IHSA

Season Summaries

Boys Baseball

Last updated on August 5, 2008.

Season summaries include titles won, final place in state, final won-lost record, and head coach for all seasons submitted by the school or gathered from IHSA records. A few titles are missing (complete list of missing titles). Please submit changes or additions for your school by using this form.

Key to titles: Pl–place won, D–district, R–regional, S–sectional, U–super-sectional, Q–team qualifier for state finals, P–Public League champion (only when an automatic qualifier).


 1970-71
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Waukegan (H.S.) | RS Q 1 | 19 6 | Jack Mallory Macon | RS Q 2 | 18 4 | L.C. Sweet Chicago (Lane) | PQ | 32 6 | Ed Papciak Kankakee (Eastridge) | RS Q | 19 7 | Bill Enochs Nashville | RS Q | 14 10 | Roger Hake Piasa (Southwestern) | RS Q | 12 8 | Dick Well Quincy (Sr.) | RS Q | 25 10 | Gary Zbornak Rockford (West) | RS Q | 27 6 | Chuck Wild Bartonville (Limestone) | R | | Bloomington (H.S.) | R | | Carmi | R | 9 3 | Tom Mears Cicero (Morton East) | R | | DeKalb | R | | Edwardsville (H.S.) | R | 12 13 | Gregor Elgin (H.S.) | R | | Galesburg (H.S.) | R | | Granville (Putnam County) | R | | Lincoln | R | | Mattoon | R | | Metropolis | R | | Midlothian (Bremen) | R | | Naperville (H.S.) | R | | Orland Park (Sandburg) | R | | Pekin | R | 26 11 | Rich Lee Potomac | R | | Raymond (Lincolnwood) | R | | Roselle (Lake Park) | R | 20 6 1 | Norb Wesolowski Skokie (Niles West) | R | 15 6 | Jim Phipps Valmeyer | R | |
 1971-72
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Skokie (Niles West) | RS Q 1 | 23 2 | Jim Phipps Alton (Sr.) | RS Q 2 | 20 8 | Wayne Tyler Canton | RS Q | 26 4 | Ron Fahnestock Chicago (Lane) | PQ | 27 2 | Ed Papciak Granville (Putnam County) | RS Q | 23 7 | Joe Massino Kankakee (Eastridge) | RS Q | 23 7 | Bill Enochs Marissa | RS Q | 31 5 1 | Lee Schulte Olney (East Richland) | RS Q | 13 5 | Bill Millspaugh Arlington Heights (St. Viator | R | | Berwyn (Morton West) | R | | Camp Point (Central) | R | | Campbell Hill (Trico) | R | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | R | 13 3 | Sam Piazza Danville (H.S.) | R | | DeKalb | R | | Dundee | R | | Galesburg (H.S.) | R | | Harrisburg | R | | Highland | R | 12 12 | Steve Ford Highland Park | R | | Jacksonville (H.S.) | R | | Lexington | R | 12 5 | Don Eiker Lincoln | R | | Marion (H.S.) | R | | Olympia Fields (Rich Central) | R | 16 3 2 | Chuck Colin Pekin | R | 23 14 | Rich Lee Rockford (Jefferson) | R | | Springfield (H.S.) | R | 22 12 | John Staats Wheaton (Central) | R | |
 1972-73
