1999 IHSAA Baseball State Finals

June 26

Victory Field, Indianapolis

 

33rd Baseball State Finals field

includes six first-time finalists

Six first-time state finalists, a school that came within one game of a state title in 1998 and another former state runner-up comprise the field in Saturday's 33rd Annual IHSAA Baseball State Finals at Victory Field in Indianapolis.

Carroll of Fort Wayne, Jimtown, Lawrence North, Madison, Milan and Park Tudor are in the state finals for the first time. Evansville Mater Dei reached the Class 2A state finals last year, falling to Alexandria 4-3 in the championship game. McCutcheon was the 1994 state runner-up to Penn in the single-class format.

Of the eight teams remaining from the 377 that began sectional play three weeks ago, Park Tudor (Class A) and Madison (Class 3A) were ranked No. 1 in their respective class in the final Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association poll. The poll was issued just prior to the start of tournament play.

Meanwhile, Class A finalist Milan and Class 3A finalist Carroll are one game away from a state championship after finishing the regular season unranked. Evansville Mater Dei was No. 4 in the final Class 2A poll, while Jimtown was sixth. In Class 4A, Lawrence North was ranked fourth and McCutcheon was fifth.

There were only two head-to-head meetings this season among the state finalists, with Lawrence North posting victories over Park Tudor and Madison.

CLASS A

Park Tudor enters with a eight-game winning streak. Of its four losses this season, three came to Class 4A opponents. The Panthers also captured the Marion County Tournament title at mid-season. In tournament play, the Panthers have knocked off No. 8-ranked Wapahani in the regional and No. 3-ranked South Central (Union Mills) in the semi-state. Park Tudor is hitting .405 as a team, with five players batting over .400. The Panthers are led by senior pitcher/shortstop Todd Grant at .591 with 11 doubles and 43 RBI. Grant also is the ace of the pitching staff with an 11-4 record, 99 strikeouts and a 2.72 ERA in 86 innings.

For Milan, the Indians have been on a tournament roll after losing three of their last four regular-season games. The Indians punctuated that streak last week by eliminating No. 7-ranked Rockville to win the Northview Semi-State title.

Milan's top hitter is senior first baseman Ronnie Kennett at .360 with 12 doubles and 31 RBI. Senior Fredi Mattl is the top pitcher, with an 8-2 record in 81 innings. He has 94 strikeouts and a 2.93 ERA.

CLASS 2A

Evansville Mater Dei looks to go one step farther in search of its first baseball state title. The Wildcats return four seniors -- Dustin Macke, Ike Miller, Nick Miller and Adam Schiff -- from the 1998 Class 2A championship game. Offensively, Schiff is the top hitter with a .443 batting average, 10 doubles and 33 RBI. Right behind is Macke at .438 with 32 RBI. He also is 9-2 on the mound with a 2.02 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 66 innings. The Wildcats enter with a seven-game winning streak, including a 11-3 North Central Semi-State championship game victory over No. 2-ranked Hagerstown.

Earlier this school year, Nick Miller won three matches at 160 pounds in the state team wrestling finals to help Evansville Mater Dei to its fifth consecutive state title and sixth overall. In football, Adam Schiff led the state in passing yardage per game for the 1998 season with a 259.2 average and 3,370 yards overall with 29 touchdowns. He ranks second on the state's career passing chart with 8,743 yards. His key target in 1998 was Ike Miller, who ranked 10th in receiving yards per game with 84.1.

Like Evansville Mater Dei, Jimtown is trying to finish the school year with a second state championship. The Jimmies won their second consecutive undefeated Class 2A football state title last November. Their march to the baseball state finals has been dominating, with the offense scoring in double figures five times in six games. They escaped a 13-12 extra-inning slugfest to eliminate No. 3-ranked Fort Wayne Luers in the Warsaw Regional, and downed No. 10-ranked Boone Grove in the Lafayette Jefferson Semi-State opener.

The Jimmies have three players batting over .400, topped by senior first baseman/pitcher Joshua Rider at .523 with 13 doubles and 54 RBI. Rider is 10-4 on the mound, with a 1.62 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 86 innings.

