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LaGrange (Lyons) (26-12-1)


School Information

Name: Lyons Township High School
City: LaGrange
County: Cook
Enrollment: 3830
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Conference: West Suburban
Superintendent: Tim Kilrea
Principal: David Franson
Athletic Director: John Grundke
Head Coach: George Ushela
Assistant Coaches: Andy Miller, Mike Paloucek, Kurt Engel, Gary Morill, Chuck Witt, Steve Beranak
Athletic Trainer: Kristine Vins, Bob Fichter
Last Year's Advancement: Defeated New Lenox (Providence Catholic), 8-3, in State Championship Game

Roster

  
No. Name B T Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Yr.
1 Blake Murray R R OF 5-10 150 18 Sr.
2 Evan Booth R R OF 5-11 175 18 Sr.
5 Colin Lucas R R UT 5-11 155 18 Sr.
6 Kevin Pikul R R UT 5-10 165 17 Jr.
7 Stewart Nelson R R IF 5-9 150 17 Jr.
9 Scott Galka R R IF 5-11 165 18 Sr.
10 Mitchell VanKoevering R R IF 5-10 150 17 Jr.
11 Tom Brannan R R 3B-1B 6-3 180 18 Sr.
12 Brad Taylor R R C-3B 6-1 190 18 Sr.
13 Blake Kopach L R OF 6-0 165 18 Sr.
14 Ryan Bode R R IF-OF 5-10 145 18 Sr.
15 Jim Pavlik R R OF-P 6-3 200 17 Jr.
16 Steve Heilenbach R R IF-P 6-2 175 18 Sr.
17 Keith Lehmann R R P-C-IF 6-0 180 17 Jr.
18 Zach Carlson L R IF-P 6-3 160 17 Jr.
19 Tim Goldrick L R 3B-2B 5-11 165 17 Jr.
21 Tom Prescott L L P-1B 6-1 185 17 Jr.
23 Matt Robare L R P-OF 6-2 165 18 Sr.
24 Matt Aikens R R OF 6-3 195 17 Jr.
25 Alex Vannucci L R P-1B 6-0 190 17 Jr.
26 Doug Miller R R P-IF 6-4 160 17 Jr.
28 Mike Lorenz L R OF-P 6-0 160 17 Jr.
31 Mason Hunter R R 2B-C 5-10 150 17 Jr.
32 Adem Rexhepi R R C-3B 6-0 185 17 Jr.
34 Luke Nelson R R C-1B 6-0 200 17 Jr.

Statistics

BATTING
  
Name G AB R H RBI Avg. 2B 3B HR
Matt Aikens 29 32 6 6 2 .188 1 0 1
Ryan Bode 1 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0
Evan Booth 39 133 40 48 23 .361 6 0 7
Tom Brannan 24 61 12 17 10 .279 5 0 2
Zach Carlson 18 7 4 2 0 .286 1 0 0
Scott Galka 17 8 1 1 0 .125 0 0 0
Tim Goldrick 6 5 0 1 2 .200 0 0 0
Steve Heilenbach 34 108 31 34 27 .315 5 1 7
Mason Hunter 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0
Blake Kopach 5 4 0 1 2 .250 0 0 0
Keith Lehmann 38 108 25 37 36 .343 13 0 7
Mike Lorenz 39 98 23 27 12 .276 3 2 0
Colin Lucas 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0
Doug Miller 7 2 1 0 0 .000 0 0 0
Blake Murray 39 106 25 29 18 .274 4 1 0
Luke Nelson 9 11 2 5 5 .455 1 0 1
Stewart Nelson 39 93 8 18 11 .194 2 2 0
Jim Pavlik 7 8 2 3 1 .375 0 0 0
Kevin Pikul 18 7 4 2 4 .286 0 0 0
Tom Prescott 26 52 7 15 4 .288 1 0 0
Adem Rexhepi 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0
Matt Robare 38 102 21 34 17 .333 5 0 0
Brad Taylor 35 101 15 22 17 .218 6 1 2
Mitchell VanKoevering 18 9 4 1 0 .111 0 0 0
Alex Vannucci 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0
PITCHING
Name G W-L IP H ER BB SO ERA
Zach Carlson 5 0-1 10.2 5 4 3 11 2.63
Steve Heilenbach 10 5-4 53.0 38 16 19 72 2.11
Keith Lehmann 12 9-2 73.0 48 9 23 78 0.86
Colin Lucas 2 0-0 2.0 1 1 3 2 3.50
Tom Prescott 5 1-1 16.0 8 3 14 18 1.31
Matt Robare 11 7-2 64.1 45 15 75   1.63
Alex Vannucci 9 3-1 26.1 26 7 5 26 1.86