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago (Hubbard) | PQ 1 | 28 3 | Tom Skubich Belleville (West) | RS Q 2 | 25 7 | Chuck Hasenstab Aurora (West) | RS Q | 17 7 1 | Bob Plaskas Galesburg (H.S.) | RS Q | 20 4 | Bob Beal Joliet (West) | RS Q | 18 7 | Frank Miller Lincoln | RS Q | 18 11 | John Ryman Raymond (Lincolnwood) | RS Q | 16 6 | Cal Hubbard Villa Park (Willowbrook) | RS Q | 16 10 | Lloyd Scholl Beardstown | R | | Canton | R | | Champaign (Centennial) | R | 3 5 | Chatham (Glenwood) | R | | Collinsville | R | | Elgin (H.S.) | R | | Granville (Putnam County) | R | | Gurnee (Warren) | R | | Jerseyville (Jersey) | R | | Lansing (Thornton Fractional | R | 24 4 | Bill Anderson Lexington | R | 13 2 | Don Eiker Marion (H.S.) | R | | Maywood (Proviso East) | R | | Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | R | 10 6 | Ferrell Wiman Murphysboro | R | 14 9 | Bill Helmer Pekin | R | 26 7 | Rich Lee Robinson | R | 17 6 | Larry Higgins Rockford (West) | R | 20 10 | Chuck Wild Roselle (Lake Park) | R | 20 5 | Norb Wesolowski Skokie (Niles West) | R | 22 1 | Jim Phipps Wilmington | R | 9 16 | Seldon Marquart
 1973-74
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | RS Q 1 | 21 4 | Ken Mularski East Peoria | RS Q 2 | 20 10 | Fritz Millard Anna (A.-Jonesboro) | RS Q | 30 4 | John Lipe Aurora (West) | RS Q | 20 5 | Bob Plaskas Chicago (Tuley) | PQ | 24 7 | Rich Tomoleoni Harvey (Thornton) | RS Q | 23 7 | Frank Eclles Mattoon | RS Q | 15 9 | Bob Wiman O'Fallon | RS Q | 22 7 | Galen Henson Arlington Heights (Forest Vie | R | | Belleville (West) | R | 16 8 | Chuck Hasenstab Canton | R | | Cicero (Morton East) | R | | Danville (H.S.) | R | | Fairfield | R | | Galesburg (H.S.) | R | 15 6 | Gary Bruington Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) | R | | Highland | R | 25 3 | Steve Ford Jerseyville (Jersey) | R | | Johnston City | R | | Joliet (Central) | R | 27 4 | Jerry Pius Kankakee (McNamara) | R | 32 12 | Rich Zinanni Lexington | R | 13 1 | Don Eiker Machesney Park (Harlem) | R | | Macon | R | | Quincy (Catholic Boys) | R | | Rockford (West) | R | 25 5 | Ken MacKenzie Spring Valley (Hall) | R | | Springfield (H.S.) | R | 20 6 | John Staats Zion (Z.-Benton) | R | |
 1974-75
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Skokie (Niles West) | RS Q 1 | 25 1 | Jim Phipps Joliet (Central) | RS Q 2 | 36 4 | Jerry Pius Aurora (West) | RS Q | 18 4 | Bob Plaskas Belleville (East) | RS Q | 18 9 | Larry Patton Chicago (Steinmetz) | PQ | 22 11 | Ronald Christopher Decatur (MacArthur) | RS Q | 15 3 | Ray DeMoulin Quincy (Catholic Boys) | RS Q | 16 4 | Steve Spanish Springfield (H.S.) | RS Q | 20 12 | John Staats Barrington | R | 21 11 | Joe Plaskas Canton | R | | Chicago (Quigley South) | R | 23 8 | Bill Bonk Danville (H.S.) | R | | Dolton (Thornridge) | R | | Elmhurst (York) | R | 10 15 | Erl Ellingson Hillsboro | R | | Jacksonville (Routt) | R | | Libertyville | R | 22 5 | Ernie Ritta Marion (H.S.) | R | | Morris | R | | Nashville | R | | O'Fallon | R | 22 3 | Galen Henson Olney (East Richland) | R | 14 5 | Bill Millspaugh Peoria (H.S.) | R | | Peru (St. Bede) | R | | River Grove (Holy Cross) | R | | Rock Island (Alleman) | R | 10 10 | Bob Carroll Rockford (Boylan) | R | | Strasburg (Stewardson-S.) | R | | Wheaton (W.-Warrenville) | R | |
 1975-76
