Baseball Class 3A State Final Results — 2023-24

Box Score

Game 3 Box Scores and Play by Play (PDF)

Play-by-Play

IHSA State Baseball Finals play-by-play
Class 3A – 3rd Place Game
Highland vs. Morris
6/8/24 – Duly Care and Health Field, Joliet, IL

Umpires:  Plate: Brian Kenny; 1st Base: Mark Spice; 3rd Base: Greg Johnson 
Starting time: 	9:56 am		Time of game: 1:31
Weather: 71 degrees, cloudy, wind S 6 mph		Appox. attendance: 807

Top 1st - Highland Bulldogs
 Lineup changed: C DelFavero in at pitcher, In play. J Ottensmeier flies out in foul territory to left fielder C Pfeifer. 1 Out
Strike 1 looking, Foul, Ball 1, In play.T Koishor grounds out, third baseman J Wheeler to first baseman M Klicker. 2 Outs
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Strike 2 looking, Foul, Strike 3 looking. C Knebel strikes out looking, C DelFavero pitching. 3 Outs

 Bottom 1st - Morris Redskins
In play. A Zweeres flies out to right fielder A Munie. 1 Out
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, In play. B Bounds singles on a hard ground ball to left fielder Z Korte. 
Ball 1, In play. J Wheeler flies out to center fielder J Ottensmeier, B Bounds remains at 1st. 2 Outs
Ball 1, Ball 2, Ball 3, In play.C DelFavero flies out to center fielder J Ottensmeier. 3 Outs

Top 2nd - Highland Bulldogs
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 swinging, Strike 3 swinging. G Stone strikes out swinging, C DelFavero pitching. 1 Out
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Ball 1, Foul, Foul, Ball 2, Foul, Ball 3, In play. B Decker grounds out, third baseman J Wheeler to first baseman M Klicker. 2 Outs
Strike 1 looking, In play. D Riggs grounds out, third baseman J Wheeler to first baseman M Klicker. 3 Outs

Bottom 2nd - Morris Redskins
Ball 1, Ball 2, Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, In play. G Zweeres singles on a pop fly to center fielder J Ottensmeier.
Courtesy runner L Zdanwic in for G Zweeres, Strike 1 looking, Foul, Strike 3 swinging.
M Klicker strikes out swinging, T Clemons pitching, L Zdanwic remains at 1st. 1 Out
Strike 1 looking, L Zdanwic steals 2nd, Balk by pitcher T Clemons, L Zdanwic advances to 3rd, Foul, Foul, Foul, In play. N Baftiri lines out to third baseman B Decker, L Zdanwic remains at 3rd. 2 Outs
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Ball 2, Ball 3, Ball 4. C Pfeifer walks, T Clemons pitching, L Zdanwic remains at 3rd.
Foul, Foul, Ball 1, C Pfeifer steals 2nd, Strike 3 looking. C Norris strikes out looking, T Clemons pitching. 3 Outs

Top 3rd - Highland Bulldogs
Ball 1, In play. B Bircher grounds out, third baseman J Wheeler to first baseman M Klicker. 1 Out
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Ball 2, Foul, Ball 3, In play. K Favre lines out to second baseman A Zweeres. 2 Outs
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Ball 2, Ball 3, Strike 2 looking, In play. Z Korte grounds out, second baseman A Zweeres to first baseman M Klicker. 3 Outs

Bottom 3rd - Morris Redskins
Ball 1, In play. A Zweeres grounds out, third baseman B Decker to first baseman D Riggs. 1 Out
Ball 1, In play. B Bounds pops out to second baseman B Bircher. 2 Outs
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Ball 2, In play. J Wheeler pops out to second baseman B Bircher. 3 Outs

Top 4th - Highland Bulldogs
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Ball 1, Strike 3 swinging.
J Ottensmeier strikes out swinging, C DelFavero pitching. 1 Out
Ball 1. T Koishor is hit by pitch, C DelFavero pitching.
In play. A Munie grounds into a double play, shortstop N Baftiri to first baseman M Klicker, T Koishor out advancing to 2nd. 3 Outs