Jimtown has several players who also participated in the 1998 state finals, including Eskew Mental Attitude Award recipient Craig Hisey at first base and record-setting kicker Robert Menchinger at shortstop. As a junior, Menchinger already owns the state career PAT record with 210. He set the Class 2A championship game field goal record last fall with a 47-yarder.

CLASS 3A

Carroll arrives with an eight-game winning streak and victories over three ranked teams in its last four tournament games. The unranked Chargers downed No. 9-ranked Peru 10-0 in the sectional final, ousted No. 4 Kankakee Valley in the semi-state opener and eliminated No. 10 Plymouth in the semi-state finals to reach the state finals for the first time. They join the school's volleyball team (1988) and boys soccer team (1994) as state finalists, but could become Carroll's first state championship team.

Sophomore infielder Kyle Wynn has the team's top batting average at .458, followed by senior pitcher/outfielder Jon Dove at .404. Dove also has been the pitching workhorse, with 118 strikeouts in 90 innings.

Madison came close to its first baseball state finals appearance a year ago, falling to eventual state champion Jasper 9-8 in the semi-state finals. This time, the top-ranked Cubs broke through by eliminating the host Wildcats 3-2 in the semi-state opener and following with a 4-0 triumph over Roncalli. This is Madison's first appearance in an IHSAA state finals for a team sport since boys basketball in 1962. Madison's only losses this season were to Class 4A state finalist Lawrence North in the second game of the year and to Franklin in the regular-season finale.

Senior pitcher/infielder Bryan Bullington leads the way with a 14-0 record that includes a 1.61 ERA and 127 strikeouts in 87 innings. He's also batting .392 with nine doubles and 28 RBI. Madison's big run producer is junior infielder/pitcher Chris Bass with a .485 average, 13 doubles, 13 homers and 48 RBI.

CLASS 4A

In two of its first six games this season, Lawrence North posted victories over teams that would reach the state finals. The Wildcats downed Madison 10-3 in their season opener, and topped Park Tudor 14-2 three weeks later. In five tournament games, they've pitched two shutouts and limited the other three opponents to one run each. Their strong pitching has been led by senior Kenny Hughes, who has compiled a 13-1 record while recording 116 strikeouts in 94 innings with a 1.49 ERA. He's also their top hitter with a .485 average, 13 homers and 54 RBI.

This is the ninth McCutcheon team to reach the state finals in a team sport, and it would become the first to win a state title if the Mavericks prevail. The Mavericks have come on strong down the stretch, winning 14 of their last 16 regular season games and five tournament games. The regular-season run included three victories on their way to the Olympic Conference tournament championship.

Among its regulars, senior second baseman Matt Kennedy sports the highest batting average at .462 along with 19 doubles. Senior Pat Lowrey is the top pitcher with a 10-1 record, 75 strikeouts and a 2.38 ERA in 85 innings.

Following each game, the state championship and runner-up trophies and medals will be presented on the field to the members of each team. The L.V. Phillips Mental Attitude Award will be presented in each of the four classes. The award includes a $1,000 scholarship from Farm Bureau Insurance that will be presented to the school of each recipient.

Park Tudor Panthers

Name

B/T

Ht.

Pos.

Gr.

AB

H

R

RBI

2B

3B

HR

Avg.

