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  Boys Baseball Class A State Final Results 2002-03 

 Wilmington 7, Harrisburg 5

 Play-By-Play
2003 IHSA Class A Boys Baseball Tournament
June 6-7, 2003
Lanphier Park, Springfield

Game #8-Championship Game

Visitors:Wilmington"Wildcats"(27-5)Coach Kevin Feeney(5th Yr. 74-62) -- vs. -- Home:Harrisburg"Bulldogs"(40-1)Coach Jay Thompson(21st Yr. 526-154)

Umpires: Bill Mushrush, St. Charles, Plate; Steve Vorhies, Dallas City, 1st Base; Greg Pavloff, DuQuoin, 2nd Base; Danny Howard, Normal, 3rd base; Bob Jones, Danville, LF line; John Downey, Benton, RF Line
Game time: 6:51
Weather: Beautiful night, few clouds
Wind: West and Light


PLAY-BY-PLAY ACCOUNT

Wilmington 1st: Tanner Roark Doubles to base of right field wall; Nick Hansen reaches on error by shortstop, E-6; T. Roark scores from second, no RBI; Tony Vercelli Singles thru short, Hansen stops at 2nd; Shane Longest strikes out, 1 out; Kyle Davis Doubles to right center field wall, Hansen scores from 2nd, and Vercilli goes to third. Eric Dillon hits to deep RF, Sac Fly, as Verdcelli tags and scores from third, RBI, Hansen tags to 3rd, 2out; Dillon Roark hit Triple to RF corner, Hansen scores, RBI; Robbie Murphy Singles up the middle, D.Roark scores, RBI; Adam Kruchten grounds out 5-3 to end inning. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 5-5-1-1

Harrisburg 1st:Tim Mitacek grounds out to 2nd, out 4-3, 1 out; Walker Franks is Hit By Pitch; Chris Crank hits liner to SS, ball is dropped, steps on 2nd for force and throws to 1st for 6-3 Double Play. -- -- -- 0-0-0-0

Wilmington 2nd: Tanner Roark lines to third, thrown out 5-3, 1 out; Nick Hansen pops up to SS, out F-6, 2 out; Tony Vercelli grounds to SS, out 6-3. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-0-0-0

Harrisburg 2nd: Kyle Schwartz grounds out to third, out 5-3, 1 out; Seth Hall grounds out to second, 4-3; T.A. Sullivan strikes out swinging. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-0-0-0

Wilmington 3rd: Shane Longest singles to left; Kyle Davis grounds into 4-6-3 Double Play, 2out; Eric Dillon grounds out to SS, out 6-3. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-1-0-0

Harrisburg 3rd: Grady Gaskins grounds out to SS, out 6-3, 1 out; Matt Hughes fans, 2out; Rhett Hughes fans for the third out. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-0-0-0

Wilmington 4th: Dillon Roark is Hit By Pitch; Robbie Murphy reaches on E-5, fielding, D.Roark moves to 2nd; Adam Kruchten fans, 1out; Tanner Roark lines to R. Hughes behind 2nd, Hughes dives at bag doubling off D. Roark for 6-U Double Play. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-1-1-1

Harrisburg 4th: Tim Mitacek flies out to CF, F-8, 1 out; Walker Franks Doubles to RCF wall; Chris Crank hits to 2nd, ball is misplayed, E-4, Franks to 3rd; Kyle Schwartz Singles up the middle, Franks scores, RBI, Crank stops at 2nd; Seth Hall hits slow roller to 3rd, legs out infield Single, Crank to 3rd, Schwartz to 2nd; (Kirk Thompson CR for Hall) T.A. Sullivan drives Double to LCF wall, Crank, Schwartz and Thompson all score, 3 RBI; Grady Gaskins flies out to short LF, no tag, 2 out; Matt Hughes grounds to first, out 3-U. -- -- -- -- -- -- 4-4-1-1

Wilmington 5th: Nick Hansen grounds out to first, out 3-U, 1 out; Tony Vercelli is robbed of hit by diving CF'er, out F-8, 2 out; Shane Longest flies out to LF on over the shoulder catch, F-7. -- -- -- -- -- 0-0-0-0

Harrisburg 5th: Rhett Hughes grounds out to 2nd, out 4-3, 1 out; Tim Mitacek grounds out 6-3, 2 out; Walker Franks Walks; Chris Crank (Franks to 2nd on Wild Pitch) flies out to deep CF, out F-8. -- -- -- -- 0-0-0-1

Wilmington 6th:Kyle Davis hits sharply down 3rd baseline for Single, ball is bobbled by LF'er, Davis advances to 2nd, E-7; Eric Dillon grounds out to 2nd, out 4-3, 1out, Davis to 3rd; Dillon Roark lines out to 3rd, out LO-5, 2 out; Robbie Murphy (wild pitch allows Davis to score)fans on ball in dirt, reaches on wild pitch; Tim Schott (pinch hits for Kruchten ) flies out to RCF, F-8. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-1-1-1

