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Boys Baseball Class AA State Final Results
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1999-00
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Winnetka (New Trier) 8, Joliet (Catholic) 6
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2000 IHSA Class AA Boys Baseball Tournament
June 10, 2000
Elfstrom Stadium, Geneva
Game #8 – Championship Game
Visitors:Joliet (Catholic)“Hilltoppers”(30-11)Coach Jared Voss2nd Yr. (48-25) -- vs. -- Home:Winnetka (New Trier) “Trevians”(34-7)Coach Mike Napoleon(4th Yr. 126-30)
Umpires: Plate: Drew Fowler, Tinley Park; 1st Base: Kevin Mallehan, Normal; 2nd Base: Bob Rowatt, Milan; 3rd Base: Robert Cuilla, Chicago; Left field: Bob Steeves, Woodridge; Right field: Russ Howard, Wheaton
Game time:7:03 pm
Weather: Sunny, 86 degrees
Wind: SW 21 mph gusting to 28 mph
PLAY-BY-PLAY ACCOUNT
Joliet Catholic 1st: Joe Van Tassel homers over the left center field wall. Mark Sopko grounds out 6-3 (1 out). Chris Gruber strikes out swinging (2 outs). Mike Johnson lines out to right (3 outs). 1 – 1 – 0 – 0 (16 pitches)
New Trier 1st: Chris Busby doubles down the right field line. Andrew Gelber grounds out 6-3 (1 out). Bryon Pritz walks. Matt Lottich lines a double to right center plating both Busby and Gelber. Lottich advances on a wild pitch. Matt Sharp grounds out 3 unassisted with Lottich scoring (2 outs). Luke Sundheim flies out to deep right field (3 outs). 3 – 2 – 0 – 0 (20 pitches)
Joliet Catholic 2nd: Lee Sicinski flies out to deep center field (1 out). Chris Williams reaches on an infield single off the pitcher’s glove. Williams moves to 2nd on a wild pitch. Mike Maher bounces out 4-3, Williams to 3rd (2 outs). Jake Jaworski reaches on an error (Gelber), Williams scores. Jason Wagner strikes out swinging (3 outs). 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 (16 pitches – 32 total)
New Trier 2nd: Brian Rogers strikes out looking (1 out). Tommy Geary doubles off the left field wall. Steve Martay bounces out 4-3, Geary to 3rd (2 outs). Chris Busby rolls out 1-3 (3 outs). 0 – 1 – 0 – 1 (13 pitches – 33 total)
Joliet Catholic 3rd: Joe Van Tassel strikes out looking (1 out). Mark Sopko strikes out looking (2 outs). Chris Gruber flies out to center (3 outs) 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 (10 pitches – 42 total)
New Trier 3rd: Andrew Gelber bounces out 1-3 (1 out). Bryan Pritz triples off the right field wall. Matt Lottich lifts a sacrifice fly to left scoring Pritz (2 outs). Matt Sharp raps out 4-3 (3 outs). 1 – 1 – 0 – 0 (8 pitches – 41 total)
Joliet Catholic 4th: Mike Johnson singles thru the left side. Kevin Schumacher courtesy runs for Johnson. Lee Sicinski sacrifice bunts Schumacher to 2nd (1 out). Chris Williams flies out to deep center, Schumacher tags and advances to 3rd (2 outs). Mike Maher doubles past the center fielder, Schumacher scores. Jake Jaworski lines out to short (3 outs). 1 – 2 – 0 – 1 (6 pitches – 48 total)
New Trier 4th: Luke Sundheim doubles down the right field line. Brian Rogers sacrifice bunts Sundheim to 3rd, 3 unassisted (1 out). Tommy Geary loops a single to right plating Sundheim. Steve Martay singles to left center, Geary to 3rd, Martay goes to 2nd on an error (Wagner). Chris Busby grounds out 3-1, Geary scores, Martay to 3rd (2 outs). Andrew Gelber rolls out 6-3 (3 outs). 2 – 3 – 1 – 1 (17 pitches – 59 total)
Joliet Catholic 5th: Jason Wagner loops a single to center. Joe Van Tassel grounds into a 6-4 fielders choice (1 out). Van Tassel steals 2nd. Mark Sopko laces a single to left driving in Van Tassel. Chris Gruber bloops a single to center, Sopko to 2nd. Mike Johnson lines out to right, Sopko tags and goes to 3rd (2 outs). Gruber steals 2nd. Lee Sicinski bounces out 4-3 (3 outs) 1 – 3 – 0 – 2 (23 pitches – 71 total)
New Trier 5th: Bryan Pritz pops out to 2nd (1 out). Matt Lottich walks on 4 pitches. Lottich steals 2nd. Lottich advances to 2nd on an error (Sopko). Matt Sharp lifts a sacrifice fly to center scoring Lottich (2 outs). Luke Sundheim bloops a single to right. Brian Rogers reaches on a 3-base throwing error (Maher), Sundheim scores. Tommy Geary raps out 1-3 (3 outs). 2 – 1 – 2 – 1 (23 pitches – 82 total)
