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Palos Hills (Stagg) (29-8-1)



School Information

Name: Stagg High School
City: Palos Hills
City Population: 75,000
County: Cook
Enrollment: 2094
Nickname: Chargers
Colors: Navy Blue/Burnt Orange
Conference: SICA West
Superintendent: Dr. Timothy Brown
Principal: Ross J. Cucio
Athletic Director: Ken Niebrugge
Head Coach: Bob Dillon
Assistant Coaches: Dan Meier, Frank Samoraj, Michele West, Larry Bromley
Captains: Abby Booth, Alison Booth, Rachel Gensch, Laurie Markatos
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Moline, 1-0, in State Quarterfinals.



Roster

No.  Name                     B  T  Pos.   Ht.    Age  Yr.
 00  Jenny DiGiacomo          R  R  C/DH   5-7     18  Sr.
  2  Alison Booth             B  R  LF     5-3     19  Sr.
  3  Kate Ebner               R  R  3B     5-8     17  Jr.
  4  Kari Kopchik             R  R  P      5-3     15  Fr.
  5  Abby Willms              B  R  RF     5-6     18  Sr.
  6  Katie Hayes              R  R  RF     5-5     17  Jr.
  8  Rachel Gensch            R  R  3B/SS  5-9     17  Jr.
  9  Michelle Vazquez         R  R  RF     5-6     17  Jr.
 10  Lynn Leibfried           R  R  2B     5-5     18  Sr.
 11  Diane Littleton          R  R  C      5-5     18  Sr.
 14  Paige Shemoski           R  R  C/DH   5-6     16  So.
 15  Stephanie Stryczek       R  R  LF     5-6     18  Sr.
 16  Janet Koranda            R  R  CF     5-3     17  Jr.
 17  Melissa Cozzi            R  R  P/DH   5-9     16  So.
 19  Erin Hanson              R  R  P/3B   5-4     17  Jr.
 20  Krista Carlson           L  L  1B     5-9     18  Sr.
 21  Abby Booth               R  R  CF     5-9     18  Sr.
 24  Amanda Malesky           R  R  LF     5-6     17  Jr.
 26  Laurie Markatos          R  R  P/SS   5-6     18  Sr.
 27  Teresa Balcaitis         R  R  CF     5-5     18  Sr.
 33  Angela Orrico            L  L  RF     5-7     18  Sr.
 40  Jenny Tyrrell            R  R  2B     5-0     16  So.



Statistics

BATTING
Name                     G    AB     R     H   RBI  Avg.    2B    3B    HR
Teresa Balcaitis         7     7     0     0     0  .000     0     0     0
Abby Booth              38   117    22    40    32  .342     2     6     2
Alison Booth            38   117    32    38     5  .325     0     0     0
Krista Carlson          38    90    20    25    24  .278     5     4     2
Melissa Cozzi           34    81    10    24    20  .296     7     4     2
Jenny DiGiacomo         34    86    14    31    13  .360     1     0     1
Kate Ebner              25    34     4     7     4  .206     1     0     0
Rachel Gensch           38   125    28    37    29  .296     4     2     2
Erin Hanson             25    20     2     3     2  .150     1     0     0
Katie Hayes             13     6     0     1     1  .167     0     0     0
Kari Kopchik             0     0     0     0     0           0     0     0
Janet Koranda           10     2     1     0     1  .000     0     0     0
Lynn Leibfried          17    16     3     3     2  .188     1     0     0
Diane Littleton         26    13     6     3     4  .231     0     0     0
Amanda Malesky           6     5     0     1     0  .200     0     0     0
Laurie Markatos         38   124    38    45    27  .363    10     4     1
Angela Orrico            6     3     1     0     1  .000     0     0     0
Paige Shemoski          36    78    12    15    10  .192     2     1     0
Stephanie Stryczek      12    10     2     1     3  .100     0     0     0
Opponents Totals        38   960    80   193        .201                  
Team Totals             38  1080   222   313   189  .290    37    21    10
Jenny Tyrrell           38   119    23    34     8  .286     2     0     0
Michelle Vazquez         5     3     0     0     0  .000     0     0     0
Abby Willms             31    24     4     5     2  .208     1     0     0

PITCHING
Name                   W-L     G      IP     H    ER    BB    SO   ERA
Melissa Cozzi         14-6    24   119.2    77    24    33    88  1.40
Erin Hanson            3-0     8    33.2    20     6    11    37  1.25
Kari Kopchik           0-0     1     1.0     0     0     0     1  0.00
Laurie Markatos       12-2    21   109.0    96    26    23    75  1.67
Team Totals           29-8    54   263.1   193    56    67   201  1.49



Scores

Date    Opponent                       W/L Runs Opp.
3/26    Richton Park (Rich South)        W   10    0
3/29    Oak Forest                       W    2    0
3/29    Oak Forest                       W    2    1
3/31    Chicago Heights (Marion)         W    2    0
4/2     Chicago (Mother McAuley)         W    2    0
4/3     Oak Park (Fenwick)               W    7    2
4/8     Berwyn-Cicero (Morton)           W   10    1
4/14    Palos Heights (Shepard)          W    7    0
4/16    South Holland (Thornwood)        W    2    0
4/17    Burbank (Reavis)                 W    3    0
4/19    Country Club Hills (Hillcrest)   W    9    2
4/19    Country Club Hills (Hillcrest)   W    4    0
4/21    Oak Lawn (Community)             W    8    2
4/23    Oak Lawn (Richards)              W    2    0
4/25    Bolingbrook                      W    8    3
4/29    Joliet (Twp.)                    W    8    0
5/1     Joliet (Twp.)                    W    6    1
5/3     Lombard (Glenbard East)          W    8    3
5/5     Tinley Park (Andrew)             W    4    2
5/6     Burbank (Queen Of Peace)         L    6    7
5/6     Burbank (Queen Of Peace)         W    8    1
5/7     Tinley Park (Andrew)             T    4    4
5/8     New Lenox (Lincoln-Way)          L    7   11
5/10    Downers Grove (South)            L    2    4
5/10    Downers Grove (South)            W   11    1
5/12    Lansing (Illiana Christian)      L    0    1
5/13    New Lenox (Lincoln-Way)          W   11    4
5/15    Orland Park (Sandburg)           W   11    2
5/19    Orland Park (Sandburg)           L    1    4
5/21    Lockport (Twp.)                  L    0    4
5/22    Lockport (Twp.)                  L    1    7
5/24    Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)          W    8    1
5/24    Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)          L    1    6
Burbank (Reavis) Regional
*5/29   Summit (Argo)                    W    8    0
*5/31   Oak Lawn (Community)             W    9    0
*6/2    Chicago (Mother McAuley)         W    5    2
South Holland (Thornwood) Sectional
*6/7    Oak Forest                       W    2    1
*6/9    Tinley Park (Andrew)             W    3    2



Head Coach Bob Dillon

Year   W-L       
1994   32-5      
1995   34-6       (4th)
1996   31-9      
1997   29-8-1    

School                             Years     No.     W-L       
At Palos Hills (Stagg)             1994-97   4       126-28-1  
Total                                        4       126-28-1  




For Palos Hills (Stagg)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.