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Girls Softball State Final Qualifier
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1997-98 
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Name: Morris High School 
City: Morris 
City Population: 10,274 
County: Grundy 
Enrollment: 956 
Nickname: Redskins 
Colors: Maroon/White 
Conference: Suburban Prairie 
Superintendent: Steven Fannin 
Principal: Gregory L. Eaton 
Athletic Director: Dan Darlington 
Head Coach: Dennis Steele 
Assistant Coaches: Brian Gibbons, Jeff Pawlak, Patti Tesdall 
Captains: Stefanie Steele, Lexi Vertrees 
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Machesney Park (Harlem), 5-3, in Sectional Final 
 
 
No.  Name                     B  T  Pos.   Ht.    Age  Yr.
     Opponents Totals                                     
     Team Totals                                          
  3  Kristin Bols             R  R  IF/OF  5-5     17  Jr.
  5  Brian Gibbons            Asst. Coach 
  6  Amanda Hawkins           R  R  OF     5-8     16  Jr.
  9  Jen Jorstad              L  R  2B     5-5     17  Jr.
 10  Jessica Hammond          R  R  OF     5-4     17  Jr.
 12  Lauren Gronski           R  R  C/IF   5-4     16  So.
 14  Lindsey Roe              R  R  OF     5-6     17  Sr.
 20  Lexi Vertrees            L  R  C/IF   5-7     18  Sr.
 21  Stephanie Lynes          R  R  1B/OF  5-8     17  Jr.
 22  Jill Engle               R  R  OF     5-6     18  Sr.
 23  Natalie Coleman          R  R  P/IF   5-6     16  Jr.
 24  Stefanie Steele          R  R  P/IF   5-6     17  Sr.
 25  Jen Harseim              R  R  P/SS   5-9     16  So.
 27  Amy Barr                 R  R  OF/IF  5-7     17  Sr.
 30  Katy Kukman              R  R  SS     5-9     17  Jr.
 32  Andrea Keech             L  R  OF/2B  5-5     15  Jr.
 34  Michelle Kerr            R  R  3B/OF  5-7     17  Sr.
 35  Dennis Steele            Head Coach  
BATTING
Name                     G    AB     R     H   RBI  Avg.    2B    3B    HR
Amy Barr                38   103    28    33    17  .320     6     2     2
Kristin Bols            20    25     8     5     4  .200     0     1     0
Natalie Coleman          8     7     4     3     3  .429     0     0     0
Jill Engle              10    12     7     1     3  .083     0     0     0
Lauren Gronski          38    84    17    32    14  .381     9     2     1
Jessica Hammond          8    11     1     1     0  .091     0     0     0
Amanda Hawkins          20    31    13    13     6  .419     0     0     0
Jen Jorstad             37    81    21    27    11  .333     1     0     0
Andrea Keech            38    86    23    37    13  .430     1     0     0
Michelle Kerr           36    92    22    32    20  .348    11     0     0
Katy Kukman             38   118    25    47    23  .398     7     1     0
Stephanie Lynes         30    47    12    13    11  .277     5     0     0
Lindsey Roe             38   103    16    27    16  .262     0     0     0
Stefanie Steele         38   114    23    37    33  .325     7     1     0
Lexi Vertrees           37   112    27    33    16  .295     1     1     0
Opponents Totals        38   923    26    99        .107           0     0
Team Totals             38  1026   247   341   190  .332    48     8     3
PITCHING
Name                   W-L     G      IP     H    ER    BB    SO   ERA
Natalie Coleman        3-0     2    20.0     9     5     0    17  1.75
Stefanie Steele       34-1    36   235.0    90     7    49   324  0.21
Team Totals           37-1    38   255.0    99    12    49   341  0.33
Date   Opponent                     W/LRuns Opp
3/30   Aurora (West)                  W   3   2
4/1    Braidwood (Reed-Custer) (5 inn.)   W  14   0
4/7    Joliet (Twp.)                  L   0   1
4/11   Geneva (5 inn.)                W  17   0
4/11   Geneva                         W   7   1
4/13   Aurora (West)                  W   8   0
4/14   Yorkville                      W   2   0
4/16   Oswego (5 inn.)                W  11   1
4/18   Batavia                        W   5   0
4/18   Batavia (5 inn.)               W  16   1
4/21   Minooka                        W   4   0
4/22   Orland Park (Sandburg)         W   2   1
4/23   Plainfield                     W   7   0
4/24   Sycamore (5 inn.)              W  13   0
4/24   Sycamore (5 inn.)              W  15   5
4/27   Joliet (Catholic)              W   6   0
4/28   Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)        W   2   0
4/30   Yorkville                      W   6   0
5/1    Maple Park (Kaneland) (5 inn.)   W  10   0
5/1    Maple Park (Kaneland) (5 inn.)   W  10   0
5/8    Minooka                        W   7   1
5/11   Oswego                         W   8   0
5/12   Plainfield                     W   6   0
5/14   Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) (11 inn.)   W   2   1
5/15   Chicago (Mother McAuley)       W   9   0
5/16   Lockport (Twp.)                W   3   0
5/16   Kankakee (Sr.) (5 inn.)        W  16   0
5/18   Coal City (5 inn.)             W  11   1
5/19   New Lenox (Lincoln-Way)        W   4   0
5/20   New Lenox (Providence)         W   4   0
5/23   South Holland (Thornwood)      W   2   1
5/23   Oak Park (Fenwick)             W   2   1
5/26   Morton (8 inn.)                W   5   4
Streator (Twp.) Regional
*5/28  Moline                         W   2   0
*5/30  Streator (Twp.)                W   1   0
*6/1   Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)       W   9   3
Rockford (Guilford) Sectional
*6/6   Machesney Park (Harlem)        W   1   0
*6/8   East Moline (United) (9 inn.)   W   3   2
Year   W-L       
1998   37-1      
School                             Years     No.     W-L       
At Morris                          1998      1       37-1      
Total                                        1       37-1      
 
For Morris's previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book. 
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