Baseball Class 3A State Final Results — 2023-24

Box Score

Game 2 Box Scores and Play by Play (PDF)

Play-by-Play

IHSA State Baseball Finals play-by-play
Class 3A – Semifinal  Game 2 
Lemont vs. Highland
6/7/24 – Duly Care and Health Field, Joliet, IL

Umpires:  Plate: Vince Mastandrea; 1st  Base: Fred Brach; 3rd Base: Jim Nealon
Starting time: 	1:00 pm		Time of game: 1:56
Weather: 77 degrees, sunny, wind WNW 16 mph		Appox. attendance: 1807

Top 1st - Lemont High School
Lineup changed: C Knebel in at pitcher, In play.
M Michalak lines out to shortstop T Koishor. 1 Out
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Ball 1, Ball 2, Strike 3 looking.
N Tomaras strikes out looking, C Knebel pitching. 2 Outs
Ball 1, In play.
J Parr grounds out, second baseman B Bircher to first baseman D Riggs. 3 Outs

Bottom 1st - Highland Bulldogs
Ball 1, Ball 2, Strike 1 looking, In play.
J Ottensmeier grounds out, second baseman G Rendina to first baseman N Berardi. 1 Out
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1.
T Koishor is hit by pitch, S Glotzbach pitching.
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Ball 2, Ball 3, In play.
C Knebel grounds out, second baseman G Rendina to first baseman N Berardi, T Koishor advances to 2nd. 2 Outs
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Foul, In play.
G Stone pops out to shortstop B Tucker. 3 Outs

Top 2nd - Lemont High School
In play.
M Devoy flies out to right fielder A Munie. 1 Out
Ball 1, Ball 2, Foul, In play.
S Glotzbach pops out to shortstop T Koishor. 2 Outs
Strike 1 looking, In play.
B Tucker doubles on a line drive to left fielder Z Korte.
Ball 1, Foul, In play.
N Berardi pops out in foul territory to first baseman D Riggs. 3 Outs

Bottom 2nd - Highland Bulldogs
Foul, Ball 1, Foul, Ball 2, In play.
B Decker grounds out, shortstop B Tucker to first baseman N Berardi. 1 Out
Ball 1, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike 3 looking.
D Riggs strikes out looking, S Glotzbach pitching. 2 Outs
Foul, Ball 1, Ball 2, Ball 3, Strike 2 looking, Foul, Ball 4.
B Bircher walks, S Glotzbach pitching.
Ball 1, In play.
A Munie grounds out, pitcher S Glotzbach to first baseman N Berardi. 3 Outs

Top 3rd - Lemont High School
In play.
G Rendina hits a ground ball and reaches on an error by first baseman D Riggs.
Foul, Ball 1, Foul, Strike 3 looking.
A Phelan strikes out looking, C Knebel pitching, G Rendina remains at 1st. 1 Out
In play.
M Michalak flies out to center fielder J Ottensmeier, G Rendina remains at 1st. 2 Outs
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 swinging, Strike 3 swinging.
N Tomaras strikes out swinging, C Knebel pitching. 3 Outs

Bottom 3rd - Highland Bulldogs
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Strike 2 swinging, Ball 2, Ball 3, Foul, Ball 4.
Z Korte walks, S Glotzbach pitching.
Ball 1, Ball 2, Strike 1 looking, Ball 3, Ball 4.
J Ottensmeier walks, S Glotzbach pitching, Z Korte advances to 2nd.
Foul, Ball 1, In play.
T Koishor sacrifices, pitcher S Glotzbach to second baseman G Rendina, T Koishor out advancing to 1st, Z Korte advances to 3rd, J Ottensmeier advances to 2nd. 1 Out
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, In play.
C Knebel grounds into fielder's choice, shortstop B Tucker to third baseman M Michalak to second baseman G Rendina, J Ottensmeier out advancing to 3rd, Z Korte scores. 2 Outs
LMNT 0 - HGHL 1 
Courtesy runner W Jansen in for C Knebel, Ball 1, Foul, Ball 2, In play.
G Stone grounds out, third baseman M Michalak to first baseman N Berardi.
3 Outs

Top 4th - Lemont High School
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Foul, In play.
J Parr grounds out to first baseman D Riggs. 1 Out
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1.
M Devoy is hit by pitch, C Knebel pitching.
Foul, Strike 2 swinging, Ball 1, M Devoy steals 2nd, Ball 2.
S Glotzbach is hit by pitch, C Knebel pitching, M Devoy remains at 2nd.
Courtesy runner D Spadafora in for S Glotzbach, Strike 1 swinging, Strike 2 looking, In play.
B Tucker triples on a fly ball to left fielder Z Korte, M Devoy scores, D Spadafora scores.
LMNT 2 - HGHL 1
Foul, In play.
N Berardi singles on a hard ground ball to second baseman B Bircher, B Tucker scores.
LMNT 3 - HGHL 1
Ball 1, Foul, Strike 2 swinging, Foul, Strike 3 looking.
G Rendina strikes out looking, C Knebel pitching, N Berardi remains at 1st. 2 Outs
In play.
A Phelan pops out in foul territory to third baseman B Decker. 3 Outs

