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Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) (28-9-1)


School Information

Name: Oak Park and River Forest High School
City: Oak Park
County: Cook
Enrollment: 3150
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: Orange/Blue
Conference: West Suburban
Superintendent: Steven Isoye
Principal: Nate Rouse
Athletic Director: John Stelzer
Head Coach: Chris Ledbetter
Assistant Coaches: Wayne Wente, Joe Parenti, Larry Gray, Tim Dennehy
Athletic Trainer: Shannon Wyatt, Dave Heidoff
Captains: Jack Picchiotti, Zachary Weigel,
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Chicago (Mt. Carmel), 3-2 in Sectional Final

Roster

  
No. Name B T Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Yr.
1 Jack Belcaster R R 2B 5-7 140 18 Sr.
2 Dan Shinsako L R SS 5-5 130 18 Sr.
3 Charlie Fencik R R 2B 5-10 145 17 Jr.
4 Henry Pine R R 2B 5-8 155 17 Jr.
5 Joe Romoro R R P-OF 5-10 175 18 Sr.
7 Jack Johanesson R R C 5-11 160 18 Sr.
9 Dain Mrozek L R C 6-2 165 17 Jr.
10 Henry Cappel R R P-OF 6-2 175 17 Jr.
11 Patrick Clifford R R OF 6-2 170 17 Jr.
12 Zachary Weigel L L P-OF 6-0 180 18 Sr.
13 Jack Picchiotti L R C 1-3 5 190 Sr.
14 Ryan Nelson R R OF 6-3 175 17 Jr.
15 Mike Brennan R R P-OF 6-0 185 18 Sr.
16 Max Guzzetta R L P 6-1 185 18 Sr.
17 Sam Cottingham-Beard R R P-OF 6-1 195 16 So.
18 Colin O'Brien R R P-OF 6-0 165 18 Sr.
19 Joe McKune R R P-OF 5-11 175 18 Sr.
21 Matt McCormack R R OF 6-1 200 18 Sr.
23 Nick Kowalczuk R R P-OF 6-3 215 17 Jr.
24 Mike Adams R R 3B 5-10 205 18 Sr.
26 Sam Munno R L P-1B 6-2 190 17 Jr.
27 Alex Rice R R P-OF 6-3 200 16 So.

Statistics

BATTING
  
Name G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B 3B HR
Mike Adams 27 67 7 17 10 .254 4 0 0
Jack Belcaster 24 50 16 16 9 .320 1 0 0
Mike Brennan 36 107 36 30 18 .280 7 0 0
Henry Cappel 7 13 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0
Patrick Clifford 8 16 12 4 2 .250 0 1 0
Sam Cottingham-Beard 26 65 17 19 5 .292 4 1 0
Charlie Fencik 21 48 12 16 11 .333 0 0 0
Jack Johanesson 5 9 2 2 0 .222 1 0 0
Nick Kowalczuk 35 109 25 40 34 .367 6 3 1
Matt McCormack 33 106 16 38 28 .358 11 3 1
Dain Mrozek 10 23 5 11 11 .478 1 0 0
Ryan Nelson 10 22 6 5 2 .227 0 0 0
Colin O'Brien 27 70 9 16 8 .229 3 0 0
Jack Picchiotti 31 96 30 44 38 .458 9 1 4
Henry Pine 6 14 2 3 1 .214 0 0 0
Alex Rice 37 106 20 31 31 .292 6 2 3
Dan Shinsako 13 17 4 5 3 .294 0 1 0
Zachary Weigel 36 109 40 47 41 .431 14 1 5
PITCHING
Name G W-L IP H ER BB SO ERA
Mike Brennan 10 3-1 25.0 18 10 20 28 2.80
Henry Cappel 12 5-2 35.0 33 13 13 31 2.60
Max Guzzetta 13 3-1 44.1 37 16 16 41 2.53
Joe McKune 11 6-2 44.0 39 9 16 47 1.43
Sam Munno 9 2-1 14.0 6 4 11 25 2.00
Colin O'Brien 11 2-1 33.0 32 17 7 30 3.61
Zachary Weigel 9 6-1 45.0 30 11 17 57 1.71

