1998 IHSAA Baseball State Finals

Team Information & Statistics

 

Class A

 

Tri-County Cavaliers

Team Roster

Lt.

Dark

Name

B/T

Height

Position

Grade

2

4

Chris Shafer

R/R

5-9

C

11

4

24

Mark LeBeau

L/R

6-0

SS

11

5

5

Michael Luck

R/R

5-9

SS

9

7

36

Brad Ringer

R/R

5-9

OF

11

9

9

Clinton Robinson

R/R

6-0

OF

12

10

10

Colt Rowland

L/R

5-8

2B

9

11

11

Zachary Lanning

R/R

5-10

3B

11

12

12

Jeremy Lear

R/R

5-11

OF

10

13

45

Jed Zarse

R/R

6-8

1B

12

14

14

Rodney Benner

R/R

6-3

SS

12

15

15

Robbie Page

R/R

5-10

1B

11

16

16

Michael Stitz

L/R

6-2

3B

9

19

5

Wade Nevitt

R/R

5-9

C

12

20

20

Jeremy Scheitlin

R/R

5-9

2B

11

22

22

Craig Culp

R/R

6-1

OF

12

Denny Stitz’s Coaching Ledger

Years

School

W-L

1978-86

South Newton H.S.

191-84

1991-98

Tri-County H.S.

188-81

17 years

Total

379-165

Sectionals Won: 5; 1978, 1981, 1982, 1993, 1998 (A)

Regionals Won: 1; 1998 (A)

Semi-States Won: 1; 1998 (A)

 

Tri-County’s History in the State Finals

First Appearance

 

Team Statistics

Category

Avg.

AB

H

R

RBI

2B

3B

HR

BB

SO

SB-Att.

PO

A

E

 

.349

879

307

265

204

49

9

28

155

155

58-73

613

241

59

 

Individual Statistics

Name

Avg.

AB

H

R

RBI

2B

3B

HR

BB

SO

SB-Att.

PO

A

E

Benner

.454

108

49

45

39

6

4

7

13

10

11-12

31

48

14

Culp

.323

96

31

23

23

3

2

2

8

18

2-3

17

3

0

Lanning

.000

2

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

0-1

0

0

0

Lear

.000

5

0

4

0

0

0

0

1

2

1-1

1

0

0

LeBeau

.404

94

38

38

8

6

1

0

27

10

3-5

26

64

12

Luck

1.000

1

1

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0-0

0

0

0

Nevitt

.378

90

34

26

32

3

1

5

18

17

9-10

203

12

3

Page

.266

64

17

10

9

3

0

2

10

9

0-0

39

18

4

Ringer

.363

91

33

35

13

7

1

2

29

17

18-24

37

1

3

Robinson

.354

82

29

34

21

7

0

2

23

13

5-7

35

5

6

Rowland

.222

36

8

3

8

2

0

0

3

4

3-3

8

13

1

Schaffer

.333

3

1

3

1

0

0

0

1

1

0-0

1

0

0

Scheitlin

.312

93

29

18

22

4

0

2

2

23

3-3

44

33

5

Stitz

.392

74

29

17

21

8

0

4

10

16

2-3

18

37

9

Zarse

.200

40

8

7

5

0

0

2

10

13

1-1

153

7

2

 

Pitching Statistics

Name

W-L

ERA

GS

GC

REL

IP

BF

H

R

ER

BB

SO

HB

Benner

14-1

1.95

--

--

1

100.1

427

96

40

28

14

104

3

Stitz

6-0

2.36

--

--

0

32.2

143

28

20

11

17

33

2

LeBeau

4-1

3.28

--

--

1

36.1

180

39

29

17

17

25

4

Robinson

4-1

2.79

--

--

0

37.2

176

44

20

15

15

35

1

Page

1-0

1.75

--

--

0

8

33

4

3

2

6

2

1

 

Quick Facts

Location: Wolcott

County: White

Superintendent: Dr. Gib Crimmins

Principal: Gary L. Vandergriff

Athletic Director: Denny Stitz

Head Coach: Denny Stitz

Asst. Coaches: David George, Jeff LeBeau

Nickname: Cavaliers

Colors: Red & Blue

Conference: Midwest

Enrollment: 303 in four grades

1996-97 Tournament: Advanced to Twin Lakes Sectional semifinals; lost to Rensselaer, 5-4 (11 inn.)

 

1997-98 Results (29-3)

Winamac

W

5-1

Winamac

W

5-2

Attica

W

7-1

West Lafayette

W

9-4

West Lafayette

L

9-7

Rensselaer

W

7-4

Benton Central

L

5-1

Caston

W

17-1

Caston

W

7-4

Rossville

W

6-4

North White

L

3-2

Twin Lakes

W

14-6

West Central

W

10-3

West Central

W

14-2

Pioneer

W

4-1

Pioneer

W

10-8

Twin Lakes

W

12-5

South Newton

W

6-3

South Newton

W

5-4

Frontier

W

9-8

Frontier

W

14-4

North Newton

W

5-4

Eastern (Greentown)

W

11-0

Rensselaer

W

11-0

North White

W

4-3

North White

W

11-6

Tri-County Sectional

   

North White

W

7-6

Frontier

W

13-2

West Central

W

12-5

Sheridan Regional

   

Lafayette Central Catholic

W

8-2

Kokomo Semi-State

   

Fremont

W

3-2 (8 inn.)

Wapahani

W

11-0 (5 inn.)

 

 

Barr-Reeve Vikings

Team Roster

Lt.

