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Downers Grove (South) (35-3)


School Information

Name: Downers Grove South High School
City: Downers Grove
County: DuPage
Classification Enrollment: 2785
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Navy/Columbia Blue
Conference: West Suburban
Superintendent: Mark McDonald
Principal: Ed Schwartz
Athletic Director: Randall Konstans
Head Coach: Ron Havelka
Assistant Coaches: Jim Cushing, Lauren Morita, William Drenth, Chuck Robinson
Athletic Trainer: Jess Blum
Captain:
Manager:
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Chicago (Marist), 5-4, in Super-Sectional

Roster
No. Name B T Pos. Ht. Yr.
1 Kristin Lea L L 1B 5-3 Sr.
2 Rebecca Bluder R R 3B 5-7 So.
3 Nicole Bowman L R OF 5-8 Sr.
4 Maddison Paladino R R C 5-4 Jr.
5 Payton Buresch R R P 5-9 Jr.
6 Randi McKay R R OF 5-5 Fr.
7 Megan LoBianco R R SS 5-6 Sr.
8 Lindsey Valero L R IF 5-3 So.
9 Lindsey Herrmann R L OF 5-6 So.
10 Caroline Hedgcock R L P 5-8 Sr.
11 Kristen Bialek L R 2B 5-0 Sr.
12 Morgan Meyer R R OF-P 5-6 Jr.
13 Kara McKenna L R IF 5-6 So.
14 Amanda Ray L R OF 5-6 Sr.
15 Cara Dwan R R OF 5-7 Jr.
16 Maggie Greco R R C 5-5 Fr.
17 Jorie Tyler R R C 5-5 Jr.
18 Samantha Krupa R R P 5-7 So.

Statistics 

BATTING
  

 

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

 

 

  Kristen Bialek
   37 
  123
  44
  52
  17
  .423
  3
  1
  0

 

 

  Rebecca Bluder
   29 
  71
  20
  25
  22
  .352
  5
  0
  5

 

 

  Nicole Bowman
   37 
  118
  35
  47
  36
  .398
  23
  0
  6

 

 

  Payton Buresch
   22 
  64
  18
  22
  16
  .344
  4
  0
  1

 

 

  Cara Dwan
   2 
  2
  1
  1
  0
  .500
  0
  0
  0

 

 

  Maggie Greco
   0 
  0
  0
  0
  0
   
  0
  0
  0

 

 

  Caroline Hedgcock
   36 
  116
  58
  63
  66
  .543
  9
  0
  22

 

 

  Lindsey Herrmann
   38 
  104
  30
  43
  34
  .413
  13
  0
  1

 

 

  Samantha Krupa
   0 
  0
  0
  0
  0
   
  0
  0
  0

 

 

  Kristin Lea
   36 
  116
  35
  42
  24
  .362
  7
  4
  1

 

 

  Megan LoBianco
   37 
  123
  50
  56
  35
  .455
  12
  3
  6

 

 

  Randi McKay
   37 
  93
  24
  34
  28
  .366
  6
  1
  1

 

 

  Kara McKenna
   23 
  49
  12
  14
  10
  .286
  3
  0
  0

 

 

  Morgan Meyer
   28 
  66
  17
  21
  14
  .318
  5
  0
  2

 

 

  Maddison Paladino
   36 
  13
  4
  5
  4
  .385
  1
  0
  0

 

 

  Amanda Ray
   33 
  29
  13
  13
  8
  .448
  1
  0
  0

 

 

  Jorie Tyler
   17 
  11
  3
  4
  6
  .364
  1
  0
  0

 

 

  Lindsey Valero
   10 
  1
  0
  0
  0
  .000
  0
  0
  0
 




PITCHING
  

 


Name
  G
  W-L
  IP
  H
  ER
  BB
  SO
  ERA

 

 

  Payton Buresch
  18
  13-2
  90.0
  45
  13
  18
  139
  1.01

 

 

  Caroline Hedgcock
  15
  13-0
  83.1
  39
  12
  39
  122
  1.01

 

 

  Samantha Krupa
  1
  1-0
  5.0
  1
  0
  1
  11
  0.00

 

 

  Randi McKay
  1
  1-0
  5.0
  1
  0
  2
  5
  0.00

 

 

  Morgan Meyer
  7
  7-1
  46.0
  40
  16
  20
  18
  2.43
 






Scores




 

  Date
  Opponent
  W/L
  Own
  Opp

 

 

  3/21
  South Elgin
  W
   4 
   1 

 

 

  3/29
  St. Cloud, FL
  W
   1 
   0 

 

