Boys Baseball Class AA State Final Results 1998-99 

 St. Charles 12, Winnetka (NewTrier) 3

 Play-By-Play
1999 IHSA Class AA Boys Baseball Tournament
June 14, 1999
Elfstrom Stadium, Geneva

Championship Game - Game #8


St. Charles
"Fighting Saints"
(30-11)
Coach Len Asquini
(4th Yr. 110-46)

vs. --


Winnetka (New Trier High School)
"Trevians"
(29-8)
Coach Mike Napoleon
(3rd Yr. 92-22)
--

Umpires: Plate: Kevin Hayes, Lebanon; 1st base: Paul Rybarczyk, Chicago; 2nd base: Ron King, Peoria; 3rd base: Bob Engel, Chatham; LF: Bob Ciulla, Chicago; RF: David Slickenmeyer, Schaumberg.

Game time: 6:18 p.m.
Weather: Mostly sunny, 69 degrees
Wind: North 10 mph.


PLAY-BY-PLAY ACCOUNT

St. Charles 1st: Chris Thedorf doubles off the right field wall. James Trayser sacrifice bunts 5-3, Thedorf to 3rd (1 out). Jim Caine singles to center plating Thedorf. Pat Durr flies out to left (2 outs). Kyle Robinson flies out to center (3 outs). 1 - 2- - 0 - 1

New Trier 1st: Mike Endre strikes out looking (1 out). Bryan Pritz walks. Matt Lottich hits a bad hop single past the 2nd baseman, Pritz to 3rd. Nick Wallace bounces out 3-unassisted, Pritz scores, Lottich to 2nd (2 outs). Brian Harper rolls a single thru the right side plating Lottich. Harper moves to 2nd when the throw home from the left fielder is wild (E-9). Matt Sharp walks. Andrew Gelber bounces out 5-3 (3 outs). 2 - 2 - 1 - 2

St. Charles 2nd: Brad Zoelle loops a single to left center. Tyler Sheehan flies out to right (1 out). Chris Brown loops a single to left, Zoelle is throw out 7-5 (2 outs). Matt Cianciarulo pops out to the pitcher (3 outs). 0 - 2 - 0 - 1

New Trier 2nd: Dave Harvey walks. John Spellman walks forcing Harvey to 2nd. {St. Charles defensive change: Justin Lata replaces Jason Kiley on the mound} Endre sacrifice bunts 1-4, Harvey and Spellman move up (1 out). Pritz strikes out looking (2 outs). Lottich is walked intentionally to load the bases. Wallace bounces out 3-unassisted (3 outs) 0 - 0 - 0 - 3

St. Charles 3rd: Thedorf pops out to 3rd (1 out). Trayser bounces out 1-3 (2 outs). Caine doubles to the right center field gap. Durr reaches on an error (E-5). Both runners advance on a wild pitch. Robinson is walked intentionally to load the bases. Zoelle bloops a single to center plating Caine and Durr, Robinson to 2nd. Sheehan doubles to left center scoring Robinson and Zoelle, Sheehan moves to 3rd on a throwing error past the catcher (E-6). Brown laces a single to center driving in Sheehan. Cianciarulo pops out to 1st (3 outs). 5 - 4 - 2 - 1

New Trier 3rd: Harper walks. Sharp strikes out swinging (1 out). Harper to 2nd on a wild pitch. Gelber lifts a fly ball to right, Harper tags and moves to 3rd (2 outs). Harvey strikes out looking (3 outs) 0 - 0 - 0 - 1