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago (Brother Rice) | RS Q 1 | 36 6 | George Sedlacek Libertyville | RS Q 2 | 32 5 | Ernie Ritta Albion (Edwards County) | RS Q | 15 4 | John Keener Aurora (West) | RS Q | 24 12 | Bob Plaskas Canton | RS Q | 31 5 | Ron Fahnestock Chicago (C. Vocational) | PQ | 18 5 | Henry Soltysinski Danville (H.S.) | RS Q | 21 8 | Bob Kay O'Fallon | RS Q | 28 4 | Robert Hodgdon Barrington | R | 29 8 | Joe Plaskas Bartonville (Limestone) | R | | Belleville (East) | R | 18 9 | Larry Patton Carol Stream (Glenbard North) | R | | Carterville | R | | Champaign (Central) | R | 17 7 | Charlie Due Charleston | R | 21 5 | Bill Monken Decatur (MacArthur) | R | | Elmhurst (York) | R | 12 10 | Erl Ellingson Gillespie | R | | Joliet (West) | R | 20 10 | Frank Miller Kankakee (Eastridge) | R | | Macomb | R | 21 6 | Wayne Steward Marion (H.S.) | R | | Park Ridge (Maine South) | R | | Rock Island (Alleman) | R | | Jim Murphy Springfield (Lanphier) | R | | St. Charles (H.S.) | R | 20 10 | Wayne DeMaar Summit (Argo) | R | | Winchester | R | 18 2 | David Pfeiffer
 1976-77
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Maywood (Proviso East) | RS Q 1 | 20 5 | Terry Ryser Lombard (Glenbard East) | RS Q 2 | 22 4 | Paul Morris Belleville (East) | RS Q | 18 13 | Larry Patton Canton | RS Q | 22 15 | Bill Leitze Chicago (Lake View) | PQ | 21 7 | Dave Shlemon Decatur (Stephen Decatur) | RS Q | 15 10 | Mike Buttz Joliet (Catholic Academy) | RS Q | 26 7 | Robert Gifford Nokomis | RS Q | 20 5 | Bob Davis Arlington Heights (Arlington) | R | | Barrington | R | | Chicago (Marist) | R | 25 13 | Don Kuehner Chicago (Quigley South) | R | 23 16 | Bill Bonk Chillicothe (Illinois Valley | R | 23 10 | Marty Ogburn Danville (H.S.) | R | | Edwardsville (H.S.) | R | 21 10 | Bill Funkhouser Galesburg (H.S.) | R | 14 10 | Gary Bruington Kankakee (McNamara) | R | | Lake Forest (H.S.) | R | 22 8 | Ronald Moreland LaSalle (L.-Peru) | R | 19 9 | Huby Sarver Machesney Park (Harlem) | R | | Macomb | R | 25 3 | Wayne Steward Mattoon | R | | Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | R | 12 9 | Ferrell Wiman Naperville (Central) | R | | Nashville | R | | Springfield (Lanphier) | R | | Ullin (Century) | R | | Winchester | R | 15 3 | David Pfeiffer Winnetka (New Trier East) | R | |
 1977-78 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach New Lenox (Providence Catholi | RS Q 1 | 23 10 | Jaime Garcia New Athens | RS Q 2 | 28 4 | Charlie Schierer Alton (Marquette) | RS Q | 20 8 1 | Greg DeCourcey Camp Point (Central) | RS Q | 16 2 | Harry Elbe Cullom (Tri-Point) | RS Q | 19 1 | Jim Workman Granville (Putnam County) | RS Q | 13 7 1 | Mike Kilmartin Robinson | RS Q | 14 9 | Jack Brady Vienna | RS Q | 34 4 | Tom Cole Braidwood (Reed-Custer) | R | | Carlyle | R | 24 7 | Gary Wheeler Chenoa | R | | Decatur (St. Teresa) | R | | Freeburg | R | | Genoa (G.-Kingston) | R | | Kankakee (McNamara) | R | | Kincaid (South Fork) | R | | Knoxville | R | 13 6 | Dick Atterberry Lawrenceville | R | | Lombard (Montini) | R | 20 5 | William Leeberg Mulberry Grove | R | 20 5 | Steve Jackson New Holland (N.H.-Middletown) | R | | Nokomis | R | | Pinckneyville | R | | Princeville | R | | Ridgway | R | | Rushville | R | | Table Grove (VIT) | R | | Teutopolis | R | | Westville | R | | Jeff Moore Williamsville | R | 15 1 | Kevin Kyes
