Baseball Class 4A 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 4A –3rd Place Game 
Normal Community vs. Brother Rice
6/14/25 – Slammers’ Field, Joliet, IL

Umpires:  Plate: Jim Friedel; 1st Base: Al Pearce; 3rd Base: Jason Schmitz
Starting time: 4:36 pm		Time of game: 1:58
Weather: 79 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind NNE 9 mph		Appox. attendance: 587

Top 1st - Normal Community Ironmen
Lineup changed: T Callaghan in at pitcher, Foul, Ball 1, Strike 2 looking, In play.
G Michaels grounds out, second baseman J Natanek to first baseman B Cunningham.
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball 2.
K Beaty is hit by pitch, T Callaghan pitching.
Ball 1, Ball 2, In play.
M Heineman singles on a ground ball to left fielder G Stanislawski, K Beaty advances to 2nd.
NRML 1 - BRTH 0
Courtesy runner L Corbin in for M Heineman, Foul, Ball 1, Ball 2, Ball 3, Strike 2 looking, In play.
G Swartz singles on a line drive to left fielder G Stanislawski, K Beaty scores, L Corbin advances to 2nd.
A Naour grounds into a double play, shortstop G Triezenberg to second baseman J Natanek to first baseman B Cunningham, G Swartz out advancing to 2nd, L Corbin advances to 3rd.

Bottom 1st - Brother Rice Crusaders
Ball 1, Foul, Ball 2, Strike 2 looking, Ball 3, Ball 4.
G Triezenberg walks, J Roper pitching.
Ball 1, G Triezenberg steals 2nd, Strike 1 looking, G Triezenberg steals 3rd, Foul, Strike 3 swinging.
J Natanek strikes out swinging, J Roper pitching, G Triezenberg remains at 3rd.
NRML 1 - BRTH 1 | 2 Outs
Ball 1, In play.
B Cunningham grounds out, second baseman G Michaels to first baseman B Weber, G Triezenberg scores.
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Ball 2, Strike 2 swinging, Foul, Strike 3 swinging.
A Nohava strikes out swinging, J Roper pitching.

Top 2nd - Normal Community Ironmen
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 swinging, In play.
B Burkhart pops out to shortstop G Triezenberg.
Ball 1, Ball 2, Ball 3, Strike 1 looking, Foul, Ball 4.
J Engel walks, T Callaghan pitching.
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Ball 1, Foul, In play.
C Harris grounds into fielder's choice, second baseman J Natanek to shortstop G Triezenberg, J Engel out advancing to 2nd.
Strike 1 swinging, In play.
B Weber grounds into fielder's choice to second baseman J Natanek, C Harris out advancing to 2nd.

Bottom 2nd - Brother Rice Crusaders
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Strike 2 swinging, In play.
C Stack grounds out, second baseman G Michaels to first baseman B Weber.
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Strike 3 swinging.
N Ramoley strikes out swinging, J Roper pitching.
Strike 1 swinging, Ball 1, Strike 2 looking, Strike 3 swinging.
C Campbell strikes out swinging, J Roper pitching.

Top 3rd - Normal Community Ironmen
Ball 1, In play.
G Michaels doubles on a fly ball to left fielder G Stanislawski.
NRML 2 - BRTH 1
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, In play.
K Beaty singles on a hard ground ball to right fielder C Stack, G Michaels scores.
M Heineman grounds into fielder's choice, third baseman A Nohava to second baseman J Natanek, K Beaty out advancing to 2nd.
Courtesy runner E VanOpdorp in for M Heineman, Foul, Ball 1, Ball 2, Ball 3, Strike 2 looking, Foul, In play.
G Swartz flies out to left fielder G Stanislawski, E VanOpdorp remains at 1st.
Ball 1, Ball 2, In play.
A Naour singles on a line drive to right fielder C Stack, E VanOpdorp advances to 3rd.
NRML 3 - BRTH 1
Strike 1 looking, Foul, In play.
B Burkhart singles on a hard ground ball to center fielder N Ramoley, E VanOpdorp scores, A Naour advances to 2nd.
NRML 5 - BRTH 1
Strike 1 swinging, Ball 1, Ball 2, Ball 3, Foul, Foul, In play.
J Engel doubles on a line drive to center fielder N Ramoley, B Burkhart scores, A Naour scores.
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, In play.
C Harris flies out to left fielder G Stanislawski.

Bottom 3rd - Brother Rice Crusaders
Ball 1, In play.
G Stanislawski flies out to center fielder B Burkhart.
Foul, Strike 2 swinging, Foul, Ball 1, Strike 3 swinging.
T Webster strikes out swinging, J Roper pitching.
G Triezenberg doubles on a line drive to left fielder A Naour.
Strike 1 looking, In play.
J Natanek hits a ground ball and reaches on an error by shortstop K Beaty, G Triezenberg advances to 3rd.
Ball 1, Strike 1 swinging, Ball 2, Strike 2 swinging, Ball 3, In play.
B Cunningham flies out in foul territory to right fielder C Harris.

