Rock Island (Alleman) 3, Stanford (Olympia) 2.
Play-By-Play
1997 IHSA Class A Boys Baseball Tournament
June 6-7, 1997
Lanphier Park, Springfield
Quarterfinal Game #1
VisitorsRock Island (Alleman) Pioneers(26-6)Coach Bob DeDoncker (4th Yr. 83-44-1) vs. HomeStanford (Olympia) Spartans"(22-12)Coach Ron Smith (6th Yr.93-84)
Umpires:Plate- Kevin McMurray, Willow Springs, IL
1st- Doug Elledge, New Canton, IL
3rd- Bradly Stearns, Springfield, IL
Game time: 11:43a.m
Weather: Overcast, Rain stopped, Outfield wet but no standing water
Wind: 0
Rock Island (Alleman) 1st: Dustin Harksen strikes out swinging, 1 out; Nate Frommelt strikes out looking, 2 out; Jake Nelson lines out to 2nd.
0-0-0-0
Stanford (Olympia) 1st:Jesse Birky pops to short RF, 2nd baseman drops ball reaches on E-4; Nathan Sheldon executes the hit and run with Birkey running, Birkey to third, single to RF; Willie Brooks ground out 5-3, Birkey scores, Sheldon to 2nd, RBI, 0 out; Tim Doehrmann ground to first, 3U, Sheldon to 3rd, 2 out; Andy Wheet grounds out 6-3. 1-1-1-1
Rock Island (Alleman)2nd: Bill Healy grounds out 5-3, 1 out; Ryan Wood walks; Justin Hubbs bunts inf front of plate, throw to second gets Woods, 2-6 FC, 1 out; Jake Smithers fans.
0-0-0-1
Stanford(Olympia)2nd: Theron Yates chops ball up the middle thrown out 6-3, 1 out; Greg Leesman called out on strikes, 2out; Justin Allen fans.
0-0-0-0
Rock Island(Alleman) 3rd: Pat Martinez grounds out 4-3, 1 out; Kevin Hawkins grounds out 4-3, 2 out; Dustin Harksen lines single to RF'; Nate Frommelt singles to CF, Harksen to 3rd; Jake Nelson fans.
0-2-0-2
Stanford(Olympia) 3rd: Brian Yoder flies out to RF, 1 out; Jesse Birky singles up the middle; Nathan Sheldon hits into 4-6-3 double play to end the inning.
0-1-0-0
Rock Island(Alleman) 4th: Bill Healy singles up the middle; Ryan Wood( Healy steals 2nd) ( Healy steals 3rd, tagged out as he ouverslides base by thirdbaseman, 5U) walks; Justin Hubbs, bunts, out 5-4, SAC, Wood to 2nd, 2 out; Jake Smithers hits home run over Left field fence, Wood scores, 2 RBI's; Pat Martinez grounds out 6-3. 2-2-0-0
Stanford(Olympia) 4th: Willie Brooks grounds sharply to 2nd, out 4-3; Tim Doehrmann grounds out 6-3, 2 out; Andy Wheet grounds out to first base, 3U.
0-0-0-0
Rock Island(Alleman) 5th: Kevin Hawkins grounds out , 5-3; Dustin Harksen singles to RF; Nate Frommelt (Harksen caught in pick-off attempt but SS hits him in back on throw to 1st, runner to 2nd, E-6) reaches on E-4, Harksen goes to 3rd; Jake Nelson hits SAC Fly to RF, Harksen taggs from third and scores, RBI, 2 out; Bill Healy doubles to the LF corner, Frommelt thrown out at plate, 7-6-2 trying to score from first.for the third out .
1-2-2-1
Stanford(Olympia) 5th: Theron Yates hits opposite field double down the RF line; Greg Leesman hits chopper over the mound, thrown out 4-3, Yates to 3rd, 1 out; Justin Allen fans, 2 out; Brian Yoder singles to LF, Yates scores, RBI; Jesse Birky (Yoder steals 2nd on the 1st pitch) grounds out 4-3. 1-2-0-
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Rock Island(Alleman) 6th: Ryan Wood grounds out 6-3; Justin Hubbs grounds out 4-3, 2 out; Jake Smithers walked; Pat Martinez fans to end the inning.