Bottom 4th - Morris Redskins
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 swinging, Foul, In play. C DelFavero lines out to second baseman B Bircher. 1 Out
Ball 1, Ball 2, Foul, Strike 2 swinging, Ball 3, In play. G Zweeres grounds out, second baseman B Bircher to first baseman D Riggs. 2 Outs
Strike 1 looking, Foul, Strike 3 swinging. M Klicker strikes out swinging, T Clemons pitching. 3 Outs

Top 5th - Highland Bulldogs
Strike 1 swinging, Ball 1, In play. G Stone lines out to third baseman J Wheeler. 1 Out
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Foul, In play. B Decker grounds out, pitcher C DelFavero to first baseman M Klicker. 2 Outs
Ball 1, Ball 2, In play. D Riggs grounds out, second baseman A Zweeres to first baseman M Klicker. 3 Outs

Bottom 5th - Morris Redskins
Foul, Strike 2 looking, Foul, Foul, Ball 1, Ball 2. N Baftiri is hit by pitch, T Clemons pitching.
In play. C Pfeifer sacrifices, catcher K Favre to first baseman D Riggs, C Pfeifer out advancing to 1st, N Baftiri advances to 2nd. 1 Out
Foul, Strike 2 swinging, Ball 1, Strike 3 looking. C Norris strikes out looking, T Clemons pitching, N Baftiri remains at 2nd. 
In play. A Zweeres flies out to center fielder J Ottensmeier. 3 Outs

Top 6th - Highland Bulldogs
Strike 1 looking, Foul, Foul, In play. B Bircher doubles on a hard ground ball to left fielder C Pfeifer.
In play. K Favre sacrifices, third baseman J Wheeler to second baseman A Zweeres, K Favre out advancing to 1st, B Bircher advances to 3rd. 1 Out

2 Outs Z Korte strikes out looking, C DelFavero pitching. 3 Outs

Bottom 6th - Morris Redskins
Ball 1, In play. B Bounds grounds out, shortstop T Koishor to first baseman D Riggs. 1 Out
In play. J Wheeler flies out to right fielder A Munie. 2 Outs
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Ball 2, In play. C DelFavero pops out to third baseman B Decker. 3 Outs

Top 7th - Highland Bulldogs
Strike 1 looking, Foul, Strike 3 swinging. J Ottensmeier strikes out swinging, C DelFavero pitching. 1 Out
Foul, Foul, Ball 1, In play. T Koishor grounds out, third baseman J Wheeler to first baseman M Klicker. 2 Outs
Strike 1 looking, Foul, In play. A Munie grounds out, third baseman J Wheeler to first baseman M Klicker. 3 Outs

Bottom 7th - Morris Redskins
Ball 1, Foul, Strike 2 swinging, Ball 2, Foul, Ball 3, Strike 3 swinging. G Zweeres strikes out swinging, T Clemons pitching. 1 Out
Strike 1 looking, In play. M Klicker doubles on a fly ball to right fielder A Munie. Lineup changed: Pinch runner L Zdanwic in for first baseman M Klicker, Ball 1. N Baftiri is hit by pitch, T Clemons pitching, L Zdanwic remains at 2nd.
Strike 1 swinging, Ball 1, Foul, Ball 2, Strike 3 swinging. 
C Pfeifer strikes out swinging, T Clemons pitching, L Zdanwic remains at 2nd, N Baftiri remains at 1st. 2 Outs
Lineup changed: K Waters in for batter C Norris, Ball 1, In play. K Waters pops out in foul territory to first baseman D Riggs. 3 Outs

Top 8th - Highland Bulldogs
In play. G Stone grounds out, shortstop N Baftiri to first baseman L Zdanwic. 1 Out
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Ball 2, Strike 2 looking, In play.
B Decker lines out to shortstop N Baftiri. 2 Outs
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Ball 2, Foul, Foul, In play. D Riggs grounds out, second baseman A Zweeres to first baseman M Klicker. 3 Outs

Bottom 8th - Morris Redskins
Ball 1, Foul, In play. A Zweeres triples on a fly ball, center fielder J Ottensmeier to shortstop T Koishor, A Zweeres scores on error by shortstop T Koishor.
HGHL 0 - MRRS 1