Dark

Name

B/T

Height

Position

Grade

20

20

Kurt Browning

R/R

6-0

OF

10

22

22

Andre’ Knepp

R/R

5-10

2B/SS

11

23

23

Andy Booker

R/R

5-11

OF

10

24

24

Kyle Wilcher

R/R

5-10

OF/C

12

25

25

Keith Knepp

R/R

5-11

2B/P

12

27

27

Devon Stoll

R/R

6-0

P/IF

12

28

28

Allen Stoll

R/R

6-0

P/IF

11

30

30

Tyson Wagler

R/R

5-11

P/SS

12

31

31

Adam Traylor

R/R

6-2

P

10

32

32

Travis Strange

R/R

6-0

P/C

12

33

33

Jevon Knepp

R/R

6-1

OF

12

34

34

Rodney Graber

L/L

5-10

1B

12

35

35

Jeremy Knepp

L/L

6-1

CF

12

36

36

Jeremy Blake

L/L

6-0

P/1B

11

37

37

Aaron Ash

R/R

5-8

3B

10

38

38

Landon Knepp

R/R

5-9

LF

12

40

40

Greg Wagler

R/R

5-11

C

12

Joe Rademacher’s Coaching Ledger

Years

School

W-L

1977-98

Barr-Reeve H.S.

286-231

22 years

Total

286-231

Sectionals Won: 7; 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1998 (A)

Regionals Won: 2; 1990, 1998 (A)

Semi-States Won: 1; 1998 (A)

 

Barr-Reeve’s History in the State Finals

First Appearance

 

Team Statistics

Category

Avg.

AB

H

R

RBI

2B

3B

HR

BB

SO

SB-Att.

PO

A

E

 

.327

798

261

213

175

45

1

29

111

140

84-99

541

207

36

 

Individual Statistics

Name

Avg.

AB

H

R

RBI

2B

3B

HR

BB

SO

SB-Att.

PO

A

E

Ash

.512

86

44

34

36

12

1

5

13

4

11-17

21

43

7

Blake

.212

66

14

14

12

0

0

1

18

20

2-2

74

18

5

Booker

.000

1

0

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

1-1

0

0

0

Browning

.000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-0

0

0

0

Graber

.067

15

1

4

1

0

0

0

2

5

0-0

82

1

1

A. Knepp

.310

42

13

7

10

4

0

0

2

6

3-4

19

7

2

Jer. Knepp

.364

88

32

36

26

5

0

8

17

9

20-21

51

2

8

Jev. Knepp

.300

20

6

1

2

0

0

0

3

5

0-0

0

0

0

K. Knepp

.253

75

19

21

16

5

0

4

17

22

6-7

31

41

1

L. Knepp

.417

96

40

32

16

8

0

5

12

14

13-13

22

4

2

A. Stoll

.250

4

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

1-2

0

2

1

D. Stoll

.226

31

7

3

0

0

0

0

4

4

2-3

10

8

1

Strange

.302

53

16

9

6

0

0

0

6

14

0-1

14

2

0

Traylor

.000

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-0

3

2

1

G. Wagler

.207

58

12

8

6

1

0

0

9

10

1-1

125

18

1

T. Wagler

.357

98

35

21

33

8

0

6

1

17

6-8

31

49

5

Wilcher

.339

62

21

15

11

2

0

0

6

9

18-19

58

10

1

 

Pitching Statistics

Name

W-L

ERA

GS

GC

REL

IP

BF

H

R

ER

BB

SO

HB

K. Knepp

7-2

2.98

8

3

1

44.2

196

40

28

19

18

43

1

Blake

6-2

3.52

10

5

0

63.2

292

56

49

32

32

74

7

D. Stoll

5-1

2.03

6

4

2

41.1

177

30

15

12

25

37

2

Traylor

1-0

6.39

1

0

0

7.2

36

8

9

7

4

7

0

Jer. Knepp

1-2

1.00

0

0

0

7

35

6

5

1

4

7

0

A. Knepp

0-0

1.91

1

0

1

11

45

10

5

3

2

7

2

G. Wagler

0-0

5.25

1

0

0

4

19

5

5

3

1

2

0

T. Wagler

0-0

0.00

0

0

0

1

8

2

1

0

3

0

0

 

Quick Facts

Location: Montgomery

County: Daviess

Superintendent: Dr. Joe Woods

Principal: Michael E. Andrews

Athletic Director: Bryan E. Hughes

Head Coach: Joe Rademacher

Asst. Coaches: Mark Holt, Fabian Lengacher

Nickname: Vikings

Colors: Black, White & Red

Conference: Blue Chip

Enrollment: 176 in four grades

1996-97 Tournament: Advanced to Loogootee Sectional championship; lost to Washington, 15-0

 

1997-98 Results (20-7)

Forest Park

L

9-4

Orleans

W

9-1

Oakland City Wood

W

8-4

Springs Valley

W

11-2

Shoals

W

10-9

North Daviess

W

1-0

Northeast Dubois

W

6-2

Gibson Southern

L

1-0

Vincennes Rivet

W

13-12

South Knox

W

6-3

Pike Central

W

7-6

Mitchell

W

20-10

Washington Catholic

W

15-0

North Posey

L

7-2

Union County, Ky.

W

7-6

Loogootee

W

8-1

Southridge

L

4-3

Jasper

L

9-6

Paoli

L

10-9

North Knox

L

6-5

White River Valley

W

14-5

Loogootee Sectional

   

Vincennes Rivet

W

12-0

Loogootee

W

6-3

Shoals

W

10-0

Cannelton Regional

   

Northeast Dubois

W

6-1

Northview Semi-State

   

Springs Valley

W

8-4

Rockville

W

7-2

 

 

Class 2A

 

Alexandria Tigers

Team Roster

Lt.

