, 250+ cars say good-bye)
Green Meadows Park tree dedication to Stevie
Stevies Ceremony at the Mount Carmel Baseball Opening Day game.
“The number 2 will not be worn in Mount Carmel Baseball again”
– Coach Brian Hurry
A memorial was unveiled and a number 2 flag was raised.
