Mattoon "Green Wave" 4 Rock Island "Rocks" 5 (winner)

Play-By-Play

1997 IHSA Class AA Boys Baseball Tournament
June 13-14, 1997
Elfstrom Stadium, Geneva

3rd Place Game #7

VisitorsMattoon "Green Wave"(30-11)Coach Mark Jackley (8th Yr. 181-70) vs. HomeRock Island "Rocks"(25-8)Coach Gary Bender (13th Yr. 276-134

Umpires:
Home plate: Thomas W. Stemquist
1st Base: Russell D. Howard, Glen Ellyn
2nd Base: Edward Formanski, Elmwood Park
3rd Base: Jeffrey W. Carr, Rockford
Right Field Line: Drew Fowler, Tinley Park
Left Field Line: Charles Graber, Naperville

Mattoon 1st: Matt Ruff flies to center (1 out). Kevin Wilson grounds out 5-3 (2 outs). Jason Kessler bounces out 6-3 (3 outs). [3 total pitches] 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

Rock Island 1st: J.J. Tubbs rolls a base hit up the middle. Tubbs steals 2nd base. Scott Deopere walks; on ball 4, a wild pitch advances Tubbs to 3rd; Tubbs is out 2-1 trying to score with Deopere moving to 2nd. Bobby Vanhoorebeck flies out to left (2 outs). Corey Jager walks. Heith Gadient flies out to the right field warning track (3 outs). 0 - 1 - 0 - 2

Mattoon 2nd: Nathan Hamilton rolls out 4-3 (1 out). Curtis Bergfeld walks. Adam Diepholz rolls into a 1-6-3 double play (3 outs). 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

Rock Island 2nd: Steve Strickler walks. Jason Morelock singles to center and the ball skips past the center fielder (Hamilton) moving Strickler to 3rd and Morelock to 2nd. Strickler is retired on a failed squeeze bunt 2-5; Morelock to 3rd (1 out). Justin Carter single to right field to plate Morelock. Bryce Palar reaches on a 4-6 fielders choice (2 outs). Tubbs walks forcing Carter to 2nd. Deopere walks to load the bases. Vanhoorebeck walks to force in Palar. Jager strikes out swinging on a 3-2 pitch (3 outs). 2 - 2 - 1 - 3

Mattoon 3rd: Ryan Peterson grounds out 4-3 (1 out). Pat Key strikes out swinging (2 outs). Greg Wilson strikes out looking (3 outs). 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

Rock Island 3rd: Gadient grounds out 3 unassisted (1 out). Strickler flies out to center (2 outs). Morelock walks. Carter pops out foul to the catcher (3 outs). 0 - 0 - 0 - 1

Mattoon 4th: Ruff pops out foul to 1st (1 out). K. Wilson bunts out 1-3 (2 outs). Kessler laces a single up the middle and advances to 2nd on a fielding error (Strickler). Hamilton doubles down the right field chalk line plating Kessler. Bergfeld drives home Hamilton on a bad hop single over the 2nd baseman's shoulder. Diepholz rolls out 4-3 (23 outs). 2 - 3 - 1 - 1

Rock Island 4th: Palar bounces out 4-3 (1 out). Tubbs flies out to a sliding right fielder (2 outs). Deopere walks. Vanhoorebeck rolls a seeing-eye hit and run single through the right side; Deopere to 3rd. Deopere and Vanhoorebeck steal 2nd and home respectively. Jager pops out foul to 3rd (3 outs). 1 - 1 - 0 - 1

Mattoon 5th: {Defensive change for Rock Island Belby replaces Palar in right} Peterson flies out to center (1 out). Key rolls out 4-3 (2 outs). G. Wilson foul flies out to right (3 outs). 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

Rock Island 5th: {Defensive change for Mattoon: Jason Bryant replaces Drake to pitch} Gadient flies to left (1 out). Strickler singles to left. Strickler steals 2nd. Morelock bounces out 5-3 ( 2outs). Strickler moves to 3rd on a wild pitch and scores on an errant throw to 3rd (error Kessler). Carter singles through the left side. Carter advances to 2nd on a balk. Belby single to right plating Carter; Belby advances to 2nd on the throw home and to 3rd when the throw sails over the catcher's head (error Diepholz). Tubbs flies out to right (3 outs). 2 - 3 - 2 - 1

Mattoon 6th: Ruff flies to deep center (1 out). K. Wilson lines a single to center. Kessler reaches on a fielder choice 4-6 on a great diving stop by the 2nd baseman (Deopere) (2 outs). Hamilton bounces out 5-3 (3 outs). 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
Rock Island 6th: Marco Leone pinch hits for Deopere and foul pops out to the catcher (1 out). Vanhoorebeck pops out to the pitcher ( 2outs). Jager reaches on a fielding error (K. Wilson). James Gasper pinch runs for Jager. Greg Busch, pinch hitting for Gadient, singles to center; Gasper to 2nd. Tony Montz, pinch hitting for Strickler, strikes out swinging (3 outs). 0 - 1 - 1 - 2

