Page 24 - 2009-10 Baseball State Finals Program

Last Year’s State Finals in Review

ANDREAN TOPS WEST VIGO FOR SECOND BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Andrean scored five runs
through the first three innings
and went on to post a 6-3 victory
over West Vigo for the 3A state
championship at Victory Field.
The top-ranked 59ers (33-2)
were led by shortstop Ryan
Dineen who went 3-for-3 with an
RBI and scored twice in the first
three innings to give Andrean an
early 5-0 lead.
It was the second 3A baseball
championship for Andrean (2005)
which ended the season with 31
straight victories while the loss
halted West Vigo’s (28-2) 26-game
win streak. Dave Pishkur, now in
his 30th season, was the Andrean
coach.
In the third, Dineen led off with
a triple and scored on a single but
the big shot came with two outs
when Mike Pokers hit to rightfield
and rounded the bases for an
inside the park homer scoring two
more. It was Pokers’ sixth of the
year.
West Vigo answered in the
fourth with two straight sacrifice
flies that scored two runs. First,
Brodey McCalister sent one to right
to score Jeremy Lucas followed
by Scott West’s that scored Aaron
Welch. The Vikings cut it to 5-3
when Tyler Wampler’s single to left
scored Cameron Fagg who had
doubled to get on base.
Ken Mahala’s 10th home run
of the season to right center led
off the Andrean sixth inning and
provided the final margin. Mahala
finished 2-for-3 with two runs and
an RBI. Tyler Wampler, Jeremy
Lucas and Aaron Welch each went
2-for-3 for West Vigo and 23rd
year coach Steve DeGroote.
Jeremy Lucas of West Vigo
High School was recognized by
members of the IHSAA Executive
Committee as this year’s recipient
of the L.V. Phillips Mental Attitude
Award in Class 3A baseball.

24 IHSAA - Pure Spirit. Pure Sport!

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