Olney (East Richland) 8, Rock Island (Alleman) 3

Play-By-Play

1997 IHSA Class A Boys Baseball Tournament
June 6-7, 1997
Lanphier Park, Springfield

Third Place Game

VisitorsOlney (East Richland) Tigers(22-8)Coach Andy Julian (1st Yr. 22-8) vs. HomeRock Island (Alleman) Pioneers(27-8)Coach Bob DeDoncker (4th Yr. 84-45-1)

Umpires: Plate- Kevin McMurray, Willow Springs, IL
1st- Bob Rowatt, Milan, IL
2nd- Doug Elledge, New Canton, IL
3rd- James Padberg, Patoka, IL
RF- Bradley Stearns, Springfield,IL
LF- Alan Albert, Chicago, IL

Game time: 2:54 p..m.
Weather: High Clouds, No rain today,Cool
Wind: Light Breeze, N.E.

Olney (East Richland) 1st: Ben Beard flies out to CF, F-8; Ben Duke hits up the middle, thrown out 6-3 on nice play by SS; Cody Fisher WALKS; Zack Vaughn lines up the middle, deflected by pitcher to 2nd baseman who steps on bag to retire Fisher, 1-4. 0-1-0-1
Olney-0 Alleman- Coming to Bat

Rock Island (Alleman) 1st: Dustin Harksen flies out to deep LF, F-7; Nate Frommelt hits opposite field DOUBLE down the LF line; Jake Nelson reaches on infield SINGLE off of pitchers glove, Frommelt to 3rd, 1 out; Bill Healy hits SAC FLY to deep LCF, F-8, Frommelt tags and scores, RBI, 2 out; Ryan Wood (Nelson steals 2nd) WALKS; Justin Hubbs grounds sharply to SS, throws to 2nd to force Wood for the third out, 6-4 FC. 1-2-0-2
Olney-0 Alleman-1

Olney(East Richland) 2nd: Kenny Marrs grounds out to third, 5-3; Paul Bishop grounds out to 2nd, 4-3; Jeremy Redman DOUBLES to RCF; Brad Madden SINGLES down 3rd baseline, Redman scores, RBI; Zac Beehn is HIT BY PITCH, Madden to 2nd; Ben Bear d fouls out to the catcher, F-2. 1-2-0-2
Olney-1 Alleman-1

Rock Island(Alleman) 2nd: Jake Smithers called out on strikes; Jerred Reyes pops up to the SS, F-6; Brandon Zeglin fans. 0-0-0-0
Olney-1 Alleman-1

Olney(East Richland) 3rd: Ben Duke is robbed by SS, going to left, out 6-3; Cody Fisher reaches on E-4, as 2nd baseman bobbles the ball; Zack Vaughn WALKS, Fisher to 2nd; Kenny Marrs ( Wild Pitch sends Fisher to 3rd, Vaughn to 2nd) called out on strikes, 2 outs; Paul Bishop flies out to CF, F-8. 0-0-1-2
Olney-1 Alleman-1

Rock Island(Alleman) 3rd: Justin Harksen flies out to deep LF, F-7; Nate Frommelt SINGLES to LCF; Jake Nelson (Frommelt steals 2nd) grounds out 5-3, 2 outs; Bill Healy (Brandon Kennedy runs for Frommelt at 2nd) WALKS; Ryan Wood DOUBLES to CF as CF'er tries to make diving over the shoulder catch, Kennedy and Healy score, 2 RBI's; (Tim Carroll runs for Wood) Justin Hubbs lines out sharply to the 2nd baseman, out 4-3. 2-2-0-1
Olney-1 Alleman-3

Olney(East Richland) 4th: Jeremy Redman SINGLES to RF; Brad Madden (Wild Pitch advances Redman) chops grounder to third, thrown out 5-3, Redman moves to 3rd on the throw, 1 out; Zac Beehn lines to third, out F-5, steps on base to double up Redman, 5-U. 0-1-0-0
Olney-1 Alleman-3

Rock Island (Alleman) 4th: Jake Smithers is called out on strikes; Jerred Reyes grounds out 6-3, 2 outs; Josh Ziegler (hits for Ziglin) grounds out to second, 4-3. 0-0-0-0
Olney-1 Alleman-3

Olney(East Richland)5th: Ben Beard Walks; Ben Duke Walks, Beard to 2nd; (Jake Nelson relieves Parsons) Cody Fisher loops a SINGLE to short LF, Beard to 3rd, Duke to 2nd, 0 outs; Zack Vaughn SINGLES to CF, Beard and Duke score, 2 RBI's, Fisher holds at second; Kenny Marrs lays down SAC BUNT, Fisher to 3rd, Vaughn to 2nd, 1 out; Paul Bishop (Wild Pitch plates Fisher, Vaughn to 3rd) SINGLES to RF, Vaughn scores, RBI; (Ryan Wood relieves Nelson) Jeremy Redman SINGLES to CF, Bishop to 2nd; Brad Madden reaches on E-6 as SS can't get ball out of glove, Bishop to 3rd, Redman to 2nd, 1 out; Zac Beehn is HIT BY PITCH, Bishop scores, RBI, Redman to 3rd, Madden to 2nd; Ben Beard lines SINGLE past SS, to score Redman and Madden, 2 RBI's, Beehn stops at 2nd; Ben Duke flies out to CF, F-8, no tag, 2 outs; Cody Fisher grounds to SS, who throws to third to force Beehn, 6-5 FC. 7-5-1-2
Olney-8 Alleman-3

