Baseball State Final Results — 2024-25

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Game 1 Box Scores and Play by Play (PDF)

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IHSA State Baseball Finals play-by-play 
Class 1A –Semifinal Game #1 
Lexington vs. Ottawa (Marquette) 
6/6/25 – Illinois Field, Champaign, IL 
Umpires: Plate: Brandon Crowl1st Base: Marc Kamp; 3rd Base: Carl Shreve 
Starting time:  10:005 pm  
Time of game: 1:42 
Weather: 67 degrees, cloudy, wind NNW 3 mph  
Top 1st - Lexington Minutemen 
Appox. attendance: 907 
Lineup changed: A Novotney in at pitcher, Strike 1 swinging, Foul, Strike 3 looking. 
B Friedmansky strikes out looking, A Novotney pitching. 
Ball 1, In play. 
D Powell flies out in foul territory to first baseman S Mitre. 
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Strike 3 looking. 
B Barber strikes out looking, A Novotney pitching. 
Bottom 1st - Ottawa (Marquette) Crusaders 
Strike 1 looking, Foul, Ball 1, In play. 
A Novotney doubles on a line drive to left fielder P Wiltz. 
Foul, Strike 2 looking, Strike 3 swinging. 
G Dobberstein strikes out swinging, B Barber pitching, A Novotney remains at 2nd. 
Ball 1, In play. 
S Mitre hits a ground ball and reaches on an error by second baseman K Knight, A Novotney 
advances to 3rd. 
Ball 1, In play. 
K Davis flies out in foul territory to first baseman J Goodrich, A Novotney remains at 3rd, S Mitre 
remains at 1st. 
Foul, Foul, Ball 1, S Mitre steals 2nd, Ball 2, Strike 3 swinging. 
A Couch strikes out swinging, B Barber pitching. 
Top 2nd - Lexington Minutemen 
Ball 1, Ball 2, In play. 
K Knight singles on a hard ground ball to left fielder E Debernardi. 
Ball 1, In play. 
M Lainhart sacrifices, pitcher A Novotney to second baseman A Couch, M Lainhart out advancing 
to 1st, K Knight advances to 2nd. 
Strike 1 swinging, Ball 1, Strike 2 looking, Ball 2, Ball 3, Ball 4. 
C Miller walks, A Novotney pitching, K Knight remains at 2nd. 
LXNG 1 - OTTW 0 | 2 Outs 
Strike 1 swinging, Ball 1, In play. 
J Goodrich singles on a hard ground ball, right fielder J Higgins to catcher K Davis to third baseman 
C Durdan to catcher Unknown Player to catcher Unknown Player, K Knight scores, C Miller out 
advancing to home, J Goodrich advances to 2nd on the throw. 
Strike 1 swinging, Strike 2 looking, Ball 1, Ball 2, In play. 
J Miller grounds out to second baseman A Couch. 
Bottom 2nd - Ottawa (Marquette) Crusaders 
Strike 1 swinging, Ball 1, Strike 2 looking, Foul, Ball 2, Ball 3, In play. 
G Dose singles on a ground ball to third baseman M Lainhart. 
Ball 1, Foul, Strike 2 looking, G Dose steals 2nd, Ball 2, Strike 3 swinging. 
J Higgins strikes out swinging, B Barber pitching, G Dose remains at 2nd. 
Ball 1, Foul, Strike 2 looking, Foul, Ball 2, G Dose advances to 3rd on wild pitch, Ball 3, Ball 4. 
C Durdan is hit by pitch, B Barber pitching, G Dose remains at 3rd. 
LXNG 1 - OTTW 1 
Foul, Ball 1, In play. 
P Gutierrez singles on a fly ball to left fielder P Wiltz, C Durdan advances to 3rd, G Dose scores. 
Ball 1, Ball 2, Ball 3, Ball 4. 
A Novotney walks, B Barber pitching, C Durdan remains at 3rd, P Gutierrez advances to 2nd. 
LXNG 1 - OTTW 2 
Courtesy runner C Baker in for A Novotney, Ball 1, Ball 2, Strike 1 looking, Ball 3, Ball 4. 
G Dobberstein walks, B Barber pitching, C Durdan scores, P Gutierrez advances to 3rd, C Baker 
advances to 2nd. 
LXNG 1 - OTTW 4 | 2 Outs 
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Ball 1, P Gutierrez scores on wild pitch, C Baker advances to 3rd 
on the same pitch, G Dobberstein advances to 2nd on the same pitch, Ball 2, Foul, In play. 
S Mitre grounds out, shortstop D Powell to first baseman J Goodrich, C Baker scores, G 
Dobberstein advances to 3rd. 
LXNG 1 - OTTW 5 
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, In play. 
K Davis singles on a hard ground ball to left fielder P Wiltz, G Dobberstein scores. 
