Baseball Class 3A State Final Results — 2024-25

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IHSA State Baseball Finals play-by-play
Class 3A –Semifinal  Game#2
Benet Academy vs. Cary-Grove
6/13/25 – Slammers’ Field, Joliet, IL

Umpires:  Plate: Jason Schmitz; 1st Base: Jim Friedel; 3rd Base: Al Pearce
Starting time: 1:31  pm		Time of game: 2:39
Weather: 69 degrees, light rain, wind ESE 6 mph		Appox. attendance:787

Top 1st - Benet Academy Redwings
Lineup changed: K Norman in at pitcher, Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, In play.
N Cerocke singles on a hard ground ball to center fielder J Duvall.
Ball 1, Foul, Strike 2 swinging, In play.
M Sullivan singles on a hard ground ball to center fielder J Duvall, N Cerocke advances to 3rd.
Ball 1, Strike 1 swinging, Strike 2 swinging, Ball 2, M Sullivan steals 2nd, Ball 3, Foul, Ball 4.
L Wildes walks, K Norman pitching, N Cerocke remains at 3rd, M Sullivan remains at 2nd.
BNTC 1 - CRY- 0 | 1 Out
J Gugora grounds into fielder's choice, shortstop P Seaburg to third baseman E Frangiamore, M Sullivan out advancing to 3rd, N Cerocke scores, L Wildes advances to 2nd.
Foul, Ball 1, L Wildes advances to 3rd on wild pitch, J Gugora advances to 2nd on the same pitch, Ball 2, In play.
Q Rooney pops out to third baseman E Frangiamore, L Wildes remains at 3rd, J Gugora remains at 2nd.
Strike 1 swinging, Strike 2 looking, Foul, Foul, Strike 3 looking.
E Mendez strikes out looking, K Norman pitching.

Bottom 1st - Cary-Grove Trojans
Strike 1 looking, In play.
J Duvall grounds out, second baseman N Cerocke to first baseman Q Rooney.
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, In play.
K Krysh grounds out, third baseman M Sullivan to first baseman Q Rooney.
Ball 1, In play.
B Iverson singles on a hard ground ball to left fielder N Schaefer.
Ball 1, Foul, Ball 2, Ball 3, In play.
R Barnes singles on a line drive to center fielder J Gugora, B Iverson advances to 3rd.
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1.
O Freund is hit by pitch, J Rifenburg pitching, B Iverson remains at 3rd, R Barnes advances to 2nd.
BNTC 1 - CRY- 2
Ball 1, Strike 1 swinging, Ball 2, Strike 2 swinging, Foul, Foul, Ball 3, In play.
F Panko singles on a line drive to left fielder N Schaefer, R Barnes scores, B Iverson scores, O Freund advances to 2nd.
Foul, Ball 1, Ball 2, In play.
E Frangiamore grounds out, pitcher J Rifenburg to first baseman Q Rooney.

Top 2nd - Benet Academy Redwings
In play.
L Stachowiak grounds out, shortstop P Seaburg to first baseman B Iverson.
Foul, In play.
N Schaefer grounds out, third baseman E Frangiamore to first baseman B Iverson.
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Ball 2, In play.
D Tomala lines out to third baseman E Frangiamore.

Bottom 2nd - Cary-Grove Trojans
Ball 1, Foul, Strike 2 looking, In play.
P Seaburg pops out in foul territory to catcher D Tomala.
In play.
C Taczy bunts out, third baseman M Sullivan to first baseman Q Rooney.
Foul, Strike 2 looking, Foul, Ball 1, Ball 2, Strike 3 swinging.
J Duvall strikes out swinging, J Rifenburg pitching.

