Lockport 7, Belleville 0 ( 2nd no hitter of the day)

Play-By-Play

Umpires:
Plate: Charles Graber, Naperville
1st base: Drew Fowler, Tinley Park
3rd base: Jeffrey Carr, Rockford
Game time: 6:17 pm
Weather: Overcast 61 degrees
Wind: NE 15-20

Lockport 1st: Greg Blaesing flies to center (1 out). Ken Tondini strikes out swinging (2 outs). Jeff Blaesing laces a single to center. Vince Serafini flies to right (3 outs). 0 - 1 - 0 - 1

Belleville West 1st: Bryan Swift strikes out swinging (1 out). Ryan Davinroy bounces out 6-3 (2 outs). Tim Eisele flies to left (3 outs). 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

Lockport 2nd: Scott Lesniak smashes a single past the 3rd baseman. Todd Walters bounces out 4-3; Lesniak to 2nd (1 out). Matt Serafini lifted a fly ball to right; Lesniak tags and moves to 3rd (2 outs). Lesniak scores on a wild pitch. Jeff Stanek doubles down the left field line. Dave Simmons walks. G. Blaesing grounds out 4 unassisted (3 outs). 1 - 2 - 0 - 2

Belleville West 2nd: Ben Wanless pops out foul to 1st (1 out). Justin Wondolowski walks. Adam Vance
strikes out swinging (2 outs). John Stier flies out to right (3 outs). 0 - 0 - 0 - 1

Lockport 3rd: Tondini strikes out swinging (1 out). J. Blaesing flies out to right (2 outs). V. Serafini bounces out 5-3 (3 outs). 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

Belleville West 3rd: Matt Poirot strikes out swinging (1 out). Matt Barriger strikes out looking (2 outs). Swift bounces out 5-3 (3 outs). 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

Lockport 4th: Lesniak rolls a ball through the 2nd baseman's legs (error Swift). Walters triples into the left field corner scoring Lesniak. M. Serafini singles to center driving in Walters. Stanek is hit by a pitch forcing M. Serafini to 2nd. Simmons bunts for a single to load the bases. G. Blaesing singles past a drawn in infield driving in M. Serafini and Stanek. Tondini reaches on a fielders choice 3-2; G. Blaesing to 2nd (1 out). {Belleville West defensive changes: David Miller enters for Wondolowski to pitch} Tondini is picked off 1st 2-3-4 with G. Blaesing to 3rd (2 outs). J. Blaesing strikes out looking (3 outs). 4 - 4 - 1 - 1

Belleville West 4th: Davinroy pops out to 1st (1 out). Eisele walks. Wanless bounces into a 6-4 fielders choice with the throw to 1st sailing into the stands (error Simmons); Wanless to 2nd (2 outs). Miller strikes out swinging (3 outs). 0 - 0 - 1 - 1

Lockport 5th: V. Serafini rolls an infield hit to 3rd. Lesniak lines a single to right; V. Serafini to 2nd. Walters sacrifice bunts 1-4; both runners advance (1 out). M. Serafini lifts a sacrifice fly to center scoring V. Serafini from 3rd (2 outs). Stanek strikes out swinging (3 outs). 1 - 2 - 0 - 1

Belleville West 5th: Vance strikes out swinging (1 out). Stier grounds out 1-3 (2 outs). Poirot bounces out 4-3 (3 outs). 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

Lockport 6th: Simmons bounces out 4-3 (1 out). G. Blaesing rolls out 6-3 (2 outs) Tondini singles past 3rd. J. Blaesing grounds out 6-3 (3 outs). 0 - 1 - 0 - 1

Belleville West 6th: Barriger strikes out swinging (1 out). Swift strikes out 2-3 (2 outs). Davinroy is robbed on a smash to the 3rd baseman 5-3 (3 outs). 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

Lockport 7th: {Belleville West defensive changes: Jon Carpenter enter for Miller to pitch}. V. Serafini slaps a single past the shortstop. Lesniak drives a triple to right center scoring V. Serafini. Walters grounds into a 5-2-6 fielders choice; Walters to 2nd (1 out). M. Serafini walks; Pete Domenico pinch runs at 1st. Both runners advance on a wild pitch. Stanek strikes out looking (2 outs). Simmons grounds out 5-3 (3 outs). 1 - 2 - 0 - 2

Belleville West 7th: Brownfield enter to hit and pops out to 2nd (1 out). Nick Shea pinch hits for Wanless and walks. Wondolowski re-enters to hit and bounces into a 6-3 double play (3 outs). 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

Jeff Blaesing throws the 2nd no-hitter of the day. Jeff walked 3 batters to break up his perfect game. Earlier in the day, Mike Nall pitched a 3-0 no-hitter for Schaumburg. Before today, the last Class AA no-hitter in the state finals was by Pat McKune of Oak Park-River Forest in 1981.