Tom Burney

R/R

6-0

2B

11

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

.000

Ryan Cline

R/R

5-7

OF

9

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

.000

Phil Sparks

R/R

6-2

C

11

93

34

29

36

5

0

7

.366

Charles Black

R/R

6-0

3B

12

95

30

26

24

2

1

3

.316

Matt Shumate

R/R

6-0

P

11

7

1

1

0

0

0

0

.143

Courtney Clency

R/R

6-0

OF

10

99

38

35

26

5

1

2

.384

Todd Grant

R/R

6-0

P/SS

12

127

75

51

43

11

3

3

.591

Matt Huntley

R/R

5-10

P/OF

10

87

26

21

21

2

0

0

.299

Neil Quigley

R/R

6-0

2B

11

108

47

40

26

5

1

1

.435

Ben Miner

R/R

5-9

C/P

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

Matt Kleymeyer

R/R

6-3

P/SS/OF

11

105

44

36

38

7

2

3

.419

Ross Fleck

R/R

6-3

1B

11

106

50

33

42

5

0

0

.471

Chris Mehl

R/R

6-5

3B

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

Scott Dust

R/R

5-7

OF

11

56

14

12

9

1

0

0

.250

Jeff Markley

R/R

6-2

P/3B

9

63

21

19

18

4

1

3

.333

Dan Golden

L/L

5-6

OF/P

11

105

46

33

37

5

1

3

.438

James Riswick

R/R

6-3

1B

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

Oliver Ayres

R/R

5-7

OF

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

Cyros Hyatt

R/R

5-10

OF

11

3

1

0

1

0

0

0

.333

Pitchers

Name

W-L

ERA

GS

GC

REL

IP

BF

H

R

ER

BB

SO

HB

Matt Shumate

4-0

2.86

3

2

4

22

--

16

12

7

14

21

--

Todd Grant

11-4

2.72

15

12

3

86

--

61

33

26

11

99

--

Matt Huntley

6-0

1.41

2

1

6

32

--

13

4

5

7

17

--

Matt Kleymeyer

4-0

3.73

7

3

3

41

--

32

22

17

22

34

--

Jeff Markley

1-0

3.38

3

1

2

16

--

13

9

6

11

23

--

Park Tudor’s State Finals History

First Appearance

Team Facts

Location: Indianapolis

County: Marion

Principal: James Leffler

Athletic Director: Brad Lennon

Asst. Athletic Directors: Ed Kelly, Barb Skinner

Head Coach: Bob Hildebrand

Asst. Coaches: Duke Burns, Jeff Holbrook, Jason Stuckey, Shane Cox, Dave Vahle

Nickname: Panthers

Colors: Red, Black & White

Enrollment: 357 in four grades

Last Year’s Tournament: Advanced to Tri Regional; lost to Wapahani, 11-6

1998-99 Results (26-4)

4/6

vs. Nashville Glenncliff, Tenn.

W

6-5

4/7

vs. Antioch, Tenn.

W

10-9

4/10

Indianapolis Arlington

W

10-0

4/13

Indianapolis Ars. Technical

W

10-0

4/15

at Brebeuf

W

4-3

4/19

Lapel

W

14-4

4/20

Indianapolis Northwest

W

8-4

4/21

Lawrence North

L

14-2

5/1

Indianapolis Broad Ripple

W

9-8

5/5

Sheridan

W

9-1

Marion County Tournament

5/7

at Franklin Central

W

7-4

5/8

at Southport

W

8-4

5/8

at Warren Central

W

6-5

5/10

at Indian Creek

W

7-6

5/11

at Indianapolis Cathedral

W

17-4

5/13

Indianapolis Lutheran

W

15-3

Marion County Tournament

5/15

Perry Meridian

L

3-2

5/17

at Blue River Valley

W

15-1

5/18

Indianapolis Ritter

W

14-4

5/20

at Monrovia

W

14-5

5/21

at Lawrence Central

L

3-2

5/24

Heritage Christian

L

9-8

5/25

at Indianapolis Manual

W

14-6

5/28

at Whiteland

W

7-3

Tri Sectional

6/1

Blue River Valley

W

13-3

6/3

Lapel

W

14-4

6/5

Tri

W

15-5

Rushville Regional

6/12

Wapahani

W

4-3

Kokomo Semi-State

6/19

South Central

(Union Mills)

W

8-2

6/19

Fremont

W

6-0

 

 

 

Milan Indians

Name

B/T

Ht.

Pos.

Gr.

AB

H

R

RBI

2B

3B

HR

Avg.