0-0-0-1
Stanford(Olympia) 6th: Nathan Sheldon grounds to SS, throw is wide, reaches on E-6; Willie Brooks bunts back to pitcher, Sheldon is thrown out at second on 1-4 FC, 1 out; Tim Doehrmann (Curtis Koehler runs for Brooks at 1st) fans, Koehler steals 2nd base, throw is low and bounces into centerfield,Koehler to 3rd on E-2; Andy Wheet lines back to pitcher, 1U. 0-0-2-1
Rock Island (Alleman) 7th: Kevin Hawkins struck out swinging,1 out; Dustin Harksen grounds out 4-3, 2 outs; Nate Frommelt lines base hit to left; Jake Nelson grounds hard to shortstop, but short makes diving stop and throws to second for third out,6-4,3 outs.
0-1-0-1
Stanford (Olympia) 7th: Theron Yates flies to right, F9, 1 out; Greg Leesman grounds to second for the second out, 4-3, 2 outs; Justin Allen pops up to the catcher for the third and final out of the game, F1, 3 outs.
0-0-0-0
Game ends: 1:28p.m.
Time of the game: 115 minutes
Quotes and Notes
Winning coach, Bob DeDoncker, Alleman: "All four senors were a great combination. They found a way to win. It's a god way for them to end their careers.We played good competition all year."
Losing coach, Ron Smith, Olympia: "We didn't get the big hit when we needed it, not like in the sectional. The kids were a little tight today for the first time."
Box Score
1997 IHSA Class A Boys Baseball Tournament
Quarterfinal Game #1
Visitor
Rock Island (Alleman) (3) AB R H RBI
Dustin Harksen,SS 4 1 2 0
Nate Frommelt,CF 4 0 2 0
Jake Nelson,LF 3 0 0 1
Bill Healy,C 3 0 2 0
Ryan Wood,P 1 1 0 0
Justin Hubbs,2b 2 0 0 0
Jake Smithers,1b 2 1 1 2
Pat Martinez,RF 3 0 0 0
Kevin Hawkins,3b 3 0 0 0
Totals 25 3 7 3
E -- Hubbs, Harksen, Healy
2B -- Healy
3B --
HR -- Smithers
SB -- Healy 2
CS --
SF -- Nelson
SH -- Hubbs
DP --1
LOB -- 6
PO-A -- 21- 7
Home
Stanford (Olympia) ( 2 ) AB R H RBI
Jesse Birky,2b 3 1 1 0
Nathan Sheldon,LF 3 0 1 0
Willie Brooks,1b 3 0 0 1
Tim Duehrmnn,3b 3 0 0 0
Andy Wheet,DH 3 0 0 0
Theron Yates,RF 3 1 1 0
Greg Leesman,SS 3 0 0 0
Justin Allen,C 3 0 0 0
Brian Yoder,CF 2 0 1 1
Totals 26 2 4 2
E --Leesman, Birky
2B --Yates
3B --
HR --
SB --Yoder, Koehler
CS --
SF --
SH --
DP --
LOB --4
PO-A --21- 10
Pitching Summary
Visitors
Rock Island (Alleman) IP H R ER BB SO
Wood (W, 11-1) 7 4 2 1 0 4
Home
Stanford (Olympia) IP H R ER BB SO
Lacefield (L, 8-6) 7 7 3 2 3 6
WP -- Wood
PB --
HBP --
Balk --
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Totals
Visitors:Rock Island (Alleman) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 - 3
Home: Stanford (Olympia) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2
Umpires:Plate- Kevin McMurray, Willow Springs, IL
1st- Doug Elledge, New Canton, IL
3rd- Bradley Stearns, Springfield, IL
Time -- 1:33
Attendance --450 est