Larry Pecorella Award:
This award is presented annually to a volunteer member of the Glen Ellyn Youth Baseball Association to honor that individual’s lifetime contributions to the program both as a manager/coach and as a member of the various committees which are responsible for the operation of the program. This award is named for Larry Pecorella, who served as President of Glen Ellyn Youth Baseball from 2002 to 2004 and was instrumental in both the return of the baseball program to the Glen Ellyn Park District and the development of the Village Green Complex.
Past honorees include:
2004 Larry Pecorella
2005 Chip Lee/Bob Dobosz
2006 Bob McCray
2007 Jeff Grayson
2008 Dan Schuchardt
2009 Tom Long
2010 Rick Cosenza
2011 Bill Beck
2012 Jim Schuchardt
2013 Mike Fazzari
2014 Susan Brugh
2015 Don Straza Sr.
2016 Ed Herlihy/Dan Griffin
2017 Jay Kinzler/Rob Lachs
2018 Nick Ruffo
2019 Cathy Zurawski
2020 No Award Given
2021 Jim Thomos
2022 Andy Humble
2023 Maria Lewison
2024 Cory Blalock
Rich Macken Award:
This award is presented each year to recognize a person whose involvement in the Glen Ellyn Youth Baseball as a manager/coach best exemplifies the program’s goal of bringing the love of the game to the children of Glen Ellyn. This award is given in memory of Rich Macken, a long-time manager in the program, who continued to give his time to the children and the program while battling Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Past honorees include:
2002 Kathy Brinker
2003 Patrick (Packy) Foley
2004 George Wilcox
2005 Jack H. Marston, II
2006 Ken Janacek/Tom Nealis/Glenn Reynolds/Pete Vlasses
2007 Mike McGee
2008 Joe Trunk
2009 Ray Moen
2010 Dan Sadowski
2011 Bob Clauss
2012 Jeff Sojka
2013 Steve Lutz
2014 Roland Emanuel
2015 Pat Madden
2016 Brian Paprota
2017 Ron Monocchio
2018 Andy Humble
2019 Kevin Beese
2020 No Award Given
2021 Ed Rossy
2022 Ken Sebahar
2023 Warren Rickert
2024 No Award Given
