Wauconda’s Mascheri signed by Yankees

Rich Mascheri’s baseball season keeps getting better.

The Wauconda native, who signed with the Normal CornBelters after graduating from Western Illinois in May and in July was selected to play in the Frontier League all-star game, has signed with the New York Yankees.

Mascheri, a 5-foot-9½ left-hander, posted a 2.29 ERA with 10 saves in 26 appearances for the CornBelters.

He was assigned to the Yankees’ rookie team in the Gulf Coast League.

“We are very happy for Rich and he has been a great player for us this year,” CornBelters team president Steve Malliet said on the team’s website. “The Yankees are one of Major League Baseball’s cornerstone organizations, and he should be proud to be joining them.”