Baseball Class 3A State Final Results — 2024-25

Box Score

Game 4 Box Scores and Play by Play (PDF)

Play-by-Play

IHSA State Baseball Finals play-by-play
Class 3A –Championship Game 
St. Laurence vs. Benet Academy 
6/14/25 – Slammers’ Field, Joliet, IL

Umpires:  Plate: Bob Zahara; 1st Base: Adam Satorius; 3rd Base: Chris Smith
Starting time: 1:00 pm		Time of game: 2:38
Weather: 73 degrees, Cloudy, wind NE10 mph		Appox. attendance: 1207

Top 1st - St. Laurence Vikings
Lineup changed: G Zagorac in at pitcher, Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Strike 2 looking, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball 2, In play.
C Marino singles on a ground ball to third baseman M Sullivan.
Ball 1, Foul, In play.
M Lotus sacrifices, catcher D Tomala to first baseman Q Rooney, M Lotus out advancing to 1st, C Marino advances to 2nd.
ST.L 1 - BNTC 0
Ball 1, C Marino steals 3rd, Strike 1 looking, In play.
D Coyle singles on a ground ball to right fielder L Wildes, C Marino scores.
Strike 1 looking, In play.
C Les grounds into fielder's choice, second baseman N Cerocke to shortstop E Mendez, D Coyle out advancing to 2nd, C Les advances to 2nd on error by shortstop E Mendez.
ST.L 2 - BNTC 0
Ball 1, In play.
A Perez singles on a line drive to center fielder J Gugora, C Les scores.
Strike 1 looking, In play.
B Geary singles on a line drive to left fielder N Schaefer, A Perez advances to 2nd.
Foul, In play.
E Villanueva grounds into fielder's choice, shortstop E Mendez to second baseman N Cerocke, B Geary out advancing to 2nd, A Perez advances to 3rd.

Bottom 1st - Benet Academy Redwings
N Cerocke grounds out, third baseman D Coyle to first baseman A Perez.
Single
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Ball 2, In play.
M Sullivan singles on a line drive to center fielder C Les.
Strike 1 looking, Foul, Ball 1, Ball 2, M Sullivan steals 2nd, Ball 3, Ball 4.
L Wildes walks, J Stezchowski pitching, M Sullivan remains at 2nd.
ST.L 2 - BNTC 1
Ball 1, Foul, In play.
J Gugora doubles on a fly ball to left fielder O Vazquez, M Sullivan scores, L Wildes advances to 3rd.
ST.L 2 - BNTC 2 | 2 Outs
Strike 1 looking, In play.
Q Rooney grounds out, first baseman A Perez to pitcher J Stezchowski, L Wildes scores, J Gugora advances to 3rd.
E Mendez pops out to second baseman M Lotus.

Top 2nd - St. Laurence Vikings
O Vazquez grounds out, second baseman N Cerocke to first baseman Q Rooney.
Strike 1 swinging, Strike 2 looking, Strike 3 swinging.
D Donovan strikes out swinging, G Zagorac pitching.
C Marino singles on a line drive to right fielder L Wildes.
M Lotus grounds out to first baseman Q Rooney.

Bottom 2nd - Benet Academy Redwings
Ball 1, Foul, In play.
L Stachowiak grounds out, first baseman A Perez to pitcher J Stezchowski.
Ball 1, Ball 2, Foul, Strike 2 swinging, Foul, Ball 3, Strike 3 looking.
N Schaefer strikes out looking, J Stezchowski pitching.
D Tomala flies out in foul territory to right fielder D Donovan.
Top 3rd - St. Laurence Vikings
Ball 1.
D Coyle is hit by pitch, G Zagorac pitching.
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Foul, Ball 1, In play.
C Les singles on a ground ball to left fielder N Schaefer, D Coyle advances to 2nd.
Foul, In play.
A Perez singles on a bunt to third baseman M Sullivan, D Coyle advances to 3rd, C Les advances to 2nd.
ST.L 3 - BNTC 2 | 1 Out
Strike 1 swinging, Foul, Ball 1, In play.
B Geary grounds into fielder's choice, second baseman N Cerocke to shortstop E Mendez, A Perez out advancing to 2nd, D Coyle scores, C Les advances to 3rd.
ST.L 4 - BNTC 2 | 2 Outs
Ball 1, B Geary steals 2nd, In play.
E Villanueva out on sacrifice fly to right fielder L Wildes, C Les scores, B Geary advances to 3rd.
ST.L 5 - BNTC 2
Strike 1 looking, In play.
O Vazquez singles on a line drive to right fielder L Wildes, B Geary scores.
Strike 1 looking, In play.
D Donovan singles on a ground ball to center fielder J Gugora, O Vazquez advances to 2nd.
Ball 1, Ball 2, Strike 1 swinging, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball 3, Foul, Strike 3 looking.
C Marino strikes out looking, G Zagorac pitching.

Bottom 3rd - Benet Academy Redwings
Ball 1, Ball 2, Strike 1 looking, Foul, In play.
N Cerocke grounds out, pitcher J Stezchowski to first baseman A Perez.
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Strike 3 swinging.
M Sullivan strikes out swinging, J Stezchowski pitching.
Ball 1, Ball 2, Foul, In play.
L Wildes doubles on a line drive to right fielder D Donovan.
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 swinging, Ball 2, Foul, In play.
J Gugora grounds out, third baseman D Coyle to first baseman A Perez.