 1977-78 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago (Marist) | RS Q 1 | 38 4 | Don Kuehner Peoria (Richwoods) | RS Q 2 | 21 12 1 | Ty Franklin Belleville (East) | RS Q | 14 14 1 | Larry Patton Chicago (Kennedy) | PQ | 19 7 | Richard Gaberik Joliet (West) | RS Q | 15 6 | Frank Miller Mundelein (H.S.) | RS Q | 20 9 | Neil McLouglin River Grove (Holy Cross) | RS Q | 23 13 | Donald Halverson Springfield (Lanphier) | RS Q | 17 6 | Bob Clifford Arlington Heights (St. Viator | R | | Barrington | R | 26 3 | Kirby Smith Bethalto (Civic Memorial) | R | 13 7 1 | Ron Middleton Burbank (St. Laurence) | R | 18 6 | Bob Fabrizio Canton | R | | Champaign (Central) | R | 14 3 | Charlie Due Collinsville | R | | Decatur (MacArthur) | R | | DeKalb | R | | Harrisburg | R | | LaSalle (L.-Peru) | R | | Huby Sarver Lombard (Glenbard East) | R | 11 10 | Paul Morris Maywood (Proviso East) | R | | Newton | R | | Niles (Notre Dame) | R | | Peoria (Manual) | R | | Richton Park (Rich South) | R | | South Holland (Thornwood) | R | | St. Charles (H.S.) | R | 21 5 | Wayne DeMaar Wheaton (W.-Warrenville) | R | | Winnetka (New Trier East) | R | |
 1978-79 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach New Athens | RS Q 1 | 25 2 2 | Bob Matzenbacher Normal (University) | RS Q 2 | 20 8 1 | Jim Scott Camp Point (Central) | RS Q | 24 3 | Harry Elbe Cobden | RS Q | 26 2 | Blayne Smith Decatur (St. Teresa) | RS Q | 17 5 1 | Terry Howley Henry (H.-Senachwine) | RS Q | 22 12 | Robert Newell New Lenox (Providence Catholi | RS Q | 26 6 1 | Jaime Garcia Virden | RS Q | 14 9 | Jerry Lane Alton (Marquette) | R | 22 6 | Greg DeCourcey Assumption | R | | Breese (Mater Dei) | R | 13 6 1 | Dennis Trame Buckley (B.-Loda) | R | | Chadwick | R | 15 7 | Jack Fritz Coal City | R | 6 9 | Ken P. Miller Danville (Schlarman) | R | | Fairfield | R | | Freeburg | R | | Glasford (Illini Bluffs) | R | | Havana | R | 19 11 | Dick Lounsberry Kankakee (McNamara) | R | | Monmouth (H.S.) | R | | Odin | R | 27 8 | Jim Mulvaney Princeville | R | 18 3 | Jerry Rashid Raymond (Lincolnwood) | R | | Alan Seidel Robinson | R | 10 10 | Jack Brady Teutopolis | R | | Vienna | R | 24 8 | Tom Cole Wheaton (St. Francis) | R | | Williamsville | R | 11 5 | Kevin Kyes
