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Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) (32-3)


School Information

Name: Oak Park and River Forest High School
City: Oak Park
County: Cook
Classification Enrollment: 3220
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: Orange/Blue
Conference: West Suburban
Superintendent: Steven Isoye
Principal: Nate Rouse
Athletic Director: John Stelzer
Head Coach: Mel Kolbusz
Assistant Coaches: Gary Miller, Leah Carlin, Jennifer Stinich, J.P. Coughlin
Athletic Trainer: Shannon Wyatt
Captains: Taylor Arends, Nina Steele
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Carol Stream (Glenbard North), 4-0, in Super-Sectional

Roster

  
No. Name B T Pos. Ht. Yr.
1 Ireland Flannery R R OF 5-1 Jr.
5 Ellie Ziegler R R OF-IF 5-10 Jr.
6 Sydney Babbington R R C 5-7 So.
7 Hannah Hassan R R OF 5-9 Jr.
8 Sofie Pedersen R R OF 5-6 Sr.
10 Mackenzie Powell R R IF-OF 5-7 Sr.
12 Samantha Linde L R OF 5-7 Jr.
13 Caitlyn Santiago R R 1B 5-8 Jr.
14 Chardonnay Harris L L P 5-11 So.
16 Taylor Arends R R SS 5-8 Sr.
18 Nina Steele L R 3B 5-9 Sr.
19 Maeve Nelson R R 2B 5-10 Fr.
21 Emily Richardson R R P 5-11 Jr.
22 Katie O'Shea L R OF-C 5-6 So.
23 Mariah Scott R R IF-C 5-6 So.
24 Sandy Cox R R C 5-8 Jr.

Statistics

BATTING
  
Name G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B 3B HR
Taylor Arends 34 123 40 43 30 .350 3 3 3
Sydney Babbington 31 69 19 28 15 .406 3 0 2
Sandy Cox 18 34 9 13 4 .382 3 0 0
Ireland Flannery 32 50 24 14 7 .280 2 1 0
Chardonnay Harris 24 79 11 41 32 .519 5 2 2
Hannah Hassan 17 25 13 9 6 .360 3 0 0
Samantha Linde 35 133 44 57 21 .429 2 1 1
Maeve Nelson 35 115 56 60 36 .522 15 4 4
Katie O'Shea 2 0 0 0 0   0 0 0
Sofie Pedersen 19 26 7 7 2 .269 1 0 0
Mackenzie Powell 24 36 17 13 8 .361 1 1 1
Emily Richardson 25 74 11 30 33 .405 6 0 6
Caitlyn Santiago 34 101 38 40 38 .396 11 0 4
Mariah Scott 1 0 0 0 0   0 0 0
Nina Steele 34 103 37 37 28 .359 3 1 0
Ellie Ziegler 35 117 35 46 39 .393 7 1 7
PITCHING
Name G W-L IP H ER BB SO ERA
Chardonnay Harris 22 18-2 114.1 68 25 18 172 1.53
Emily Richardson 20 14-1 104.2 84 22 27 98 1.47

Scores

Date Opponent W/L Own Opp
3/21 LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) W 14 2
3/21 Plainfield (South) W 4 0
3/30 Roselle (Lake Park) W 6 3
3/30 Roselle (Lake Park) W 16 0
3/31 Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) W 12 2
4/6 Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) W 14 0
4/8 Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) W 15 9
4/11 Carol Stream (Glenbard North) W 6 2
4/11 Carol Stream (Glenbard North) W 10 3
4/13 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) W 10 0
4/17 Chicago (Resurrection) W 14 1
4/21 Hillside (Proviso West) W 13 0
4/22 Downers Grove (North) W 4 3
4/24 Oak Lawn (Richards) W 11 0
4/27 Hinsdale (Central) W 7 2
4/29 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) W 11 1
5/1 LaGrange (Lyons) W 15 0
5/4 Elmhurst (York) L 3 7
5/6 Hillside (Proviso West) W 14 2
5/7 River Forest (Trinity) W 13 4
5/12 Downers Grove (North) L 7 8
5/13 Hinsdale (Central) W 17 7
5/14 Oak Park (Fenwick) W 5 0
5/15 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) W 11 2
5/16 Riverside (R.-Brookfield) W 15 0
5/18 LaGrange (Lyons) W 2 0
5/19 Park Ridge (Maine South) W 9 0
5/20 Elmhurst (York) W 10 0
5/21 Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep) W 11 0
5/23 Plainfield (Central) L 5 14
Des Plaines (Maine West) Regional
5/28 Park Ridge (Maine East) W 10 0
5/30 Des Plaines (Maine West) W 11 0
Skokie (Niles West) Sectional
6/3 Skokie (Niles North) W 12 3
6/6 Elmhurst (York) W 9 6
Rosemont (Rosemont Stadium) Super-Sectional
6/8 St. Charles (North) W 14 7

Head Coach Mel Kolbusz

  
Year W-L
Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
1993 33-5
1994 30-3
1995 29-8
1996 27-7
1997 21-15
1998 18-17
1999 29-8
2000 31-7
2001 35-2
2002 33-2-1
2003 36-6 (3rd)
2004 35-7 (2nd)
2005 35-6 (1st)
2006 31-5-1
2007 33-7
2008 29-9
2009 27-8
2010 21-17
2011 11-22
2012 19-18
2013 16-16
2014 27-10
2015 31-3
23 yrs. 637-208-2

Tournament History

1991-AA     0    1  0-1 (27-5)     DNP  Sandy Abbinanti
       L    0    1  East Moline (United)
1993-AA     2    3  0-1 (33-5)     DNP  Mel Kolbusz
       L    2    3  Barrington
1995-AA     1    2  0-1 (29-8)     DNP  Mel Kolbusz
       L    1    2  Morton
2000-AA     2    6  0-1 (31-7)     DNP  Mel Kolbusz
       L    2    6  Moline (H.S.)
2002-AA     0    1  0-1 (33-2-1)   DNP  Mel Kolbusz
       L    0    1  Orland Park (Sandburg)
2003-AA     4    0  2-1 (36-6)     3rd  Mel Kolbusz
       W    4    1  Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South)
       L    3    6  Roselle (Lake Park) (8 inn.)
       W    4    0  East Moline (United)
2004-AA     6    8  2-1 (35-7)     2nd  Mel Kolbusz
       W    6    0  Rockton (Hononegah)
       W    1    0  Belleville (East) (8 inn.)
       L    6    8  Lockport (Twp.)
2005-AA     4    1  3-0 (35-6)     1st  Mel Kolbusz
       W    5    3  Machesney Park (Harlem)
       W    4    1  Roselle (Lake Park)
       W    4    1  Moline (H.S.) (11 inn.)
2006-AA     1    2  0-1 (31-5-1)   DNP  Mel Kolbusz
       L    1    2  Winnetka (New Trier)
2007-AA     0    1  0-1 (33-7)     DNP  Mel Kolbusz
       L    0    1  Edwardsville (H.S.)