Top 4th - Normal Community Ironmen
J Maloney in for pitcher T Callaghan, Lineup changed: T Beckman in for batter B Weber, Strike 1 swinging, Strike 2 looking, Strike 3 looking.
T Beckman strikes out looking, J Maloney pitching.
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Strike 2 looking, Strike 3 swinging.
G Michaels strikes out swinging, J Maloney pitching.
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Foul, Ball 2, In play.
K Beaty grounds out, second baseman J Natanek to first baseman B Cunningham.

Bottom 4th - Brother Rice Crusaders
Strike 1 looking, In play.
A Nohava singles on a line drive to left fielder A Naour.
Ball 1, Strike 1 swinging, In play.
C Stack flies out to center fielder B Burkhart, A Nohava remains at 1st.
NRML 5 - BRTH 2
N Ramoley doubles on a fly ball to left fielder A Naour, A Nohava scores.
Strike 1 looking, Ball 1, Ball 2, In play.
C Campbell grounds into fielder's choice, third baseman J Engel to shortstop K Beaty to third baseman Unknown Player to second baseman G Michaels, N Ramoley out advancing to 3rd.
G Stanislawski grounds out, second baseman G Michaels to first baseman B Weber.

Top 5th - Normal Community Ironmen
Ball 1, Foul, Foul, In play.
M Heineman flies out to left fielder G Stanislawski.
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Ball 1, In play.
G Swartz flies out to right fielder C Stack.
Lineup changed: C Hendren in for batter A Naour, Foul, Ball 1, Strike 2 swinging, Strike 3 looking.
C Hendren strikes out looking, J Maloney pitching.

Bottom 5th - Brother Rice Crusaders
Lineup changed: P Hermanson in for batter T Webster, Ball 1, Foul, Ball 2, Strike 2 looking, Strike 3 swinging.
P Hermanson strikes out swinging, J Roper pitching.
Strike 1 looking, In play.
G Triezenberg grounds out, second baseman G Michaels to first baseman B Weber.
Strike 1 swinging, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball 1, Strike 3 looking.
J Natanek strikes out looking, J Roper pitching.

Top 6th - Normal Community Ironmen
Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, In play.
B Burkhart lines out to center fielder N Ramoley.
J Engel flies out to left fielder G Stanislawski.
Lineup changed: G Borne in for batter C Harris, Ball 1, In play.
G Borne singles on a fly ball to left fielder G Stanislawski.
G Borne steals 2nd, Ball 1, Strike 1 looking, In play.
B Weber grounds out, second baseman J Natanek to first baseman B Cunningham.

Bottom 6th - Brother Rice Crusaders
Ball 1, In play.
B Cunningham grounds out, shortstop K Beaty to first baseman B Weber.
In play.
A Nohava flies out to right fielder G Borne.
L Corbin in for pitcher J Roper, Ball 1, Foul, Ball 2, Strike 2 looking, Strike 3 swinging.
C Stack strikes out swinging, L Corbin pitching.

Top 7th - Normal Community Ironmen
G Michaels singles on a line drive to shortstop G Triezenberg.
NRML 6 - BRTH 2
Ball 1, G Michaels steals 2nd, Ball 2, Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Ball 3, In play.
K Beaty singles on a line drive to left fielder G Stanislawski, G Michaels scores.
Ball 1, Ball 2, K Beaty steals 2nd, In play.
M Heineman flies out to left fielder G Stanislawski, K Beaty remains at 2nd.
NRML 7 - BRTH 2
Lineup changed: H Baldwin in for batter G Swartz, Strike 1 swinging, Ball 1, In play.
H Baldwin doubles on a line drive to right fielder C Stack, K Beaty scores.
Lineup changed: Pinch runner T Swanson in for designated hitter H Baldwin, A Dillon in for pitcher J Maloney, Ball 1, Ball 2, Ball 3, Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, Ball 4.
A Naour walks, A Dillon pitching, T Swanson remains at 2nd.
Lineup changed: Pinch runner B Reeves in for designated hitter T Swanson, Ball 1, Foul, Ball 2, Ball 3, Strike 2 swinging, In play.
B Burkhart grounds into fielder's choice, second baseman J Natanek to shortstop G Triezenberg, A Naour out advancing to 2nd, B Reeves advances to 3rd.
Lineup changed: Pinch runner L Klunke in for center fielder B Burkhart, Lineup changed: L Beaty in for batter J Engel, Foul, Foul, Ball 1, Foul, Foul, Ball 2, Strike 3 looking.
L Beaty strikes out looking, A Dillon pitching.

Bottom 7th - Brother Rice Crusaders
N Ramoley flies out to right fielder G Borne.
Strike 1 looking, Strike 2 looking, In play.
C Campbell grounds out, third baseman L Beaty to first baseman B Weber.
Foul, Strike 2 looking, Foul, Foul, Ball 1, In play.
G Stanislawski grounds out, third baseman L Beaty to first baseman B Weber.