Coach Torricelli is a 1986 graduate of Springfield High school. Steve went on to play at Eastern Illinois University making the team as a walk on pitcher in the fall of '86 for Coach Tom McDevitt. During his sophomore year he earned a partial scholarship as a member of the panthers pitching staff. After two years on the roster he then switched gears to join the coaching staff as a student assistant coach for Dan Callahan. Coach “Cal” was the head coach at SHS in 1984 and 1985. After 5 seasons coaching at EIU Steve began teaching and coaching football and baseball at Taylorville High School.
In the fall of 1999 Coach “Tor” became the head coach of Springfield College in Illinois. In 2003 and 2008 he was selected as Conference Coach of the year for the Midwest Athletic Conference and in 2007 and 2008 he was voted Regional Coach of the year for region 24. In 2012 SCI was converted into Benedictine University at Springfield playing as a member of the NAIA in the American Midwest Conference. During his time as a head coach he has had over 100 players earn academic all-conference; he coached over 50 players who earned all-conference. He was fortunate enough to coach 10 prestigious Academic All Americans and another 17 Academic All Americans. He had two players earn All American status and has one player selected as a MLB draft pick.
Steve and his wife Gina are the parents of Lauren Blakeman and Olivia Torricelli.
