Boys Baseball Class A State Final Results 1998-99 

 Teutopolis 3, Pleasant Plains 2

 Play-By-Play
Lanphier Park, Springfield

Game #4

Visitors:
Teutopolis
"Wooden Shoes"
(32-3)
Coach Rob Smith
(3rd Yr. 81-15) --
vs. -- Home:
Pleasant Plains
"Cardinals"
(25-6)
Coach Dave Greer
(10th Yr. 175-83)

Umpires:Plate- Bob Copas, Elmhurst
1st- Dave Yockey, Rantoul
3rd- Dee Wiley, Harrisburg
Game time: 8:50 p.m.
Weather:Cloudy and Much Cooler, Rain Stopped
Wind:None


PLAY-BY-PLAY ACCOUNT

Teutopolis 1st: Johnny King is HBP; Mitch Koester flies out to short RF, out F-4, 1 out; Jason Herboth (King steals 2nd) (King steals 3rd, Ball gets away from Durako and King tries to come home, out 2-1 at plate, 2nd out) reaches on INFIELD SINGLE; Corey Weber flies out to RF, F-9. 0-1-0-1
Pleasant Plains 1st: Bo Gum flies out to deep CF, F-8; Tyler Kastner flies out to CF, F-8, 2 out; Dusty Bensko lines DOUBLE off the base of LCF wall; Ryan Murphy GO shrply to short, 6-3. -- -- -- -- 0-1-0-1

Teutopolis 2nd: Ross Stephens WALKS on 4 pitches; Mike Buening fouls out to LF'er, F-7, 1 out; Greg Einhorn reaches on 5-4 FC, forcing Stephens, 2 outs; Brad Schmidt hits sharply to SS, Einhorn forced, 6U. 0-0-0-1
Pleasant Plains 2nd: Joe Albsmeyer FANS, 1 out; Matt Clark CALLED OUT on Strikes, 2 outs; Jess Durako lines softly to SS, F-6. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-0-0-0

Teutopolis 3rd: Ryan Witges FANS, 1 out; Johnny King SINGLES to RF; Mitch Koester FANS, 2 out; Jason Herboth (King steals 2nd) FANS, out 2-3 on dropped third strike. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-1-0-1
Pleasant Plains 3rd: Aaron Sczurko FANS; Heath Hendren GO 5-3, 2 outs; Bo Gum reaches on E-6; Tyler Kastner GO to pitcher 1-3. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-0-1-1

Teutopolis 4th: Corey Weber one hops SINGLE over 3rd baseman; Ross Stephens (Pick off attempt goes down RF line, Weber to 3rd on E-1) FANS, tagged by catcher, 1 out; Mike Buening (Passed ball allows Weber to score) bloops SINGLE to short LF; Greg Einhorn SAC BUNT down 1st, out 1-3, Buening to 2nd, 2 outs; Brad Schmidt FANS, ball gets by catcher, Schmidt to 1st, Buening to 3rd; Ryan Witges (Ryan Needham replaces Durako), (Schmidt to 2nd on wild pitch), FANS, 3 outs. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-2-1-2
Pleasant Plains 4th: Dusty Bensko reaches 1st on error by third baseman E5; Ryan Murphy reaches 1st on fielders choice, Bensko forced out 4-3, 1 out; Joe Albsmeyer (Murphy picked off at 1st, 2 outs) FANS, 3 outs. -- 0-0-1-0

Teutopolis 5th: Johnny King walks; Mitch Koester (King to 2nd on wild pitch) lines a single to left, King scores, RBI; Jason Herboth (Koester goes to 2nd with a stolen base) FANS and is thrown out at 1st 2-3,1 out; Corey Weber strikes out looking, 2 outs; Ross Stephens FANS, 3 outs. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-1-0-1
Pleasant Plains 5th: Matt Clark flies out to center F8, 1 out; Ryan Needham walks on four pitches; Aaron Sczurko (Ryan Sunley pinch runs for Needham) pops out to the second baseman F4, 2 outs; Heath Hendren FANS, 3 outs.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-0-0-1

Teutopolis 6th: Mike Buening GO to pitcher 1-3, 1 out; Greg Einhorn pops out to 1st F3, 2 outs; Brad Schmidt flies out deep to center F8, 3 outs. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-0-0-0
Pleasant Plains 6th: Bo Gum lines SINGLE to RF; Tyler Kastner SINGLES up the middle, Gum to 2nd; Dusty Bensko reaches on E-6, ball goes into PL.Pl dugout, Gum scores, NO RBI, Kastner to Third, Bensko to 2nd; Ryan Murphy is INTENTIONALLY WALKED to load the bases; Joe Albsmeyer hits SAC FLY to CF, F-8, 1 out, Kastner Tags and scores, RBI, Bensko to 3rd, Murphy to 2nd; Matt Clark (Bensko out 1-2 on missed squeeze, Murphy to 3rd) GO to second, 4-3. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2-2-1-1

