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  Boys Baseball State Final Qualifier 2000-01 

 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) (29-10)

 School Information
Name: Oak Park and River Forest High School
City: Oak Park
City Population: Oak Park 55,006; River Forest 12,400
County: Cook
Enrollment: 2727
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: Orange/Blue
Conference: West Suburban Silver
Superintendent: Dr. Susan Bridge
Principal: Donna Stevens
Athletic Director: Sandy Abbinanti
Head Coach: Chris Ledbetter
Assistant Coaches: Jim Geovanes, Nick Sakellaris, Jim Donovan
Captains: Mike Lynch, Evan Blesoff, Henry Young, Josh Przyborowski,
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Winnetka (New Trier), 2-1, in Sectional Semifinal

 Roster

No.  Name                     B  T  Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  1  Ian Matthews             R  R  P/OF   5-11 170   17  Jr.
  2  Pat Waldron              R  R  3B     6-0  165   17  Jr.
  3  Jim Shipley              R  R  SS     5-11 170   17  Jr.
  4  Henry Young              R  R  2B     5-9  165   18  Sr.
  5  Alex Dengel              R  R  OF     6-0  180   17  Jr.
  6  David Bernthal           R  R  3B     5-10 160   17  Jr.
  8  Jim Zangrilli            R  R  C      5-9  165   16  So.
  9  Erich Vonderhaar         R  R  P/OF   6-0  195   18  Sr.
 10  Geoff Essex              R  R  2B     6-0  170   18  Sr.
 11  Josh Przyborowski        R  R  P/OF   6-1  160   18  Sr.
 12  David Bach               R  R  SS/OF  6-1  170   16  So.
 14  Kyle Michel              R  R  P/OF   5-11 165   17  Jr.
 15  Andy Codalbu             R  R  P/OF   6-1  185   17  Jr.
 16  Evan Blesoff             R  R  P/SS   6-1  179   18  Sr.
 17  Jody Fisher              L  L  P/1B   6-1  155   18  Sr.
 21  Matt Rine                L  R  P/OF   6-1  185   17  Jr.
 22  William Marsh            R  R  C      6-2  205   18  Sr.
 23  Jon Kreyer               L  R  OF     6-2  170   17  Jr.
 24  Nick LeValley            R  R  OF     6-2  200   18  Sr.
 25  Mike Lynch               R  R  P/1B   6-6  195   18  Sr.
 27  Jay Kelty                R  R  P/OF   6-3  190   17  Jr.
 30  Max Sakellaris           R  R  1B     6-0  230   17  Jr.