Dark

Name

B/T

Height

Position

Grade

1

1

Scott Rowland

R/R

5-10

SS

12

2

2

Mat Blanton

R/R

6-1

OF

12

3

3

Nathan DeVore

R/R

6-0

OF

11

4

4

Dustin Musick

B/L

5-10

1B

12

7

7

J.D. Closser

B/L

6-0

C

12

8

8

Brian Daniels

R/R

5-10

3B

11

12

12

Brady Dunn

R/R

6-2

1B

11

14

14

Adam May

L/R

5-11

3B

11

15

15

Derek Stansberry

R/R

6-3

P

10

16

16

Clint Thomas

R/R

6-4

P

10

17

17

Mario DiRuzza

R/R

5-10

2B

11

21

21

Mike Clark

R/R

6-2

P

11

24

24

Nathan Webber

L/L

5-10

OF

12

28

28

Eric Davidson

R/R

5-10

2B

11

29

29

Trent Fuller

R/R

5-10

2B

10

30

30

Joe Granger

R/R

5-10

OF

12

32

32

Jason Pierce

R/R

6-0

OF

12

33

33

Shawn Baker

R/R

6-1

P

12

34

34

Justin Melton

L/L

6-3

P

10

35

35

Jim Linder

L/L

6-2

P

12

Monte Sprague’s Coaching Ledger

Years

School

W-L

1979-98

Alexandria H.S.

250-168

20 years

Total

250-168

Sectionals Won: 4; 1981, 1982, 1984, 1998 (2A)

Regionals Won: 2; 1981, 1998 (2A)

Semi-States Won: 1; 1998 (2A)

 

Alexandria’s History in the State Finals

First Appearance

 

Team Statistics

Category

Avg.

AB

H

R

RBI

2B

3B

HR

BB

SO

SB-Att.

PO

A

E

 

.373

731

273

256

222

55

9

36

149

138

16

--

--

--

 

Individual Statistics

Name

Avg.

AB

H

R

RBI

2B

3B

HR

BB

SO

SB-Att.

PO

A

E

Baker

.500

4

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

--

--

--

Blanton

.306

72

22

18

13

4

1

0

5

16

2

--

--

--

Clark

.324

34

11

10

4

2

0

0

10

13

0

--

--

--

Closser

.571

70

40

48

44

7

2

13

23

6

4

--

--

--

Daniels

.000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

--

--

--

Davidson

.125

16

2

5

5

0

0

1

1

5

2

--

--

--

DeVore

.333

3

1

1

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

--

--

--

DiRuzza

.133

15

2

3

1

0

1

0

6

5

1

--

--

--

Dunn

.000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

--

--

--

Fuller

.429

7

3

4

2

0

0

1

0

1

0

--

--

--

Granger

.324

74

24

31

15

7

1

1

24

14

1

--

--

--

Linden

.417

36

15

11

11

7

1

2

6

6

0

--

--

--

May

.407

86

35

21

30

8

0

4

15

12

0

--

--

--

Musick

.447

76

34

35

24

6

1

6

17

17

3

--

--

--

Pierce

.329

70

23

18

24

1

0

1

15

24

1

--

--

--

Rowland

.418

79

33

32

25

6

0

5

15

9

2

--

--

--

Stansberry

.063

16

1

2

2

0

0

1

1

2

0

--

--

--

Thomas

.000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

--

--

--

Webber

.000

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

--

--

--

 

Pitching Statistics

Name

W-L

ERA

GS

GC

REL

IP

BF

H

R

ER

BB

SO

HB

Linden

10-1

2.07

--

--

--

81

320

59

27

24

23

154

--

Baker

6-1

2.90

--

--

--

41

175

32

23

17

16

66

--

Melton

5-1

3.08

--

--

--

25

117

26

15

11

16

15

--

Stansberry

2-0

4.31

--

--

--

16

29

22

14

10

9

15

--

Clark

1-1

4.32

--

--

--

11

24

10

7

2

9

9

--

 

Quick Facts

Location: Alexandria

County: Madison

Superintendent: John McFarren

Principal: Steve Telfer

Athletic Director: Ron Garner

Head Coach: Monte Sprague

Asst. Coaches: Max VanCleave

Nickname: Tigers

Colors: Cardinal & Gold

Conference: Central Indiana

Enrollment: 572 in four grades

1996-97 Tournament: Lost to Anderson Highland, 4-3, in Alexandria Sectional semifinals

 

1997-98 Results (24-4)

Muncie Burris

W

10-0

Muncie Southside

W

16-1

Blue River Valley

W

9-0

Blue River Valley

W

6-3

Daleville

W

11-2

Cowan

W

18-2

Bellmont

W

7-0

Bellmont

L

2-1

Frankton

W

3-2

Madison-Grant

W

6-1

Yorktown

W

9-2

Mississinewa

W

19-0

Anderson

W

15-5

Elwood

W

2-0

Peru

W

18-10

Anderson Highland

W

5-2

Anderson Highland

W

19-5

Pendleton Heights

L

15-3

Blackford

W

5-2

Tipton

W

11-5

Wabash

L

3-2

Lapel

W

17-0

Marion

L

12-6

Tipton Sectional

   

Frankton

W

14-1

Shenandoah

W

10-0

Tipton Regional

   

Madison-Grant

W

11-1

Lafayette Jefferson Semi-State

   

Taylor

W

5-4

Boone Grove

W

9-6

 

 

Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats

Team Roster

Lt.

Dark

Name

B/T

Height

Position

Grade

2

2

Andy Woehler

R/R

5-10

IF

11

3

3

Justin Elpers

L/L

5-11

P/OF

10

4

4

Matt Vowels

L/R

5-9

OF

12

5

5

Nathan Schiff

R/R

6-0

P/IF

11

6

6

Nick Miller

R/R

5-10

P/OF

11

7

7

Curt Sills

R/R

6-1

P

11

8

8

Josh Hodge

R/R

5-11

1B

11

9

9

Chris Maynard

R/R

5-10

OF

12

10

10

Rob Mallory

L/L

5-10

1B

12

11

11

Kevin Folz

R/R

5-11

C/OF

11

12

12

Adam Schiff

R/R

5-11

SS

11

14

14

Dustin Macke

R/R

6-2

P/DH

11

15

15

Ryan Scheu

R/R

6-0

P

12

16

16

Ike Miller

R/R

5-11

P/IF

11

17

17

J.D. Wargel

R/R

6-1

P

11

18

18

Dustin Lannert

R/R

6-1

3B

12

19

19

Cory Macke

L/L

5-9

P

10

20

20

Mike Lahr

R/R

5-9

C

10

24

24

Chris Kueber

R/R

5-11

C

12

25

25

Chris Droste

L/L

6-1

1B

12

 

Darin Knight’s Coaching Ledger

Years

School

W-L

1997-98

Evansville Mater Dei H.S.