Scores

Date Opponent W/L Own Opp
3/21 Glenview (Glenbrook South) W 6 0
3/24 Evanston (Twp.) W 1 0
3/26 Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge) W 6 2
3/26 Downers Grove (South) W 4 3
3/28 Villa Park (Willowbrook) W 9 8
3/31 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) (5 inn.) W 12 1
3/31 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) L 5 4
4/3 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) W 4 3
4/7 Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden) W 6 1
4/10 Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden) W 5 1
4/14 Hinsdale (Central) (5 inn.) W 12 1
4/14 Hinsdale (Central) W 9 2
4/17 Hinsdale (Central) W 9 3
4/19 Darien (Hinsdale South) T 5 4
4/21 Elmhurst (York) W 3 0
4/21 Elmhurst (York) (11 inn.) L 5 4
4/24 Elmhurst (York) L 3 2
4/26 Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) (5 inn.) W 11 1
5/2 Addison (A. Trail) L 9 4
5/2 LaGrange (Lyons) L 0 6
5/4 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) W 7 1
5/5 Downers Grove (North) W 5 0
5/5 Downers Grove (North) L 4 6
5/8 Downers Grove (North) (5 inn.) W 10 0
5/9 LaGrange (Lyons) W 5 2
5/10 Maywood (Proviso East) (5 inn.) W 10 0
5/12 Hillside (Proviso West) (6 inn.) W 12 1
5/12 Hillside (Proviso West) (5 inn.) W 11 0
5/13 LaGrange (Lyons) L 2 4
5/14 Hillside (Proviso West) (6 inn.) W 11 1
5/18 Burbank (St. Laurence) L 0 5
5/19 Oak Lawn (Community) W 8 7
5/20 Winnetka (New Trier) (5 inn.) L 0 10
Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) Regional
*5/23 Chicago (Schurz) W 13 0
*5/26 Evanston (Twp.) W 2 1
Evanston (Twp.) Sectional
*6/1 Winnetka (New Trier) W 8 7
*6/2 Park Ridge (Maine South) W 10 8
Rockford (RiverHawks Stadium) 1 Super-Sectional
*6/4 Highland Park W 1 0

Head Coach Chris Ledbetter

  
Year W-L
Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
2001 31-11 (2nd)
2002 26-12
2003 27-12
2004 28-12
2005 31-7
2006 27-12
2007 31-9
2008 29-10 (2nd)
2009 24-12
2010 26-11
2011 29-10
2012 28-9-1
12 yrs. 337-127-1

Tournament History

1942        7    2  3-0 (18-2)     1st  Frank Foster
       W    8    0  Normal (Community)
       W    5    0  Madison
       W    7    2  Streator (Twp.)
1981-AA     8    3  3-0 (30-4)     1st  Jack Kaiser
       W   11    0  Lincoln
       W   12    9  Bartonville (Limestone)
       W    8    3  Chicago (Brother Rice)
1984-AA     6    5  2-0 (30-8)     DNP  Jack Kaiser
       W    6    4  Lockport (Twp.)
       L    5    6  Burbank (Reavis)
1985-AA     1    0  2-0 (35-4)     DNP  Jack Kaiser
       W    7    0  Chicago (Simeon)
       L    0    1  Oak Forest
1986-AA     5    4  2-0 (31-11)    DNP  Jack Kaiser
       W   10    9  New Lenox (Providence Catholic)
       L    4    5  Chicago (Fenger)
1990-AA     4    3  3-0 (30-7)     3rd  Jack Kaiser
       W    6    4  Mundelein (Carmel)
       L    2    3  Joliet (Catholic Academy)
       W    4    3  Chicago (Simeon)
1991-AA     5    1  3-0 (35-7)     3rd  Jack Kaiser
       W    6    0  Chicago (Schurz)
       L    1    4  South Holland (Thornwood)
       W    5    1  Aurora (West)
1995-AA    16    6  3-0 (32-11)    3rd  Jack Kaiser
       W    6    3  New Lenox (Providence Catholic)
       L    2    4  Chatham (Glenwood)
       W   16    6  Chicago (Clemente) (6 inn.)
1998-AA     4   14  0-1 (36-5)     DNP  Jack Kaiser
       L    4   14  Edwardsville (H.S.)
2001-AA     5    2  3-0 (31-11)    2nd  Chris Ledbetter
       W    8    4  Carpentersville (Dundee-Crown) (8 inn.)
       W   14    4  LaGrange (Lyons) (6 inn.)
       L    2    5  Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)
2005-AA     6    9  0-1 (31-7)     DNP  Chris Ledbetter
       L    6    9  Chicago (Mt. Carmel)
2008-4A     3    2  2-0 (29-10-1)  2nd  Chris Ledbetter
       W   11    1  Wheaton (North) (6 inn.)
       L    2    3  Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge)