Baseball Class 2A State Final Results — 2024-25

Box Score

Game 3 Box Scores and Play by Play (PDF)

Play-by-Play

IHSA State Baseball Finals play-by-play
Class 2A – Third Place Game 
Newman Central Catholic vs. Eureka
6/7/25 – Illinois Field, Champaign, IL

Umpires:  Plate: Matt Reese  Base: Eric Gerdes; 3rd Base: Marc Kamp
Starting time: 	4:01 pm		Time of game: 1:56
Weather: 75 degrees, mostly cloudy, wind SE 6 mph		Appox. attendance: 819

Top 1st - Newman Central Catholic Comets
Lineup changed: C Alstat in at pitcher, Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Ball 2, In play.
G Matznick flies out to center fielder B Lapp.
Ball 1, In play.
D Kelly grounds out, shortstop A Zimmerman to first baseman M Stoller.
Foul, Strike 2 swinging, Foul, In play.
A Miner grounds out to first baseman M Stoller.

Bottom 1st - Eureka Hornets
Ball 1, Ball 2, Ball 3, Strike 1 looking, Foul, Foul, In play.
B Lapp singles on a line drive to third baseman G Wolfe.
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, In play.
T McGlaughlin grounds into a double play, second baseman L Nicklaus to shortstop G Matznick to first baseman D Cole, B Lapp out advancing to 2nd.
Ball 1, In play.
C Alstat grounds out to first baseman D Cole.

Top 2nd - Newman Central Catholic Comets
Ball 1, Strike 1 swinging, In play.
C Decker grounds out to first baseman M Stoller.
J Oswalt singles on a line drive to right fielder I Schaefer.
Ball 1, Foul, Ball 2, Ball 3, Ball 4.
G Wolfe walks, C Alstat pitching, J Oswalt advances to 2nd.
Strike 1 swinging, Ball 1, Foul, Foul, Ball 2, Ball 3, Foul, Foul, In play.
M Morse flies out to left fielder A Blunier, J Oswalt remains at 2nd, G Wolfe remains at 1st.
Ball 1, Ball 2, In play.
L Nicklaus flies out to right fielder I Schaefer.

Bottom 2nd - Eureka Hornets
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Ball 2, Ball 3, In play.
M Stoller singles on a ground ball to center fielder J Oswalt.
Strike 1 looking, Foul, Ball 1, In play.
A Zimmerman doubles on a line drive to center fielder J Oswalt, M Stoller advances to 3rd.
NWMN 0 - ERKH 1
I Schaefer doubles on a pop fly to center fielder J Oswalt, A Zimmerman held up at 3rd, M Stoller scores.
NWMN 0 - ERKH 3
Ball 1, Strike 1 swinging, Ball 2, In play.
T Wiegand triples on a fly ball to left fielder C Decker, A Zimmerman scores, I Schaefer scores.
NWMN 0 - ERKH 4 | 1 Out
Ball 1, Ball 2, In play.
C Peterson out on sacrifice fly to right fielder A Miner, T Wiegand scores.
Foul, Ball 1, Ball 2, Foul, Ball 3, Ball 4.
J Martin walks, E Bushman pitching.
Courtesy runner M Cooper in for J Martin, In play.
B Lapp lines out to center fielder J Oswalt, M Cooper remains at 1st.
Strike 1 swinging, M Cooper steals 2nd, Foul, Ball 1, In play.
T McGlaughlin grounds out, second baseman L Nicklaus to first baseman D Cole.

Top 3rd - Newman Central Catholic Comets
In play.
E Bushman grounds out, third baseman T McGlaughlin to first baseman M Stoller.
Ball 1, Strike 1 swinging, Ball 2, Strike 2 looking, Ball 3, Ball 4.
G Matznick walks, C Alstat pitching.
Foul, Strike 2 looking, Ball 1, G Matznick steals 2nd, Foul, Ball 2, G Matznick steals 3rd, Strike 3 swinging.
D Kelly strikes out swinging, C Alstat pitching, G Matznick remains at 3rd.
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Ball 2, Foul, Ball 3.
A Miner is hit by pitch, C Alstat pitching, G Matznick remains at 3rd.
NWMN 1 - ERKH 4 | 3 Outs
Ball 1, G Matznick scores on steal of home, Foul, Foul, In play.
C Decker lines out to left fielder A Blunier.

Bottom 3rd - Eureka Hornets
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Ball 2, In play.
C Alstat lines out to right fielder A Miner.
Ball 1, Ball 2, Ball 3, Strike 1 looking, In play.
M Stoller singles on a ground ball to center fielder J Oswalt.
Foul, In play.
A Zimmerman singles on a fly ball to right fielder A Miner, M Stoller advances to 2nd.
NWMN 1 - ERKH 5
Strike 1 looking, In play.
I Schaefer singles on a line drive to center fielder J Oswalt, M Stoller scores, A Zimmerman advances to 3rd.
NWMN 1 - ERKH 6
Strike 1 looking, I Schaefer steals 2nd, In play.
T Wiegand singles on a line drive to left fielder C Decker, A Zimmerman scores, I Schaefer advances to 3rd.
T Wiegand steals 2nd, Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 swinging, Ball 1, Foul, Strike 3 swinging.
C Peterson strikes out swinging, E Bushman pitching, I Schaefer remains at 3rd, T Wiegand remains at 2nd.
Ball 1, Ball 2, Ball 3, Ball 4.
J Martin walks, E Bushman pitching, I Schaefer remains at 3rd, T Wiegand remains at 2nd.
Courtesy runner M Cooper in for J Martin, Strike 1 looking, In play.
B Lapp grounds into fielder's choice, shortstop G Matznick to second baseman L Nicklaus, I Schaefer did not score, M Cooper out advancing to 2nd, T Wiegand advances to 3rd.

Top 4th - Newman Central Catholic Comets
In play.
J Oswalt flies out to right fielder I Schaefer.
G Wolfe singles on a line drive to right fielder I Schaefer.
Foul, Foul, Ball 1, G Wolfe advances to 2nd on wild pitch, Ball 2, In play.
M Morse singles on a line drive to left fielder A Blunier, G Wolfe advances to 3rd.
NWMN 2 - ERKH 6 | 2 Outs
L Nicklaus flies into fielder's choice, center fielder B Lapp to second baseman C Peterson, M Morse out advancing to 2nd, G Wolfe scores.
Ball 1, Ball 2, Foul, In play.
E Bushman grounds out, third baseman T McGlaughlin to first baseman M Stoller.

Bottom 4th - Eureka Hornets
T McGlaughlin singles on a ground ball to left fielder C Decker.
NWMN 2 - ERKH 7
Lineup changed: Pinch runner T Schmidt in for third baseman T McGlaughlin, Ball 1, Foul, Ball 2, Ball 3, Strike 2 looking, T Schmidt steals 2nd, In play, (Play Edit) T McGlaughlin in for T Schmidt.
C Alstat doubles on a fly ball to center fielder J Oswalt, T McGlaughlin scores.
In play.
M Stoller lines into a double play, shortstop G Matznick to second baseman L Nicklaus, C Alstat out advancing to 2nd.
Foul, In play.
A Zimmerman pops out to first baseman D Cole.

Top 5th - Newman Central Catholic Comets
T McGlaughlin in for pitcher C Alstat, Strike 1 looking, In play.
G Matznick grounds out, third baseman A Blunier to first baseman M Stoller.
Ball 1, Ball 2, In play.
D Kelly grounds out, shortstop A Zimmerman to first baseman M Stoller.
Strike 1 swinging, In play.
A Miner singles on a ground ball to third baseman A Blunier.
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Foul, In play.
C Decker singles on a fly ball to right fielder I Schaefer, A Miner advances to 3rd.
Lineup changed: Pinch runner T Williams in for left fielder C Decker, In play.
J Oswalt grounds out, shortstop A Zimmerman to first baseman M Stoller.

Bottom 5th - Eureka Hornets
I Schaefer grounds out, third baseman G Wolfe to first baseman D Cole.
In play.
T Wiegand grounds out, third baseman G Wolfe to first baseman D Cole.
C Peterson lines out to third baseman G Wolfe.

Top 6th - Newman Central Catholic Comets
Strike 1 looking, In play.
G Wolfe doubles on a line drive to right fielder I Schaefer.
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, In play.
M Morse grounds out, second baseman C Peterson to first baseman M Stoller, G Wolfe advances to 3rd.
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Ball 2, Strike 2 looking, Ball 3, Ball 4.
L Nicklaus walks, T McGlaughlin pitching, G Wolfe remains at 3rd.
NWMN 3 - ERKH 7 | 2 Outs
G Wolfe scores on wild pitch, Ball 1, In play.
E Bushman pops out to center fielder B Lapp, L Nicklaus remains at 1st.
Ball 1, Ball 2.
G Matznick is hit by pitch, T McGlaughlin pitching, L Nicklaus advances to 2nd.
D Kelly singles on a line drive to left fielder C Alstat, L Nicklaus advances to 3rd, G Matznick advances to 2nd.
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Ball 2, In play.
A Miner lines out to third baseman A Blunier.

Bottom 6th - Eureka Hornets
In play.
J Martin grounds out, shortstop G Matznick to first baseman D Cole.
Ball 1, Ball 2, In play.
B Lapp singles on a hard ground ball to shortstop G Matznick.
NWMN 3 - ERKH 8
Strike 1 looking, B Lapp steals 2nd, In play.
T Schmidt singles on a line drive to right fielder A Miner, B Lapp scores.
Courtesy runner P Roberts in for T Schmidt, Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, In play.
C Alstat flies out to right fielder A Miner, P Roberts remains at 1st.
M Stoller singles on a fly ball to center fielder J Oswalt, P Roberts advances to 3rd.
NWMN 3 - ERKH 9 | 3 Outs
Foul, Foul, Ball 1, M Stoller steals 2nd, P Roberts scores on steal of home, Ball 2, In play.
A Zimmerman flies out to center fielder J Oswalt.

Top 7th - Newman Central Catholic Comets
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1.
C Decker is hit by pitch, T McGlaughlin pitching.
Lineup changed: Pinch runner J Hanlon in for left fielder C Decker, Strike 1 looking, In play.
J Oswalt grounds out, third baseman A Blunier to first baseman M Stoller, J Hanlon advances to 2nd.
Strike 1 looking, In play.
G Wolfe flies out to right fielder I Schaefer, J Hanlon remains at 2nd.
Ball 1, J Hanlon advances to 3rd on wild pitch, Ball 2, In play.
M Morse flies out to left fielder C Alstat.