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Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) (35-2)


School Information

Name: Oak Park and River Forest High School
City: Oak Park
County: Cook
Classification Enrollment: 3239
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: Orange/Blue
Conference: West Suburban
Superintendent: Steven Isoye
Principal: Nate Rouse
Athletic Director: John Stelzer
Head Coach: Mel Kolbusz
Assistant Coaches: Gary Miller, J.P. Coughlin, Leah Carlin, Jennifer Stinich
Athletic Trainer: Shannon Wyatt
Captains: Samantha Linde, Caitlyn Santiago, Emily Richardson
Manager:
Last Year's Advancement: Defeated Barrington, 3-2, to win State Third Place Game

Roster

  
No. Name B T Pos. Ht. Yr.
1 Ireland Flannery R R OF 5-1 Sr.
2 Mellizza Rosario R R IF 5-3 Jr.
4 Nellie Kamenitsa-Hale L R OF-C 5-7 Fr.
5 Taylor Divello R R P-IF 5-5 Fr.
6 Sydney Babbington R R C-OF 5-6 Jr.
7 Hannah Hassan R R OF 5-9 Sr.
8 Katie O'Shea L R IF-C 5-6 Jr.
9 Emily Cekander R R P-OF 5-8 Jr.
10 Fiona Girardot R R 2B 5-7 Fr.
12 Samantha Linde L R OF 5-7 Sr.
13 Caitlyn Santiago R R 1B 5-7 Sr.
14 Chardonnay Harris L L P-1B 5-10 Jr.
15 Ellie Ziegler R R 3B 5-10 Sr.
16-0 Maeve Nelson R R SS 5-10 So.
17 Allison Smart R R IF 5-7 Jr.
19 Mariah Scott R R C-OF 5-7 Jr.
21 Emily Richardson R R P-1B 5-9 Sr.

Statistics

BATTING
  
Name G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B 3B HR
Sydney Babbington 30 54 26 20 10 .370 5 0 1
Emily Cekander 13 16 3 1 0 .063 0 0 0
Taylor Divello 2 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0
Ireland Flannery 37 89 30 35 20 .393 3 1 1
Fiona Girardot 36 113 29 46 22 .407 12 0 2
Chardonnay Harris 23 72 7 31 11 .431 2 2 1
Hannah Hassan 30 63 18 18 11 .286 2 1 3
Nellie Kamenitsa-Hale 3 0 5 0 0   0 0 0
Samantha Linde 36 126 40 54 29 .429 10 2 4
Maeve Nelson 36 113 48 56 51 .496 9 2 10
Katie O'Shea 18 25 10 5 7 .200 3 1 0
Emily Richardson 29 86 9 37 33 .430 6 0 9
Mellizza Rosario 17 25 7 10 9 .400 2 0 0
Caitlyn Santiago 22 54 12 21 15 .389 4 1 3
Mariah Scott 30 67 22 24 19 .358 3 0 3
Allison Smart 29 56 13 14 11 .250 4 0 2
Ellie Ziegler 35 108 33 51 35 .472 11 6 4
PITCHING
Name G W-L IP H ER BB SO ERA
Emily Cekander 6 2-0 17.0 9 1 5 20 0.41
Taylor Divello 1 0-0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Chardonnay Harris 15 13-2 94.2 55 13 7 161 0.96
Emily Richardson 20 20-0 120.0 78 19 22 140 1.11

Scores

Date Opponent W/L Own Opp
3/19 LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) W 3 2
3/19 Plainfield (South) W 3 0
3/22 Park Ridge (Maine South) W 10 0
3/26 Schaumburg (H.S.) W 7 2
3/26 Schaumburg (H.S.) W 7 1
3/29 Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) L 6 7
3/29 Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) W 10 1
4/5 Oak Park (Fenwick) W 10 0
4/11 River Forest (Trinity) W 10 7
4/12 Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) W 15 2
4/14 Riverside (R.-Brookfield) W 20 0
4/15 Downers Grove (South) L 1 4
4/16 Carol Stream (Glenbard North) W 12 0
4/16 Carol Stream (Glenbard North) W 10 0
4/18 LaGrange (Lyons) W 3 0
4/20 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) W 10 0
4/21 Hillside (Proviso West) W 11 0
4/22 Winnetka (New Trier) W 8 0
4/23 Oak Lawn (Richards) W 9 0
4/25 Chicago (Whitney Young) W 11 0
4/29 Downers Grove (North) W 3 1
5/3 Elmhurst (York) W 9 4
5/6 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) W 10 3
5/7 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) W 1 0
5/9 Hillside (Proviso West) W 12 0
5/12 Hinsdale (Central) W 3 0
5/13 Hinsdale (Central) W 6 0
5/16 Downers Grove (North) W 2 1
5/17 LaGrange (Lyons) W 4 1
5/18 Elmhurst (York) W 15 2
5/20 Marengo W 14 4
5/21 Plainfield (Central) W 3 0
Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) Regional
5/24 Chicago (Lincoln Park) W 16 1
5/28 Park Ridge (Maine South) W 10 0
Des Plaines (Maine West) Sectional
6/1 Chicago (Whitney Young) W 10 0
6/4 River Forest (Trinity) W 3 1
Rosemont (Rosemont Stadium) 2 Super-Sectional
6/6 Elk Grove Village (E.G.) W 15 2

Head Coach Mel Kolbusz

  
Year W-L
Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
1993 33-5
1994 30-3
1995 29-8
1996 27-7
1997 21-15
1998 18-17
1999 29-8
2000 31-7
2001 35-2
2002 33-2-1
2003 36-6 (3rd)
2004 35-7 (2nd)
2005 35-6 (1st)
2006 31-5-1
2007 33-7
2008 29-9
2009 27-8
2010 21-17
2011 11-22
2012 19-18
2013 16-16
2014 27-10
2015 33-4 (3rd)
2016 35-2
24 yrs. 674-211-2

Tournament History

1991-AA     0    1  0-1 (27-5)     DNP  Sandy Abbinanti
       L    0    1  East Moline (United)
1993-AA     2    3  0-1 (33-5)     DNP  Mel Kolbusz
       L    2    3  Barrington
1995-AA     1    2  0-1 (29-8)     DNP  Mel Kolbusz
       L    1    2  Morton
2000-AA     2    6  0-1 (31-7)     DNP  Mel Kolbusz
       L    2    6  Moline (H.S.)
2002-AA     0    1  0-1 (33-2-1)   DNP  Mel Kolbusz
       L    0    1  Orland Park (Sandburg)
2003-AA     4    0  2-1 (36-6)     3rd  Mel Kolbusz
       W    4    1  Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South)
       L    3    6  Roselle (Lake Park) (8 inn.)
       W    4    0  East Moline (United)
2004-AA     6    8  2-1 (35-7)     2nd  Mel Kolbusz
       W    6    0  Rockton (Hononegah)
       W    1    0  Belleville (East) (8 inn.)
       L    6    8  Lockport (Twp.)
2005-AA     4    1  3-0 (35-6)     1st  Mel Kolbusz
       W    5    3  Machesney Park (Harlem)
       W    4    1  Roselle (Lake Park)
       W    4    1  Moline (H.S.) (11 inn.)
2006-AA     1    2  0-1 (31-5-1)   DNP  Mel Kolbusz
       L    1    2  Winnetka (New Trier)
2007-AA     0    1  0-1 (33-7)     DNP  Mel Kolbusz
       L    0    1  Edwardsville (H.S.)
2015-4A     3    2  1-1 (33-4)     3rd  Mel Kolbusz
       L    1    2  Chicago (Marist)
       W    3    2  Barrington