 Statistics
BATTING Name G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B 3B HR David Bach 25 60 10 22 5 .367 5 1 0 David Bernthal 33 104 28 37 9 .356 6 1 0 Evan Blesoff 35 97 27 33 25 .340 8 3 5 Andy Codalbu 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Geoff Essex 26 70 17 16 9 .229 2 1 0 Jody Fisher 14 25 4 10 6 .400 4 0 0 Jay Kelty 9 6 0 2 0 .333 0 0 0 Jon Kreyer 8 18 1 5 3 .278 1 0 0 Nick LeValley 8 11 3 4 0 .364 0 0 0 Mike Lynch 34 95 30 34 28 .358 6 5 3 William Marsh 29 74 0 16 12 .216 4 0 0 Ian Matthews 24 39 5 8 2 .205 0 0 0 Kyle Michel 32 88 23 30 16 .341 5 2 1 Josh Przyborowski 21 16 2 2 0 .125 0 0 0 Matt Rine 33 84 19 29 16 .345 4 3 6 Max Sakellaris 10 21 2 5 3 .238 1 0 0 Jim Shipley 17 22 17 6 5 .273 1 0 0 Erich Vonderhaar 3 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Pat Waldron 15 38 7 8 3 .211 0 0 0 Henry Young 29 79 15 19 12 .241 5 0 1 Jim Zangrilli 26 64 9 16 18 .250 5 0 1 TEAM TOTALS 33 1012 219 302 172 .298 57 16 17 PITCHING Name G W-L IP H ER BB SO ERA Evan Blesoff 13 7-4 75.1 48 12 22 72 1.12 Jay Kelty 9 3-1 34.0 36 19 25 25 3.91 Mike Lynch 2 1-0 2.0 1 1 1 1 3.50 Ian Matthews 12 11-1 79.0 42 9 15 81 0.80 Kyle Michel 4 1-0 20.0 20 8 15 27 2.80 Josh Przyborowski 8 3-1 21.0 19 8 12 17 2.67 TEAM TOTALS 49 26-7 231.1 166 57 90 223 1.72
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp 3/27 Schaumburg L 2 3 3/28 Joliet (Twp.) W 12 9 3/29 Glenview (Glenbrook South) L 1 2 3/29 Lombard (Glenbard East) L 6 8 3/30 Barrington L 11 16 3/31 Naperville (Central) L 4 6 3/31 Naperville (Central) W 13 9 4/3 Elmhurst (York) W 6 0 4/4 Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) W 7 6 4/5 HInsdale (Central) L 3 5 4/7 Addison (A. Trail) W 10 0 4/9 Addison (A. Trail) W 4 3 4/10 Downers Grove (North) L 1 3 4/14 Darien (Hinsdale South) W 2 1 4/14 Darien (Hinsdale South) W 7 6 4/17 Downers Grove (South) W 1 0 4/19 LaGrange (Lyons) W 3 2 4/20 Hillside (Proviso West) W 13 3 4/21 Franklin Park (Leyden) W 4 0 4/24 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) L 1 2 4/26 Elmhurst (York) W 13 7 4/28 Maywood (Proviso East) W 8 1 4/28 Maywood (Proviso East) W 8 7 5/1 Hinsdale (Central) W 10 0 5/3 Downers Grove (North) L 3 13 5/5 Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) W 8 3 5/5 Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) W 6 3 5/8 Hillside (Proviso West) W 6 3 5/8 Villa Park (Willowbrook) W 10 0 5/8 Villa Park (Willowbrook) W 8 7 5/14 Downers Grove (South) W 3 2 5/15 LaGrange (Lyons) L 0 1 5/17 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) W 6 0 5/19 Evanston (Twp.) W 10 5 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) Regional *5/25 Chicago (St. Patrick) W 8 2 *5/29 Oak Park (Fenwick) (5 inn.) W 10 0 *5/30 Chicago (DeLaSalle) W 8 1 Skokie (Niles West) Sectional *6/2 Palatine (H.S.) W 2 0 *6/4 Roselle (Lake Park) W 2 1
 Head Coach Chris Ledbetter
Year W-L Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 2001 29-10
 Tournament History
1942 20 2 3-0 (18-2) 1st Frank Foster W 8 0 Normal (Community) W 5 0 Madison W 7 2 Streator (Twp.) 1981AA 31 12 3-0 (30-4) 1st Jack Kaiser W 11 0 Lincoln W 12 9 Bartonville (Limestone) W 8 3 Chicago (Brother Rice) 1984AA 11 10 1-1 (30-8) DNP Jack Kaiser W 6 4 Lockport (Twp.) L 5 6 Burbank (Reavis) 1985AA 7 1 1-1 (35-4) DNP Jack Kaiser W 7 0 Chicago (Simeon) L 0 1 Oak Forest 1986AA 14 14 1-1 (31-11) DNP Jack Kaiser W 10 9 New Lenox (Providence Catholic) L 4 5 Chicago (Fenger) 1990AA 12 10 2-1 (30-7) 3rd Jack Kaiser W 6 4 Mundelein (Carmel) L 2 3 Joliet (Catholic Academy) W 4 3 Chicago (Simeon) 1991AA 12 5 2-1 (35-7) 3rd Jack Kaiser W 6 0 Chicago (Schurz) L 1 4 South Holland (Thornwood) W 5 1 Aurora (West) 1995AA 24 13 2-1 (32-11) 3rd Jack Kaiser W 6 3 New Lenox (Providence Catholic) L 2 4 Chatham (Glenwood) W 16 6 Chicago (Clemente) (6 inn.) 1998AA 4 14 0-1 (36-5) DNP Jack Kaiser L 4 14 Edwardsville (H.S.)


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