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TRITON CENTRAL SCORES
EARLY, GRABS CLASS 2A BASEBALL TITLE
Putting a four-spot on the board in the top half
of the first, Triton Central rolled to a 7-4 victory over Frankton in the
championship game of the IHSAA Class AA Baseball State Finals in the third game
of the day at Victory Field.
Frankton errors opened the early floodgate for
Triton Central, as Randy Wittman (12) and Jay
Broughton (10) each reached on a miscue.
Brandon Roberts (12) singled through the left side, loading the bases
for Brad Grant (11), who promptly sent them all home with a triple to right
center. James Green (11) then proceeded
to single to short, plating Grant, to end the scoring in the inning.
Frankton answered with a single tally in the
bottom of the opening frame. Josh Detrick (12) opened the frame with a walk and advanced on a
wild pitch. After Billy Grinstead (11) and Billy Salazar (12) were putouts, Nate McKeon (11) singled to right, scoring Detrick.
The Eagles added another run in the bottom of
the second, as Lucas Etchison (9) opened up with a
triple down the left field line. Joe McPhearson (11) then stepped in and singled up the middle,
sending Etchison home, chopping the lead in half.
Triton Central notched another run in the top of
the fifth and, again, errors came into play.
Broughton singled to left center to open the inning. Following a strikeout by Roberts, Grant
singled through the left side and Green reached on a fielder’s choice. Grant then raced to second on an error, with
Broughton scoring the fifth run of the contest, all unearned, making it 5-2.
On to the bottom of inning
number-five and new life for Frankton. Grindstead walked and Salazar singled him to second, from
which he advanced to third on a passed ball.
McKeon then launched a long double to left center, driving in both,
cutting the margin to 5-4. Etchison followed with a towering fly ball to center, on
which Brad Grant made a sensational play, to put an end to what could have been
an even more profitable inning.
The runs continued rolling in in the top of the sixth for Triton Central. Wittman and Mahurin both scored on a Broughton double to left, forcing
a pitching change by head coach Brad Buckingham, as he brought in Joe McPhearson (11) from first base to get the final out.
Frankton was unable to score in the bottom of
the sixth and seventh, giving the Tigers their first championship in any of the
IHSAA sanctioned team sports.
Triton Central, under Rob Robertson, concludes
the year with a 26-2 mark. Frankton
finished the season at 22-9-1.
A pair of Class 2A records fell during the day’s
action: most hits by a single team (12)
and most combined hits by both teams (21).
The previous marks were 11 by Taylor vs. North Montgomery in 2000 and 16
by Taylor vs. North Montgomery in 2000 and Fort Wayne Blackhawk vs. Tecumseh in
2002.
L.V.
PHILLIPS CLASS AA MENTAL ATTITUDE
AWARD GOES
TO JERAD YELLAND OF LAWRENCEBURG
Jerad Yelland of Lawrenceburg was named
winner of the Class AA 2003 Boys Baseball L.V. Phillips Award for Mental
Attitude on Saturday, June 21, 2003 at Victory Field in Indianapolis.
Members
of the IHSAA Executive Committee present the award to the outstanding senior
participant in each classification of the boys
baseball state finals. The recipient of
this award, who was nominated by his principal and coach, must excel in mental
attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability in baseball.
A
four-year member of the Tigers’ baseball squad, Jerad
was this year’s team captain and a three-year letterman. He was named All-Eastern Indiana Athletic
Conference this season and captured the Team Mental Attitude Award, while being
named an Academic All-State Nominee and garnering All-County Honorable Mention
accolades.
Jerad is a three-sport athlete.
He was a three-year letterman in both football and basketball. On the gridiron, he was named all-conference
as a senior and won the Dick Meador Leadership Award.
At
the Lawrenceburg Awards Night on June 4, 2003, Jerad
received all of the end-of-year athletic awards: Scholarship Award; Crater Award; Chuck Hunter
Award; John Creech Memorial Award; Robert W. Meyer Award; and, U.S. Army
Distinguished Athlete Award. It is the
first time in LHS history that one athlete has been the recipient of these
special awards.
Maintaining
a 4.0 GPA and a number-one class ranking throughout his career, he was also a member
of Student Council, National Hispanic Honor Society, National Honor Society,
Key Club and Tiger PIZAZZ. He was a
three-year recipient of the Jack Anderson Academic Award and was an Academic
Medallion Award winner each of his high school years.
His
volunteer activities included residential clean-up projects, cancer fundraisers
and Key Club, where he was active in the Kidney Dialysis Drive, Buddy Program
Canned Food Drive, Community Commradery Lock-In and
Y-Teen Choices.
Jerad Yelland is the son of Sheila and
David Yelland of Lawrenceburg.
Farm
Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate partner, presented a scholarship check for
$1,000.00 to Lawrenceburg High School in the name of Jerad
Yelland.
Team Posters And Individual Action Photographs Available
Visit 20-20 Photographic, the IHSAA’s photographer and the Midwest’s Leader in Sports
Action Photography, for images captured during Saturday’s four championship
games! Action photos as well as 20-20’s Ultimate Sports Poster will be
available for purchase later in the week following the state finals.
IHSAA State Championship
Merchandise
For
t-shirts and sweatshirts commemorating the 37th Annual IHSAA State
Finals or for any of our events, visit our friends at Morris, Inc.
State Finals Programs
Available
Couldn’t be
at Victory Field for the state finals? You can still purchase a copy of the
official souvenir program while supplies last! Programs are $3.00 if you purchase
in person at the IHSAA Office (9150 N. Meridian Street in Indianapolis) or
$5.00 by mail (postage included). To order, send a check for $5.00 made payable
to the IHSAA, a note with your return address and brief description of your
request and mail to: IHSAA Programs, PO Box 40650, Indianapolis, IN 46240-0650.
Sorry, no credit cards. To further inquire, e-mail Assistant Sports Information
Director Jason Wille at jwille@ihsaa.org.
Own A
Video or DVD Of The Championship Games
Video copies
of each of the Saturday’s four championship games will be available for
purchase from the IHSAA Video Library courtesy of Victory Field Video
Productions. VHS tapes are $30.00 in person at the
IHSAA Office or $35.00 by mail (shipping and handling included) while DVD's are
$50.00 in person or $55.00 by mail. For ordering instructions, see page 28 of
the game program or visit the IHSAA
website for a complete list of game films available in several sports down
through the years.