31-26

2 years

Total

31-26

Sectionals Won: 1; 1998 (2A)

Regionals Won: 1; 1998 (2A)

Semi-States Won: 1; 1998 (2A)

 

Evansville Mater Dei’s History in the State Finals

First Appearance

 

Team Statistics

Category

Avg.

AB

H

R

RBI

2B

3B

HR

BB

SO

SB-Att.

PO

A

E

 

.346

793

274

224

206

51

7

18

112

129

38-48

--

--

--

 

Individual Statistics

Name

Avg.

AB

H

R

RBI

2B

3B

HR

BB

SO

SB-Att.

PO

A

E

Droste

.302

53

16

10

13

4

0

1

10

9

0-2

--

--

--

Folz

.150

20

3

9

3

1

0

0

0

8

0-0

--

--

--

Elpers

.538

13

7

7

7

2

0

2

5

3

1-1

--

--

--

Hodge

.304

23

7

6

0

0

0

0

4

5

0-0

--

--

--

Kueber

.240

50

12

12

9

3

0

0

12

17

2-2

--

--

--

Lannert

.315

89

28

21

24

5

3

3

9

19

2-4

--

--

--

C. Macke

.000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-0

--

--

--

D. Macke

.324

37

12

8

16

4

0

2

3

3

0-0

--

--

--

Mallory

.341

82

28

35

19

10

0

2

20

18

12-14

--

--

--

Maynard

.375

96

36

31

21

5

1

1

6

5

4-4

--

--

--

I. Miller

.281

57

16

13

14

1

0

2

8

15

2-3

--

--

--

N. Miller

.419

74

31

19

20

3

1

1

6

9

10-11

--

--

--

Scheu

.400

5

2

2

3

0

0

1

0

1

0-0

--

--

--

A. Schiff

.469

96

45

26

35

6

1

3

11

4

0-1

--

--

--

N. Schiff

.364

11

4

1

3

2

0

0

3

4

0-0

--

--

--

Sills

.000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-0

--

--

--

Vowels

.292

65

19

14

8

3

1

0

8

8

2-3

--

--

--

Wargel

.333

3

1

2

0

0

0

0

3

0

0-0

--

--

--

Woehler

.368

19

7

8

11

2

0

0

4

1

3-3

--

--

--

 

Pitching Statistics

Name

W-L

ERA

GS

GC

REL

IP

BF

H

R

ER

BB

SO

HB

D. Macke

8-1

2.43

10

5

1

54.2

--

56

25

19

16

47

6

Elpers

4-3

3.02

9

2

1

46.1

--

51

33

20

18

43

1

Wargel

2-0

5.93

0

0

0

15.1

--

21

15

13

10

9

2

I. Miller

3-1

2.71

2

0

1

10.1

--

5

5

4

14

7

0

A. Schiff

2-1

4.94

1

0

0

11.1

--

17

18

8

7

10

0

 

Quick Facts

Location: Evansville

County: Vanderburgh

Superintendent: Dr. Phyllis Beshears

Principal: Herb Neighbors

Athletic Director: Joe Dippel

Head Coach: Darin Knight

Asst. Coaches: Steve Ricketts, Darryl Adler

Nickname: Wildcats

Colors: Red & Gold

Conference: Southern Indiana

Enrollment: 612 in four grades

1996-97 Tournament: Advanced to Mount Vernon Sectional semifinals; lost to North Posey, 8-2

 

1997-98 Results (21-10)

Union County, Ky.

W

12-2

Evansville Harrison

L

4-1

Vincennes Lincoln

W

9-2

North Posey

L

3-0

Tecumseh

W

12-0

Princeton

W

12-9

Evansville North

W

6-5

Evansville Harrison

W

5-1

Evansville Reitz

L

6-5

Forest Park

W

22-4

Castle

L

13-3

Evansville Central

L

11-1

Evansville Bosse

W

13-1

Evansville Bosse

W

8-5

Evansville Central

L

2-1

Evansville North

W

16-9

Evansville Harrison

W

7-4

Pike Central

W

9-8

Mount Carmel, Ill.

W

20-4

Evansville Reitz

W

5-4

Tell City

W

13-9

Mount Vernon

L

19-7

Evansville Memorial

L

3-1

Evansville Memorial

L

5-3

Castle

L

14-2

South Spencer Sectional

   

Forest Park

W

16-6

South Spencer

W

11-1

Southridge

W

5-4

South Spencer Regional

   

North Knox

W

4-0

Richmond Semi-State

   

Southmont

W

9-6

Lawrenceburg

W

19-7

 

 

Class 3A

 

Westfield Shamrocks

Team Roster

Lt.