Top 3rd - Benet Academy Redwings
Strike 1 swinging, Ball 1, Ball 2, In play.
N Cerocke doubles on a line drive to right fielder O Freund.
M Sullivan flies out to center fielder J Duvall, N Cerocke advances to 3rd after tagging up.
Foul, Strike 2 swinging, Strike 3 looking.
L Wildes strikes out looking, K Norman pitching, N Cerocke remains at 3rd.
BNTC 2 - CRY- 2
J Gugora singles on a ground ball to center fielder J Duvall, N Cerocke scores.
Q Rooney singles on a line drive to left fielder K Krysh, J Gugora advances to 2nd.
BNTC 3 - CRY- 2
Foul, Strike 2 looking, Foul, In play.
E Mendez singles on a line drive to left fielder K Krysh, J Gugora scores, Q Rooney advances to 2nd.
BNTC 5 - CRY- 2
Strike 1 swinging, Ball 1, Ball 2, In play.
L Stachowiak hits a ground ball and reaches on an error by first baseman B Iverson, Q Rooney scores, E Mendez scores, L Stachowiak advances to 2nd on the same error.
Foul, Ball 1, In play.
N Schaefer pops out in foul territory to first baseman B Iverson.

Bottom 3rd - Cary-Grove Trojans
Foul, Ball 1, Strike 2 looking, In play.
K Krysh grounds out, third baseman M Sullivan to first baseman Q Rooney.
Foul, Ball 1, Strike 2 looking, Strike 3 swinging.
B Iverson strikes out swinging, J Rifenburg pitching.
Strike 1 swinging, Strike 2 looking, Ball 1, Ball 2, Ball 3, Ball 4.
R Barnes walks, J Rifenburg pitching.
Ball 1, Ball 2, Strike 1 swinging, In play.
O Freund singles on a ground ball to third baseman M Sullivan, R Barnes advances to 2nd.
Strike 1 looking, In play.
F Panko flies out to center fielder J Gugora.

Top 4th - Benet Academy Redwings
Ball 1, In play.
D Tomala flies out to right fielder O Freund.
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Ball 2, Foul, Foul, Ball 3, Foul, Foul, Strike 3 swinging.
N Cerocke strikes out swinging, K Norman pitching.
Foul, In play.
M Sullivan flies out in foul territory to first baseman B Iverson.

Bottom 4th - Cary-Grove Trojans
Foul, In play.
E Frangiamore doubles on a fly ball to left fielder N Schaefer.
Ball 1, Ball 2, Foul, In play.
P Seaburg flies out to right fielder L Wildes, E Frangiamore remains at 2nd.
Ball 1, Foul, In play.
C Taczy flies out to center fielder J Gugora, E Frangiamore remains at 2nd.
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Ball 2, E Frangiamore advances to 3rd on wild pitch, Foul, Foul, In play.
J Duvall flies out to left fielder N Schaefer.

Top 5th - Benet Academy Redwings
P Walsh in for pitcher K Norman, Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Ball 2, Ball 3, Ball 4.
L Wildes walks, P Walsh pitching.
Ball 1, Ball 2, L Wildes caught stealing 2nd, catcher F Panko to shortstop P Seaburg, Ball 3, Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Ball 4.
J Gugora walks, P Walsh pitching.
Strike 1 looking, Foul, Ball 1, Ball 2, Foul, Ball 3, Ball 4.
Q Rooney walks, P Walsh pitching, J Gugora advances to 2nd.
Strike 1 looking, In play.
E Mendez grounds into a double play, second baseman R Barnes to shortstop P Seaburg to first baseman B Iverson, Q Rooney out advancing to 2nd, J Gugora advances to 3rd.

Bottom 5th - Cary-Grove Trojans
In play.
K Krysh pops out in foul territory to catcher D Tomala.
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Strike 3 swinging.
B Iverson strikes out swinging, J Rifenburg pitching.
Ball 1, Ball 2, Ball 3, Foul, In play.
R Barnes triples on a fly ball to left fielder N Schaefer.
BNTC 5 - CRY- 3
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Strike 2 swinging, In play.
O Freund singles on a line drive to center fielder J Gugora, R Barnes scores.
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Ball 2, Ball 3, Foul, Ball 4.
F Panko walks, J Rifenburg pitching, O Freund advances to 2nd.
BNTC 5 - CRY- 4
Foul, Foul, Ball 1, In play.
E Frangiamore singles on a hard ground ball to center fielder J Gugora, O Freund scores, F Panko advances to 3rd on the throw.
Lineup changed: Pinch runner R Koltz in for third baseman E Frangiamore, In play.
P Seaburg grounds out, third baseman M Sullivan to first baseman Q Rooney.