Joliet Catholic 6th: Chris Williams rolls out 4-3 (1 out). Mike Maher bounces out 1-3 (2 outs). Reginald Phillips pinch hits for Jake Jaworski and walks. Jaworski re-enters at 1st. Jason Wagner walks on 4 pitches, Jaworski to 2nd. Joe Van Tassel triples off the left field wall scoring Jaworski and Wagner, {New Trier pitching change: Eric Willson enter to pitch} Mark Sopko flies out to center (3 outs). 2 – 1 – 0 - 1 (22 pitches – 93 total for Elmer, 5 pitches)
New Trier 6th: Steve Martay strikes out looking (1 out). Chris Busby rolls out 4-3 (2 outs). Andrew Gelber flies out to right (3 outs). 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 (12 pitches – 94 total)
Joliet Catholic 7th: Chris Gruber flies out to left (1 out). Mike Johnson flies out to left (2 outs). Lee Sicinski flies out to left (3 outs) 0 – 0 – 0- 0 (12 pitches – 17 total)
Game ends:8:52 pm
Time of the game:1:49
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2000 IHSA Class AA Boys Baseball Tournament
Game #8 Box Score
Joliet Catholic AB R H RBI BB SO
Joe Van Tassel (2b) 4 2 2 3 0 1
Mark Sopko (cf) 4 0 1 1 0 1
Chris Gruber (dh) 4 0 1 0 0 1
Steve Nielsen (p) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Johonson (c) 4 0 1 0 0
Kevin Schumacher (cr) 0 1 0 0 0 0
Lee Sicinski (1b) 3 0 0 0 0 1
Chris Williams (3b) 3 1 1 0 0 0
Mike Maher (ss) 3 0 1 1 0 0
Jake Jaworski (rf) 2 1 0 0 0 0
Reggie Phillips 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jason Wagner (lf) 2 1 1 0 0 1
Totals 29 6 8 0 0 4
E -- Wagner, Sopko, Maher
2B -- Williams, Maher
3B -- Van Tassel
HR -- Van Tassel
SAC-- Sicinski
SB -- Van Tassel, Gruber
LOB -- 5
PO-A -- 18 - 10
Winnetka (New Trier) AB R H RBI BB SO
Chris Busby (2b) 4 1 1 1 0 0
Andrew Gelber (ss) 4 0 0 0 0 0
Bryan Pritz (cf) 2 2 1 0 1 0
Matt Lottich (1b) 1 2 1 2 1 0
Matt Sharp (3b) 2 0 0 1 0 0
Luke Sundheim (dh) 3 2 2 0 0 0
Peter Elmer (p) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brian Rogers (lf) 2 0 0 0 0 1
Tommy Geary (rf) 3 1 2 1 0 0
Steve Martay (c) 3 0 1 0 0 1
Totals 24 8 8 5 2 2
E -- Gelber
2B -- Busby, Geary, Sundheim, Lottich
3B -- Pritz
SB -- Lottich
SAC-- Lottich, Sharp, Rogers
LOB -- 3
PO-A -- 21 - 7
Pitching Summary
Joliet Catholic IP H R ER BB SO
Steve Nielsen 6 8 8 6 2 2
Winnetka (New Trier) IP H R ER BB SO
Peter Elmer 5.2 8 6 5 2 4
Eric Willsion (Save) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
WP -- Elmer, Nielsen
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
Joliet Catholic 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 6
Winnetka (New Trier) 3 0 1 2 2 0 x 8
NOTES AND QUOTES
Winning coach, Mike Napoleon of New Trier: "Joliet Catholic never gives up. I know that from my time Providence. They are building a great tradition over there. And we knew we couldn’t afford not to respect them.”
“Now people can see what (Peter) Elmer can do. H’s pretty dang good, and he’s coming back next year.”
“(Eric) Willson came in in a tough situation and went right after them. He has a heart to big toi be measured.”
“We’ve been playing good, fundamental baseball all year. We know that if we play good things happen."
Losing coach, Jared Voss of Joliet Catholic Academy: "We wanted to make them earn and I feel we did that in this one. These kids haven’t given up all season because that’s the way they play. We left it all on the field."
“Steve (Nielsen) came out and gave us all he had. We didn’t help him with the errors but he kept battling and did a great job. It’s the kind of kids we have at Joliet Catholic. They are great kids who are tough competitors. This is a tribute (finishing second in the tournament) to our kids, especially our seniors. They have been our leaders for four years.”
“You have to credit New Trier. They are a fine ball club. They hit the ball well and did the things it takes to be a state champion. We made them earn and that’s all I can ask of our kids.”
“We started out the tournament as a fourth seed in the regional and have had to battle our way to get here. I can’t say enough about these kids and how extremely proud of them I ma right now.”
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