|  
                                             Boys Baseball Class AA State Final
                                             Results | 
                                        2000-01  | 
                                
                               
                              
                                   
                                        |  LaGrange
                                             (Lyons) 3, Bartonville (Limestone)
                                             2 | 
                                
                               
                              
                                   
                                        
                                             | Limestone
                                                  (Barton'v)
                                              | ab
                                              | r
                                              | h
                                              | rbi
                                              | 
                                              | bb
                                              | so
                                              | po
                                              | a
                                         |  
                                             | Newby,
                                                  Bryan ss
                                              | 4
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 
                                              | 0
                                              | 2
                                              | 1
                                              | 1
                                         |  
                                             | Simmons,
                                                  Aaron rf
                                              | 2
                                              | 1
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 
                                              | 1
                                              | 2
                                              | 1
                                              | 0
                                         |  
                                             | Sage,
                                                  John cf
                                              | 1
                                              | 1
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 
                                              | 2
                                              | 0
                                              | 6
                                              | 1
                                         |  
                                             | Corpus,
                                                  Dan c
                                              | 3
                                              | 0
                                              | 3
                                              | 1
                                              | 
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 4
                                              | 0
                                         |  
                                             |   Curless,
                                                  Ben pr
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                         |  
                                             | Schmidgall,
                                                  Ryan p
                                              | 2
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 
                                              | 0
                                              | 1
                                              | 1
                                              | 1
                                         |  
                                             |   Williams,
                                                  Chase pr/ph
                                              | 1
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                         |  
                                             | Flessner,
                                                  Ryan lf
                                              | 3
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 
                                              | 0
                                              | 3
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                         |  
                                             | Briggs,
                                                  Matt dh
                                              | 1
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 
                                              | 2
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                         |  
                                             | Smith,
                                                  Brett 1b
                                              | 2
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 
                                              | 0
                                              | 2
                                              | 4
                                              | 0
                                         |  
                                             | Clark,
                                                  Nate 3b
                                              | 2
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 
                                              | 1
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 1
                                         |  
                                             | Piscaglia,
                                                  Scott 2b
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 1
                                              | 2
                                         |  
                                             | Totals......
                                              | 21
                                              | 2
                                              | 3
                                              | 1
                                              | 
                                              | 6
                                              | 10
                                              | 18
                                              | 6
                                         |  
                                   
                               
                              
                                   
                                        
                                             | Limestone
                                                  (Barton'v)
                                              | ip
                                              | h
                                              | r
                                              | er
                                              | bb
                                              | so
                                         |  
                                             | Schmidgall,
                                                  Ryan
                                              | 6.0
                                              | 6
                                              | 3
                                              | 3
                                              | 0
                                              | 3
                                         |  
                                   
                               
                              
                                   
                                        
                                             | LOB -
                                                  Limestone 5. HBP - Schmidgall.
                                                  SB - Sage. | 
                                         
                                   
                               
                              
                                
                              
                                   
                                        
                                             | LaGrange
                                                  (Lyons Twp)
                                              | ab
                                              | r
                                              | h
                                              | rbi
                                              | 
                                              | bb
                                              | so
                                              | po
                                              | a
                                         |  
                                             | Brewer,
                                                  Tim lf
                                              | 3
                                              | 2
                                              | 2
                                              | 0
                                              | 
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                         |  
                                             | Russo,
                                                  Matt dh
                                              | 3
                                              | 0
                                              | 1
                                              | 1
                                              | 
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                         |  
                                             | Richards,
                                                  Chris rf
                                              | 3
                                              | 0
                                              | 1
                                              | 0
                                              | 
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 1
                                              | 0
                                         |  
                                             | Johnson,
                                                  Grant p
                                              | 3
                                              | 0
                                              | 2
                                              | 2
                                              | 
                                              | 0
                                              | 1
                                              | 2
                                              | 2
                                         |  
                                             |   Smessaert,
                                                  Dan pr
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                         |  
                                             | Keating,
                                                  Jim 1b
                                              | 3
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 
                                              | 0
                                              | 1
                                              | 6
                                              | 0
                                         |  
                                             | Michelini,
                                                  Tom 3b
                                              | 3
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 1
                                         |  
                                             | Bunt,
                                                  Ryan cf
                                              | 2
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 1
                                              | 0
                                         |  
                                             | Grattan,
                                                  Ryan c
                                              | 2
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 
                                              | 0
                                              | 1
                                              | 10
                                              | 1
                                         |  
                                             | Driscoll,
                                                  Steve 2b
                                              | 1
                                              | 1
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 1
                                         |  
                                             | Gentile,
                                                  Dave ss
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 
                                              | 0
                                              | 0
                                              | 1
                                              | 2
                                         |  
                                             | Totals......
                                              | 23
                                              | 3
                                              | 6
                                              | 3
                                              | 
                                              | 0
                                              | 3
                                              | 21
                                              | 7
                                         |  
                                   
