IHSAA Baseball

State Champions – By Year

Through 2002-03

 

*1911-12 and 1978-79 finished in the 10th inning.

**1979-80 finished in the 8th inning.

 

Year

Champion

Runner-Up

Score

Winning Coach

Record

Location

1911-12

South Bend

Indianapolis Manual

3-2*

C.L. Wright

--

Purdue University

1916-17

Indianapolis Arsenal Technical

Kewanna

12-2

Fred Gorman

--

Purdue University

1966-67

LaPorte

Indianapolis Arlington

7-5

Ken Schreiber

28-3-1

Bush Stadium, Indianapolis

1967-68

Hammond Bishop Noll

Marion

1-0

Robert Bradtke

21-9

Bush Stadium, Indianapolis

1968-69

Lafayette Jefferson

Bloomington

9-1

Paul Fields

28-6

Bush Stadium, Indianapolis

1969-70

South Bend Clay

Evansville Memorial

3-2

Jim Reinebold

39-3

Bush Stadium, Indianapolis

1970-71

LaPorte

Lafayette Jefferson

4-1

Ken Schreiber

33-4-1

Columbian Park, Lafayette

1971-72

Bloomington

South Adams

3-0

Marvin Groh

28-3

Bush Stadium, Indianapolis

1972-73

Lafayette Jefferson

LaPorte

8-6

Paul Fields

40-8

Bush Stadium, Indianapolis

1973-74

Terre Haute North

Indianapolis Marshall

12-1

Don Jennings

25-2

Columbian Park, Lafayette

1974-75

Logansport

Indianapolis Marshall

11-5

Jim Turner

29-6

Columbian Park, Lafayette

1975-76

LaPorte

Sullivan

6-5

Ken Schreiber

34-4

Bush Stadium, Indianapolis

1976-77

Logansport

Blackford

4-2

Jim Turner

27-10

Bush Stadium, Indianapolis

1977-78

Evansville Memorial

Blackford

7-1

Quentin Merkel

30-0

Bush Stadium, Indianapolis

1978-79

Logansport

Evansville Memorial

6-5*

Jim Turner

29-4

Bush Stadium, Indianapolis

1979-80

DeKalb

Muncie Northside

1-0**

Bill Jones

30-8

Bush Stadium, Indianapolis

1980-81

Ben Davis

Ft. Wayne Northrop

4-1

Kenneth Cox

27-4

Bush Stadium, Indianapolis

1981-82

LaPorte

Roncalli

7-1

Ken Schreiber

32-7

Bush Stadium, Indianapolis

1982-83

Fort Wayne Northrop

Terre Haute North

4-2

Chris Stavreti

27-8

Bush Stadium, Indianapolis

1983-84

Marion

Perry Meridian

4-2

Mel Wysong

26-9-1

Bush Stadium, Indianapolis

1984-85

Kokomo

S. B. Washington

6-2

Mike Smith

29-4

Bush Stadium, Indianapolis

1985-86

Wabash

Marion

2-1

Chris Rood

31-6

Bush Stadium, Indianapolis

1986-87

LaPorte

Evansville Central

4-1

Ken Schreiber

34-2

Bush Stadium, Indianapolis

1987-88

Seymour

Kokomo

5-1

Bob Bowman

35-2

Bush Stadium, Indianapolis

1988-89

Evansville Memorial

Logansport

6-2

Quentin Merkel

33-3

Bush Stadium, Indianapolis

1989-90

LaPorte

Bedford N. Lawrence

7-3

Ken Schreiber

30-6

Bush Stadium, Indianapolis

1990-91

Logansport

Marion

9-5

Jim Turner

31-3

Bush Stadium, Indianapolis

1991-92

LaPorte

Franklin Central

10-2

Ken Schreiber

31-6

Bush Stadium, Indianapolis

1992-93

Evansville Memorial

Huntington North

1-0

Quentin Merkel

36-2

Bush Stadium, Indianapolis

1993-94

Penn

McCutcheon

4-3

Greg Dikos

32-6

Bush Stadium, Indianapolis

1994-95

Harrison (West Laf.)

Ft.Wayne Concordia

3-1

Jerry Galema

34-2

Bush Stadium, Indianapolis

1995-96

Jasper

Merrillville

13-6

Terry Gobert

31-5

Bush Stadium, Indianapolis

1996-97

Jasper

Carmel

10-8

Terry Gobert

29-7

Victory Field, Indianapolis

1997-98

Tri-County (A)

Alexandria (2A)

Jasper (3A)

Penn (4A)

Barr-Reeve

Evansville Mater Dei

Westfield

Jeffersonville

3-0

4-3

11-2

16-4

Denny Stitz

Monte Sprague

Terry Gobert

Greg Dikos

30-3

25-4

30-6

25-9

Victory Field, Indianapolis

 

1998-99

Park Tudor (A)

Evansville Mater Dei (2A)

Madison (3A)

McCutcheon (4A)

Milan

Jimtown

Carroll (Ft. Wayne)

Lawrence North

7-3

9-0

10-0

7-6

Bob Hildebrand

Darin Knight

Gary O’Neal

Jake Burton

27-4

26-8

31-2

30-5

Victory Field, Indianapolis

 

1999-00

Rossville (A)

Taylor (2A)

Jasper (3A)

LaPorte (4A)

Tri-County

North Montgomery

Plymouth

Evansville Harrison

4-3

12-1

10-3

10-6

Scott Stair

George Phares

Terry Gobert

Scott Upp

16-17

30-4

30-6

30-5

Victory Field, Indianapolis

 

2000-01

Triton (A)

Northfield (2A)

Indpls Cathedral (3A)

Penn (4A)

Adams Central

Speedway

Griffith

Castle

13-0

4-2

16-0

18-5

Jim Shively

Tony Uggen

Rich Andriole

Greg Dikos

24-10

28-5

25-6

34-2

Victory Field, Indianapolis

 

2001-02

FW Blackhawk Christian (A)

Manchester (2A)

Vincennes Lincoln (3A)

Munster (4A)

Tecumseh

Batesville

Bellmont

Evansville North

7-3

9-8

4-0

9-1

Tom Hopewell

Jack Rupley

Brandon Pfoff

Bob Shinkan

23-6

14-16

25-8

25-9

Victory Field, Indianapolis

 

2002-03

Tecumseh (A)

Triton Central (2A)

Norwell (3A)

McCutcheon (4A)

Southwood

Frankton

New Palestine

Brownsburg

7-4

7-4

3-1

7-1

Ron Kahle

Rob Robertson

Kelby Weybright

Jake Burton

16-12

26-2

23-11

30-5

Victory Field, Indianapolis