Dark

Name

B/T

Height

Position

Grade

7

7

James Wilcox

R/R

5-10

SS

9

8

8

Connor Kuba

R/R

6-1

C

11

9

9

Todd McKinney

R/R

6-1

OF

12

10

10

Adam Nielsen

R/R

6-0

2B

10

12

12

Nathan Patton

R/R

5-9

2B

12

13

13

Michael Head

R/R

5-9

OF

11

14

14

Dan McAleavey

R/R

6-2

SS

10

15

15

Brian Talmege

R/R

6-1

1B/OF

9

16

16

Corey Mills

R/R

6-2

OF

12

17

17

Matt Ferrell

L/R

6-2

1B/OF

9

19

19

Josh Reef

R/R

5-11

3B

11

20

20

Ryan Smith

R/R

6-5

P/3B/OF

12

21

21

Eric Frazier

R/R

6-1

P/OF

11

23

23

Josh Schoenenberger

R/R

5-11

P/3B

10

24

24

Pat Phillips

R/R

6-3

OF

10

25

25

Ryan Haughey

L/L

6-2

1B

12

26

26

Jason Lewin

R/R

6-4

P/1B/OF

12

28

28

Jerred Copeland

R/R

5-11

3B

11

Eric Lentz’s Coaching Ledger

Years

School

W-L

1993-98

Westfield H.S.

102-70

6 years

Total

102-70

Sectionals Won: 2; 1995, 1998 (3A)

Regionals Won: 1; 1998 (3A)

Semi-States Won: 1; 1998 (3A)

 

Westfield’s History in the State Finals

First Appearance

 

Team Statistics

Category

Avg.

AB

H

R

RBI

2B

3B

HR

BB

SO

SB-Att.

PO

A

E

 

.289

888

257

169

138

48

4

18

78

185

53

616

212

56

 

Individual Statistics

Name

Avg.

AB

H

R

RBI

2B

3B

HR

BB

SO

SB-Att.

PO

A

E

Copeland

.250

64

16

6

9

2

0

1

2

30

5

3

7

3

Ferrell

.000

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Frazier

.349

63

22

12

5

3

0

0

2

11

4

11

12

1

Haughey

.253

91

23

20

5

8

0

0

14

29

4

161

5

6

Head

.200

5

1

6

0

1

0

0

2

0

2

0

0

0

Kuba

.253

87

22

17

19

4

1

2

12

21

1

231

22

4

Lewin

.329

73

24

10

13

2

1

3

6

5

4

12

31

1

McAleavey

.330

97

32

17

17

4

1

0

2

10

3

25

57

18

McKinney

.418

98

41

27

23

11

0

5

10

14

11

44

5

3

Mills

.250

84

21

15

7

2

1

0

11

19

13

32

0

1

Nielsen

.000

6

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

5

0

1

0

1

Patton

.184

49

9

6

3

1

0

0

3

7

1

38

36

10

Phillips

.296

81

24

16

25

5

0

6

10

19

1

35

2

1

Reef

.000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Schoenenberger

.000

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

0

2

10

2

Smith

.265

83

22

14

12

5

0

1

4

11

4

18

25

5

Talmage

.000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Wilcox

.000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

Pitching Statistics

Name

W-L

ERA

GS

GC

REL

IP

BF

H

R

ER

BB

SO

HB

Lewin

9-4

0.88

13

11

--

95

374

69

30

12

28

140

4

Smith

5-5

3.66

11

5

--

49.2

211

40

39

26

38

69

3

Schoenen

berger

4-2

3.44

5

4

--

40.2

184

59

36

20

12

33

3

Frazier

2-1

4.26

3

2

--

23

71

22

20

14

2

13

1

Copeland

0-0

8.40

0

0

--

1.2

9

1

2

2

4

1

0

 

Quick Facts

Location: Westfield

County: Hamilton

Superintendent: Dr. Mark Keen

Principal: Bob Brower

Athletic Director: Bill Davis

Head Coach: Eric Lentz

Asst. Coaches: Chris Young, Doug Hurlock

Nickname: Shamrocks

Colors: Green & White

Conference: Rangeline

Enrollment: 691 in four grades

1996-97 Tournament: Lost to Hamilton Southeastern, 1-0, in Sheridan Sectional

 

1997-98 Results (20-12)

Carmel

W

9-4

Hamilton Southeastern

L

12-1

Lebanon

W

8-0

Yorktown

L

5-1

Western Boone

W

9-1

Western Boone

W

11-6

Indianapolis Cathedral

W

8-3

Indianapolis Cathedral

L

8-1

Zionsville

L

7-6

New Palestine

L

5-4

Lawrence Central

L

4-1

Brownsburg

L

3-2

Mount Vernon (Fortville)

W

1-0

Sheridan

W

7-6

Brebeuf

W

9-5

Eastern (Greentown)

W

4-1

Whiteland

W

7-6

Muncie Central

L

4-2

Indianapolis Scecina

W

12-1

Hamilton Heights

L

4-3

Sheridan

W

2-1

Tri-West Hendricks

W

10-4

Elwood

W

3-1

Western

L

12-0

Tipton

L

12-4

Hamilton Southeastern

L

11-10

Hamilton Southeastern

W

5-1

Lebanon Sectional

   

Crawfordsville

W

12-1

Zionsville

W

3-0

Lebanon Regional

   

Delta

W

1-0

Fort Wayne Concordia Semi-State

   

Kankakee Valley

W

7-0

New Haven

W

6-2

 

 

Jasper Wildcats

Team Roster

Lt.

Dark

Name

B/T

Height

Position

Grade

1

1

Joe Kress

B/R

5-9

OF

11

2

2

Reggie Hayes

R/R

5-5

OF

10

3

3

Jason Recker

L/L

5-10

OF

12

4

4

Chad Erny

R/R

5-5

SS

12

6

6

Jared Himsel

R/R

5-7

IF

11

7

7

Scott Kluesner

R/R

5-10

3B

12

8

8

Willie Lesko

R/R

5-10

OF

11

10

10

Matt Kiefer

L/L

5-8

P

10

12

12

Phil Schwenk

R/R

6-0

P

10

13

13

Ryan Schwenk

R/R

6-0

P

12

15

15

Phil Ruhe

L/L

6-2

P

11

16

16

Scott Braun

R/R

6-0

P

11

18

18

Jimmy Corbin

R/R

5-11

OF

11

19

19

Luke Werner

R/R

5-9

2B

12

20

20

Heath Uppencamp

R/L

6-2

P

12

24

24

Brad Eckerle

R/R

6-1

C

12

25

25

Alex Bohnert

R/R

6-1

1B

11

27

27

Danny Mitchell

R/R

6-2

OF

11

Terry Gobert’s Coaching Ledger

Years

School

W-L

1988-98

Jasper H.S.