St. Charles 4th: Thedorf flies out to right (1 out). Trayser reaches on a throwing error and advances to 2nd (E-4) Caine rolls out 5-3 (2 outs). Trayser moves to 3rd on a wild pitch. Durr rips a single to left plating Trayser. Durr steals 2nd. Robinson laces a single to center scoring Durr. {New Trier defensive change: Franklin Sarkett replaces Eric Wilson on the mound} Robinson steals 2nd. Zoelle laces a single past the 1st baseman to score Robinson. Sheehan walks to force Zoelle to 2nd. Both runners move up on a wild pitch. Brown walks to load the bases. Cianciarulo walks to force in a run (Zoelle) and keep the bases loaded. {New Trier defensive change: Brad Feldman replaces Sarkett on the mound} Thedorf strikes out looking (3 outs). 4 - 3 - 1 - 3

New Trier 4th: Spellman walks. Endre bounces into a 5-4-3 double play (2outs). Pritz bounces out 4-3 (3 outs). 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

St. Charles 5th: Trayser rolls out 6-3 (1 out). Caine walks. Durr walks, Caine to 2nd. Robinson doubles past the 3rd baseman to drive in Caine, Durr to 3rd. {New Trier defensive changes: Paul Grabowski enters for Feldman and moves to right, Harvey goes from right to the mound to pitch} Zoelle lifts a sacrifice fly to left to score Durr (2 outs) Sheehan flies out to left (3 outs). 2 - 1 - 0 - 1

New Trier 5th: Lottich triples to right center. Wallace singles to right to drive in Lottich; Chris Busby courtesy runs for Wallace. Busby moves to 2nd on a balk. Harper flies out to left (1 out) Sharp strike sout swinging (2 outs). Jon Corwin pinch hits for Gelber and rolls out 4-3 (3outs). 1 - 2 - 0 - 1

St. Charles 6th: Brown strikes out swinging (1 out) Cianciarulo flies out to deep left (2 outs) Thedorf pops out foul to the catcher (3 outs). 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

New Trier 6th: Harvey strikes out swinging (1 out). Spellman bounces out on a nice backhand play 6-3 (2 outs) Endre singles down the left field line. Pritz bounces into a 5-4 fielders choice (3 outs). 0 - 1 - 0 - 1

St. Charles 7th: Trayser strikes out looking (1 out). Caine rolls out 6-3 (2 outs). Eric Evans pinch hits for Durr and strike sout swinging (3 outs). 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

New Trier 7th: Lottich laces a single to left past the 3rd baseman. Wallace lines out to right (1 out). Nick Apostal pinch hits for Harper rolls out 6-4-3 (3 outs) 0 - 1 - 0 - 0


Game ends: 8:28 p.m.
Time of the game: 2:10


 Box Score


1999 IHSA Class AA Boys Baseball Tournament
Game #8 Box Score

St. Charles                AB   R   H RBI  BB  SO
Thedorf, Chris rf           5   1   1   0   0   1
Trayser, James 2b           3   1   0   0   0   0
Petricca, Luke ph           1   0   0   0   0   1
Caine, Jim lf               3   2   2   1   1   0
Kelley, Gene ph             1   0   0   0   0   0
Durr, Pat cf                3   3   1   1   1   0
Evans, Eric ph              1   0   0   0   0   1
Robinson, Kyle 3b           3   2   2   1   1   0
Zoelle, Brad 1b             3   2   3   4   0   0
Sheehan, Tyler dh           3   1   1   2   1   0
Kiley, Jason p              0   0   0   0   0   0
Lata, Justin p              0   0   0   0   0   0
Pietryla, Jeff p            0   0   0   0   0   0
Brown, Chris ss             3   0   2   1   1   1
Cianciarulo, Matt c         3   0   0   1   1   0
                         
Totals                     32  12  13  11   6   4
                         
E - Thedorf.             
2B - Thedorf, Caine, Robinson, Sheehan.
3B - None.               
HR - None.               
SB - Durr, Robinson.     
CS - None.               
SF - Zoelle.             
SH - Trayser.            
DP - 2.                  
LOB - 7.                 
PO-A - 21-9.             
                         