                               
                              
                                   
                                        
                                             | LaGrange
                                                  (Lyons Twp)
                                              | ip
                                              | h
                                              | r
                                              | er
                                              | bb
                                              | so
                                         |  
                                             | Johnson,
                                                  Grant
                                              | 7.0
                                              | 3
                                              | 2
                                              | 2
                                              | 6
                                              | 10
                                         |  
                                   
                               
                              
                                   
                                        
                                             | DP -
                                                  Lyons Twp 1. LOB - Lyons Twp
                                                  3. 2B - Johnson. HBP -
                                                  Driscoll. SB - Brewer; Russo;
                                                  Smessaert. | 
                                         
                                   
                               
                              
                                
                              
                                   
                                        |  Play-By-Play | 
                                    
                                        | Limestone (Barton'v)
                                             starters: 10/ss Newby; 19/rf
                                             Simmons; 11/cf Sage; 21/c Corpus;
                                             13/p Schmidgall; 16/lf Flessner;
                                             7/dh Briggs; 18/1b Smith; 12/3b
                                             Clark; 1/2b Piscaglia;
                                              LaGrange
                                             (Lyons Twp) starters: 10/lf Brewer;
                                             8/dh Russo; 20/rf Richards; 5/p
                                             Johnson; 13/1b Keating; 22/3b
                                             Michelini; 21/cf Bunt; 29/c Grattan;
                                             14/2b Driscoll; 15/ss Gentile;
                                              Limestone (Barton'v)
                                             - inning 1
                                              
                                                  
                                                       
                                                            | Newby
                                                                 grounded out to
                                                                 p. Simmons
                                                                 struck out.
                                                                 Sage flied out
                                                                 to cf. 0
                                                                 runs, 0 hits, 0
                                                                 errors, 0 LOB. | 
                                                        
                                                  
                                              
                                             LaGrange
                                             (Lyons Twp) - inning 1
                                              
                                                  
                                                       
                                                            | Brewer
                                                                 singled to
                                                                 center field.
                                                                 Brewer stole
                                                                 second. Russo
                                                                 singled to
                                                                 right field,
                                                                 RBI; Brewer
                                                                 scored.
                                                                 Richards flied
                                                                 out to cf.
                                                                 Johnson struck
                                                                 out looking;
                                                                 Russo stole
                                                                 second. Keating
                                                                 flied out to
                                                                 cf. 1
                                                                 run, 2 hits, 0
                                                                 errors, 1 LOB. | 
                                                        
                                                  
                                              
                                             Limestone (Barton'v)
                                             - inning 2
                                              
                                                  
                                                       
                                                            | Corpus
                                                                 singled to
                                                                 center field.
                                                                 Curless pinch
                                                                 ran for Corpus.
                                                                 Schmidgall hit
                                                                 by pitch;
                                                                 Curless
                                                                 advanced to
                                                                 second.
                                                                 Williams pinch
                                                                 ran for
                                                                 Schmidgall.
                                                                 Flessner struck
                                                                 out looking.
                                                                 Williams out at
                                                                 first c to 1b,
                                                                 picked off.
                                                                 Briggs walked.
                                                                 Smith struck
                                                                 out. 0
                                                                 runs, 1 hit, 0
                                                                 errors, 2 LOB. | 
                                                        
                                                  
                                              
                                             LaGrange
                                             (Lyons Twp) - inning 2
                                              
                                                  
                                                       
                                                            | Corpus
                                                                 to c for
                                                                 Curless.
                                                                 Schmidgall to p
                                                                 for Williams.
                                                                 Michelini
                                                                 popped up to ss.
                                                                 Bunt flied out
                                                                 to cf. Grattan
                                                                 struck out. 0
                                                                 runs, 0 hits, 0
                                                                 errors, 0 LOB. | 
                                                        