282-87

11 years

Total

282-87

Sectionals Won: 10; 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 (3A)

Regionals Won: 7; 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 (3A)

Semi-States Won: 5; 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 (3A)

State Titles Won: 2; 1996, 1997

 

Jasper’s History in the State Finals

State Champions: 1996, 1997

State Finalist: 1967, 1968, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 (3A)

 

Team Statistics

Category

Avg.

AB

H

R

RBI

2B

3B

HR

BB

SO

SB-Att.

PO

A

E

 

.325

949

309

262

215

74

7

41

128

147

74

710

297

42

 

Individual Statistics

Name

Avg.

AB

H

R

RBI

2B

3B

HR

BB

SO

SB-Att.

PO

A

E

Bohnert

.138

36

5

6

3

1

1

0

3

14

1

94

4

1

Braun

.058

17

1

1

1

1

0

0

1

2

0

2

5

1

Corbin

.347

121

42

46

26

10

1

7

9

14

19

64

1

2

Eckerle

.370

108

40

19

37

11

0

5

8

10

9

181

8

2

Erny

.255

90

23

20

8

2

0

1

21

15

4

41

98

13

Himsel

.000

5

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

Kiefer

.222

18

4

6

4

0

0

2

2

4

6

6

5

0

Kluesner

.509

110

56

48

61

15

2

14

18

5

8

9

76

4

Kress

.341

79

27

21

10

8

1

0

7

12

17

19

0

3

Lesko

.333

3

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

Mitchell

.125

8

1

2

0

0

0

0

2

4

0

7

4

0

Recker

.142

14

2

5

1

0

0

0

2

3

0

12

0

1

Ruhe

.266

75

20

13

10

7

0

1

16

11

1

28

5

3

R. Schwenk

.230

39

9

5

6

0

0

1

1

9

1

2

1

0

Uppencamp

.424

113

48

29

27

13

2

4

11

7

6

189

28

1

Werner

.242

103

25

36

18

5

0

5

26

34

9

54

57

10

 

Pitching Statistics

Name

W-L

ERA

GS

GC

REL

IP

BF

H

R

ER

BB

SO

HB

Uppencamp

12-1

1.28

12

11

2

81.2

--

74

20

15

12

81

4

Braun

7-1

2.07

8

7

4

57.1

--

46

22

17

7

30

3

Ruhe

5-2

2.28

8

4

2

46

--

33

21

15

16

39

6

Kiefer

3-0

4.94

4

2

0

17

--

19

13

12

9

10

0

R. Schwenk

1-2

7.43

3

1

1

16

--

26

24

17

13

12

0

P. Schwenk

1-0

0.00

0

0

3

9

--

1

1

0

1

4

0

Mitchell

0-0

3.25

0

0

1

4.1

--

5

2

2

2

2

1

 

Quick Facts

Location: Jasper

County: Dubois

Superintendent: Dr. Larry Riggs

Principal: Robert K. Johnson

Athletic Director: Dennis Lewis

Head Coach: Terry Gobert

Asst. Coaches: Matt Stilwell, Jason Ahlbrand, Blake Kruger

Nickname: Wildcats

Colors: Black & Gold

Conference: Big Eight

Enrollment: 952 in four grades

1996-97 Tournament: Defeated Carmel, 10-8, to win IHSAA State Championship

 

1997-98 Results (29-6)

Bedford North Lawrence

W

7-0

Bloomington South

L

2-1

Evansville Central

L

6-4

Pike Central

L

13-10

Indianapolis Chatard

W

8-0

Indianapolis Chatard

W

12-0 (5 inn.)

Princeton

W

12-7

Washington

W

7-0

Castle

W

7-2

New Albany

W

4-2

Columbus East

W

8-0

Jeffersonville

W

8-5

Forest Park

L

4-3

Southridge

W

1-0

Mount Vernon

W

9-4

Vincennes Lincoln

W

4-3

Chesterton

W

3-2

Noblesville

W

6-5

Plymouth

W

13-6

Loogootee

W

6-2

Boonville

W

5-1

South Spencer

W

12-0 (5 inn.)

Bloomfield

W

15-3 (5 inn.)

Gibson Southern

W

9-0

Northeast Dubois

W

10-0 (6 inn.)

Heritage Hills

W

5-1

Barr-Reeve

W

9-6

Tell City

L

5-4

Clarksville

L

7-2

Jasper Sectional

   

Pike Central

W

14-1

Vincennes Lincoln

W

13-2 (5 inn.)

Princeton

W

11-1 (6 inn.)

Evansville Memorial Regional

   

Evansville Memorial

W

5-3

Jasper Semi-State

   

Indianapolis Cathedral

W

7-3

Madison

W

9-8

 

 

Class 4A

 

Penn Kingsmen

Team Roster

Lt.

Dark

Name

B/T

Height

Position

Grade

2

2

Blake Gaugler

R/R

6-0

SS

12

5

5

Joe Durski

R/R

5-8

IF

11

6

6

Brian Hazlewood

R/R

6-2

1B

12

10

10

Mark Johnson

L/R

6-0

OF/P

11

14

14

Ryan Cosner

R/R

6-2

OF

12

16

16

Joseph Koloszar

B/R

5-9

3B

11

17

17

Drew Fizer

R/R

5-10

2B/P

11

21

21

Jason Cencelewski

R/R

5-10

SS/P

10

22

22

Andrew Cashen

R/R

5-7

OF

10

23

23

Jason Widmar

R/R

5-10

OF/P

12

27

27

Kris Bracken

R/R

6-3

P/1B

12

28

28

Nick Takach

R/R

6-1

P/IF

12

29

29

Lucas Fry

R/R

6-2

C

11

30

30

Cory Frasier

R/R

6-0

IF/OF

10

34

34

Casey Rohan

R/L

6-2

P/1B

11

37

37

Jim Lizzi

R/R

5-10

OF

10

38

38

Drew Stewart

R/R

5-10

OF/P

10

40

40

Eric Simbeck

R/R

5-10

C

10

44

44

Josh Story

R/R

5-10

OF

10

48

48

Derick Jones

R/R

6-0

C

11

Greg Dikos’ Coaching Ledger

Years

School

W-L

1988-98

Penn H.S.