Teutopolis 7th: Ryan Witges FANS, out 2-3; Johnny King FANS, 2 out; Mitch Koester reaches on E-8 as ball is dropped in CF; Jason Herboth (WP sends Koester to 3rd) grounds to 3rd, out 5-3 on bang/bang play. 0-0-1-1
Pleasant Plains 7th: Ryan Needham FANS, 1 out; Aaron Sczurko pops out to SS, F-6, 2 outs; Heath Hendren pops out to third, F-5. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-0-0-0

Teutopolis 8th: Corey Weber hits first pitch, out 6-3 GO; Ross Stephens FANS, reaches on WP; Mike Buening(Stephens steals 2nd) SINGLES to RCF, Stephens scores, RBI, Buening to 2nd on E-3 throwing error; Greg Einhorn FANS, 2 out; Brad Schmidt FANS. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-1-1-1
Pleasant Plains 8th: Bo Gum WALKS; Tyler Kastner drops SINGLE in front of RF'er, Gum to 2nd;(Ross Stephens relieves Koester) Dusty Bensko hits into 5U FC, forcing Gum at third, Kastner to 2nd, 1 out; Ryan Murphy SINGLES to RF, Kastner thrown out 9-2 at home, Bensko stops at 2nd, 2 outs; Joe Albsmeyer flies to RF, F-9. 0-2-0-2


Game ends:11:05 p.m.
Time of the game: 2 hrs., 15 min.


 Box Score


1999 IHSA Class A Boys Baseball Tournament
Game #1 Box Score

Teutopolis                 AB   R   H RBI  BB  SO
Johnny King, C              2   2   1   0   1   1
Mitch Koester, P            4   0   1   1   0   1
Jason Herboth, CF           4   0   1   0   0   2
Corey Weber, 2B             4   1   1   0   0   1
Ross Stephens,3B            3   1   0   0   1   3
Mike Buening, 1B            4   0   2   1   0   0
Greg Einhorn, DH            3   0   0   0   0   1
Brad Schmidt, SS            4   0   0   0   0   2
Ryan Witges, RF             3   0   0   0   0   3
                         
                         
                         
                         
Totals                     31   3   6   2   2  14
                         
E -Schmidt, Stephens     
2B --                    
3B --                    
HR --                    
SB -King 3, Koester, Stephens
CS --                    
SF --                    
SH -- Einhorn            
DP --                    
LOB --8                  
PO-A -24-7               
                         
Pleasant Plains            AB   R   H RBI  BB  SO
Bo Gum, CF                  3   1   1   0   1   0
Tyler Kastner, LF           4   1   2   0   0   0
Dusty Bensko, SS            4   0   1   0   0   0
Ryan Murphy, 3B             3   0   1   0   0   0
Joe Albsmeyer, RF           3   0   0   1   0   2
Matt Clark, P               3   0   0   0   0   1
Jess Durako, C              1   0   0   0   0   0
Aaron Sczurko, 2B           2   0   0   0   0   1
Heath Hendren, DH           3   0   0   0   0   1
Ryan Needham, C             1   0   0   0   1   1
                         
Totals                     27   2   5   1   2   6
                         
E -Clark, Gum, Pinkerton 
2B --Bensko              
3B --                    
HR --                    
SB --                    
CS --                    
SF --Albsmeyer           
SH --                    
DP --                    
LOB --6                  
PO-A -24-9               
                         
Pitching Summary         
Teutopolis                    IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO
Koester (10-1)                 7   4   2   1   2   6
Stephens (S)                   1   1   0   0   0   0
                         
Pleasant Plains               IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO
Clark (L- 10-2)                8   6   3   3   2  14
                         
                         
                         
WP -Clark 5              
PB --Durako              
HBP --Clark              
Balk --                  
                         
Score By Innings          1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9    Total
Teutopolis                0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1          3
Pleasant Plains           0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0          2
                         
                         
Umpires:Plate- Bob Copas, Elmhurst
1st- Dave Yockey, Rantoul
3rd- Dee Wiley, Harrisburg
                         
Time -2:15               
Attendance -1000 est.    
                         



 Notes & Quotes
NOTES AND QUOTES


Winning coach, Rob Smith of Teutopolis: "Our strategy was to just survive, and avoid first game jitters. I thought Stephens came in and showed his Senior leadership and toughness. "

Losing coach, Dave Greer of Pleasant Plains: "I thought the winner of this game would be in the championship game. T-Town has everything. Our team will be fine, and we will be back. "