Chito Martinez

Reyenaldo "Chito" Martinez ('84) played 158 games with the Baltimore Orioles from 1991-1993.

• The native of Belize, British Honduras, was drafted in the sixth round of the 1984 ML draft by the Kansas City Royals.
• After six years in the minors, he hit .322 with 20 HR at Rochester, Baltimore's AAA International League affiiliate, in 1991. That earned a promotion to the parent club that year.
• He played in 67 games as DH-OF for the Black and Orange. He batted .269 with 13 HR and 33 RBI.
• He played the entire '92 season in an Orioles uniform, hitting .268 with 5 HR and 25 RBI.
• He began the '93 season as an Oriole but was farmed out after only 8 games. He finished that season and then played two more but never returned to the majors.

A humorous incident in one of Chito's last ML games – humorous to everyone but Oriole manager Johnny Oates – may have contributed to his demotion.

• The bizarre play occurred on April 17, 1993, in the 8th inning with one out against the California Angels at Camden Yards.
• Trailing 6-5, the Orioles had the bases loaded with Jeff Tackett on 3rd, Brady Anderson on 2nd, and Martinez on 1st after being intentionally walked as a pinch hitter.
• The next batter, Mike Devereaux, smacked a sinking liner that was trapped by CF Chad Curtis. Tackett, thinking the ball would be caught, returned to 3rd.
• In the meantime, Anderson took off and joined Tackett on the bag.
• Martinez, running all the way, chugged around second and crashed the party at the hot corner.
• Angels' C John Orton took the throw in from Curtis, ran to 3B, and tagged all three Orioles. Tackett was forced out (Orton could have just touched the plate to put him out). Anderson, who was entitled to third, was safe. So Martinez became the third out to end a promising rally. The Angels won the game, 7-5.

The blunder turned out to be Martinez's last time on base in the majors.

The 1978 Crusader JV football team won the District Championship with an undefeated record.

• The season began with non-district victories over East Jefferson, 14-6, and Bonnabel in a shutout.
• The only loss of the season came to Ehret, 14-8.
• The Saders were unstoppable in district, walloping De La Salle 38-0 before stifling Jesuit and Chalmette by identical 6-0 scores.
• Rummel fell 12-0 for the third straight shutout before Shaw scored the only district tally against BM but lost 16-6.
• The O was led by QB Mike Calogero, HB Benny Burst, and FB Marlon Yarbrough.
• The line was anchored by T Mike Carrou and Al Giraud, G Mike Lombardino, and TE Jean Robert, who played both ways.
• Defensive stalwarts included DT Eddie Jacobs, DT-E Mike Carrone, LB Jay Pittman, LB Tommy Priestly, and DB David Stechmann.

• 1970 at Alexandria
  • Brother Martin 76 Bastrop 67
  • Brother Martin 72 Captain Shreve 56 (OT)
• 1971 at Alexandria
  • Brother Martin 65 McKinley 49
  • Brother Martin 65 Woodlawn 62
• 1973 at Alexandria
  • Bastrop 54 Brother Martin 52
• 1974 at Alexandria
  • Brother Martin 63 Captain Shreve 56
  • Brother Martin 67 Holy Cross 56
• 1983 at Baton Rouge
  • Neville 72 Brother Martin 68
    
• 2003 at Lafayette
• Brother Martin 65 Denham Springs 60
• Woodlawn (BR) 80 St. Aloysius 63
• 2004 at Lafayette
  • Brother Martin 57 Sulphur 56
  • Brother Martin 48 St. Augustine 47
• 2005 at Lafayette
  • Brother Martin 86 Airline 71
  • Brother Martin 86 Thibodaux 70
• 2009 at Lafayette
  • Brother Martin 68 Hammond 66
  • Brother Martin 55 Scotlandville 54

This picture was taken at the 1990 game against Shaw at West Jefferson Stadium. Identify the coach in the picture.