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Boys Baseball State Final Qualifier
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1997-98 
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Name: Sullivan High School
City: Sullivan
City Population: 4,200
County: Moultrie
Enrollment: 355
Nickname: Redskins
Colors: Red/Black
Conference: Okaw Valley
Superintendent: Dr. Richard J. Voltz
Principal: Stuart Hott
Athletic Director/Co-Head Coach: Jerry Lane
Co-Head Coach: Brad Tuttle
Assistant Coach: Josh Jostes
Captains: Cory Allen, Travis Florey
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Teutopolis, 3-2, in Regional Final
No.  Name                     B  T  Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
 21  Brad Tuttle              Head Coach  
 30  Jerry Lane               Head Coach  
 37  Josh Jostes              Asst. Coach 
  3  Brandon Abbott           R  R  IF     5-9  150   15  Fr.
 11  Curtis Barker            R  R  OF     5-10 155   18  Sr.
 15  Chester Reeder           R  R  IF     5-9  145   16  So.
 18  Kale Walker              R  R  C      5-11 180   17  Jr.
 19  Tyson Grooms             R  R  IF     6-0  175   15  Fr.
 20  Jason Fowler             R  L  OF     6-0  160   17  Jr.
 22  Craig Bennett            R  R  IF     6-1  170   17  Jr.
 24  Nick Grooms              R  R  OF     5-9  140   17  Jr.
 25  Cory Allen               R  R  P/IF   5-10 200   18  Sr.
 31  Brandon Miller           R  R  IF     6-5  145   17  Jr.
 35  Travis Florey            L  L  P/OF   6-5  220   18  Sr.
 36  Nick Standerfer          R  R  IF     6-0  180   17  Jr.
 38  T. D. Swinford           R  R  OF     6-0  185   17  Jr.
 39  Andrew Bennett           R  R  IF     5-8  170   16  So.
     Team Totals                                             
BATTING
Name                     G    AB     R     H   RBI  Avg.    2B    3B    HR
Brandon Abbott           1     1     0     1     1 1.000     0     0     0
Cory Allen              33    94    27    39    30  .415    10     0     6
Curtis Barker           24    49    11    16    11  .327     2     0     0
Andrew Bennett          28    70    14    21    14  .300     3     0     1
Craig Bennett           33   114    37    51    31  .447    15     3     1
Travis Florey           33    99    37    43    39  .434    12     0     7
Jason Fowler            33    67    14    14     7  .209     2     0     0
Nick Grooms              8     3     2     0     0  .000     0     0     0
Tyson Grooms             2     1     0     0     0  .000     0     0     0
Brandon Miller          33    95    24    37    24  .389     5     0     1
Chester Reeder          29    87    15    25    14  .287     3     0     1
Nick Standerfer         14    18     0     5     6  .278     2     0     0
T. D. Swinford          33    89    29    30    23  .337     5     1     3
Kale Walker             19    72    20    27    13  .375     5     0     1
Team Totals             33   859   230   309   213  .360    64     4    21
PITCHING
Name                   W-L     G      IP     H    ER    BB    SO   ERA
Cory Allen             8-4    13    79.0    44    10    31   128  0.89
Craig Bennett          0-0     2     1.0     1     0     0     0  0.00
Travis Florey         11-1    14    82.0    51    10    15   148  0.85
Jason Fowler           4-1     5    31.2    19    14    28    48  3.09
Brandon Miller         3-1     4    16.0    13     4     3    15  1.75
Team Totals           26-7         209.2   128    38    77   339  1.27
Date   Opponent                     W/LRuns Opp
3/24   Casey (C.-Westfield)           W  12   1
3/27   Tolono (Unity)                 W   5   2
3/30   Atwood (A.-Hammond)            W  21   1
4/2    Arcola                         W   5   0
4/6    Strasburg (Stewardson-S.) (8 inn.)   L   2   3
4/7    Moweaqua (Central A & M)       W   5   0
4/9    Warrensburg (W.-Latham)        W  17   5
4/11   Decatur (Stephen Decatur)      W  11   2
4/11   Decatur (Stephen Decatur)      L   5   6
4/14   Maroa (M.-Forsyth)             W  10   0
4/17   Argenta (A.-Oreana)            L   3   7
4/18   Effingham (St. Anthony)        W   9   1
4/22   Clinton                        L   6  11
4/23   Decatur (St. Teresa)           W  25   1
4/24   Monticello                     W   5   4
4/27   Macon (Meridian)               W   9   4
4/28   Kansas                         W   7   0
4/30   Mt. Zion (8 inn.)              L   4   6
5/4    Bethany                        W   9   4
5/5    Macon (Meridian)               W   7   0
5/8    Clinton                        L   0   1
5/9    Milford                        W  11  10
5/9    St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden)        W   3   1
5/14   Windsor                        W   4   2
5/15   Teutopolis                     L   0   3
5/16   Bethany                        W   8   0
5/16   Windsor                        W  19   0
5/18   Villa Grove                    W   4   0
Tuscola Regional
*5/21  Tolono (Unity)                 W  10   0
*5/25  Tuscola                        W  20   8
*5/26  Villa Grove                    W   5   0
Mt. Zion Sectional
*5/30  Teutopolis                     W   3   1
*6/1   Argenta (A.-Oreana)            W   6   5
Year   W-L       
1976   8-7       
1977   13-6      
1978   14-7      
1979   14-9      
1980   18-6      
1981   11-10     
1983   9-4       
1984   12-5      
1985   13-8      
1986   14-10     
1987   15-8      
1988   24-5      
1989   16-6      
1990   14-11     
1991   10-12     
1994   12-9      
1995   11-12     
1996   16-13     
1997   23-8      
1998   26-7      
School                             Years     No.     W-L       
At Virden                          1976-81   6       78-45     
At Bement                          1983-91   9       127-69    
At Sullivan                        1994-98   5       88-49     
Total                                        20      293-163   
For Sullivan's previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.