 1978-79 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Hillside (Proviso West) | RS Q 1 | 25 6 | Bill Sutherland Mt. Carmel | RS Q 2 | 17 2 | Larry Lockhart Aurora (West) | RS Q | 22 5 1 | Arnie Verbic Bartonville (Limestone) | RS Q | 24 11 | Bob Schmitt Chicago (Clemente) | PQ | 20 11 | Rich Tomoleoni Granite City (North) | RS Q | 20 7 | Bob Stegemeier Oak Forest | RS Q | 26 7 | Andy Scianna Palatine (Fremd) | RS Q | 19 11 | Terry Gellinger Belleville (East) | R | 17 12 | Larry Patton Canton | R | | Chicago (Gordon Tech) | R | | Chicago (Marist) | R | 30 12 | Don Kuehner Collinsville | R | | Crete (C.-Monee) | R | 21 3 | Garry Campbell Danville (H.S.) | R | | Darien (Hinsdale South) | R | | Dolton (Thornridge) | R | | Elgin (Larkin) | R | | Freeport (H.S.) | R | | Joliet (East) | R | | LaSalle (L.-Peru) | R | 16 9 | Huby Sarver Libertyville | R | 15 7 1 | Ernie Ritta Marion (H.S.) | R | | Niles (Notre Dame) | R | | Normal (Community) | R | | Peoria (H.S.) | R | | Springfield (H.S.) | R | 16 3 | John Staats Wheaton (W.-Warrenville) | R | | Wheeling | R | |
 1979-80 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Alton (Marquette) | RS Q 1 | 31 5 | Greg DeCourcey Mt. Carmel | RS Q 2 | 23 6 | Larry Lockhart Beardstown | RS Q | 19 12 | Ed Lewis Effingham (St. Anthony) | RS Q | 16 7 | Greg Wolk Genoa (G.-Kingston) | RS Q | 22 6 1 | Wayne Buzzell Marissa | RS Q | 17 6 1 | Lee Schulte Normal (University) | RS Q | 13 15 | Jim Scott Peoria (Bergan) | RS Q | 23 14 | Rick Coleman Armstrong | R | | Aurora (Central Catholic) | R | 20 6 | Jim Schmid Casey | R | | Chadwick | R | 17 9 | Jack Fritz Decatur (St. Teresa) | R | | Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) | R | | Eureka | R | | Mick Simenc Gillespie | R | 8 8 | Sam Stewart Hillsboro | R | | Kankakee (McNamara) | R | | Macon | R | | Mounds (Meridian) | R | | New Lenox (Providence Catholi | R | | Okawville | R | 33 7 | David Luechtefeld Peru (St. Bede) | R | 17 14 1 | John Bellino Plymouth | R | 24 3 | Dave Swisegood Strasburg (Stewardson-S.) | R | | Virginia | R | | Waltonville | R | | Williamsville | R | 13 2 | Kevin Kyes Wilmington | R | 11 13 | Tom Menozi Wolf Lake (Shawnee) | R | |
 1979-80 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Collinsville | RS Q 1 | 33 4 1 | Russ Keene Bartonville (Limestone) | RS Q 2 | 29 9 | Bob Schmitt Barrington | RS Q | 25 6 | Kirby Smith Chicago (C. Vocational) | PQ | 18 1 | Henry Soltysinski Edwardsville (H.S.) | RS Q | 26 9 1 | Bill Funkhouser Joliet (Catholic Academy) | RS Q | 38 9 | Jack Schimanski Oak Forest | RS Q | 22 9 2 | Andy Scianna Winnetka (New Trier East) | RS Q | 25 7 | Ron Klein Arlington Heights (Hersey) | R | | Aurora (West) | R | 23 6 | Arnie Verbic Belleville (Althoff) | R | | Belvidere (H.S.) | R | 16 9 2 | Ken Anderson Carbondale | R | | Chicago (Quigley South) | R | 22 12 | Bill Bonk Chicago (Weber) | R | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | R | 26 6 | Mike Pohlman Dolton (Thornridge) | R | | Downers Grove (South) | R | | Effingham (H.S.) | R | | LaGrange (Lyons) | R | 17 12 1 | Dick Leiber LaSalle (L.-Peru) | R | 16 14 | Huby Sarver Mattoon | R | | Normal (Community) | R | | Park Ridge (Maine South) | R | | Peoria (Richwoods) | R | | Rock Island (Alleman) | R | 20 9 | Jim Murphy Roselle (Lake Park) | R | 11 17 | Norb Wesolowski Springfield (H.S.) | R | 15 7 | John Staats Waukegan (West) | R | 14 9 | Rick Mowen