Baseball Class 2A State Final Results — 2023-24

Box Score

Game 1 Box Scores and Play by Play (PDF)

Play-by-Play

IHSA State Baseball Finals play-by-play
Class 2A – Semifinal Game #1
Maroa-Forsyth vs. Sterling Newman Central Catholic
5/31/24 – Dozer Park, Peoria, IL

Umpires:	Plate: Michael Hart	1st Base: Andy Gerdes	3rd Base: Dennis Douthit
Starting time: 	4:10 pm		Time of game: 1:40
Weather: 82 degrees, sunny, wind SSE12 mph		Appox. attendance: 997

Top 1st - Maroa-Forsyth Trojans
Lineup changed: G Wolfe in at pitcher, Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Ball 2, In play.
K Maurer pops out in foul territory to first baseman I Williams. 1 Out
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Foul, Foul, Ball 2, In play. M Williams singles on a line drive to center fielder B Tunick.
Foul, Strike 2 looking, Ball 1, In play. T Brandenburg flies out to left fielder J Oswalt, M Williams remains at 1st. 2 Outs
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, M Williams steals 2nd, Strike 2 swinging, Foul, Foul, Strike 3 looking.
Z Giles strikes out looking, G Wolfe pitching. 3 Outs

Bottom 1st - Sterling (Newman Cath) Golden Warriors
Strike 1 looking, Foul, Strike 3 looking. G Matznick strikes out looking, K Maurer pitching. 1 Out
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Ball 1, Ball 2, In play. B Tunick lines out to shortstop C Kelly. 2 Outs
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Ball 2, Strike 2 looking, Strike 3 swinging. A Miner strikes out swinging, K Maurer pitching. 3 Outs

Top 2nd - Maroa-Forsyth Trojans
In play. A Munjoy flies out to center fielder B Tunick. 1 Out
In play. A Giles lines out to center fielder B Tunick. 2 Outs
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, In play. C Rose flies out to second baseman E Bushman. 3 Outs

Bottom 2nd - Sterling (Newman Cath) Golden Warriors
Strike 1 swinging, Strike 2 swinging, Foul, Ball 1, Strike 3 swinging. D Kelly strikes out swinging, K Maurer pitching. 1 Out
In play. C Decker lines out to right fielder C Rose. 2 Outs
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Strike 3 looking. G Wolfe strikes out looking, K Maurer pitching. 3 Outs

Top 3rd - Maroa-Forsyth Trojans
Ball 1, Strike 1 swinging, Ball 2, In play. C Kelly singles on a ground ball to left fielder J Oswalt.
Strike 1 looking, In play. I Reid hits a hard ground ball and reaches on an error by second baseman E Bushman, C Kelly advances to 2nd.
Ball 1, Ball 2, Strike 1 looking, In play. K Maurer sacrifices, pitcher G Wolfe to second baseman E Bushman, K Maurer out advancing to 1st, C Kelly advances to 3rd, I Reid advances to 2nd. 1 Out
Strike 1 swinging, In play. M Williams singles on a pop fly to right fielder A Miner, I Reid held up at 2nd, C Kelly scores.
MR-F 1 - STRL 0
Strike 1 looking, In play. T Brandenburg singles on a line drive to left fielder J Oswalt, I Reid scores, M Williams advances to 3rd, T Brandenburg advances to 2nd on the throw.
Strike 1 swinging, Strike 2 looking, In play. Z Giles doubles on a line drive to left fielder J Oswalt, M Williams scores, T Brandenburg scores.
MR-F 2 - STRL 0
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Foul, Ball 2, Ball 3, Ball 4. A Munjoy walks, G Wolfe pitching, Z Giles remains at 2nd.
MR-F 4 - STRL 0
In play. A Giles doubles on a line drive to left fielder J Oswalt, Z Giles scores, A Munjoy advances to 3rd.
MR-F 5 - STRL 0
Strike 1 looking, Foul, Foul, In play. C Rose singles on a hard ground ball to left fielder J Oswalt, A Giles scores, C Rose advances to 2nd on the throw, C Rose advances to 3rd on error by left fielder J Oswalt, A Munjoy scores.
MR-F 7 - STRL 0
Ball 1, Ball 2, Ball 3, Ball 4. C Kelly walks, J Oswalt pitching, C Rose remains at 3rd.
Ball 1, Ball 2, C Kelly advances to 2nd on wild pitch, Strike 1 looking, Ball 3, Ball 4. I Reid walks, J Oswalt pitching, C Rose remains at 3rd, C Kelly remains at 2nd.
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Foul, Foul, Ball 2, Foul, In play. K Maurer lines out to second baseman E Bushman, C Rose remains at 3rd, C Kelly remains at 2nd, I Reid remains at 1st. 2 Outs
Ball 1, Ball 2, Ball 3, Ball 4. M Williams walks, G Matznick pitching, C Rose scores, C Kelly advances to 3rd, I Reid advances to 2nd. 
MR-F 8 - STRL 0
Foul, Strike 2 looking, In play. T Brandenburg grounds out, shortstop G Wolfe to first baseman I Williams. 3 Outs

