Page 12 - 2009-10 Baseball State Finals Program

Andrean Fighting 59ers

Class 3A

Team Facts
Town/City: Merrillville Front Row (left to right): Cody Haver, Brandon Pavlina, Tony Arvin, Vince Tornincasa, Tyler Ochi, Mike Bros-
County: Lake seau, Dakota Cooper, Mark Pishkur, Hunter Ruzbasan, Nick Tobye; Back Row: Brian Kogut, Kenny Mahala,
Superintendent: Barbara O’Block Zak Ryan, Head Coach Dave Pishkur, P.J. Mason, Brandon Siminski, Mike Hanchar, Zach Goldasich, Sean
Principal: Rev. Paul E. Quanz, C.S.B. Manaea, Cameron Cooper, Mike Sammon, Matt Doolin, Mike Hamm, and Jordan Falls. Not pictured: Asst.
Athletic Director: Tim Crnkovich CoachTommy Finn, Asst. Coach Jim Nohos, and Asst. Coach Ryne Pishkur.
Head Coach: Dave Pishkur
Assistant Coaches: Jim Nohos, Team Roster & Statistics
Ryne Pishkur, Tommy Finn
Student Managers: Brian Kogut, Mike Lt. Dk. Name B/T Ht. Pos. Gr. AB H R RBI 2B 3B HR Avg.
Hamm, Kelsie Plesac, Kelly Dineen, 1 1 Tyler Ochi R/R 5-9 P/INF/OF 11 72 23 13 13 3 1 0 .319
Rachael Young, Samantha Long 2 2 Cameron Cooper R/R 5-11 P/INF/OF 11 58 14 12 14 2 1 0 .241
Nickname: 59’ers 3 3 Mark Pishkur R/R 5-10 P/MI 10 79 28 20 20 2 0 1 .354
School Colors: Red and Gold 4 4 Vince Tornincasa R/R 5-8 INF 12 110 41 39 19 8 1 0 .373
Conference: Northwest Crossroads 5 5 Ken Mahala L/R 6-3 P/3B 12 85 27 33 32 5 0 8 .318
Enrollment: 622 6 6 Mike Sammon R/R 6-0 P 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Last Year’s W-L Record: 33-2 7 7 Hunter Ruzbasan R/R 5-10 OF 11 5 1 6 0 0 0 0 .200
8 8 Dakota Cooper R/R 5-9 C 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Season Results (28-6) 10 10 Zak Ryan R/R 6-0 P/INF 9 30 8 13 9 1 0 1 .267
R/R 5-9
11 33 9 4 6 1 0 2 .273
DH
11 11 Brandon Siminski
4/1 Lemont (IL) L 10-16 (8) 12 12 Mike Hanchar L/L 6-4 P 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
4/6 Hammond Clark W 6-2 13 13 Jordan Falls R/R 6-0 C/1B 11 51 22 12 15 2 2 1 .431
4/7 Hammond Gavit W 4-2 14 14 Sean Manaea R/L 6-5 P 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
4/10 at Penn W 4-2 (9) 15 15 Anthony Arvin R/R 5-8 PR 12 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000
4/13 at Lowell W 17-4 16 16 Nick Tobye R/R 5-10 3B/P/OF 10 32 9 8 10 2 1 0 .281
4/15 at Griffith W 7-0 17 17 Phil Mason R/R 6-3 OF 12 87 35 28 30 10 0 6 .402
4/16 Illiana Christian (IL) W 10-0 19 19 Zach Goldasich R/R 6-1 P/1B/DH 10 57 19 16 14 4 0 0 .333
4/17 at Chesterton W 13-7 21 21 Matt Doolin L/R 6-0 1B/C 12 88 29 21 29 4 1 2 .330
4/19 Kankakee Valley W 3-2 22 22 Mike Brosseau R/R 5-9 MI 10 88 35 19 18 3 0 0 .330
4/21 vs. Marian Catholic (IL) W 6-2 24 24 Brandon Pavlina R/R 5-10 C/OF/P 10 26 6 8 4 3 0 0 .231
4/23 Highland L 5-6 (8) Totals 936 312 268 238 51 8 21 .333
4/24 Hammond Bishop Noll L 4-5
4/27 at Munster L 3-5 Pitchers
4/29 Hobart W 7-2
5/3 Lowell W 6-5 Lt. Dk. Name W/L ERA GS CG SV IP BF H R ER BB SO HBP
5/4 at Naperville Central (IL) W 12-3 5 5 Ken Mahala 9-0 1.53 11 8 0 73.0 298 53 24 16 19 84 6
5/5 Griffith W 7-4 10 10 Zak Ryan 3-1 2.91 6 1 1 33.6 155 27 23 14 22 29 9
5/6 vs. Indpls. Cathedral L 3-13 12 12 Mike Hanchar 0-0 0.00 0 0 0 3.0 10 0 0 0 0 6 0
5/7 at Kankakee Valley W 10-0 14 14 Sean Manaea 4-0 1.73 4 1 0 24.3 98 10 7 6 16 36 4
5/8 Hammond Gavit W 6-3 16 16 Nick Tobye 3-1 1.67 4 2 2 21.0 90 18 7 5 10 17 2
5/8 Hammond Gavit W 11-0 Totals 28-6 2.45 33 15 4 229 995 183 110 80 103 213 33
5/18 at Highland W 7-2
5/19 at Hobart W 12-4
5/20 Munster W 8-2
5/22 vs. Lafayette Catholic L 2-8 State Finals History
5/22 vs. Fort Wayne Northrop W 12-0
5/24 at Merrillville W 11-0 State Champion: 2005 (3A), 2009 (3A)
5/25 Reavis (IL) W 7-3 Runner-Up: 2004 (3A)
Andrean Sectional Appearances: 2003 (3A), 2004 (3A), 2005 (3A),
5/27 Knox W 10-0 2009 (3A), 2010 (3A)
5/29 Griffith W 14-0
5/29 Kankakee Valley W 5-2
Plymouth Regional
6/5 South Bend St. Joseph’s W 12-3
6/5 Western W 9-2 Dave Pishkur
South Bend Clay Semi-State 750-238, 31st Year
6/12 New Haven W 5-1
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