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State Final Teams: Beecher | Effingham (St. Anthony) | Johnston City | Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)

Taylor Ridge (Rockridge) (36-1)


School Information

Name: Rockridge High School
City: Taylor Ridge
County: Rock Island
Classification Enrollment: 370
Nickname: Rockets
Colors: Maroon/White
Conference: Three Rivers Athletic
Superintendent: Perry Miller
Principal: Katy Hasson
Athletic Director: Daphne Graves
Head Coach: John Nelson
Assistant Coaches: Keith Bognar, Jim Garrett, Scott Durbin, Kadey Garrett
Athletic Trainer: Blake Anderson
Captain:
Manager:
Last Year's Advancement: Defeated Freeburg, 5-4, to win State Championship

Roster

  
No. Name B T Pos. Ht. Yr.
1 Madi Hetzler R R C-1B 5-7 Sr.
2 Estellah Bognar R R 1B 5-7 So.
4 Taylor Dieterich R R 3B-SS-LF 5-6 So.
5 Haylee Boden R R 1B-3B 5-10 Fr.
7 Kendra Lewis L R P-SS-3B 5-6 Jr.
8 Tatum Connelly R R OF-2B 5-4 Jr.
9 Morgan Hofer R R OF-SS-3B 5-5 Jr.
11 Charley Perkins R R OF-2B 5-3 Fr.
13 Daytonah Downing R R OF-C 5-11 Sr.
14 Emma Kramer R R C-2B 5-3 Fr.
16 Addison Hoggard R R OF 5-6 So.
17 Madelyn David R R 1B 5-10 So.
20 Kori Needham R R CF-2B-SS 5-9 Sr.
21 Stella Riley L R C 5-4 So.
22 Payton Brown R R 2B-SS 5-6 Sr.
23 Cierra Bush R R 2B 5-4 Sr.
24 Chloe Strachan R R 1B 6-0 Jr.
25 Mikaylin Hofer R R P-RF 5-7 Sr.

Statistics

BATTING
  
Name G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B 3B HR
Haylee Boden 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0
Estellah Bognar 36 81 21 21 18 .259 5 0 7
Payton Brown 37 129 74 74 56 .574 12 2 27
Cierra Bush 37 100 43 46 44 .460 9 2 7
Tatum Connelly 9 6 1 1 0 .167 0 0 0
Madelyn David 13 13 4 3 2 .231 1 0 0
Taylor Dieterich 37 111 41 48 45 .432 17 2 8
Daytonah Downing 37 97 18 37 31 .381 10 0 7
Madi Hetzler 14 12 3 5 3 .417 1 0 0
Mikaylin Hofer 37 106 26 41 37 .387 10 0 6
Morgan Hofer 37 87 37 30 25 .345 6 0 4
Addison Hoggard 6 0 2 0 0   0 0 0
Emma Kramer 5 1 5 0 0 .000 0 0 0
Kendra Lewis 37 118 29 69 57 .585 22 4 14
Kori Needham 37 123 50 56 46 .455 17 2 8
Charley Perkins 21 10 18 0 0 .000 0 0 0
Stella Riley 21 3 18 0 0 .000 0 0 0
Chloe Strachan 11 8 3 2 1 .250 0 0 0
PITCHING
Name G W-L IP H ER BB SO ERA
Payton Brown 8 5-1 38.0 17 7 13 67 1.29
Tatum Connelly 2 0-0 4.0 1 0 2 7 0.00
Taylor Dieterich 1 0-0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Mikaylin Hofer 9 8-0 38.0 26 7 15 22 1.29
Kendra Lewis 25 23-0 129.0 83 27 34 183 1.47

Scores

Date Opponent W/L Own Opp
3/21 Rock Island (H.S.) W 10 1
3/24 Biggsville (West Central) W 2 1
3/27 Orion W 17 2
3/28 Princeton W 15 0
3/29 Galesburg (H.S.) W 10 0
3/30 Orion W 15 0
4/3 Sherrard W 29 23
4/6 Sherrard W 11 6
4/8 Ottawa (Twp.) L 0 1
4/8 Rock Falls W 5 1
4/11 Port Byron (Riverdale) W 11 1
4/12 Sterling (H.S.) W 6 5
4/13 Port Byron (Riverdale) W 9 0
4/15 Moline (H.S.) W 10 0
4/15 Moline (H.S.) W 11 1
4/17 Geneseo W 10 0
4/19 Woodhull (AlWood) W 12 2
4/21 Manlius (Bureau Valley) W 10 2
4/24 Monmouth (M.-Roseville) W 11 0
4/27 Monmouth (M.-Roseville) W 12 1
4/28 Kewanee (H.S.) W 11 1
5/1 Morrison W 20 0
5/4 Morrison W 13 0
5/5 Mendota W 19 0
5/6 East Moline (United) W 16 2
5/8 Erie W 10 0
5/10 Peru (St. Bede) W 8 0
5/11 Erie W 7 0
Rockridge Spring Classic
5/12 Dakota W 4 0
5/12 Manteno W 9 5
5/13 Seneca W 8 2
5/13 Rockton (Hononegah) W 8 1
Princeton Regional
5/16 Princeton W 13 0
5/19 Kewanee (H.S.) W 1 0
Taylor Ridge (Rockridge) Sectional
5/23 Aledo (Mercer County) W 6 1
5/26 Tremont (5 inn.) W 12 2
East Peoria (EastSide Centre) Super-Sectional
5/29 Rock Falls W 14 2

Head Coach John Nelson

  
Year W-L
Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)
2014 25-12
2015 26-11
2016 34-6 (3rd)
2017 31-7
2018 29-5 (1st)
2019 32-7 (3rd)
2021 29-0 (1st)
2022 35-0 (1st)
2023 36-1
9 yrs. 277-49

Tournament History

1996-A      5    7  0-1 (23-5)     DNP  Burnett Moody
       L    5    7  Lansing (Illiana Christian)
2004-A      0    1  0-1 (31-5)     DNP  Tracy Logue-Daxon
       L    0    1  Warrensburg (W.-Latham)
2005-A      2    0  3-0 (36-3)     1st  Tracy Logue-Daxon
       W    3    1  Beecher
       W    5    1  Pinckneyville
       W    2    0  Williamsville
2006-A      1    3  0-1 (31-4)     DNP  Tracy Logue-Daxon
       L    1    3  St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden)
2007-A     10    3  2-1 (35-4)     3rd  Tracy Logue
       W    3    0  Lebanon
       L    0    1  Casey (C.-Westfield)
       W   10    3  Morrison
2016-2A    12    2  1-1 (34-6-0)   3rd  John Nelson
       L    5    6  Carterville
       W   12    2  Elgin (St. Edward) (6 inn.)
2018-2A     5    2  2-0 (29-5-0)   1st  John Nelson
       W    4    3  Pinckneyville
       W    5    2  Beecher
2019-2A     2    1  1-1 (32-7-0)   3rd  John Nelson
       L    4    5  Beecher
       W    2    1  Stanford (Olympia)
2021-2A     4    0  2-0 (29-0-0)   1st  John Nelson
       W    1    0  Metropolis (Massac County)
       W    4    0  Joliet (Catholic Academy)
2022-2A     5    4  2-0 (35-0-0)   1st  John Nelson
       W    5    3  Pontiac
       W    5    4  Freeburg