FINAL SCORE
Lockport 7 - 12 - 1 - 8
Belleville West 0 - 0 - 1 - 2

Game ends: 8:01
Time of the game: 1 hr 54 min


Box Score


1997 IHSA Class AA Boys Baseball Tournament
Quarterfinal Game #4

Home

Belleville West ( 0 )      AB   R   H RBI
Bryan Swift, 2b             3   0   0   0
Ryan Davinroy, 3b           3   0   0   0
Tim Eisele, dh              1   0   0   0
Nick Brownfield, rf         1   0   0   0
Ben Wanless, cf             2   0   0   0
Adam Shea                   0   0   0   0
Justin Wondolowski, p       1   0   0   0
David Miller                1   0   0   0
Adam Vance, ss              2   0   0   0
John Stier, c               2   0   0   0
Matt Poirot, 1b             2   0   0   0
Matt Barriger, lf           2   0   0   0
Totals                     20   0   0   0
  
E --1
2B --
3B --
HR --
SB --
CS --
SF --
SH --
DP --
LOB -- 1
PO-A --21-9
  
Visitors
Lockport ( 7 )             AB   R   H RBI
Gregf Blaesing, lf          4   0   1   2
Ken Tondini, ss             4   0   1   0
Jeff Blaesing, p            4   0   1   0
Vince Serafini, 1b          4   2   2   0
Scott Lesniak, sc           4   2   3   1
Todd Walters, 3b            3   1   1   1
Matt Serafini, c            2   1   1   2
PeteDomenico                0   0   0   0
Jeff Stanek, dh             3   1   1   0
Steve Rowe, rf              0   0   0   0
Dave Simmons, 2b            3   0   1   0
Totals                     31   7  12   6
  
E --1
2B --Staneck,
3B --Walters, Lesniak
HR -- 0
SB --0
CS --0
SF -- 1
SH -- 1
DP --1
LOB --8
PO-A --21-7
  
                                                  Pitching Summary
Home
Belleville (West) ( 0 )       IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO
Justin Wondolowski           3.1   7   5   4   1   2
Dave Miller                  2.2   3   1   1   0   2
John Carpenter                 1   1   1   1   1   1
WP-- 2
PB--0
HBP--1
Balk--0
Visitors
Lockport ( 7 )                IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO
Jeff Blaesing                  7   0   0   0   3   8
  
WP --0
PB --0
HBP --0
Balk --0
  
Score By Innings          1 2 3 4 5 6 7   Totals
Visitors: Lockport        0 1 0 4 1 0 1    7
Home: Belleville West     0 0 0 0 0 0 0    0
  
Umpires:
Plate:  Charles Graber, Naperville
1st base:                Drew Fowler, Tinley Park
3rd base:                Jeffrey Carr, Rockford
  
Time -- 1 hr 54 min
Attendance --  900
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Notes & Quotes


Quotes and Notes

Losing Coach, Chuck Hasenstab, Belleville West, "We got beat by a great team today. and a great pitcher. He's the best we have seen all year. We just could not catch up all night. We were never in the game. He was in control and their hitter were aggressive. They looked like a state champion to me."


Winning Coach, Jim Hall, Lockport, "I've got to give credit to our trainer (Joe Cunnane) for working with Jeff to get him ready for tonight's game. Jeff wanted the ball. He could not wait. When I told him he was pitching, he said 'I'm ready!' "


Jeff Blaesing throws the 2nd no-hitter of the day. Jeff walked 3 batters (striking out 8) to break up his perfect game. Earlier in the day, Mike Nall pitched a 3-0 no-hitter for Schaumburg. Before today, the last Class AA no-hitter in the state finals was by Pat McKune of Oak Park-River Forest in 1981.

Winning Pitcher, Jeff Blaesing, "I would not have been ready had it not been for Mr. Cunnane (trainer). My leg was a little tender at the plate but I was fine on the mound. I started thinking about the no-hitter after the 4 inning but no one else mentioned it. My best pitch was my high fastball. It was running and they were chasing it."