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  Boys Baseball State Final Qualifier 2000-01 

 LaGrange (Lyons) (29-11)

 School Information
Name: Lyons High School
City: LaGrange
City Population: 15,362
County: Cook
Enrollment: 3230
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Conference: West Suburban Silver
Superintendent: Dr. Dennis Kelly
Principal: John L. Young
Athletic Director: Mike Morris
Head Coach: George Ushela
Assistant Coaches: Marty Dykas, Kurt Engel, Jim Heydorn, John Seiple, Toby Casella, Ed Piotrowski, Andy Miller
Captains: Steve Driscoll, Grant Johnson, Jim Keating
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Darien (Hinsdale South), 3-2 (10 inn.), in Regional Semifinal

 Roster

No.  Name                     B  T  Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  2  Dan Rodriguez            R  R  P/OF   5-5  150   17  Jr.
  3  Chris Green              R  R  OF     5-8  150   17  Jr.
  4  Dave Smetana             L  R  2B     5-8  145   17  Jr.
  5  Grant Johnson            R  R  P/1B   6-6  205   18  Sr.
  7  Dan Smessaert            R  R  OF     5-9  160   18  Sr.
  8  Matt Russo               L  L  OF     5-9  150   18  Sr.
 10  Tim Brewer               R  R  OF     5-11 165   17  Jr.
 11  Ramon Lacey              R     R      5-11 190   17  Jr.
 12  Jim Knytych              R  R  P/INF  6-0  180   18  Sr.
 13  Jim Keating              L  R  P/1B   6-1  210   18  Sr.
 14  Steve Driscoll           R  R  2B     5-11 165   18  Sr.
 15  Dave Gentile             R  R  SS     6-2  165   17  Jr.
 16  Colin Langan             R  R  OF     5-9  180   17  Jr.
 17  Ryan Vance               R  L  OF     6-0  165   18  Sr.
 18  Dan Bocian               R  R  C      5-11 155   16  So.
 19  Matt Niezgoda            R  R  P/INF  5-10 165   18  Sr.
 20  Chris Richards           R  R  OF     6-2  200   18  Sr.
 21  Ryan Bunt                L  L  OF     6-2  185   18  Sr.
 22  Tom Michelini            R  R  P/3B   5-11 185   18  Sr.
 23  Kevin Brandush           R  R  C      6-2  180   17  Jr.
 24  Mark Olson               R  R  P/OF   6-0  175   18  Sr.
 25  Nick Wheat               L  L  P      6-0  195   18  Sr.
 26  Eric Landschoot          R  R  P      6-4  205   18  Sr.
 28  Mike Furey               R  R  P/1B   6-0  190   18  Sr.
 29  Ryan Grattan             R  R  C      6-0  190   18  Sr.
     Mike Kraus                                              
     Doug Kucik                                              
     John Toussas                                            
     Jim Vesecky                                             
 Statistics
BATTING Name G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B 3B HR Kevin Brandush 19 32 5 11 2 .344 0 0 0 Tim Brewer 16 41 9 9 2 .220 1 0 0 Ryan Bunt 22 64 9 15 8 .234 4 0 0 Steve Driscoll 38 100 30 31 11 .310 6 1 0 Mike Furey 13 19 1 4 4 .211 3 0 0 Dave Gentile 37 79 12 24 15 .304 3 0 1 Ryan Grattan 35 87 3 26 13 .299 4 0 3 Chris Green 29 60 24 23 12 .383 4 4 0 Grant Johnson 33 81 19 28 18 .346 6 0 5 Jim Keating 37 90 11 23 26 .256 6 0 4 Jim Knytych 31 43 5 7 8 .163 0 1 1 Mike Kraus 6 1 1 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Doug Kucik 5 1 1 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 Ramon Lacey 6 4 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Eric Landschoot 6 3 1 1 1 .333 0 0 0 Colin Langan 11 18 4 5 0 .278 0 0 0 Tom Michelini 36 103 21 30 22 .291 15 0 4 Matt Niezgoda 8 7 1 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Mark Olson 30 16 18 6 7 .375 1 0 2 Chris Richards 