Scores

Date Opponent W/L Own Opp
3/22 Lombard (Montini) (6 inn.) W 10 0
3/24 Chicago (Brother Rice) W 5 1
3/26 Burbank (Reavis) W 6 4
3/28 Orland Park (Sandburg) (11 inn.) T 3 3
3/29 Naperville (Central) L 0 2
3/31 Addison (A. Trail) L 3 4
3/31 Addison (A. Trail) (6 inn.) W 10 0
4/3 Addison (A. Trail) W 10 0
4/4 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way North) L 0 2
4/7 Downers Grove (North) (6 inn.) W 10 0
4/7 Downers Grove (North) L 5 6
4/10 Downers Grove (North) W 4 1
4/12 Maywood (Proviso East) (6 inn.) W 12 0
4/14 Hillside (Proviso West) (6 inn.) W 10 0
4/14 Hillside (Proviso West) W 12 0
4/17 Hillside (Proviso West) W 12 0
4/19 Villa Park (Willowbrook) L 1 4
4/21 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) L 3 8
4/21 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) W 9 2
4/24 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) W 3 2
4/26 Downers Grove (South) L 1 7
5/2 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) W 6 0
5/5 Hinsdale (Central) W 7 3
5/8 Hinsdale (Central) W 8 2
5/9 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) L 2 5
5/10 Darien (Hinsdale South) L 5 9
5/11 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) W 4 2
5/12 Elmhurst (York) W 5 1
5/12 Elmhurst (York) L 1 2
5/14 Hindsdale (Central) W 5 4
5/15 Elmhurst (York) L 1 7
5/16 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) L 6 7
5/17 Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) W 12 8
5/19 Palatine (H.S.) W 4 1
Burbank (Reavis) Regional
*5/24 Burbank (Reavis) W 10 7
*5/26 Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) (5 inn.) W 12 2
Chicago (Mt. Carmel) Sectional
*5/30 Burbank (St. Laurence) W 8 3
*6/2 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) W 9 1
Crestwood (Standard Bank Stadium) Super-Sectional
*6/4 Chicago (Marist) W 3 2

Head Coach George Ushela

  
Year W-L
Westmont
1983 8-13
1984 20-6
1985 16-13
3 yrs. 44-32
LaGrange (Lyons)
2001 30-13 (4th)
2002 31-6
2003 36-6 (1st)
2004 24-11-1
2005 35-4
2006 33-6
2007 28-10
2008 25-10-1
2009 18-15
2010 24-11-1
2011 37-4 (1st)
2012 26-12-1
12 yrs. 347-108-4
GRAND TOTAL
15 yrs. 391-140-4

Tournament History

1950        6    0  3-0 (15-3)     2nd  Lester Glick
       W   10    0  Granite City (5 inn.)
       W    8    4  Chicago (Austin)
       L    0    6  Peoria (Manual) (7 1/2 inn.)
1962        3    2  3-0            2nd  Dick Leiber
       W    9    1  Minooka
       W    8    1  Taylorville
       L    2    3  Decatur (Eisenhower)
1967        5    0  3-0            1st  Dick Leiber
       W    7    1  Roxana
       W    1    0  Waukegan (H.S.)
       W    5    0  Peoria (Manual)
1987-AA     2    9  0-1 (28-10)    DNP  Terry Sullivan
       L    2    9  Burbank (St. Laurence)
1996-AA     5    4  3-0 (33-8)     3rd  Terry Sullivan
       W    7    4  Chicago (Lane) (10 inn.)
       L    2    4  Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)
       W    5    4  Moline (H.S.)
2001-AA     7    6  3-0 (30-13)    4th  George Ushela
       W    3    2  Bartonville (Limestone)
       L    4   14  Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) (6 inn.)
       L    6    7  Chicago (Marist) (8 inn.)
2003-AA    15    6  3-0 (36-6)     1st  George Ushela
       W    7    6  Orland Park (Sandburg)
       W    3    1  Chatham (Glenwood)
       W   15    6  Rockford (Boylan)
2006-AA     1    2  0-1 (34-7)     DNP  George Ushela
       L    1    2  O'Fallon (H.S.)
2011-4A     8    3  2-0 (37-4)     1st  George Ushela
       W    4    1  Chicago (Mt. Carmel)
       W    8    3  New Lenox (Providence Catholic)