Boys Baseball State Final Qualifier 1997-98 

 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) (36-4)

 School Information
Name: Oak Park and River Forest High School
City: Oak Park
City Population: 67,279 (Oak Park: 54,887; River Forest: 12,392)
County: Cook
Enrollment: 2715
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: Orange/Blue
Conference: West Suburban Silver
Superintendent: Dr. Donald A. Offermann
Principal: Albert Sye
Athletic Director: Sandy Abbinanti
Head Coach: Jack Kaiser
Assistant Coaches: Dick Trout, Larry Gray

Last Year's Advancement: Lost to LaGrange (Lyons), 4-3, in Sectional Semifinal

 Roster

No.  Name                     B  T  Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  3  Larry Gray               Asst. Coach 
  5  Dick Trout               Asst. Coach 
 20  Jack Kaiser              Head Coach  
  6  Ryan Gates               R  R  3B     5-11       17  Jr.
  7  Adam Lopez               R  R  OF     5-11       16  So.
  8  Max Levin                R  R  SS     5-11       17  Jr.
  9  Arthur Pero              R  R  OF     5-11       18  Jr.
 11  Mike Coglianese          R  L  OF     5-10       17  Jr.
 12  Scott Legan              R  R  2B     6-0        18  Sr.
 13  Graham Worley-Hood       R  R  2B     6-2        17  Jr.
 14  Blake Whealy             R  R  SS     5-10       18  Sr.
 15  Mike Alkaraki            R  R  OF     5-11       17  Jr.
 16  Jonah Ansell             R  R  P      6-1        17  Jr.
 17  Sean O'Neil              R  R  P      6-4        17  Jr.
 18  Sam Elsener              R  R  C      6-2        17  Jr.
 19  Chris Perrino            L  L  1B/P   6-1        18  Sr.
 21  Andy Hoffman             R  R  P      5-11       18  Sr.
 22  Andy Ralston             R  R  C      6-2        18  Sr.
 23  Gabe Schabb              R  R  1B/DH  6-2        17  Jr.
 24  Matt Yeisley             R  R  OF     6-4        18  Sr.
 25  Ryan Kalita              R  R  P      6-1        17  Jr.
 26  Mark Harding             L  L  1B/P   6-2        17  Jr.
 28  Pete Wolf                R  R  C      6-0        16  So.
 29  Vasili Spanos            R  R  3B     6-0        17  Jr.
 30  Justin Olson             R  R  P/OF   6-2        18  Sr.
     Team Totals                                             
 Statistics
BATTING Name G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B 3B HR Mike Alkaraki 6 7 2 1 0 .143 0 0 0 Jonah Ansell 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Coglianese 40 103 30 32 9 .311 2 0 0 Sam Elsener 8 12 0 2 0 .167 0 0 0 Ryan Gates 5 5 0 1 1 .200 0 0 0 Mark Harding 4 2 0 1 2 .500 1 0 0 Andy Hoffman 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ryan Kalita 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scott Legan 40 125 40 47 32 .376 8 2 2 Max Levin 9 4 3 2 3 .500 0 0 0 Adam Lopez 30 46 8 12 7 .261 2 0 0 Sean O'Neil 11 3 0 1 1 .333 0 0 0 Justin Olson 31 76 16 31 23 .408 6 1 1 Arthur Pero 15 5 8 3 1 .600 0 0 0 Chris Perrino 39 91 20 26 20 .286 2 0 4 Andy Ralston 40 130 29 53 49 .408 12 1 3 Gabe Schabb 38 108 21 33 27 .306 7 0 4 Vasili Spanos 40 124 39 56 52 .452 16 7 3 Blake Whealy 39 111 66 63 38 .568 12 1 12 Graham Worley-Hood 13 20 5 6 4 .300 1 0 0 Matt Yeisley 39 111 27 30 15 .270 0 0 0 Team Totals 40 1084 317 400 284 .369 69 12 29 PITCHING Name W-L G IP H ER BB SO ERA Jonah Ansell 2-1 8 24.0 25 10 13 14 2.92 Andy Hoffman 10-0 12 67.1 58 19 20 72 1.98 Ryan Kalita 3-1 7 27.0 23 9 12 34 2.33 Sean O'Neil 10-1 11 60.2 60 19 20 71 2.19 Justin Olson 7-0 9 49.2 40 12 24 65 1.69 Chris Perrino 4-1 11 28.1 22 10 6 30 2.47 Team Totals 36-4 40 263.0 228 79 95 286 2.10
 Scores
Date Opponent W/LRuns Opp 3/31 Lombard (Glenbard East) W 11 5 4/2 Barrington W 7 1 4/3 Schaumburg W 1 0 4/3 Glenview (Glenbrook South) L 2 5 4/4 Naperville (Central) W 4 3 4/4 Naperville (Central) L 3 4 4/6 Joliet (Twp.) L 2 5 4/11 Villa Park (Willowbrook) W 4 0 4/11 Villa Park (Willowbrook) W 10 5 4/14 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) W 8 1 4/15 LaGrange (Lyons) W 4 1 4/17 Elmhurst (York) W 5 0 4/18 Addison (A. Trail) W 8 5 4/18 Addison (A. Trail) W 11 5 4/22 Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) W 6 5 4/23 Downers Grove (North) W 27 5 4/24 Hinsdale (Central) W 10 7 4/25 Northlake (Leyden) W 13 0 4/25 Northlake (Leyden) W 9 1 4/28 Hillside (Proviso West) W 10 0 4/30 Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) L 3 6 5/2 Maywood (Proviso East) W 10 1 5/2 Maywood (Proviso East) W 20 0 5/9 Downers Grove (South) W 8 1 5/9 Downers Grove (South) W 9 7 5/12 Elmhurst (York) W 9 1 5/13 LaGrange (Lyons) W 6 3 5/14 Hinsdale (Central) W 3 0 5/15 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) W 12 2 5/16 Darien (Hinsdale South) W 5 0 5/16 Darien (Hinsdale South) W 9 4 5/19 Downers Grove (North) W 8 1 5/22 Hillside (Proviso West) W 9 8 5/23 Gurnee (Warren) W 11 3 5/23 Gurnee (Warren) W 7 1 Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) Regional *5/28 Elmwood Park W 10 0 *5/30 Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) W 5 3 *6/1 Riverside (R.-Brookfield) W 11 6 Skokie (Niles West) Sectional *6/6 Lincolnshire (Stevenson) W 6 3 *6/8 Winnetka (New Trier) W 3 1
 Head Coach Jack Kaiser
Year W-L 1953-67166-126-3 1968-7035-26 1981 30-4 (1) 1982-8338-21-2 1984 30-8 1985 35-4 1986 31-11 1987-8986-28 1990 30-7 (3) 1991 35-7 (3) 1992-9489-25-1 1995 32-11 (3) 1996 34-6 1997 24-14 1998 36-4 School Years No. W-L At Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 1953-98 46 865-407-6 Total 46 865-407-6
For Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.