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Girls Softball State Final Qualifier
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1997-98 
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Name: Lane High School 
City: Chicago 
City Population: Chicago 3 Million 
County: Cook 
Enrollment: 4102 
Nickname: Indians 
Colors: Myrtle Green/Old Gold 
Conference: Chicago Public League 
Superintendent: Paul Vallas 
Principal: David Schlicting 
Athletic Director: Richard Rio 
Head Coach: Andy Compton 
Assistant Coaches: Howard Newman, Randy Hawkins, Nora Mitran, Wayne Backing 
Captains: Sara Backing, Charlote Holzinger 
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Chicago (Washington), 4-1, in Public League Championship Game 
 
 
No.  Name                     B  T  Pos.   Ht.    Age  Yr.
     Opponents Totals                                     
     Team Totals                                          
  3  Andy Compton             Head Coach  
  4  Melissa Sabaduquia       R  R  2B/IF  5-2     17  Sr.
  5  Howard Newman            Asst. Coach 
  6  Samantha Mondro          R  R  3B/2B  5-6     17  Sr.
  9  Jenny Armijo             R  R  SS/2B  5-7     17  Sr.
 10  Natalie Tondelli         R  R  C      5-5     16  Jr.
 11  Megan Oswald             R  R  OF     5-6     16  Jr.
 13  Randy Hankins            Asst. Coach 
 14  Rachel Backing           R  R  OF/C   5-7     15  So.
 16  Marie Kluss              R  R  SS/3B  5-5     16  Jr.
 17  Rosie Galindo            R  R  C      5-4     16  Jr.
 20  Sara Backing             R  R  OF     5-7     17  Sr.
 21  Natalie Schaefer         R  R  OF/2B  5-4     14  Fr.
 23  Salina Sandoval          R  R  OF/    5-5     16  Jr.
 24  Erin Gates               R  R  P/IB/OF5-10    17  Jr.
 27  Esther Gonzalez          R  R  IB/OF  5-10    17  Jr.
 32  Charlotte Holzinger      R  R  3B     5-10    17  Sr.
 33  Jamie Toczek             R  R  SS     6-0     18  Sr.
 34  Cristina Aviles          R  R  OF/1B  5-0     17  Jr.
 35  Becky Popielewski        R  R  1B/C   5-4     14  Fr.
BATTING
Name                     G    AB     R     H   RBI  Avg.    2B    3B    HR
Jenny Armijo            25    72    18    25    29  .347     6     1     2
Cristina Aviles          6    10     8     6     5  .600     1     0     0
Rachel Backing          27    76    18    29    24  .382     6     2     4
Sara Backing            33    87    31    35    38  .402     5     6     2
Rosie Galindo            6     8     4     3     1  .375     0     0     0
Erin Gates              32    90    32    33    27  .367     9     1     3
Esther Gonzalez          3    15     5     5     6  .333     1     0     0
Charlotte Holzinger     34    89    32    44    44  .494     9     4     4
Marie Kluss              3     4     3     2     2  .500     0     0     0
Samantha Mondro          6    12     5     4     3  .333     1     0     0
Megan Oswald            12    40    19    14    18  .350     2     1     1
Becky Popielewski       30    60    25    32    23  .533     6     0     2
Melissa Sabaduquia      33    87    27    30    14  .345     4     1     0
Salina Sandoval         15    49    19    22    16  .449     5     2     1
Natalie Schaefer        28    70    24    22    18  .314     3     2     2
Jamie Toczek            25    75    26    41    31  .547     6     4     0
Natalie Tondelli        30    42    15    15     9  .357     4     0     1
Opponents Totals        35   664   158   159   117  .239    20     7     6
Team Totals             35   886   311   362   308  .409    68    24    22
PITCHING
Name                   W-L     G      IP     H    ER    BB    SO   ERA
Rachel Backing         1-0     3     5.0     7     9     7    10 12.60
Erin Gates            19-9    28   148.0   119    76   140   175  3.59
Melissa Sabaduquia     2-2     5    23.0    31    25    19    16  7.61
Natalie Schaefer       2-0     2     6.0     2     7    13     4  8.17
Team Totals          24-11    38   182.0   159   117   179   205  4.50
Date   Opponent                     W/LRuns Opp
3/26   Wilmette (Regina)              W   3   1
3/30   Skokie (Niles West)            W  11   3
4/4    Palatine (H.S.)                L   1   4
4/13   Chicago (Lake View)            W  18   1
4/14   Chicago (St. Ignatius)         L   5  16
4/17   Chicago (Washington)           W  11   3
4/18   Chicago (Good Counsel)         W   6   5
4/18   Chicago (Good Counsel)         W  14   9
4/23   Arlington Heights (St. Viator)   W  13   9
4/24   Northbrook (Glenbrook North)   L   5   6
4/27   Chicago (Lake View)            W  23   1
4/28   Chicago (Steinmetz)            W  15   2
4/30   Chicago (Schurz)               W  18   0
5/4    Chicago (Prosser)              W  22   0
5/4    Chicago (Prosser)              W  15   3
5/5    Chicago (Clemente)             W  13   2
5/9    Glenview (Glenbrook South)     L   1  11
5/9    Glenview (Glenbrook South)     L   1   6
5/11   Chicago (Kelvyn Park)          W  19   1
5/11   Chicago (Kelvyn Park)          W  11   5
5/13   Chicago (Steinmetz)            W  10   0
5/14   Chicago (Foreman)              W  10   0
5/14   Chicago (Foreman)              W   9   5
5/15   Highland Park                  L   1  11
5/15   Highland Park                  L   8   9
5/18   Chicago (Mother McAuley)       L   1   6
5/18   Chicago (Mother McAuley)       L   1  11
5/19   River Grove (Guerin)           L   1   2
5/20   Chicago (Schurz)               W  15   7
5/22   Chicago (Resurrection)         L   9  10
Chicago Public League Playoffs
*5/26  Chicago (Near North)           W  15   5
*5/28  Chicago (Von Steuben)          W  11   5
*6/2   Chicago (Mather)               W   8   5
*6/4   Chicago (Clemente)             W  12   3
*6/8   Chicago (Kenwood) (8 inn.)     W   1   0
Year   W-L       
1997   26-7      
1998   19-11     
School                             Years     No.     W-L       
At Chicago (Lane)                  1997-98   2       45-18     
 
For Chicago (Lane)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book. 
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