Top 6th - Benet Academy Redwings
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Ball 2.
L Stachowiak is hit by pitch, P Walsh pitching.
BNTC 6 - CRY- 4
Lineup changed: Pinch runner L Doyle in for designated hitter L Stachowiak, Strike 1 swinging, Ball 1, Ball 2, In play.
N Schaefer doubles on a fly ball to left fielder K Krysh, L Doyle scores.
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, In play.
D Tomala pops out to shortstop P Seaburg, N Schaefer remains at 2nd.
Ball 1, Strike 1 swinging, Strike 2 looking, In play.
N Cerocke grounds out, second baseman O Freund to first baseman B Iverson, N Schaefer advances to 3rd.
M Sullivan lines out to left fielder K Krysh.
Bottom 6th - Cary-Grove Trojans
Strike 1 looking, In play.
C Taczy singles on a line drive to left fielder N Schaefer.
Foul, Ball 1, Ball 2, Ball 3, Ball 4.
J Duvall walks, J Rifenburg pitching, C Taczy advances to 2nd.
K Krysh sacrifices, pitcher J Rifenburg to first baseman Q Rooney to pitcher Unknown Player to second baseman N Cerocke, K Krysh out advancing to 1st, C Taczy advances to 3rd, J Duvall advances to 2nd.
BNTC 6 - CRY- 5
B Iverson singles on a line drive to right fielder L Wildes, C Taczy scores, J Duvall advances to 3rd.
BNTC 6 - CRY- 6
Ball 1, Ball 2, Strike 1 looking, In play.
R Barnes singles on a line drive to left fielder N Schaefer, J Duvall scores, B Iverson advances to 2nd.
L Kohlmeyer in for pitcher J Rifenburg, In play.
O Freund grounds into a double play, shortstop E Mendez to second baseman N Cerocke to first baseman Q Rooney, R Barnes out advancing to 2nd, B Iverson advances to 3rd.

Top 7th - Benet Academy Redwings
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Ball 2, Foul, Ball 3, In play.
L Wildes singles on a ground ball to right fielder L Barnett.
Foul, Ball 1, Ball 2, L Wildes advances to 2nd on passed ball, Foul, Ball 3, Ball 4.
J Gugora walks, E Frangiamore pitching, L Wildes remains at 2nd.
BNTC 8 - CRY- 6
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Ball 2, Ball 3, In play.
Q Rooney doubles on a line drive to right fielder L Barnett, J Gugora scores on error by right fielder L Barnett, Q Rooney advances to 3rd on the same error, L Wildes scores.
BNTC 9 - CRY- 6
E Mendez singles on a line drive to center fielder J Duvall, Q Rooney scores.
Lineup changed: L Stachowiak in for batter L Doyle, In play.
L Stachowiak grounds out, third baseman E Frangiamore to first baseman B Iverson, E Mendez advances to 2nd.
BNTC 10 - CRY- 6
Ball 1, E Mendez advances to 3rd on wild pitch, Ball 2, Strike 1 looking, Ball 3, E Mendez scores on wild pitch, Strike 2 looking, Ball 4.
N Schaefer walks, J Duvall pitching.
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, In play.
D Tomala hits a ground ball and reaches on an error by first baseman B Iverson, N Schaefer advances to 3rd.
BNTC 11 - CRY- 6
Courtesy runner C Ebeling in for D Tomala, Foul, In play.
N Cerocke singles on a line drive to left fielder K Krysh, N Schaefer scores, C Ebeling advances to 2nd.
M Sullivan grounds into fielder's choice, shortstop P Seaburg to third baseman E Frangiamore, C Ebeling out advancing to 3rd, N Cerocke advances to 2nd.
Ball 1, Ball 2, Ball 3, Ball 4.
L Wildes walks, J Duvall pitching, N Cerocke advances to 3rd, M Sullivan advances to 2nd.
J Gugora flies out to center fielder L Barnett.

Bottom 7th - Cary-Grove Trojans
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Ball 2, Ball 3, In play.
F Panko grounds out, third baseman M Sullivan to first baseman Q Rooney.
Strike 1 looking, Foul, Ball 1, In play.
E Frangiamore flies out to right fielder L Wildes.
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Ball 2, In play.
P Seaburg flies out to right fielder L Wildes.