Boys Baseball State Final Qualifier 1997-98 

 Sullivan (26-7)

 School Information
Name: Sullivan High School
City: Sullivan
City Population: 4,200
County: Moultrie
Enrollment: 355
Nickname: Redskins
Colors: Red/Black
Conference: Okaw Valley
Superintendent: Dr. Richard J. Voltz
Principal: Stuart Hott
Athletic Director/Co-Head Coach: Jerry Lane
Co-Head Coach: Brad Tuttle
Assistant Coach: Josh Jostes
Captains: Cory Allen, Travis Florey
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Teutopolis, 3-2, in Regional Final

 Roster

No.  Name                     B  T  Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
 21  Brad Tuttle              Head Coach  
 30  Jerry Lane               Head Coach  
 37  Josh Jostes              Asst. Coach 
  3  Brandon Abbott           R  R  IF     5-9  150   15  Fr.
 11  Curtis Barker            R  R  OF     5-10 155   18  Sr.
 15  Chester Reeder           R  R  IF     5-9  145   16  So.
 18  Kale Walker              R  R  C      5-11 180   17  Jr.
 19  Tyson Grooms             R  R  IF     6-0  175   15  Fr.
 20  Jason Fowler             R  L  OF     6-0  160   17  Jr.
 22  Craig Bennett            R  R  IF     6-1  170   17  Jr.
 24  Nick Grooms              R  R  OF     5-9  140   17  Jr.
 25  Cory Allen               R  R  P/IF   5-10 200   18  Sr.
 31  Brandon Miller           R  R  IF     6-5  145   17  Jr.
 35  Travis Florey            L  L  P/OF   6-5  220   18  Sr.
 36  Nick Standerfer          R  R  IF     6-0  180   17  Jr.
 38  T. D. Swinford           R  R  OF     6-0  185   17  Jr.
 39  Andrew Bennett           R  R  IF     5-8  170   16  So.
     Team Totals                                             
 Statistics
BATTING Name G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B 3B HR Brandon Abbott 1 1 0 1 1 1.000 0 0 0 Cory Allen 33 94 27 39 30 .415 10 0 6 Curtis Barker 24 49 11 16 11 .327 2 0 0 Andrew Bennett 28 70 14 21 14 .300 3 0 1 Craig Bennett 33 114 37 51 31 .447 15 3 1 Travis Florey 33 99 37 43 39 .434 12 0 7 Jason Fowler 33 67 14 14 7 .209 2 0 0 Nick Grooms 8 3 2 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Tyson Grooms 2 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Brandon Miller 33 95 24 37 24 .389 5 0 1 Chester Reeder 29 87 15 25 14 .287 3 0 1 Nick Standerfer 14 18 0 5 6 .278 2 0 0 T. D. Swinford 33 89 29 30 23 .337 5 1 3 Kale Walker 19 72 20 27 13 .375 5 0 1 Team Totals 33 859 230 309 213 .360 64 4 21 PITCHING Name W-L G IP H ER BB SO ERA Cory Allen 8-4 13 79.0 44 10 31 128 0.89 Craig Bennett 0-0 2 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.00 Travis Florey 11-1 14 82.0 51 10 15 148 0.85 Jason Fowler 4-1 5 31.2 19 14 28 48 3.09 Brandon Miller 3-1 4 16.0 13 4 3 15 1.75 Team Totals 26-7 209.2 128 38 77 339 1.27
 Scores
Date Opponent W/LRuns Opp 3/24 Casey (C.-Westfield) W 12 1 3/27 Tolono (Unity) W 5 2 3/30 Atwood (A.-Hammond) W 21 1 4/2 Arcola W 5 0 4/6 Strasburg (Stewardson-S.) (8 inn.) L 2 3 4/7 Moweaqua (Central A & M) W 5 0 4/9 Warrensburg (W.-Latham) W 17 5 4/11 Decatur (Stephen Decatur) W 11 2 4/11 Decatur (Stephen Decatur) L 5 6 4/14 Maroa (M.-Forsyth) W 10 0 4/17 Argenta (A.-Oreana) L 3 7 4/18 Effingham (St. Anthony) W 9 1 4/22 Clinton L 6 11 4/23 Decatur (St. Teresa) W 25 1 4/24 Monticello W 5 4 4/27 Macon (Meridian) W 9 4 4/28 Kansas W 7 0 4/30 Mt. Zion (8 inn.) L 4 6 5/4 Bethany W 9 4 5/5 Macon (Meridian) W 7 0 5/8 Clinton L 0 1 5/9 Milford W 11 10 5/9 St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) W 3 1 5/14 Windsor W 4 2 5/15 Teutopolis L 0 3 5/16 Bethany W 8 0 5/16 Windsor W 19 0 5/18 Villa Grove W 4 0 Tuscola Regional *5/21 Tolono (Unity) W 10 0 *5/25 Tuscola W 20 8 *5/26 Villa Grove W 5 0 Mt. Zion Sectional *5/30 Teutopolis W 3 1 *6/1 Argenta (A.-Oreana) W 6 5
 Head Coach Brad Tuttle
Year W-L 1976 8-7 1977 13-6 1978 14-7 1979 14-9 1980 18-6 1981 11-10 1983 9-4 1984 12-5 1985 13-8 1986 14-10 1987 15-8 1988 24-5 1989 16-6 1990 14-11 1991 10-12 1994 12-9 1995 11-12 1996 16-13 1997 23-8 1998 26-7 School Years No. W-L At Virden 1976-81 6 78-45 At Bement 1983-91 9 127-69 At Sullivan 1994-98 5 88-49 Total 20 293-163
For Sullivan's previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.