Rock Island(Alleman) 5th: Dustin Harksen flies out to deep LF, F-7; Nate Frommelt WALKS; Jake Nelson called out on strikes; Bill Healy flies out to LF, F-7. 0-0-0-1
Olney-8 Alleman-3

Olney(East Richland) 6th: Zach Vaughn grounds out 6-3; Kenny Marrs grounds out 6-3; Pau Bishop called out on strikes. 0-0-0-0
Olney-8 Alleman-3

Rock Island(Alleman)6th: (Tyler Black relieves Redman)Ryan Wood flies out to CF, F-8; Justin Hubbs grounds out to second, 4-3, 2 outs; Jake Smithers Walks; (Shane Williams runs for Smithers) Jerred Reyes bounces up the middle, SS flips to 2nd to force Smithers, 6-5.
0-0-0-1
Olney-8 Alleman-3

Olney(East Richland) 7th: Jeremy Redman flies out to CF, F-8; Brad Madden grounds out to 1st, 3-U; Brent Ginder (pinch hits for Beehn) is called out on strikes. 0-0-0-0
Olney-8 Alleman-3

Rock Island(Alleman) 7th: Matt Rohweder(pinch hits for Ziegler) grounds out to 2nd; Dustin Harksen DOUBLES to RCF; Nate Frommelt flies out to LF, F-7, 2outs; Jake Nelson flies out to LF, F-7. 0-1-0-1
FINAL SCORE: Olney-8 Alleman-3

Game ends: 4:42
Time of the game: 1hr, 51 minutes



Quotes and Notes


Winning coach, Andy Julian, " I am very proud of all the kids I had the opportunity to coach. It was tough to come back from the semifinal loss and win. That was a big inning for us especially in the state tournament. Alleman brought in a fastball pitcher, and that was suitable for us."



Losing coach, Ron DeDoncker, " We had an unbelievable year with only four seniors. We have never had a baseball team go to the state tournament in the 47 year history of the school. I thought this would be a building year. Our younger players had great years. We are not upset with the fourth place finish."



Box Score


 1997 IHSA Class A Boys Baseball Tournament
Third Place Game 

Visitor 
Olney (East Richland) (8)       AB      R       H       RBI
Ben Beard,CF                    3       1       1       2
Ben Duke,SS                     3       1       0       0
Cody Fisher,1b                  3       1       1       0
Zack Vaughn,LF                  3       1       1       2
Kenny Marrs,RF                  3       0       0       0
Paul Bishop,RF                  4       1       1       1
Jeremy Redman,P                 4       2       3       0
Brian Madden,3b                 3       1       1       1
Zac Beehn,1b                    1       0       0       1
Brent Ginder,PH                 1       0       0       0
Jeremiah Fleming,2b             0       0       0       0
Tyler Black,P                   0       0       0       0
Matt Angle,3b                   0       0       0       0
Totals                         28       8       7       7

E -- 
2B --Redman
3B --
HR -- 
SB --
CS --
SF --
SH -- Marrs
DP --
LOB -- 7
PO-A --21-8

Home 
Rock Island (Alleman) (3)       AB      R       H       RBI
Dustin Harksen,SS               4       0       1       0
Nate Frommelt,CF                3       1       2       0
Jake Nelson,LF,P                4       0       1       0
Bill Healy,C                    1       1       0       1
Ryan Wood,1b,P                  2       0       1       2
Justin Hubbs,2b                 3       0       0       0
Jake Smithers,RF,1b             2       0       0       0
Jerred Reyes, DH                3       0       0       0
Brandon Zeglin,3b               1       0       0       0
Brandon Kennedy,PR              0       1       0       0
Tim Carroll,PR                  0       0       0       0
Joe Taylor,2b                   0       0       0       0
Shane Williams,PR               0       0       0       0
Kevin Hawkins,PH                1       0       0       0
Matt Rohweder,PH                1       0       0       0
Pat Martinez,RF,LF              0       0       0       0
Totals                         25       3       5       3

E -- Hubbs, Harksen
2B --Frommelt, Wood, Harksen
3B --
HR -- 
SB --Nelson, Frommelt
CS --
SF -- Healy
SH -- 
DP --1
LOB --4
PO-A --21-9

                               Pitching Summary
Visitors 
Olney (East Richland)   IP      H       R       ER      BB      SO
Jeremy Redman           5       4       3       3       3       4
Tyler Black             2       1       0       0       1       0


Home 
Rock Island (Alleman)   IP      H       R       ER      BB      SO
Dan Parsons             4       3       3       3       4       1
Jake Nelson               1/3   3       3       3       0       0
Ryan Wood               1 2/3   2       2       1       0       2


WP --Parsons 2, Nelson
PB --
HBP --
Balk --

Score By Innings                  1 2 3 4 5 6 7   Totals
Visitors: Olney (East Richland)   0 1 0 0 7 0 0  -  8
Home: Rock Island (Alleman)       1 0 2 0 0 0 0  -  3

Umpires: Plate- Kevin McMurrray, Willow Springs, IL
1st- Bob Rowatt, Milan, IL
2nd- Doug Elledge, New Canton, IL
3rd- James Padberg, Patoka, IL
RF- Bradley Stearns, Springfield, IL
LF- Alan Albert, Chicago, IL
Time -- 1:51
Attendance -- 250 est