Coach Basta is entering his 11th year coaching as an assistant with the varsity. He was also a varsity softball assistant coach that played in the 2022 Final Four. Sam is a 2004 graduate of Marquette and was a three year varsity player. He played on Marquette's first district championship team in 2002 while also being a member of the 2003 district championship team. The 2003 team went on to be the first Sectional winning team in program history as well. After graduating in 2004, Coach Basta was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles and spent five years in their minor league system. Sam previously coached with the St. Louis Redbirds/314 Sports Organization that is run by his brother EJ (a 2002 MHS grad). His wife Elizabeth works at Marquette and they have two children, Braxton & Blakleigh.
EJ BASTA
Varsity Assistant
2025 will be E.J. Basta's 1st year coaching baseball at Marquette. He is a 2002 alumni of Marquette High School and was a key contributor of the first district championship team in program history. E.J. was the 2002 Suburban West Conference Player of the Year, 1st team All State (2001 & 2002), and 1st team All Metro (2002). He played at STLCC, where he was a two time JUCO All American, before transferring to the University of South Alabama (D1, Sunbelt Conference). E.J. finished his collegiate career at a local NAIA powerhouse, Missouri Baptist University. Coach Basta went onto play in the Frontier Professional Baseball League (Gateway Grizzlies & Rockford Riverhawks) for 2.5 seasons. He currently owns the largest single location youth/high school baseball program in the U.S. which serves over 700 players from ages 7-18. He lives in West County with his GF Robyn Ware and 3 puppies (Kobe, Mookie, & Aspen). Coach Basta brings a wealth of coaching knowledge from youth, HS, and collegiate levels. He is looking forward to advancing the Marquette Baseball Program for years to come.
CHRIS WRIGHT
JV Head Coach
MARC OSTROWSKI
Freshmen Head Coach
2025 will be Marc Ostrowski's 7th year coaching baseball at Marquette and his 17th year coaching high school baseball. Prior to coaching at Marquette he coached at Hazelwood East High School and Kirkwood High School. He is also an assistant coach with the softball program. Coach Ostrowski earned his bachelor's degree from Benedictine University in 2005 and a master's degree in school administration from Maryville University in 2011. He also earned a master's degree in American Government from Ashland University in 2017. Coach O has been teaching social studies courses at Marquette since 2017. He and his wife, Nicole, have a son, Max and a daughter, Aubrey.
RYAN LUKACH
Assistant
Coach Lukach enters his first year in the Marquette Baseball Program. He is a valuable addition helping run the offseason weight room program as well assisting both the varsity & JV levels. He is a 2010 graduate of Hillsborough HS (NJ) where he was a two-way player for the Raiders. During his time at Boro he was a three year starter and two time team captain, winning 20 career games on the mound and collecting multiple accolades including All County, All Conference & All State honors. Ryan moved on to play Division 1 Baseball at the University of Hartford (CT) where he was a four year starter and three time team captain, collecting over 200 hits as well as earning various All Rookie, All Conference & All New England honors throughout his college career. His biggest accomplishment at Hartford was helpiing change the culture of a 6-43 team to go onto win 31 games just three seasons later. After graduation, Ryan has been in the strength & conditioning industry fror the past decade, most recently owning and operating his own facility in the St. Louis area following a move in 2020. Ryan and his wife Christy, along with their son Marshall, daughter Parker, and two labradors live close to MHS in Chesterfield.