Head Coach Chris Rupertus enters his eighth season at the helm for the Prep. In
his tenure, the Prep's baseball team has compiled a 113-68 record, including a 41-11 record over the past two seasons, each
of which concluded with a Philadelphia Catholic League Championship win. In both 2006 and 2007, he was named PCL Southern
Division Coach Of the Year by his peers. In 2007, which culminated with the Prep winning its first PCL
title in 82 years, Coach Rupertus was named Coach of the Year for Southeastern Pennsylvania by the Philadelphia
Inquirer. Coach Rupertus is also a member of the Prep faculty, serving as the chairperson of the English
Department for the past five years, and teaching within the department for the last decade. He lives in the Mount Airy section
of Philadelphia with his wife of seven years, Kate, and their three children, Annie, Lucy, and Abel.
Varsity Pitching Coach Bob Blake enters his eighth season on the Prep's staff. Coach
Blake pitched at Creighton University and the University of Minnesota before being drafted by the Minnesota
Twins organization. Today, Coach Blake works for A.C.Nielsen. He lives in Mt. Laurel, NJ with his wife, Liz, and he has three
grown children, Courtney, Brandon, and Kelly.
Varsity Assistant Dennis Hart '95 also begins his eighth campaign with the
Prep varsity. Prior to that, he served for one year under Rupertus at the JV level. Coach Hart was a three-year varsity letter
winner in baseball at the Prep, and played the outfield on the Prep's 1994 squad that went to the PCL Finals. Subsequent to
graduating from SJP, Coach Hart played at Western Maryland before transferring to Temple to complete his teaching degree.
He is also a member of the Prep faculty, in his second year in the History Department. Coach Hart lives in the Roxborough
section of Philadelphia with his wife, Kate, and their two daughters, Olivia and Claire.
Varsity Assistant Ed Turner '00, in his fifth year as a member of the
varsity staff, was a two-time All-Catholic infielder during his playing days at the Prep. Recently, he became one of
two Prep players to be named to Ted Silary's 30-Year All-Catholic squad. He was a four-year player at the College of the Holy
Cross, and he returned to the Prep upon his college graduation to become a member of the Classics Department. Coach
Turner lives in the East Falls section of Philadelphia with his wife, Erin.
JV Head Coach Bill Dellaratta returns for his second stint as a member
of the Prep's baseball staff. Coach Dellaratta spent four years as a freshman assistant coach, from 2002-2005.
Coach Dellaratta reside in Newtown Square, PA with his wife and twin daughters.
JV Assistant Ed Scanlan '96 returns to his alma mater to serve under Coach
Dellaratta. Scanlan was a two-year letter winner during his playing days at the Prep, and he was a first-team All-Catholic
outfielder for the 1996 Southern Division Champion Hawks. Coach Scanlan teaches at St. Aloysuis Academy.
Freshman Head Coach Andrew Whelan has worked with the freshman since 2002. Coach
Whelan is also a member of the Prep's English Department, and in his spare time, he participates in the local theater community.
He received his B.A. from the University of Scranton and his M.A. in counseling from Chestnut Hill College. He resides in
the Germantown section of Philadelphia.
Freshman Assistant Matt Kelly '02 arrives for his first season as a member of the
staff. Coach Kelly coached middle school baseball at his previous school. He is currently a member of the Prep's Classics
Department.