Bottom 4th - Highland Bulldogs
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 swinging, Ball 1, Strike 3 looking.
B Decker strikes out looking, S Glotzbach pitching. 1 Out
In play.
D Riggs singles on a pop fly to left fielder A Phelan.
Lineup changed: Pinch runner B Gelly in for first baseman D Riggs, Strike 1 looking, In play.
B Bircher flies out to right fielder M Devoy, B Gelly remains at 1st. 2 Outs
Ball 1, Ball 2.
A Munie is hit by pitch, S Glotzbach pitching, B Gelly advances to 2nd.
Ball 1, Foul, Foul, Ball 2, Ball 3, Strike 3 looking.
Z Korte strikes out looking, S Glotzbach pitching. 3 Outs

Top 5th - Lemont High School
Strike 1 looking, In play.
M Michalak lines out to center fielder J Ottensmeier. 1 Out
Foul, In play.
N Tomaras singles on a hard ground ball to left fielder Z Korte.
Strike 1 looking, In play.
J Parr singles on a ground ball to third baseman B Decker, N Tomaras advances to 2nd.
Foul, Strike 2 swinging, N Tomaras steals 3rd, J Parr steals 2nd, Ball 1, In play.
M Devoy out on sacrifice fly to center fielder J Ottensmeier, N Tomaras scores, J Parr advances to 3rd. 2 Outs
LMNT 4 - HGHL 1 | 
In play.
S Glotzbach grounds out, pitcher C Knebel to first baseman D Riggs. 3 Outs

Bottom 5th - Highland Bulldogs
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 swinging, Foul, Foul, Foul, In play.
J Ottensmeier singles on a ground ball to second baseman G Rendina.
2 Outs
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Ball 2, Strike 2 looking, In play.
T Koishor grounds into a double play, shortstop B Tucker to second baseman G Rendina to first baseman N Berardi, J Ottensmeier out advancing to 2nd.
Ball 1, Foul, In play.
C Knebel singles on a line drive to left fielder A Phelan.
Courtesy runner W Jansen in for C Knebel, Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Ball 2, Ball 3, Strike 2 looking, Ball 4.
G Stone walks, S Glotzbach pitching, W Jansen advances to 2nd.
In play.
B Decker pops out to right fielder M Devoy. 3 Outs

Top 6th - Lemont High School
Ball 1, In play.
B Tucker flies out to center fielder J Ottensmeier. 1 Out
In play.
N Berardi hits a ground ball and reaches on an error by third baseman B Decker.
Foul, In play.
G Rendina lines out to right fielder A Munie, N Berardi remains at 1st. 2 Outs
Ball 1, In play.
A Phelan singles on a pop fly to shortstop T Koishor, N Berardi advances to 2nd.
Ball 1, N Berardi advances to 3rd on wild pitch, A Phelan advances to 2nd on the same pitch, In play.
M Michalak singles on a pop fly to second baseman B Bircher, A Phelan scores, N Berardi scores.
LMNT 6 - HGHL 1

In play.
N Tomaras grounds into fielder's choice, shortstop T Koishor to second baseman B Bircher, M Michalak out advancing to 2nd. 3 Outs

Bottom 6th - Highland Bulldogs
Foul, Ball 1, Ball 2, Ball 3, Ball 4.
D Riggs walks, S Glotzbach pitching.
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Ball 2, Ball 3, Ball 4.
B Bircher walks, S Glotzbach pitching, D Riggs advances to 2nd.
D Moleski in for pitcher S Glotzbach, Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, In play.
A Munie singles on a ground ball to right fielder M Devoy, D Riggs advances to 3rd, B Bircher advances to 2nd.
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Strike 2 looking, Ball 2, Ball 3, Foul, In play.
Z Korte out on sacrifice fly to center fielder J Parr, A Munie held up at 1st, D Riggs scores, B Bircher advances to 3rd. 1 Out
LMNT 6 - HGHL 2 |
Strike 1 looking, In play.
J Ottensmeier hits a ground ball and reaches on an error by shortstop B Tucker, B Bircher scores, A Munie advances to 2nd.
LMNT 6 - HGHL 3
Ball 1, Ball 2, Strike 1 looking, Foul, Foul, Strike 3 swinging.
T Koishor strikes out swinging, D Moleski pitching, A Munie remains at 2nd, J Ottensmeier remains at 1st. 2 Outs
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Strike 3 swinging.
C Knebel strikes out swinging, D Moleski pitching. 3 Outs

Top 7th - Lemont High School
Ball 1, Strike 1 swinging, Ball 2, Foul, Strike 3 swinging.
J Parr strikes out swinging, C Knebel pitching. 1 Out
Foul, Ball 1, Foul, In play.
M Devoy singles on a fly ball to right fielder A Munie.
Ball 1, Strike 1 swinging, Ball 2.
S Glotzbach is hit by pitch, C Knebel pitching, M Devoy advances to 2nd.
In play.
B Tucker grounds into a double play, shortstop T Koishor to second baseman B Bircher to first baseman D Riggs, S Glotzbach out advancing to 2nd, M Devoy advances to 3rd. 3 Outs

Bottom 7th - Highland Bulldogs
Strike 1 looking, In play.
G Stone flies out to right fielder M Devoy. 1 Out
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Foul, Ball 1, Ball 2, In play.
B Decker grounds out, third baseman S Glotzbach to first baseman N Berardi. 2 Outs
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 swinging, In play.
D Riggs grounds out, second baseman M Michalak to first baseman N Berardi. 3 Outs