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Elkhart Central Blazers
Class 4A

Team Facts Front Row (left to right): Kaleb DeFreese, Casey Ianigro, Mike Namisnak, Devin Prater, Jesse Zepeda, Nick Ponce;
Town/City: Elkhart Middle Row: RileyFutterknecht, Colin Rudicil, Cory Malcom, Tanner Tulley, Brent Curry, Mike Wain, Austin McArt;
County: Elkhart Back Row: Head Coach Steve Stutsman, Asst. Coach Chad O’Brien, Tyler Kucala, Matt Eppers, Kyle Smith,
Superintendent: Dr. Robert Haworth Asst. Coach Steve Asbury, Asst. Coach Lonnie Weatherholt.
Principal: Frank Serge
Athletic Director: Brian Buckley
Asst. Athletic Director: Trudy Battjes Team Roster & Statistics
Head Coach: Steve Stutsman
Assistant Coaches: Steve Asbury, Lt. Dk. Name B/T Ht. Pos. Gr. AB H R RBI 2B 3B HR Avg.
Lonnie Weatherholt, Chad O’Brien, 1 1 Austin McArt R/R 5-9 3B 12 86 29 30 21 4 1 2 .337
Jason Paulson 2 2 Devin Prater R/R 5-8 3B 12 26 9 8 8 1 0 0 .346
Student Managers: Brian Harter, 3 3 Casey Ianigro R/R 5-6 2B 12 97 44 26 37 9 2 2 .454
Hayley Working, Hollie Weidner, 4 4 Mike Namisnak R/R 5-11 1B 12 98 30 15 14 7 3 0 .306
Natalie Snyder 5 5 Kaleb DeFreese L/L 5-7 LF 12 95 34 29 19 4 0 0 .358
School Colors: Blue and White 7 7 Matt Eppers R/R 6-3 CF 12 103 38 25 37 3 5 3 .369
Conference: Northern Indiana 8 8 Colin Rudicil L/L 5-11 1B 11 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333
Enrollment: 1,745 9 9 Jesse Zepeda R/R 5-10 RF 11 57 20 15 15 4 0 1 .351
10 10 Cory Malcom
R/R 5-11 SS
12 87 39 33 31 9 1 3 .448
Last Year’s W-L Record: 24-6 11 11 Riley Futterknecht L/L 5-11 1B 12 95 33 25 31 12 0 0 .347
Season Results (31-1) 13 13 Mike Wain R/R 5-9 LF 11 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 .000
L/L
5-7 RF
12 16 4 5 4 1 1 0 .250
14 14 Nick Ponce
12 15 2 3 3 1 0 0 .133
R/R 6-0 C
15 15 Kyle Smith
3/28 at Goshen W 13-2 16 16 Tyler Kucala R/R 5-11 SS 11 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .250
4/6 Tippecanoe Valley W 4-0 17 17 Tanner Tully L/L 6-1 P 12 96 48 46 29 10 0 9 .500
4/6 Tippecanoe Valley W 14-4 Totals 884 333 275 252 65 13 20 .377
4/8 at Mishawaka W 14-0
4/13 at Elkhart Memorial W 18-2
4/16 Mishawaka W 7-0 Pitchers
4/22 Mishawaka Marian W 7-1 Lt. Dk. Name W/L ERA GS CG SV IP BF H R ER BB SO HBP
4/24 at Mishawaka Marian W 7-1 2 2 Devin Prater 3-0 2.35 3 2 0 23 107 23 9 6 8 16 3
4/25 at South Bend Adams W 17-5 7 7 Matt Eppers 3-0 2.08 3 0 0 13 60 8 5 3 11 18 3
4/25 at South Bend Adams W 12-2 10 10 Cory Malcom 9-0 0.73 8 6 1 62 226 33 8 5 9 89 4
4/26 at Penn L 3-4 11 11 Riley Futterknecht 7-0 1.56 7 5 1 52 216 30 13 9 23 69 0
4/27 at Northridge W 7-0 17 17 Tanner Tully 9-1 0.43 11 6 0 63 238 25 8 3 22 107 2
4/29 at SB Washington W 13-1 Totals 31-1 1.10 32 19 2 213 847 119 43 26 73 299 15
4/30 South Bend Washington W 20-3
5/1 South Bend Clay W 2-0
5/2 Penn W 6-2 State Finals History
5/13 at South Bend Clay W 15-0 First Appearance
5/4 Angola W 8-0
5/6 South Bend Riley W 18-1
5/7 at Warsaw W 4-3
5/8 at South Bend Riley W 3-1
5/10 South Bend St. Joseph W 7-1
5/11 Concord W 11-1
5/13 at South Bend St. Joseph W 4-0
5/14 Westview W 8-3
5/18 at Fairfield W 13-0
Elkhart Memorial Sectional
5/24 Concord W 3-0
5/25 Northridge W 5-0
5/28 Elkhart Memorial W 3-1
LaPorte Regional
6/1 South Bend Clay W 5-4 (11)
6/1 Lake Central W 4-2 Steve Stutsman
South Bend Clay Semi-State
6/8 Lafayette Jefferson W 2-1 271-242-8, 18th Year
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