{"id":667982,"date":"2026-04-07T08:25:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T08:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/667982\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T08:25:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T08:25:41","slug":"colin-quinn-powers-st-rita-past-oak-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/667982\/","title":{"rendered":"Colin Quinn powers St. Rita past Oak Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Senior catcher Colin Quinn<\/a> has a long list of family members who were athletes at St. Rita.<\/p>\n

Look no further than his father, Kevin<\/a>, a standout baseball player. Or his great uncle, Billy Marek<\/a>, who will always be one of the best football players to ever suit up for the Mustangs.<\/p>\n

Late grandfather Bob Quinn<\/a> was a legendary football coach for St. Rita. Robert Cummings<\/a>, a cousin, is an international crosschecker for the New York Mets.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s just the tip of the iceberg.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been born to come to St. Rita,\u201d Colin said. \u201cIt\u2019s in my blood.\u201d<\/p>\n

Quinn got that blood boiling on a chilly Monday, powering a two-run homer over the left-center fence to spark the host Mustangs to a 9-4 nonconference win in a game that was moved to Chicago because of wet conditions at Oak Forest.<\/p>\n

\"St.St. Rita catcher Colin Quinn (27) keeps his eyes on a pop-up against Oak Forest during a nonconference game in Chicago on Monday, April 6, 2026. (James C. Svehla \/ Daily Southtown)<\/p>\n

Ryan Jones<\/a> notched two hits and Jayden Hawkins<\/a> scored two runs for St. Rita (6-2), while Will Rewers<\/a> (2-0) and Gregory Zaber<\/a> combined to pitch the win.<\/p>\n

Michael Peck<\/a> hit a home run for Oak Forest (4-4). Gage Tokarz<\/a> added an RBI double.<\/p>\n

Quinn, meanwhile, is continuing the family legacy at St. Rita by mashing the ball in the early going. The Heartland recruit is hitting .543 with two home runs and a team-high 14 RBIs.<\/p>\n

On March 28, he came through with the game-winning hit in the eighth inning of a 7-6 victory over Marist that helped the Mustangs get on the right track.<\/p>\n

\"St.St. Rita\u2019s Colin Quinn (27) hits the ball out to center field for a single against Oak Forest during a nonconference game in Chicago on Monday, April 6, 2026. (James C. Svehla \/ Daily Southtown)<\/p>\n

\u201cHe really is making his mark,\u201d St. Rita coach John Nee<\/a> said of Quinn. \u201cHe\u2019s been our best hitter by far. He\u2019s got both of our home runs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nee confirmed that success has come because of hard work over the years.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a baseball junkie,\u201d Nee said of Quinn. \u201cHe\u2019s a throwback. He\u2019s one of those guys who brings his glove to every family party. We don\u2019t have those guys anymore.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose guys were baseball junkies or \u2018gym rats\u2019 as we call them. He\u2019s the guy in the offseason who will hit every day. He loves the game and it shows.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"St.St. Rita\u2019s Will Rewers (35) delivers a pitch against Oak Forest during a nonconference game in Chicago on Monday, April 6, 2026. (James C. Svehla \/ Daily Southtown)<\/p>\n

Rewers, a St. Ambrose recruit, enjoys working with his talented batterymate.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has a great bat,\u201d Rewers said of Quinn. \u201cHe\u2019s good defensively. If you make a bad pitch, he will block it. And if you have the bases loaded, he\u2019s the guy you want batting.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019ll drive in those runs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last week, the Mustangs took a long trip for spring break and played four games in the All Faiths Classic in Las Vegas. They finished 2-2.<\/p>\n

St. Rita opened with two losses that were time-shortened \u2014 an 11-10 setback to Paul VI of Virginia and a 12-11 loss to Arrowhead Christian of California.<\/p>\n

But the Mustangs recovered and beat two Florida teams \u2014 13-1 over Miami Christian and 3-2 over Neumann \u2014 that allowed them to come home happy.<\/p>\n

\"St.St. Rita catcher Colin Quinn (27) tries to frame a pitch against Oak Forest during a nonconference game in Chicago on Monday, April 6, 2026. (James C. Svehla \/ Daily Southtown)<\/p>\n

\u201cWe played some good teams with some good talent,\u201d Quinn said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to get us ready for Catholic League Blue play. It was a great experience, especially getting to bond with the guys.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think our team is really gritty and we have guys who want to win.\u201d<\/p>\n

With legendary uncles, cousins and a grandfather who were winners at St. Rita, Colin and his brother Braden<\/a>, a junior, are helping to bring a new generation of the Quinn family to the forefront.<\/p>\n

The other generations have helped pass down a love for the game. Even though he tried other sports, Colin can\u2019t get enough of baseball.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can learn a lot about life from it,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a game of failure. But the good thing about it is that there are always going to be more games to try to get better and succeed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what makes baseball great.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jeff Vorva is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Senior catcher Colin Quinn has a long list of family members who were athletes at St. Rita. Look…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":667983,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2290],"tags":[5,9604,30645,3263,1358],"class_list":{"0":"post-667982","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-baseball","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-daily-southtown","10":"tag-daily-southtown-sports","11":"tag-high-school-sports","12":"tag-local-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116362473446446618","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=667982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667982\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/667983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=667982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=667982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=667982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}