Mattoon 7th: Bergfeld rolls a single through the left side. Bergfeld advances on a wild pitch. Diepholz walks. {Defensive change for Rock Island: Bryce Palar re-enter to pitch, Carter to right} Peterson lines to left (1 out). Key pops out to short (2 outs). G. Wilson is hit by a pitch to load the bases. Ruff singles on a 3-2 pitch to score Bergfeld and Diepholz. K. Wilson flies to left (3 outs). 2 - 2 - 0 - 2


FINAL SCORE
Mattoon 4 - 6 - 4 - 4
Rock Island 5 - 8 - 1 - 9

Game time: 3:03 pm
Weather: 70
Wind: NE 12mph


Game ends: 5:02 pm
Time of the game: 1hr. 59min.


Box Score


1997 IHSA Class AA Boys Baseball Tournament
3rd Place Game #7

Visitor

Mattoon ( 4 )              AB   R   H RBI
Matt Ruff, rf               4   0   1   2
Kevin Wilson, 3b            4   0   1   0
Jason Kessler, c            3   1   1   0
Nathan Hamilton, cf         3   1   1   1
Curtis Bergfeld, DH         2   1   2   1
Jeff Drake, 2b              0   0   0   0
Adam Diepholz, p            2   1   0   0
Ryan Peterson, lf           3   0   0   0
Pat Key, 1b                 3   0   0   0
Greg Wison, ss              2   0   0   0
Totals                     26   4   6   4
  
E --3
2B --Hamilton
3B --0
HR -- 0
SB --0
CS --0
SF --0
SH -- 0
DP --0
LOB --4
PO-A --18-6
  
Home
Rock Island ( 5 )          AB   R   H RBI
J.J. Tubbs, ss              3   0   1   0
Scott Deopere, 2b           0   1   0   0
Marco Leone, ph             1   0   0   0
Bobby Vanhoorebeck, lf      3   0   1   2
Corey Jager, c              3   0   0   0
James Casper,pr             0   0   0   0
Heith Gadient, 1b           3   0   0   0
Greg Dusch, ph              1   0   1   0
Steve Strickler, cf         2   1   1   0
Tonty Montz, ph             1   0   0   0
Jason Morelock, 3b          2   1   1   0
Justin Carter, DH           3   1   2   2
Brett Hiner, p              0   0   0   0
Bryce Palar, rf             2   1   0   0
Ian Belby, rf               1   0   1   1
Totals                     25   5   8   5
  
E --2
2B --0
3B --0
HR -- 0
SB --Deopere, Vanhoorebeck,Stricker
CS --0
SF -- 0
SH -- 0
DP --1
LOB --10
PO-A --21-12
  
                                                  Pitching Summary
Visitors
Mattoon                       IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO
Diepholz                       4   4   3   3   8   1
Bryant                         2   4   2   2   0   1
  
WP --Diepholz (2) Bryant (1)
PB --0
HBP --0
Balk --Bryant
  
Home
Rock Island                   IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO
Hiner                          6   5   4   4   2   2
Palar                          1   1   0   0   0   0
WP --Hiner (1)
PB --0
HBP --Palar (1)
Balk --0
  
Score By Innings          1 2 3 4 5 6 7    Totals
Visitor: Mattoon          0 0 0 2 0 0 2     4 6 3
Home: Rock Island         0 2 0 1 2 0       5 8 2
  
Umpires:
Home plate:  Thomas W. Stemquist
1st Base:  Russell D. Howard, Glen Ellyn
2nd Base:  Edward Formanski, Elmwood Park
3rd Base:  Jeffrey W. Carr, Rockford
Right Field Line:  Drew Fowler, Tinley Park
Left Field Line:  Charles Graber, Naperville
  
Time -- 1hr. 59min.
Attendance -- 650
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Notes & Quotes

Quotes and Notes
Losing Coach, Mark Jackley , Mattoon "I'm really proud of our kids. They played hard and never gave up. We had a great tournament especially considering the wins over Chatham and New Trier. At the beginning of the season, I never would hav e dreamed that we would go this far. "


Winning Coach, Gary Bender, Rock Island "That was a freshman that we had pitching there at the end. You never know what is going to happen with a freshman. We really badly wanted to bring back the 3rd place trophy to the Quad-cities. I've got a great bunch of seniors and they really played their hearts out. We will look forward to bringing some of these younger kids back for another trip."