LXNG 1 - OTTW 7 
Courtesy runner R Keefer in for K Davis, Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 swinging, Ball 1, R Keefer 
advances to 2nd on wild pitch, In play. 
A Couch homers on a fly ball to left field, R Keefer scores. 
Strike 1 swinging, Ball 1, Foul, Ball 2, Ball 3, Foul, Foul, Ball 4. 
G Dose walks, B Barber pitching. 
LXNG 1 - OTTW 8 
Foul, Ball 1, Foul, In play. 
J Higgins doubles on a fly ball, center fielder B Friedmansky to second baseman B Barber, G Dose 
scores, J Higgins advances to 3rd on error by second baseman B Barber. 
Ball 1, Ball 2, Ball 3, Ball 4. 
C Durdan walks, D Powell pitching, J Higgins remains at 3rd. 
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1. 
P Gutierrez is hit by pitch, D Powell pitching, J Higgins remains at 3rd, C Durdan advances to 2nd. 
LXNG 1 - OTTW 10 
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, In play. 
A Novotney hits a hard ground ball and reaches on an error by third baseman M Lainhart, C Durdan 
scores, J Higgins scores, P Gutierrez advances to 2nd. 
Courtesy runner C Baker in for A Novotney, Ball 1, In play. 
G Dobberstein singles on a line drive to left fielder P Wiltz, P Gutierrez advances to 3rd, C Baker 
advances to 2nd. 
Foul, Foul, In play. 
S Mitre grounds out, second baseman B Barber to first baseman J Goodrich. 
Top 3rd - Lexington Minutemen 
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Ball 1, Strike 3 looking. 
P Wiltz strikes out looking, G Dobberstein pitching. 
Strike 1 looking, In play. 
B Friedmansky grounds out, shortstop A Novotney to first baseman S Mitre. 
Ball 1, In play. 
D Powell hits a ground ball and reaches on an error by third baseman C Durdan. 
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 swinging, Foul, Ball 1, Strike 3 swinging. 
B Barber strikes out swinging, G Dobberstein pitching. 
Bottom 3rd - Ottawa (Marquette) Crusaders 
Ball 1, Foul, In play. 
K Davis singles on a line drive to left fielder P Wiltz. 
Courtesy runner R Keefer in for K Davis, Ball 1. 
A Couch is hit by pitch, C Clark pitching, R Keefer advances to 2nd. 
Lineup changed: Pinch runner B Cassell in for second baseman A Couch, Foul, Ball 1, Foul, In play. 
G Dose flies out to second baseman K Knight, R Keefer remains at 2nd, B Cassell remains at 1st. 
Ball 1, Ball 2, In play. 
J Higgins grounds into fielder's choice, shortstop D Powell to second baseman K Knight, B Cassell 
out advancing to 2nd, R Keefer advances to 3rd. 
LXNG 1 - OTTW 12 
Ball 1, J Higgins steals 2nd, Ball 2, Ball 3, In play. 
C Durdan singles on a line drive, left fielder P Wiltz to catcher J Miller, J Higgins scores on error by 
left fielder P Wiltz, C Durdan advances to 2nd on the same error, C Durdan advances to 3rd on error 
by catcher J Miller, R Keefer scores. 
Ball 1. 
P Gutierrez is hit by pitch, C Clark pitching, C Durdan remains at 3rd. 
LXNG 1 - OTTW 14 
Foul, In play. 
A Novotney doubles on a fly ball to left fielder P Wiltz, P Gutierrez scores, C Durdan scores. 
In play. 
G Dobberstein flies out to right fielder. 
Top 4th - Lexington Minutemen 
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Ball 2, In play. 
K Knight singles on a hard ground ball to center fielder G Dose. 
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Ball 2, In play. 
M Lainhart grounds into a double play, second baseman A Novotney to shortstop G Dobberstein to 
first baseman S Mitre, K Knight out advancing to 2nd. 
Lineup changed: L Martin in for batter C Miller, Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Foul, Strike 3 
swinging. 
L Martin strikes out swinging, A Couch pitching. 
Bottom 4th - Ottawa (Marquette) Crusaders 
B Friedmansky in for pitcher C Clark, Ball 1, Foul, Ball 2, Ball 3, Ball 4. 
S Mitre walks, B Friedmansky pitching. 
Lineup changed: Pinch runner M Johnson in for first baseman S Mitre, Ball 1, Ball 2, Ball 3, Ball 4. 
K Davis walks, B Friedmansky pitching, M Johnson advances to 2nd. 
LXNG 1 - OTTW 15 
Courtesy runner R Keefer in for K Davis, Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Foul, In play. 
A Couch singles on a fly ball to left fielder P Wiltz, M Johnson scores, R Keefer advances to 2nd. 
LXNG 1 - OTTW 16 
Ball 1, Foul, Ball 2, Foul, Ball 3, In play. 
G Dose doubles on a fly ball to left fielder P Wiltz, R Keefer scores, A Couch advances to 3rd.