Pat wire - head coach

Coach Wire was named varsity head coach in 2012.   Upon his selection, he became only the 4th head coach in the past 45 years and the 10th varsity head coach in the history of the program. He is a 1996 graduate of Cary-Grove High School, lettering in three sports.  He went on to play baseball and football at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater, Concordia University and Beloit College.

He teaches in the Social Studies department at BHS.

Coach Rife is a 1974 BHS graduate, winning All-Conference honors in both football and baseball. He played baseball at Murray State University (KY), and went on to graduate from Southern Illinois University.

He started teaching at BHS in 1989 in the Social Studies department until his retirement in 2015.  He continues to coach both baseball and boys’ golf at BHS.  In 2013, he was named Assistant Coach of the Year by the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association (IHBSCA).  In 2022, he was named  National High School Baseball Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year for the Upper Midwest Region.

Coach Gray is a 1997 graduate of Johnson Creek High School (WI), winning All-Area honors in three sports.  He played baseball and football at Beloit College and finished his baseball career at Concordia University (IL).  

He is currently the Director of Baseball/Softball Operations at the Fattfro Zone.  In 2014, he was named Head Coach for the Barrington American Legion Team.  He is also an assistant coach for the BHS football team. 

Coach McDonnell is a 2010 graduate of Barrington High School and earned all-area and all-conference honors during his tenure. He continued his baseball career at the University of Illinois and was part of two Big Ten championship teams. He was named the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 16 after throwing seven scoreless innings with a career-high 10 strikeouts and only two hits. 

He graduated from the University of Illinois with honors.

Following his senior year, Coach McDonnell was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 25th round in 2015. He played two seasons with their minor league affiliates. He later went on to play one season with the Schaumburg Boomers where he was part of the 2017 championship-winning team.