 

  3/31
  Gulliver Prep, FL
  W
   16 
   1 

 

 

  4/1
  North Fort Meyers, FL
  W
   8 
   3 

 

 

  4/2
  Gainesville, FL
  W
   4 
   3 

 

 

  4/5
  Hoffman Estates (H.S.)
  W
   16 
   0 

 

 

  4/11
  Hinsdale (Central)
  W
   11 
   0 

 

 

  4/14
  Naperville (North)
  W
   14 
   1 

 

 

  4/15
  Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
  W
   4 
   1 

 

 

  4/16
  Lockport (Twp.)
  L
   4 
   9 

 

 

  4/16
  Peotone
  L
   2 
   4 

 

 

  4/18
  Darien (Hinsdale South)
  W
   13 
   0 

 

 

  4/20
  Berwyn-Cicero (Morton)
  W
   17 
   1 

 

 

  4/22
  Naperville (Central)
  W
   7 
   0 

 

 

  4/25
  Villa Park (Willowbrook)
  W
   10 
   0 

 

 

  4/28
  Maywood (Proviso East)
  W
   19 
   0 

 

 

  4/28
  Maywood (Proviso East)
  W
   12 
   0 

 

 

  4/29
  Addison (A. Trail)
  W
   17 
   0 

 

 

  5/2
  Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden)
  W
   22 
   0 

 

 

  5/4
  Darien (Hinsdale South)
  W
   13 
   0 

 

 

  5/5
  LaGrange (Lyons)
  W
   4 
   0 

 

 

  5/6
  Berwyn-Cicero (Morton)
  W
   17 
   1 

 

 

  5/7
  Crown Point, IN
  W
   4 
   1 

 

 

  5/7
  Crown Point, IN
  L
   1 
   3 

 

 

  5/9
  LaGrange (Lyons)
  W
   11 
   0 

 

 

  5/11
  Villa Park (Willowbrook)
  W
   12 
   0 

 

 

  5/14
  Winnetka (New Trier)
  W
   3 
   0 

 

 

  5/14
  Winnetka (New Trier)
  W
   17 
   3 

 

 

  5/16
  Addison (A. Trail)
  W
   12 
   0 

 

 

  5/18
  Downers Grove (North)
  W
   2 
   1 

 

 

  5/19
  Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden)
  W
   11 
   1 

 

 

  5/20
  New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West)
  W
   5 
   2 

 

 

  5/21
  Elmhurst (York)
  W
   12 
   6 

 

 

  Downers Grove (South) Regional
 

 

  5/24
  Yorkville
  W
   10 
   2 

 

 

  5/25
  Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)
  W
   7 
   0 

 

 

  Plainfield (East) Sectional
 

 

  6/2
  Downers Grove (North)
  W
   4 
   2 

 

 

  6/4
  Bolingbrook
  W
   13 
   3 

 

 

  Lisle (Benedictine U.) Super-Sectional
 

 

  6/6
  Orland Park (Sandburg)
  W
   5 
   3

Head Coach Ron Havelka
Year W-L
Downers Grove South
1993 36-1 (1st)
1994 34-3
1995 30-5
1996 14-18
1997 26-12
1998 31-7-1
1999 30-5
2000 36-3
2001 32-6
2002 26-9
2003 27-9
2004 27-10
2005 29-9
2006 37-3 (2nd)
2007 32-7 (4th)
2008 25-7
2009 23-10
2010 30-7-1
2011 28-7
2012 24-11
2013 22-11-2
2014 33-3
2015 36-2
2016 35-3
24 yrs. 703-168-4

Tournament History 

1976        1    2  1-1 (15-1)     DNP  Gretchen (Doss) Sauer
       W    8    3  Canton
       L    1    2  Tremont
1980        2    3  0-1 (21-2)     DNP  Gretchen (Doss) Sauer
       L    2    3  Bartonville (Limestone)
1993-AA     2    1  3-0 (36-1)     1st  Ron Havelka
       W    4    1  Peoria (Notre Dame)
       W    2    0  Orland Park (Sandburg)
       W    2    1  Herrin (H.S.)
2006-AA     0   11  2-1 (37-3)     2nd  Ron Havelka
       W    4    1  Roselle (Lake Park)
       W    2    0  Orland Park (Sandburg)
       L    0   11  Moline (H.S.) (5 inn.)
2007-AA     4    5  1-2 (32-7-1)   4th  Ron Havelka
       W    3    2  Bartlett
       L    0    2  Barrington
       L    4    5  Edwardsville (H.S.)