                                                  
                                              
                                             Limestone (Barton'v)
                                             - inning 3
                                              
                                                  
                                                       
                                                            | Clark
                                                                 grounded out to
                                                                 3b. Newby
                                                                 struck out.
                                                                 Simmons struck
                                                                 out. 0
                                                                 runs, 0 hits, 0
                                                                 errors, 0 LOB. | 
                                                        
                                                  
                                              
                                             LaGrange
                                             (Lyons Twp) - inning 3
                                              
                                                  
                                                       
                                                            | Driscoll
                                                                 hit by pitch.
                                                                 Brewer singled
                                                                 to left field;
                                                                 Driscoll
                                                                 advanced to
                                                                 second. Russo
                                                                 popped up to p.
                                                                 Richards
                                                                 singled to
                                                                 shortstop;
                                                                 Brewer advanced
                                                                 to second;
                                                                 Driscoll
                                                                 advanced to
                                                                 third. Johnson
                                                                 doubled,
                                                                 advanced to
                                                                 third, 2 RBI;
                                                                 Richards out at
                                                                 second cf to 2b
                                                                 to c; Brewer
                                                                 scored;
                                                                 Driscoll
                                                                 scored.
                                                                 Smessaert pinch
                                                                 ran for
                                                                 Johnson.
                                                                 Keating struck
                                                                 out. 2
                                                                 runs, 3 hits, 0
                                                                 errors, 1 LOB. | 
                                                        
                                                  
                                              
                                             Limestone (Barton'v)
                                             - inning 4
                                              
                                                  
                                                       
                                                            | Johnson
                                                                 to p for
                                                                 Smessaert. Sage
                                                                 walked. Sage
                                                                 stole second.
                                                                 Corpus singled
                                                                 to right field;
                                                                 Sage advanced
                                                                 to third.
                                                                 Curless pinch
                                                                 ran for Corpus.
                                                                 Schmidgall
                                                                 grounded into
                                                                 double play 2b
                                                                 to ss to 1b;
                                                                 Curless out on
                                                                 the play; Sage
                                                                 scored.
                                                                 Flessner struck
                                                                 out. 1
                                                                 run, 1 hit, 0
                                                                 errors, 0 LOB. | 
                                                        
                                                  
                                              
                                             LaGrange
                                             (Lyons Twp) - inning 4
                                              
                                                  
                                                       
                                                            | Corpus
                                                                 to c for
                                                                 Curless.
                                                                 Michelini
                                                                 popped up to
                                                                 2b. Bunt
                                                                 grounded out to
                                                                 p. Grattan
                                                                 flied out to
                                                                 cf. 0
                                                                 runs, 0 hits, 0
                                                                 errors, 0 LOB. | 
                                                        
                                                  
                                              
                                             Limestone (Barton'v)
                                             - inning 5
                                              
                                                  
                                                       
                                                            | Briggs
                                                                 lined out to p.
                                                                 Smith struck
                                                                 out. Clark
                                                                 grounded out to
                                                                 ss. 0
                                                                 runs, 0 hits, 0
                                                                 errors, 0 LOB. | 
                                                        
                                                  
                                              
                                             LaGrange
                                             (Lyons Twp) - inning 5
                                              
                                                  
                                                       
                                                            | Driscoll
                                                                 grounded out to
                                                                 2b. Brewer
                                                                 grounded out to
                                                                 ss. Russo lined
                                                                 out to cf. 0
                                                                 runs, 0 hits, 0
                                                                 errors, 0 LOB. | 
                                                        
                                                  
                                              
                                             Limestone (Barton'v)
                                             - inning 6
                                              
                                                  
                                                       
                                                            | Newby
                                                                 struck out.
                                                                 Simmons walked.
                                                                 Sage walked;
                                                                 Simmons
                                                                 advanced to
                                                                 second. Corpus
                                                                 singled to
                                                                 center field,
                                                                 RBI; Sage
                                                                 advanced to
                                                                 second; Simmons
                                                                 scored. Curless
                                                                 pinch ran for
                                                                 Corpus.
                                                                 Schmidgall
                                                                 struck out.
                                                                 Flessner struck
                                                                 out. 1
                                                                 run, 1 hit, 0
                                                                 errors, 2 LOB. | 
                                                        
