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  Boys Baseball State Final Qualifier 1997-98 

 Lockport (Twp.) (31-7)

 School Information
Name: Lockport Township High School
City: Lockport
City Population: 11,500
County: Will
Enrollment: 2638
Nickname: Porters
Colors: Maroon/White/Gold
Conference: SICA West
Superintendent: Dr. Christopher J. Ward
Principal: Robert Meador
Athletic Director: Kent Irvin
Head Coach: Jim Hall
Assistant Coaches: Ken Dobson, Butch Markelz, Len LaBonar, Joe Host, Chris Pawelczyk, Bob Stelling, John Karczewski
Captain: All the Seniors
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Schaumburg, 5-4, in State Championship Game

 Roster

No.  Name                     B  T  Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
 30  Jim Hall                 Head Coach  
  4  Nick Economakos          R  R  2B     5-11 160   17  Jr.
  5  Ryan Barnett             R  R  P/1B   6-1  185   16  So.
  6  Chris Walters            R  R  P      6-1  185   16  So.
  7  Steve Rowe               R  L  OF     5-8  165   18  Sr.
  8  Charlie Jacobson         L  L  1B     6-2  195   17  Jr.
  9  Brian McDonald           R  R  2B     6-2  170   18  Sr.
 10  Joe Gentile              R  R  3B     6-0  180   17  Jr.
 11  Grant Ross               R  R  SS     5-7  150   15  Fr.
 12  Mike Serafini            L  R  SS     5-11 170   16  So.
 13  Sam Shaw                 R  L  P      6-2  190   18  Sr.
 14  Jake Daffron             R  R  P      6-2  195   17  Jr.
 15  Craig Duppong            R  R  OF     5-10 185   17  So.
 17  Tony Romo                R  R  OF     6-2  165   17  Jr.
 18  Adam Kwasneski           R  R  OF     5-10 165   17  Jr.
 19  Nick Murawski            R  R  P      6-2  195   17  Jr.
 20  Kris Kopriva             R  R  OF     6-0  190   17  Jr.
 21  Jeff Stanek              L  R  P/IF   6-4  220   18  Sr.
 22  Eric Blaeser             R  R  P/IF   6-4  220   18  Sr.
 23  Erik Zier                R  L  P      6-2  150   17  Jr.
 24  Greg Blaesing            R  R  OF/C   6-0  190   17  Jr.
 26  Matt Serafini            R  R  C      6-2  215   18  Sr.
 28  Vince Serafini           R  L  P/IF   6-2  210   18  Sr.
     Team Totals                                             
 Statistics
BATTING Name G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B 3B HR Ryan Barnett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eric Blaeser 104 22 35 30 .337 9 2 4 Greg Blaesing 119 39 35 18 .294 8 0 2 Jake Daffron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Craig Duppong 76 23 23 10 .303 2 0 0 Nick Economakos 30 6 7 5 .233 1 0 1 Joe Gentile 4 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Charlie Jacobson 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Kris Kopriva 39 10 6 5 .154 2 0 1 Adam Kwasneski 8 1 3 1 .375 2 0 0 Brian McDonald 104 24 34 25 .327 5 1 2 Nick Murawski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tony Romo 6 3 3 2 .500 1 0 0 Grant Ross 2 0 1 0 .500 0 0 0 Steve Rowe 88 19 25 21 .284 6 1 1 Matt Serafini 111 24 41 40 .369 16 0 5 Mike Serafini 117 37 30 23 .256 7 0 2 Vince Serafini 116 51 51 54 .440 13 2 13 Sam Shaw 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Jeff Stanek 103 45 47 44 .456 15 0 9 Chris Walters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Erik Zier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team Totals 1028 305 347 279 .338 87 6 40 PITCHING Name W-L G IP H ER BB SO ERA Ryan Barnett 0-0 1 1.0 1 0 0 1 0.00 Eric Blaeser 3-1 8 29.0 24 10 7 24 2.41 Jake Daffron 0-1 3 2.2 5 1 2 2 2.63 Nick Murawski 0-1 2 .2 4 5 4 0 52.50 Vince Serafini 11-1 20 92.2 65 29 32 130 2.19 Sam Shaw 10-2 16 72.2 49 18 40 99 1.73 Jeff Stanek 6-1 11 41.1 33 8 13 32 1.35 Team Totals 31-7 250.2 194 79 102 299 2.21 Chris Walters 0-0 1 1.0 1 0 1 1 0.00 Erik Zier 1-0 4 9.2 12 8 3 10 5.79
 Scores
Date Opponent W/LRuns Opp 3/28 Downers Grove (North) L 11 13 3/30 Downers Grove (South) W 13 2 4/2 Plainfield L 3 5 4/6 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) L 9 12 4/11 Naperville (North) L 5 8 4/11 Naperville (North) W 5 2 4/14 Eldorado W 15 4 4/15 Harrisburg W 18 5 4/15 Carmi (C.-White County) W 8 2 4/17 Joliet (Catholic) W 11 0 4/18 Minooka W 9 1 4/22 Bolingbrook W 10 0 4/24 Oak Lawn (Richards) W 3 0 4/27 Naperville (Central) W 3 2 4/27 Aurora (West) L 2 4 4/29 Palos Hills (Stagg) W 7 3 4/30 Palos Hills (Stagg) W 13 1 5/1 Winnetka (New Trier) W 11 3 5/4 Orland Park (Sandburg) W 9 5 5/6 Downers Grove (North) W 6 0 5/8 Joliet (Twp.) W 4 1 5/9 Orland Park (Sandburg) L 4 6 5/9 Lincolnshire (Stevenson) W 3 2 5/11 Lemont (H.S.) W 8 2 5/12 Joliet (Twp.) W 16 0 5/14 Tinley Park (Andrew) W 17 7 5/15 Romeoville W 13 3 5/18 Tinley Park (Andrew) W 8 2 5/20 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) W 6 3 5/22 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) L 1 3 5/23 New Lenox (Providence) W 6 0 5/25 South Holland (Thornwood) W 8 6 5/26 Naperville (Central) W 10 3 Lockport (Twp.) Regional *5/28 Lemont (H.S.) W 3 2 *5/30 Joliet (Twp.) W 8 4 *6/1 Morris W 4 3 Oswego Sectional *6/6 Darien (Hinsdale South) W 3 2 *6/8 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) (6 inn.) W 12 1
 Head Coach Jim Hall
Year W-L 1991 19-15 1992 34-7-1 (4th) 1993 24-10 1994 18-17 1995 24-10 1996 26-10 1997 37-6 (2nd) 1998 31-7 School Years No. W-L At Lockport (Twp.) 1991-98 8 213-82-1 Total 8 213-82-1
For Lockport (Twp.)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.


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