Bottom 3rd - Sterling (Newman Cath) Golden Warriors
Strike 1 looking, In play. I Williams grounds out, second baseman I Reid to first baseman A Munjoy. 1 Out
Strike 1 looking, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball 1, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike 3 swinging. J Oswalt strikes out swinging, K Maurer pitching. 2 Outs
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Strike 3 swinging. E Bushman strikes out swinging, K Maurer pitching. 3 Outs

Top 4th - Maroa-Forsyth Trojans
Ball 1, Foul, Strike 2 swinging, Ball 2, Ball 3, Foul, Ball 4. Z Giles walks, G Matznick pitching.
Strike 1 looking, In play. A Munjoy doubles on a fly ball to left fielder J Oswalt, Z Giles advances to 3rd.
In play. A Giles doubles on a line drive to left fielder J Oswalt, Z Giles scores, A Munjoy scores.
MR-F 10 - STRL 0
Strike 1 swinging, Foul, Ball 1, In play. C Rose pops out to shortstop G Wolfe, A Giles remains at 2nd. 1 Out
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Ball 1, Ball 2, In play. C Kelly lines out to shortstop G Matznick, A Giles scores on error by shortstop G Matznick. 2 Out s
MR-F 11 - STRL 0 
In play. I Reid pops out to center fielder B Tunick. 3 Outs

Bottom 4th - Sterling (Newman Cath) Golden Warriors
In play. G Matznick singles on a line drive to left fielder Z Giles.
Foul, Ball 1, In play. B Tunick grounds into fielder's choice, second baseman I Reid to shortstop C Kelly, G Matznick out advancing to 2nd. 1 Out
Foul, Ball 1, In play. A Miner flies out to right fielder C Rose, B Tunick remains at 1st. 2 Outs
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Ball 1, B Tunick advances to 2nd on wild pitch, In play.
D Kelly hits a ground ball and reaches on an error by second baseman I Reid, B Tunick scores, D Kelly advances to 2nd on the same error.
MR-F 11 - STRL 1
Courtesy runner R Mason in for D Kelly, Strike 1 looking, Foul, Foul, Ball 1, Foul, In play.
C Decker flies out to right fielder C Rose. 3 Outs

Top 5th - Maroa-Forsyth Trojans
Ball 1, Ball 2, Ball 3, Ball 4. K Maurer walks, C Decker pitching.
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Ball 2, Strike 2 looking, Foul, In play. M Williams singles on a ground ball to right fielder A Miner, K Maurer advances to 2nd.
Ball 1, In play. T Brandenburg out on infield fly to shortstop G Matznick, K Maurer remains at 2nd, M Williams remains at 1st. 1 Out
Ball 1, K Maurer advances to 3rd on passed ball, M Williams advances to 2nd on the same pitch, Ball 2, Ball 3, Ball 4. Z Giles walks, C Decker pitching, K Maurer remains at 3rd, M Williams remains at 2nd.
In play. A Munjoy grounds into a double play, third baseman G Wolfe to first baseman I Williams, K Maurer did not score, M Williams out advancing to 3rd, Z Giles advances to 2nd. 3 Outs

Bottom 5th - Sterling (Newman Cath) Golden Warriors
Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball 1, In play. G Wolfe flies out to right fielder C Rose. 1 Out
Ball 1, Strike 1 swinging, In play. I Williams pops out to shortstop C Kelly. 2 Outs
Ball 1, Foul, Strike 2 swinging, In play. J Oswalt pops out to shortstop C Kelly. 3 Outs