                                                  
                                              
                                             LaGrange
                                             (Lyons Twp) - inning 6
                                              
                                                  
                                                       
                                                            | Corpus
                                                                 to c for
                                                                 Curless.
                                                                 Richards flied
                                                                 out to rf.
                                                                 Johnson singled
                                                                 to left field.
                                                                 Smessaert pinch
                                                                 ran for
                                                                 Johnson.
                                                                 Smessaert stole
                                                                 second. Keating
                                                                 flied out to cf;
                                                                 Smessaert
                                                                 advanced to
                                                                 third.
                                                                 Michelini
                                                                 grounded out to
                                                                 3b. 0
                                                                 runs, 1 hit, 0
                                                                 errors, 1 LOB. | 
                                                        
                                                  
                                              
                                             Limestone (Barton'v)
                                             - inning 7
                                              
                                                  
                                                       
                                                            | Johnson
                                                                 to p for
                                                                 Smessaert.
                                                                 Briggs walked.
                                                                 Williams pinch
                                                                 hit for Smith.
                                                                 Williams popped
                                                                 up to p; Briggs
                                                                 out at first p
                                                                 to 1b. Clark
                                                                 walked. Curless
                                                                 pinch ran for
                                                                 Clark. Newby
                                                                 flied out to rf.
                                                                 0 runs, 0
                                                                 hits, 0 errors,
                                                                 1 LOB. | 
                                                        
                                                  
                                              
                                             LaGrange
                                             (Lyons Twp) - inning 7
                                              
                                                  
                                                       
                                                            | Smith
                                                                 to 1b for
                                                                 Williams. Clark
                                                                 to 3b for
                                                                 Curless. 0
                                                                 runs, 0 hits, 0
                                                                 errors, 0 LOB. | 
                                                        
                                                  
                                              
                                             
                                             
                                              
                                             
                                                  
                                                       Winning
                                                            coach: George Ushela,
                                                            LaGrange (Lyons) -
                                                            `` I love handing
                                                            the ball to (Grant)
                                                            Johnson. I guess I
                                                            won't get that
                                                            chance again. I
                                                            still think he looks
                                                            better in a Lyons
                                                            uniform than he did
                                                            wearing that tux
                                                            last night at the
                                                            prom. When he hit
                                                            that ball off the
                                                            centerfield fence, I
                                                            thought they made a
                                                            great play throwing
                                                            our guy out at the
                                                            plate.'' 
                                                             
                                                            ``Tim Brewer's
                                                            comeback is a great
                                                            story. He broke his
                                                            collarbone on the
                                                            way to the
                                                            basketball finals
                                                            when his car was hit
                                                            by a drunk driver.
                                                            He had to work his
                                                            tail off to come
                                                            back for the season.
                                                            I'm so happy for
                                                            him. He stole second
                                                            base in the first
                                                            inning and that was
                                                            a big play for us.'' 
                                                             
                                                            ``Grant (Johnson)
                                                            walked a few more
                                                            today than he
                                                            usually does, but
                                                            his strikeouts were
                                                            there, too.'' 
                                                             
                                                            ``Every coach loves
                                                            to brag about his
                                                            conference, We tied
                                                            Oak Park - River
                                                            Forest for second
                                                            place (in the West
                                                            Suburban Silver) and
                                                            split two one-run
                                                            games. Chris and I
                                                            are both first-year
                                                            coaches. One of us
                                                            will have a chance
                                                            to play for the
                                                            championship.'' 
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
                                                            Losing coach: Jim
                                                            Corpus, Bartonville
                                                            (Limestone) -
                                                            ``Facing a good
                                                            strikeout pitcher
                                                            like Johnson is an
                                                            experience. When we
                                                            got our chances on
                                                            the bases, we made
                                                            mistakes, and you
                                                            can't afford to do
                                                            that.'' 
                                                             
                                                            ``We've got a great
                                                            bunch of kids, and
                                                            they had a great
                                                            season. It's tough
                                                            to face an All-Stater
                                                            like Johnson, so I
                                                            sure can't take
                                                            anything away from
                                                            them. We've got a
                                                            good group of
                                                            juniors coming up,
                                                            too, but you have be
                                                            lucky as well as
                                                            good to get back
                                                            here.'' 
                                                             
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