Top 4th - St. Laurence Vikings
M Lotus flies out to left fielder N Schaefer.
D Coyle grounds out, shortstop E Mendez to first baseman Q Rooney.
Ball 1, Ball 2, Ball 3, Ball 4.
C Les walks, G Zagorac pitching.
Foul, Balk by pitcher G Zagorac, C Les advances to 2nd, In play.
A Perez pops out in foul territory to first baseman Q Rooney.

Bottom 4th - Benet Academy Redwings
ST.L 5 - BNTC 3
Ball 1, Ball 2, In play.
Q Rooney homers on a fly ball to right field.
Ball 1, Strike 1 swinging, Ball 2, Ball 3, In play.
E Mendez flies out to center fielder C Les.
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Ball 2, Foul, Ball 3, Foul, Strike 3 looking.
L Stachowiak strikes out looking, J Stezchowski pitching.
Ball 1, Foul, In play.
N Schaefer doubles on a fly ball to left fielder O Vazquez.
ST.L 5 - BNTC 4
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, N Schaefer advances to 3rd on wild pitch, Ball 2, Strike 2 looking, Ball 3, N Schaefer scores on wild pitch, Ball 4.
D Tomala walks, J Stezchowski pitching.
Courtesy runner L Doyle in for D Tomala, Foul, L Doyle advances to 2nd on error by pitcher J Stezchowski, Ball 1, In play.
N Cerocke flies out to center fielder C Les.

Top 5th - St. Laurence Vikings
Foul, Strike 2 looking, In play.
B Geary flies out in foul territory to right fielder L Wildes.
Ball 1, Ball 2, In play.
E Villanueva flies out to right fielder L Wildes.
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Ball 2, In play.
O Vazquez grounds out, shortstop E Mendez to first baseman Q Rooney.

Bottom 5th - Benet Academy Redwings
Ball 1.
M Sullivan is hit by pitch, D Coyle pitching.
Ball 1, Strike 1 swinging, M Sullivan advances to 2nd on wild pitch, Ball 2, Strike 2 looking, Strike 3 swinging.
L Wildes strikes out swinging, D Coyle pitching, M Sullivan remains at 2nd.
ST.L 5 - BNTC 5
Strike 1 swinging, Ball 1, Ball 2, Strike 2 swinging, In play.
J Gugora doubles on a ground ball to left fielder O Vazquez, M Sullivan scores.
Foul, Ball 1, J Gugora advances to 3rd on wild pitch, Strike 2 looking, Ball 2, Strike 3 swinging.
Q Rooney strikes out swinging, D Coyle pitching, J Gugora remains at 3rd.
E Mendez flies out to center fielder Q Petty.
Top 6th - St. Laurence Vikings
Strike 1 looking, In play.
D Donovan flies out in foul territory to right fielder L Wildes.
Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball 1.
C Marino is hit by pitch, G Zagorac pitching.
2 Outs
C Marino caught stealing 2nd, pitcher G Zagorac to first baseman Q Rooney, Foul, Foul, Foul, In play.
M Lotus singles on a ground ball to shortstop E Mendez.
ST.L 6 - BNTC 5
Ball 1, M Lotus steals 2nd, In play.
D Coyle doubles on a fly ball to left fielder N Schaefer, M Lotus scores.
Ball 1, Foul, Ball 2, Foul, Ball 3, Foul, Strike 3 swinging.
C Les strikes out swinging, G Zagorac pitching.

Bottom 6th - Benet Academy Redwings
Ball 1, Strike 1 swinging, Strike 2 looking, In play.
L Stachowiak grounds out, third baseman C Les to first baseman A Perez.
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 swinging, Ball 1, Foul, Ball 2, Strike 3 looking.
N Schaefer strikes out looking, D Coyle pitching.
D Tomala doubles on a line drive, right fielder D Donovan to second baseman M Lotus to third baseman C Les, D Tomala out advancing to 3rd.

Top 7th - St. Laurence Vikings
J Rossi in for pitcher G Zagorac, Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, In play.
A Perez flies out to right fielder L Wildes.
Foul, Ball 1, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball 2, In play.
B Geary singles on a ground ball to center fielder J Gugora.
ST.L 7 - BNTC 5
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Strike 2 looking, Ball 2, B Geary steals 2nd, In play.
E Villanueva singles on a line drive to right fielder L Wildes, B Geary scores.
Courtesy runner A Visinaiz in for E Villanueva, Ball 1, Foul, Foul, In play.
O Vazquez singles on a line drive to center fielder J Gugora, A Visinaiz advances to 3rd.
ST.L 8 - BNTC 5 | 2 Outs
Strike 1 looking, In play.
D Donovan out on sacrifice fly to right fielder M Glimco, O Vazquez held up at 1st, A Visinaiz scores.
Ball 1, Ball 2, Strike 1 looking, Foul, Ball 3, Ball 4.
C Marino walks, J Rossi pitching, O Vazquez advances to 2nd.
Lineup changed: Pinch runner A Guerrero in for left fielder O Vazquez, Ball 1, Foul, Foul, Ball 2, In play.
M Lotus flies out to center fielder J Gugora.

Bottom 7th - Benet Academy Redwings
N Cerocke grounds out, pitcher D Coyle to first baseman A Perez.
Foul, Foul, Strike 3 swinging.
M Sullivan strikes out swinging, D Coyle pitching.
Lineup changed: L Wildes in for batter M Glimco, Ball 1, In play.
L Wildes singles on a ground ball to right fielder D Donovan.
Foul, Strike 2 looking, In play.
J Gugora grounds out, shortstop B Geary to first baseman A Perez.