36 106 21 43 24 .406 7 0 1 Dan Rodriguez 10 12 2 3 2 .250 0 0 0 Matt Russo 19 50 9 23 17 .460 5 1 0 Dan Smessaert 34 42 31 13 2 .310 2 0 0 Dave Smetana 11 6 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 John Toussas 8 3 4 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Ryan Vance 10 10 4 2 0 .200 0 0 0 Jim Vesecky 5 3 0 2 2 .667 0 0 0 Nick Wheat 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM TOTALS 40 1083 254 334 198 .308 68 7 22 PITCHING Name G W-L IP H ER BB SO ERA Mike Furey 13 0-2 14.0 17 14 6 18 7.00 Grant Johnson 33 11-1 73.0 33 8 20 113 0.77 Jim Keating 37 2-1 32.2 31 11 10 19 2.36 Jim Knytych 31 6-2 56.0 46 18 15 52 2.25 Mike Kraus 6 0-0 10.1 12 10 12 12 6.77 Doug Kucik 5 0-0 2.0 0 0 1 2 0.00 Eric Landschoot 6 0-0 9.2 14 8 6 7 5.79 Tom Michelini 36 4-3 31.2 19 8 11 34 1.77 Matt Niezgoda 8 1-0 9.1 3 2 5 9 1.50 Mark Olson 30 2-1 5.1 5 1 2 3 1.31 Dan Rodriguez 10 1-1 5.0 5 3 2 4 4.20 John Toussas 8 0-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.00 Jim Vesecky 5 1-0 8.1 10 4 5 9 3.36 TEAM TOTALS 40 28-11 258.1 196 83 95 282 2.25
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp 3/23 Lombard (Montini) (5 inn.) W 1 0 3/26 Riverside (R.-Brookfield) W 3 0 3/26 Chicago (DeLaSalle) (6 inn.) W 10 1 3/27 Orland Park (Sandburg) (6 inn.) L 2 3 3/28 Burbank (Reavis) (5 inn.) W 14 1 3/29 Naperville (Central) L 2 6 3/29 Riverside (R.-Brookfield) W 3 2 3/30 Riverside (R.-Brookfield) W 3 2 3/31 Chicago (Brother Rice) W 6 0 3/31 Chicago (Brother Rice) W 6 3 4/3 Hillside (Proviso West) W 19 0 4/5 Franklin Park (Leyden) (6 inn.) W 4 0 4/7 Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) W 13 12 4/7 Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) W 15 5 4/10 Hinsdale (Central) (6 inn.) W 10 0 4/12 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) (6 inn.) L 14 18 4/14 Villa Park (Willowbrook) W 1 0 4/14 Villa Park (Willowbrook) (10 inn.) L 10 12 4/17 Elmhurst (York) L 2 3 4/20 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) L 2 3 4/25 Darien (Hinsdale South) (8 inn.) W 3 1 4/26 Downers Grove (North) L 0 2 4/26 Hillside (Proviso West) W 9 0 4/27 Darien (Hinsdale South) W 8 6 4/28 Downers Grove (South) W 5 3 4/28 Downers Grove (South) (8 inn.) L 11 13 5/1 Franklin Park (Leyden) L 3 4 5/3 Hinsdale (Central) L 2 7 5/5 Maywood (Proviso East) (5 inn.) W 11 1 5/5 Maywood (Proviso East) W 9 5 5/8 Lombard (Glenbard East) (9 inn.) W 3 2 5/12 Addison (A. Trail) W 1 0 5/12 Addison (A. Trail) L 4 5 5/14 Elmhurst (York) W 6 4 5/15 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) W 1 0 Hinsdale (Central) Regional *5/24 Riverside (R.-Brookfield) W 2 1 *5/28 Darien (Hinsdale South) W 3 2 *5/29 Westchester (St. Joseph) (5 inn.) W 12 1 Oswego Sectional *6/2 Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) W 3 2 *6/4 St. Charles (East) W 2 1
 Head Coach George Ushela
Year W-L Westmont 1983 8-13 1984 20-6 1985 16-11 3 yrs. 44-30 LaGrange (Lyons) 2001 29-11 GRAND TOTAL 4 yrs. 73-41
 Tournament History
1950 18 10 2-1 (15-3) 2nd Lester Glick W 10 0 Granite City (H.S.) (5 inn.) W 8 4 Chicago (Austin) L 0 6 Peoria (Manual) (7 1/2 inn.) 1962 19 5 2-1 2nd Dick Leiber W 9 1 Minooka W 8 1 Taylorville L 2 3 Decatur (Eisenhower) 1967 13 1 3-0 1st Dick Leiber W 7 1 Roxana W 1 0 Waukegan W 5 0 Peoria (Manual) 1987AA 2 9 0-1 (28-10) DNP Terry Sullivan L 2 9 Burbank (St. Laurence) 1996AA 14 12 2-1 (33-8) 3rd Terry Sullivan W 7 4 Chicago (Lane) (10 inn.) L 2 4 Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) W 5 4 Moline


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