201-120

11 years

Total

201-120

Sectionals Won: 2; 1994, 1998 (4A)

Regionals Won: 2; 1994, 1998 (4A)

Semi-States Won: 2; 1994, 1998 (4A)

State Titles Won: 1; 1994

 

Penn’s History in the State Finals

State Champion: 1994

State Finalist: 1994, 1998 (4A)

 

Team Statistics

Category

Avg.

AB

H

R

RBI

2B

3B

HR

BB

SO

SB-Att.

PO

A

E

 

.312

892

278

254

214

63

18

12

140

164

79-86

648

281

40

 

Individual Statistics

Name

Avg.

AB

H

R

RBI

2B

3B

HR

BB

SO

SB-Att.

PO

A

E

Bracken

.333

3

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0-0

8

11

5

Cencelewski

.000

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1-1

3

10

0

Cosner

.427

89

38

29

35

11

0

5

19

15

4-4

23

3

1

Durski

.377

69

26

22

17

8

0

0

11

12

18-18

6

8

1

Fizer

.374

99

37

36

39

11

5

1

20

22

12-13

39

64

4

Frasier

.000

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0-0

0

0

0

Fry

.297

91

27

17

26

7

1

2

9

14

0-1

178

16

10

Gaugler

.345

110

38

37

16

9

7

2

15

17

13-13

33

71

6

Hazlewood

.243

70

17

20

15

3

2

0

13

11

6-6

209

12

3

Johnson

.268

82

22

18

14

5

0

0

5

16

3-3

25

1

1

Jones

.300

20

6

4

4

1

0

0

7

5

2-3

24

5

1

Koloszar

.230

87

20

21

14

0

0

0

16

16

5-7

11

45

4

Lizzi

.000

2

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

1

1-1

2

0

0

Rohan

.000

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0-0

10

15

2

Simbeck

.000

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-0

0

0

0

Stewart

.500

4

2

2

1

1

0

0

0

1

0-0

0

0

0

Story

.194

31

6

9

6

3

0

0

3

8

6-6

6

1

2

Takach

.381

21

8

4

4

0

0

0

2

1

0-0

30

17

0

Widmar

.299

97

29

30

22

4

3

2

17

19

8-9

33

2

0

 

Pitching Statistics

Name

W-L

ERA

GS

GC

REL

IP

BF

H

R

ER

BB

SO

HB

Takach

8-2

2.37

--

--

1

71

296

66

30

24

20

73

3

Bracken

9-3

1.41

--

--

0

59.2

253

50

22

12

21

65

3

Rohan

4-3

3.81

--

--

0

53.1

233

46

33

29

28

48

4

Cencelewski

3-0

4.01

--

--

0

22.2

95

21

14

13

5

13

2

Fizer

0-1

4.50

--

--

0

9.1

42

9

7

6

6

8

1

 

Quick Facts

Location: Mishawaka

County: St. Joseph’s

Superintendent: Dr. Robert MacNaughton

Principal: Eugene Sweeney

Athletic Director: Ben Karasiak

Asst. Athletic Director: Teri Woodruff

Head Coach: Greg Dikos

Asst. Coaches: Jim Kominkiewicz, Joe Higginson, Tom Csenar, Matt Smith

Nickname: Kingsmen

Colors: Black, Gold & White

Conference: Northern Indiana

Enrollment: 2,842 in four grades

1996-97 Tournament: Advanced to Elkhart Memorial Sectional semifinals; lost to Mishawaka, 8-0

 

1997-98 Results (24-9)

South Bend St. Joseph’s

W

10-1

Michigan City

W

3-2

Michigan City

W

5-1

Elkhart Memorial

W

12-1

South Bend Adams

W

10-0

South Bend Washington

L

9-8

Mishawaka Marian

L

6-5

Mishawaka Marian

W

9-0

Elkhart Central

L

2-1

South Bend LaSalle

W

14-0

Westview

W

15-2

Concord

W

10-3

South Bend Riley

W

11-1

South Bend Clay

L

3-2

Mishawka

W

3-1

Elkhart Memorial

W

5-0

South Bend Adams

W

16-10

South Bend Washington

W

5-2

Bremen

W

8-4

Andrean

L

6-2

Elkhart Central

L

6-3

South Bend LaSalle

W

13-1

South Bend Riley

W

12-8

South Bend Clay

W

7-3

Mishawaka

L

8-4

South Bend Washington

L

3-0

South Bend Clay

L

3-2

South Bend St. Joseph’s

W

4-0

South Bend Clay Sectional

   

South Bend Clay

W

9-8

South Bend Adams

W

22-6

South Bend Clay Regional

   

Chesterton

W

3-2

South Bend Clay Semi-State

   

Harrison (West Lafayette)

W

9-4

DeKalb

W

10-2

 

Jeffersonville Red Devils

Team Roster

Lt.

