Bandit Diamond Notes: Congratulations to Bandit Ryan Femath on being named the n...

Congratulations to Bandit Ryan Femath on being named the new Head Baseball Coach at St. Edwards University on Friday June 16. Posted June 17, 2023
The honors continue to roll in as Tuesday April 4, 2023 Coach Larry Vucan was elected to the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame to go with his 2018 Induction into the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame. On Wednesday June 29, Coach Larry Vucan added the honor of being named 2022 High School National Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association and ATEC. Coach Vucan played for Coach Larry Hernandez as a 13-14 year old on his Hirby Pest Control team. El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2018 Honoree Larry Vucan took his Southlake Carroll Dragons to their 4th Class 6A Texas High School State Tournament appearance in 5 completed seasons of play winning their 3rd…
Bandits Connection to HS Final 4
The Bandits have connections to the El Paso teams that have reached the Texas High School Baseball Final 4:
Bandit Coach Mark Dillon played shortstop on the 1965 Austin High School Panthers Final 4 team
Bandit Coach Larry Hernandez coached 8 of the 9 hitters on the 1983 Burges High School Mustangs Final 4 team
Bandit Coach Mark Dillon coached Rocky Coppinger, Rey Herrera and many players in their offseason formative years leading to the 1992 Coronado High School Thunderbirds Final 4 team
Bandit Coach Mark Dillon coached Beto Romo and Omar Ferniza on a Bandits team before the pair became the two pitchers at the top of the rotation for the 2000 Riverside High School Rangers Final 4 team
Bandit Coach Larry Hernandez coached George Stoltz, Cory Falvey, Jessiray Navarratte and Bobby Mares on a Bandit squad before they occupied t…