Winnetka (New Trier)       AB   R   H RBI  BB  SO
Endre, Mike 2b              2   0   0   0   0   1
Vitale, Andrew ph           1   0   1   0   0   0
Pritz, Bryan cf             3   1   0   0   1   1
Lottich, Matt 1b            3   2   3   0   1   0
Wallace, Nick c             4   0   1   2   0   0
Harper, Brian dh            2   0   1   1   1   0
Apostal, Nick ph            1   0   0   0   0   0
Willson, Eric p             0   0   0   0   0   0
Starkett, Franklin p        0   0   0   0   0   0
Feldman, Brad p             0   0   0   0   0   0
Grabowski, Paul rf          0   0   0   0   0   0
Sharp, Matt 3b              2   0   0   0   1   2
Gelber, Andrew ss           2   0   0   0   0   0
Corwin, Jon ph              1   0   0   0   0   0
Harvey, Dave rf             3   0   0   0   1   2
Spellman, John lf           1   0   0   0   2   0
                         
Totals                     25   3   6   3   7   6
                         
E - Endre, Sharp, Gelber.
2B - None.               
3B - Lottich.            
HR - None.               
SB - None.               
CS - None.               
SF - None.               
SH - Endre.              
DP - None.               
LOB - 8.                 
PO-A - 21-6.             
                         
Pitching Summary         
St. Charles                   IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO
Kiley                          1   2   2   2   4   1
Lata (WP)                      3   0   0   0   3   3
Pietryla                       3   3   1   1   0   2
                         
                         
Winnetka (New Trier)          IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO
Willson (LP)                 3.2  10   9   1   1   0
Starkett                       0   1   1   0   3   0
Feldman                       .2   1   2   2   2   1
Harvey                       2.2   0   0   0   0   3
                         
WP - Willson 2, Starkett, Lata.
PB - None.               
HBP -- None              
Balk - Pietryla.         
                         
Score By Innings          1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9    Total
St. Charles               1 0 5 4 2 0 0      12-13-1
Winnetka (New Trier)      2 0 0 0 1 0 0        3-6-3
                         
                         
Umpires: Plate: Kevin Hayes, Lebanon; 1st: Paul Rybarczyk, Chicago; 2nd: Ron King, Peoria; 
3rd: Bob Engel, Chatham; LF: Bob Ciulla, Chicago; RF: David Slickenmeyer, Schaumburg.
                         
Time - 2:10.             
Attendance - Championship session 2,750; Tournament total 7,635, a Class AA State Tournament
record, old Class AA record 6,674 set at the 1993 Class AA State Tournament at Elfstrom Stadium
in Geneva, IL.
                         



 Notes & Quotes
NOTES AND QUOTES

Winning coach Len Asquini, St. Charles: ``(On Jim Caine) - It was helpful not to have to go to him tonight.''

`` I thought our kids did a super job of sitting back and waiting on their pitcher. We scored nine runs with two outs which was great.
''
On Justin Lata - ``He just came in and did his job. That was huge.''

Losing coach Mike Napoleon, Winnetka (New Trier) ``They did to us whay we've done to other teams this year. They got the two out hits. I kept repeating to myself we need outs, we need outs. And we didn't get them.''
``I really think our kids did not quit, they kept swinging the bats.''

New record: Winnetka (New Trier) senior Matt Lottich registered 10 hits for a tournament record for most hits in the tournament.
IHSA 1999 CLASS AA ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
as chosen by the media

Pos. Name School
1b Matt Lottich Winnetka (New Trier)
2b James Trayser St. Charles
3b Kyle Robinson St. Charles
ss J. J. Tubbs Rock Island (H.S.)
of Jim Caine St. Charles
of Bret Pignatiello Tinley Park (Andrew)
of Steve Strickler Rock Island (H.S.)
c Nick Trzesniak Tinley Park (Andrew)
dh Brian Harper Winnetka (New Trier)
p Justin Lata St. Charles
p Marc Dulkowski Tinley Park (Andrew)

MVP Jim Caine St. Charles