Dark

Name

B/T

Height

Position

Grade

1

1

Barry Nickles

R/R

5-10

IF

10

2

2

Ryan McCain

R/R

5-9

OF

10

4

4

Nick Hunter

R/R

5-9

IF

12

5

5

Charlie Waters

R/R

5-10

OF

11

6

6

Aaron King

R/R

6-0

P

10

8

8

Brent Bishop

L/L

6-0

OF

12

9

9

Michael Treat

R/R

6-1

IF

11

10

10

Steve Brutscher

L/L

6-0

P

10

11

11

Brandon Rice

B/R

6-1

OF

12

12

12

Doug Seifried

R/R

6-2

P

12

13

13

Justin Elliott

R/R

6-2

IF

11

15

15

Mac Dooley

R/R

6-3

IF

12

16

16

Brandon Waggoner

L/R

5-11

IF

11

17

17

Chris Meece

R/R

6-1

IF

12

19

19

Wayne Young

R/R

6-0

IF

12

20

20

Josh York

R/R

6-3

C

11

24

24

B.J. Reynolds

R/R

6-1

OF

11

25

25

Bryan Hargett

R/R

6-0

IF

11

28

28

Adam Treat

L/L

6-4

IF

12

 

Al Rabe’s Coaching Ledger

Years

School

W-L

1980-85

Castle H.S.

NA

1990-92

Boonville H.S.

NA

1993-98

Jeffersonville H.S.

NA

15 years

Total

NA

Sectionals Won: 6; 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1993, 1998 (4A)

Regionals Won: 4; 1980, 1985, 1993, 1998 (4A)

Semi-States Won: 1; 1998 (4A)

 

Jeffersonville’s History in the State Finals

State Finalist: 1973, 1980, 1984, 1998 (4A)

 

Team Statistics

Category

Avg.

AB

H

R

RBI

2B

3B

HR

BB

SO

SB-Att.

PO

A

E

 

.305

911

278

201

183

49

10

27

106

113

32-44

676

275

58

 

Individual Statistics

Name

Avg.

AB

H

R

RBI

2B

3B

HR

BB

SO

SB-Att.

PO

A

E

Bishop

.345

84

29

18

16

3

1

2

12

11

3-5

31

4

5

Brutscher

.000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-0

0

0

0

Dooley

.000

8

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

3

0-0

4

0

0

Elliott

.300

40

12

11

12

1

0

1

6

4

0-0

85

3

5

Frederick

.000

8

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

4

1-1

5

2

0

Hargett

.429

105

45

35

39

11

1

8

13

5

1-3

25

61

9

Hunter

.214

56

12

11

6

1

1

0

8

7

4-4

31

49

6

King

.000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-0

0

0

0

McCain

.444

9

4

3

1

0

1

0

0

0

1-1

1

0

0

Meece

.149

47

7

6

5

1

0

0

4

7

2-2

100

13

5

Nickles

.000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-0

0

0

0

Reynolds

.167

24

4

1

1

0

0

0

1

9

0-0

5

0

2

Rice

.195

77

15

16

6

1

0

0

6

6

7-9

33

3

1

Seifried

.000

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0-0

1

6

0

A. Treat

.372

94

35

21

23

9

0

5

11

19

0-0

46

20

8

M. Treat

.274

84

23

15

23

7

2

3

7

13

1-1

30

50

8

Waggoner

.100

10

1

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

0-0

2

8

2

Waters

.324

102

33

23

13

6

0

1

14

9

6-9

45

5

2

York

.410

105

43

34

31

6

4

7

13

9

5-6

220

34

1

Young

.278

36

10

2

2

2

0

0

6

3

0-2

3

11

4

Zelli

.238

21

5

2

4

1

0

0

1

3

1-1

9

6

0

 

Pitching Statistics

Name

W-L

ERA

GS

GC

REL

IP

BF

H

R

ER

BB

SO

HB

M. Treat

8-2

1.51

--

10

3

88

365

59

22

19

37

126

6

A. Treat

8-3

2.67

--

4

0

70.2

330

63

40

27

46

72

3

Hargett

5-2

4.49

--

4

0

39

185

52

32

25

12

42

0

Bishop

0-2

7.78

--

0

0

9

46

17

11

10

4

6

0

Seifried

0-3

4.96

--

0

1

18.1

86

21

19

13

10

5

2

 

Quick Facts

Location: Jeffersonville

County: Clark

Superintendent: Dr. Dave Pulliam

Principal: Edward H. Weber

Athletic Director: Ralph Scales

Head Coach: Al Rabe

Asst. Coaches: Clark Miles, Jim Cardwell, Jeff Crawford, Donnie Poole, Doug Wacker, Aaron Marshall

Nickname: Red Devils

Colors: Red & White

Conference: Hoosier Hills

Enrollment: 1,941 in four grades

1996-97 Tournament: Advanced to Jeffersonville Sectional championship; lost to Clarksville, 6-4

 

1997-98 Results (21-12)

Evansville Memorial

L

2-0

Evansville Bosse

W

10-1

Louisville Southern, Ky.

L

4-3

Evansville Reitz

W

14-0

Floyd Central

W

8-5

Indianapolis Chatard

W

9-1

Seymour

L

3-2

Seymour

W

8-3

Louisville Ballard, Ky.

L

15-1

New Albany

L

11-6

Covington St. Henry, Ky.

W

5-1

Covington St. Henry, Ky.

W

9-4

North Harrison

W

11-1

Jasper

L

8-5

Clarksville

L

1-0

Jennings County

L

9-5

New Albany

L

6-5

Pleasure Ridge Park, Ky.

L

11-7

Providence

W

9-5

Seymour

L

6-5

Floyd Central

W

4-3

Madison

L

9-5

Silver Creek

W

14-4

Scottsburg

W

4-0

Boonville

W

2-1

Clarksville

W

12-3

South Spencer

W

14-0

South Spencer

W

4-3

Jeffersonville Sectional

   

Seymour

W

4-1

New Albany

W

5-2

Evansville North Regional

   

Evansville Central

W

10-1

Evansville North Semi-State

   

Martinsville

W

2-1

Hamilton Southeastern

W

3-1