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Boys Baseball State Final Qualifier
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2002-03 
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Name: Armstrong High School 
City: Armstrong 
City Population: 200 
County: Vermilion 
Enrollment: 177 
Nickname: Trojans 
Colors: Purple/Gold 
Conference: Sangamon Valley 
Superintendent: Robert Yeazel 
Principal: William Mulvaney 
Boys Athletic Director/Head Coach: Darren Loschen 
Assistant Coach: Jim Ochs 
Captain: Ryan Bird 
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Coal City, 8-4, in Super-Sectional 
 
 
No.  Name                     B  T  Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  1  Tyler Babb               R  R  OF     5-7  120   16  So.
  2  Brandan Sieberns         R  R  IF     5-10 150   17  Sr.
  3  Ryan Bird                R  R  P-IF   5-11 160   17  Sr.
  4  Richard Thomson          R  R  OF     5-7  130   17  Jr.
  5  Dustin Ackerman          L  R  C-IF   5-9  145   17  Sr.
  6  Brad McCall              R  R  C-IF   5-8  145   15  Fr.
  7  Scott Jenkins            R  R  OF-P   5-11 150   17  Jr.
  8  Kevin Bird               R  R  OF     5-9  155   16  So.
 10  Zachary Maire            R  R  IF-P   5-10 155   16  So.
 11  Luke Esteppe             R  R  IF     5-8  140   15  Fr.
 12  Rylan Hambleton          R  R  OF     5-10 140   17  Jr.
 13  Kyle Duitsman            R  R  OF     5-8  135   16  So.
 15  Ryan Larkin              R  R  IF     6-1  160   17  Jr.
 16  Ben McElhoe              R  R  OF     5-11 160   18  Sr.
 17  Matt McElhoe             R  R  P-OF   5-11 155   16  Fr.
 19  Zach Acton               R  R  OF     6-2  150   18  Sr.
 20  Jeff Alexander           R  R  IF-P   5-11 155   16  So.
 23  Shawn Robertson          R  R  C      6-2  170   16  So.
 25  John Grant               R  R  IF     5-6  150   14  Fr.
 
 
 
BATTING
Name                     G    AB     R     H   RBI  Avg.    2B    3B    HR
Dustin Ackerman         37    99    17    26    24  .263     5     1     3
Zach Acton              33   107    28    27    13  .252     3     3     0
Jeff Alexander          38   122    38    52    31  .426    10     1     2
Tyler Babb               2     2     0     1     0  .500     0     0     0
Kevin Bird              35   101    32    38    18  .376     9     1     5
Ryan Bird               33    90    52    45    48  .500     8     0    16
Kyle Duitsman            2     1     0     0     0  .000     0     0     0
Luke Esteppe            20    13     3     3     0  .231     0     0     0
John Grant               0     0     0     0     0           0     0     0
Rylan Hambleton         12    12     1     3     2  .250     0     0     0
Scott Jenkins           28    38     7     6     6  .158     1     1     0
Ryan Larkin              8    10     4     2     2  .200     0     0     0
Zachary Maire           27    61    13    15     6  .246     5     0     0
Brad McCall             33    89    29    33    39  .371     7     5     6
Ben McElhoe             29    81    11    18    10  .222     4     0     0
Matt McElhoe            33    73    14    13     4  .178     3     0     0
Shawn Robertson          9     9     1     1     0  .111     0     0     0
Brandan Sieberns        32   101    24    33    39  .327     2     1     9
Richard Thomson          3     1     1     0     0  .000     0     0     0
TEAM TOTALS             38  1026   277   318   244  .310    57    13    41
PITCHING
Name                     G   W-L      IP     H    ER    BB    SO   ERA
Jeff Alexander           7   2-2    28.0    46    18     5    14  4.50
Kevin Bird               5   1-2    12.1    16    23    20    18 13.05
Ryan Bird               17   9-2    74.0    53    12    10   134  1.14
Luke Esteppe             1   0-0      .2     7     8     1     1 84.00
Scott Jenkins            6   2-1    21.0    15     3     6    17  1.00
Zachary Maire            5   2-2    21.0    31    14    10    22  4.67
Brad McCall              1   0-0     1.0     3     1     0     3  7.00
Matt McElhoe            16   9-1    68.1    56    18    20    63  1.84
Brandan Sieberns         4   1-2    12.1    29    13     5     6  7.38
TEAM TOTALS                26-12   242.2   266   115    80   279  3.32
 
Date   Opponent                     W/L Own Opp
3/21   Tolono (Unity) (5 inn.)        L   1   8
3/26   Sheldon                        W   8   0
3/27   Fithian (Oakwood) (5 inn.)     L  10  11
3/31   Westville (5 inn.)             W   5   0
4/2    Bismarck (B.-Henning) (6 inn.)   L   7   9
4/3    Watseka (6 inn.)               W   8   6
4/9    Crescent City (Crescent-Iroquois) Coop   W   4   1
4/10   Rossville (R.-Alvin) (5 inn.)   W  12   2
4/11   Gibson City (G.C.-Melvin-Sibley)   W   1   0
4/14   Gilman (Iroquois West)         W   4   0
4/15   Farmer City (Blue Ridge)       L   6   7
4/16   Fisher (5 inn.)                W  16   2
4/17   Milford                        L   2   3
4/19   Herscher (5 inn.)              L   1  39
4/19   Fairbury (Prairie Central) (5 inn.)   L   0  13
4/21   Crescent City (Iroquois) Coop   W   3   2
4/22   Bismarck (B.-Henning)          W   6   4
4/24   Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda)       L  12  15
4/26   Georgetown (G.-Ridge Farm) (5 inn.)   W  13   1
4/26   Georgetown (G.-Ridge Farm)     W  19  16
4/29   Westville                      W  10   2
5/1    Hoopeston (H. Area)            L   1   9
5/2    Downs (Tri-Valley)             W  13   4
5/3    Herrin                         L   9  10
5/5    Rossville (R.-Alvin)           W  36   1
5/6    Danville (Schlarman) (8 inn.)   L   3   4
5/7    Champaign (St. Thomas More)    W   9   6
5/8    Gilman (Iroquois West)         L   1   8
5/9    Watseka                        W   9   0
5/12   Milford                        W   7   1
5/13   LeRoy                          W  11   2
5/14   Hoopeston (H. Area)            W   4   2
5/15   Fithian (Oakwood) (10 inn.)    W   4   3
5/19   Crescent City (Crescent-Iroquois) Coop   W   5   1
Armstrong Regional
*5/24  Westville                      W   5   1
*5/26  Bismarck (B.-Henning)          W   5   2
Tuscola Sectional
*5/29  Tuscola                        W   2   1
*5/31  Danville (Schlarman)           W   5   3
Danville (Danville Stadium) Super Sectional
*6/2   Herscher                       W   6   4
 
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 Head Coach Darren Loschen
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Year      W-L       
Armstrong
2003      27-12     
 
 
 
2001A     21   24  2-1 (30-12)    3rd  Bill Mulvaney
      W    6    5  Addison (Driscoll)
      L    6   12  Monmouth (H.S.)
      W    9    7  Benton
 
 
 
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