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State Final Teams: Braidwood (Reed-Custer) | Murphysboro | Rockford (Lutheran) | St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden)

Rockford (Lutheran) (26-5)


School Information

Name: Rockford Lutheran High School
City: Rockford
County: Winnebago
Classification Enrollment: 422
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Purple/White
Conference: Big Northern
Executive Director: Don Gillingham
Principal: Don Kortze
Athletic Director: Dirk Campbell
Head Coach: Neal Bertram
Assistant Coaches: Steve Hall, Jordan Shaver, Mark West
Athletic Trainer: Brad Bauman
Captains: Johnny Sanchez, Brady West, Justin Woolbright
Manager:
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Belvidere (North), 4-0, in 3A Regional Final

Roster
No. Name B T Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.
3 Equavion Dismuke R R OF-2B 5-6 135 Jr.
9 Carson Morgan R R SS 5-10 145 Jr.
10 Riley West L L OF-1B 5-6 130 So.
13 Caleb Ziehr R R OF-3B-C 5-10 175 So.
14 Reed Butz R L OF-P 6-1 155 Jr.
15 Justin Mercer L L P-OF-1B 5-10 195 Sr.
17 Brady West L R C-2B 5-10 210 Sr.
19 Grant Bliss R R P-1B-OF 6-5 185 Sr.
23 Jack Harezlak R R P-IF 5-7 130 Fr.
24 Nick Todaro R R IF 5-10 185 Sr.
26 Johnny Sanchez R R P-3B 5-11 210 Sr.
29 Justin Woolbright R R P-1B-3B 6-2 210 Sr.
30 Nick Brigham R R OF-P 6-3 220 Jr.
33 Bret Wilhelmi R R IF-C 6-1 160 So.

Statistics 

BATTING
  

 

Name
  G
  AB
  R
  H
  RBI
  Avg.
  2B
  3B
  HR

 

 

  Grant Bliss
   10 
  22
  2
  3
  0
  .136
  1
  0
  0

 

 

  Nick Brigham
   29 
  83
  20
  29
  24
  .349
  9
  0
  3

 

 

  Reed Butz
   28 
  65
  17
  20
  15
  .308
  0
  0
  0

 

 

  Equavion Dismuke
   29 
  19
  14
  5
  1
  .263
  1
  0
  0

 

 

  Jack Harezlak
   1 
  1
  0
  0
  0
  .000
  0
  0
  0

 

 

  Justin Mercer
   28 
  97
  29
  31
  16
  .320
  4
  0
  3

 

 

  Carson Morgan
   29 
  84
  26
  25
  8
  .298
  2
  0
  0

 

 

  Johnny Sanchez
   31 
  103
  28
  35
  34
  .340
  12
  0
  3

 

 

  Nick Todaro
   31 
  100
  20
  35
  13
  .350
  8
  1
  0

 

 

  Brady West
   31 
  99
  20
  38
  41
  .384
  9
  0
  9

 

 

  Riley West
   5 
  1
  2
  1
  0
  1.000
  0
  0
  0

 

 

  Bret Wilhelmi
   23 
  27
  13
  3
  3
  .111
  0
  0
  0

 

 

  Justin Woolbright
   31 
  97
  18
  32
  24
  .330
  9
  1
  1

 

 

  Caleb Ziehr
   28 
  64
  21
  17
  9
  .266
  4
  0
  0
 




PITCHING
  

 


Name
  G
  W-L
  IP
  H
  ER
  BB
  SO
  ERA

 

 

  Grant Bliss
  7
  6-0
  31.1
  27
  5
  7
  22
  1.12

 

 

  Nick Brigham
  6
  2-1
  17.1
  15
  7
  15
  25
  2.83

 

 

  Reed Butz
  3
  0-1
  10.0
  10
  4
  7
  15
  2.80

 

 

  Justin Mercer
  12
  6-0
  50.0
  42
  10
  22
  63
  1.40

 

 

  Johnny Sanchez
  16
  7-0
  50.2
  35
  12
  19
  72
  1.66

 

 

  Justin Woolbright
  13
  5-3
  51.0
  39
  13
  19
  65
  1.78

 

 

  Caleb Ziehr
  1
  0-0
  .1
  0
  0
  0
  1
  0.00
 






Scores




 

  Date
  Opponent
  W/L
  Own
  Opp

 

 

  3/14
  Lena (L.-Winslow)
  W
   29 
   0 

 

 

  3/18
  Nashville
  W
   5 
   0 

 

 

  3/19
  Okawville
  W
   5 
   1 

 

 

  3/19
  Nashville
  W
   3 
   0 

 

 

  3/29
  Byron
  W
   12 
   6 

 

 

  3/30
  Johnsburg
  W
   5 
   2 

 

 

  4/9
  Freeport (H.S.)
  W
   5 
   1 

 

 

  4/12
  Rock Falls
  L
   2 
   6 

 

 

  4/14
  Rock Falls
  W
   5 
   4 

 

 

  4/19
  Stillman Valley
  W
   7 
   3 

 

 

  4/20
  Forreston
  W
   4 
   0 

 

 

  4/21
  Stillman Valley
  L
   1 
   3 

 

 

  4/23
  Rockford (Guilford)
  W
   10 
   0 

 

 

  4/23
  Rockford (Guilford)
  L
   5 
   10 

 

 

  4/26
  Mendota
  W
   4 
   3 

 

 

  4/28
  Mendota
  L
   4 
   5 

 

 

  4/30
  Rockford (Boylan)
  W
   6 
   3 

 

 

  5/3
  Dixon
  W
   4 
   3 

 

 

  5/4
  Winnebago
  W
   3 
   2 

 

 

  5/4
  Winnebago
  L
   4 
   5 

 

 

  5/5
  Dixon
  W
   13 
   0 

 

 

  5/7
  Putnam County
  W
   12 
   1 

 

 

  5/7
  Ottawa Marquette
  W
   13 
   0 

 

 

  5/11
  Oregon
  W
   7 
   0 

 

 

  5/12
  Oregon
  W
   8 
   1 

 

 

  5/16
  Byron
  W
   10 
   0 

 

 

  Rockford (Lutheran) Regional
 

 

  5/19
  North Boone
  W
   5 
   4 

 

 

  5/21
  Aurora Christian
  W
   10 
   6 

 

 

  Morrison Sectional
 

 

  5/25
  Fulton
  W
   16 
   9 

 

 

  5/28
  Stillman Valley
  W
   3 
   1 

 

 

  Rock Island (Augustana College) Super-Sectional
 

 

  5/30
  Macomb
  W
   12 
   9

Head Coach Neal Bertram
Year W-L
Rockford Lutheran
1985 3-12
1986 2-14
1987 4-12
1988 3-12
1989 6-13
1990 10-10
1991 12-11
1992 16-11
1993 10-9-1
1994 14-10
1995 18-5
1996 15-10
1997 19-5-1
1998 14-11
1999 22-8
2000 24-6
2001 23-6
2002 27-2
2003 19-9
2004 12-19
2005 9-21
2006 13-16-1
2007 14-13
2008 10-13
2009 12-15
2010 18-12
2011 14-10
2012 13-14
2014 12-18
2015 21-9
2016 26-5
31 yrs. 435-341-3

Tournament History 

This is the first tournament appearance for Rockford (Lutheran).