Harrisburg 6th: Kyle Schwartz is Hit By Pitch; Seth Hall grounds out to third, out 5-3 on bang-bang play at first, out 5-3, 1 out, Schwartz to 2nd; T.A. Sullivan lines out to diving LF'er to be robbed of extra bases, F-7, 2 out, no tag; Jason Harbison (pitch hits for Gaskins) (Schwartz to third on wild pitch) hits Double to RCF fence, Schwartz scores, RBI; Matt Hughes hits to 2nd, out 4-3 on close play. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-1-0-1

Wilmington 7th: Tanner Roark grounds to SS, out 6-3, 1 out; Nick Hansen Doubles to LCF fence: (Kyle Schwartz relieves Denbow)Tony Vercelli (Wild Pitch sends Hansen to 3rd) Singles to LF, Hansen scores, RBI; Shane Longest fans, 2 out; Kyle Davis chops ball down first, reaches as 1st baseman throws into runner to 2nd baseman covering, E-3, Vercelli goes to third on play; Eric Dillon grounds out 1-3. -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-2-1-2

Harrisburg 7th: Rhett Hughes grounds out to SS, out 6-3, 1 out; Tim Mitacek hits to LF, LF'er looses ball in twilight, Double; Walker Franks is Hit By Pitch; Chris Crank grounds out to first, 3-U, Mitacek to 3rd, Franks to 2nd, 2 out; Kyle Schwartz pops out to first baseman, F-3. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Game ends: 8:30
Time of the game: 1:39

NOTES AND QUOTES


2003 All Tournament Team

1B T.A. Sullivan Harrisburg
2B Walker Franks, Harrisburg
3B Shane Longest, Wilmington
SS Rhett Hughes, Harrisburg
OF Tyler Kent, Mendota
OF Dustin Underwood, Prairie Central
OF Nick Hansen, Wilmington
C Seth Hall, Harrisburg
DH Devin Henkel, Mendota
P Tanner Roark, Wilmington
P Patrick Keating, Harrisburg
MVP Tanner Roark, Wilmington

2003 IHSA Class A Boys Baseball Tournament
Game #8 Box Score

Wilmington -- AB -- R -- H -- RBI -- BB -- SO
T. Roark p -- 4 -- 1 -- 1 -- 0
Hansen cf -- 4 -- 2 -- 1 -- 0
Vercelli c -- 4 -- 1 -- 2 -- 3
Longest 3b -- 4 -- 0 -- 1 -- 0
Davis 1b -- 4 -- 2 -- 2 -- 1
Dillon -- 3 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1
D Roark ss -- 2 -- 1 -- 1 -- 0
Murphy lf -- 3 -- 0 -- 1 -- 1
Kruchten 2b -- 2 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0
Schott -- 1 -- 0 -- 0
Totals -- 31 -- 7 -- 9 -- 6

E --Krutcher
2B --T. Roark, Davis, Hansen
3B --D. Roark
SF --Dillon
LOB -- 5

Harrisburg -- AB -- R -- H -- RBI -- BB -- SO
Mitacek cf -- 4 -- 0 -- 1 -- 0
Franks 2b -- 1 -- 1 -- 1 -- 0
Crank 3b -- 4 -- 1 -- 0 -- 0
Schwartz 1b -- 3 -- 2 -- 1 -- 2
Hall c -- 3 -- 1 -- 1 -- 0
Sullivan DH -- 3 -- 0 -- 1 -- 2
Gaskins rf -- 2 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0
Harbison -- 1 -- 0 -- 1 -- 1
M. Hughes, lf -- 3 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0
R. Hughes, ss -- 3 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0

Totals -- 27 -- 5 -- 6 -- 5

E --R. Hughes, Crank, M. Hughes, Sullivan
2B --Franks, Sullivan, Harbison, Mitacek
LOB --5

Pitching Summary
Wilmington -- IP -- H -- R -- ER -- BB -- SO
T. Roark (14-2) W -- 5 -- 5 -- 4 -- 3 -- 1 -- 3
Longest S -- 2 -- 1 -- 1 -- 1 -- 0 -- 0

Harrisburg -- IP -- H -- R -- ER -- BB -- SO
Denbow (6-1) L -- 6 1/3 -- 8 -- 7 -- 5 -- 0 -- 2
Schwartz -- 2/3 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1

WP --Denbow, Schwartz
HBP --T. Roark (Franks), Longest (Franks)

Score By Innings -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- Total
Wilmington -- 5 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 -- 1 -- -- -- 7-8-1 --
Harrisburg -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 4 -- 0 -- 1 -- 0 -- -- -- 5-6-4 --




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