Jeremy Kilburn

L/R

5-7

3B

11

59

12

13

9

1

0

2

.203

Tony Whittington

R/R

6-1

C

10

6

2

4

3

0

0

0

.333

Chris Sandefur

R/R

6-0

RF

12

53

8

12

4

1

0

2

.151

Dustin Eaglin

R/R

5-7

2B/3B

10

54

14

10

12

2

0

0

.259

Rob Kraushar

R/R

6-0

OF

12

30

8

4

9

3

0

0

.267

Danny Hoffman

R/R

5-8

OF/P

12

60

18

14

7

2

0

1

.300

Ryan Ingram

R/R

5-9

C

12

92

29

9

12

3

0

1

.315

Barry Webster

R/R

6-1

P/DH

11

76

26

16

21

6

0

4

.342

Matt Langferman

R/L

5-11

OF/P

10

96

27

26

7

3

0

0

.281

Cory Eaglin

R/R

5-5

SS/P

10

67

20

9

11

5

0

2

.299

Adam Huff

R/R

5-7

OF

12

6

0

2

1

0

0

0

.000

Travis McKittrick

R/R

5-6

IF

10

10

1

7

0

0

0

0

.100

Fredi Mattl

R/R

6-1

P/2B

12

91

27

15

25

11

0

3

.297

Ronnie Kennett

R/R

6-4

1B

12

94

34

31

22

12

0

5

.360

Pitchers

Name

W-L

ERA

GS

GC

REL

IP

BF

H

R

ER

BB

SO

HB

Dustin Eaglin

0-0

2.33

--

--

0

3

16

1

2

1

5

2

0

Danny Hoffman

2-4

3.59

--

--

1

39

177

37

27

20

19

37

0

Barry Webster

4-4

4.41

--

--

0

54

250

57

40

34

26

34

5

Matt Langferman

1-0

3.29

--

--

0

17

76

18

12

8

11

2

1

Cory Eaglin

1-1

9.13

--

--

0

7.2

41

13

11

10

8

7

0

Fredi Mattl

8-2

2.93

--

--

1

81.1

340

57

42

34

42

94

4

Milan’s State Finals History

First Appearance

Team Facts

Location: Milan

County: Ripley

Superintendent: Donald Swisher

Principal: Michael Parks

Athletic Director: Marty Layden

Head Coach: Jeff Greiwe

Asst. Coaches: Doug Behlmer, Ron Kennett

Nickname: Indians

Colors: Black & Gold

Conference: Ohio River Valley

Enrollment: 365 in four grades

Last Year’s Tournament: Advanced to semifinals of Madison Shawe Sectional; lost to Madison Shawe, 9-3

1998-99 Results (16-11-2)

4/5

Hauser

W

6-3

4/8

at Greensburg

T

2-2

4/10

at South Dearborn

L

8-1

4/10

at South Dearborn

L

11-2

4/12

Lawrenceburg

W

8-7

4/14

at Switzerland County

W

8-1

4/19

Jac-Cen-Del

W

8-5

4/22

South Decatur

W

18-2

4/26

at Rising Sun

W

15-4

4/28

Madison Shawe

L

3-0

4/29

Batesville

T

4-4

5/4

at South Ripley

L

5-3

5/5

at East Central

L

5-3

Ohio River Valley Conference Tournament

5/7

Switzerland County

L

14-6

5/10

Switzerland County

W

5-2

5/14

at Jac-Cen-Del

L

7-5

5/15

Waldron

W

8-2

5/15

Waldron

W

12-3

5/17

at Southwestern (Hanover)

L

4-1

5/19

Rising Sun

W

12-2

5/20

Franklin County

L

4-0

5/21

Southwestern (Hanover)

L

13-3

5/23

at Madison Shawe

W

8-1

5/27

South Ripley

L

7-6

Madison Shawe Sectional

5/31

Hauser

W

3-2

6/4

Madison Shawe

W

6-5

Madison Shawe Regional

6/12

Southwestern (Shelbyville)

W

4-3

Northview Semi-State

6/19

Northeast Dubois

W

3-0

6/19

Rockville

W

10-7

Jimtown Jimmies

Name

B/T

Ht.

Pos.

Gr.

AB

H

R

RBI

2B

3B

HR

Avg.

Adam Johnson

L/R

5-9

OF

11

21

7

10

6

0

0

2

.333

Joshua Smith

L/R

6-2

OF

11

107

53

36

56

9

3

8

.495

Landon Gilbert

R/R

5-11

2B/P

12

108

48

47

49

16

0

9

.444

Keith Kinder

R/R

5-11

3B

12

109

41

41

26

6

0

4

.376

Zachary Johnson

R/R

5-7

C

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

Bret Miller

R/R

5-7

OF

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

Clint Rider

R/R

5-8

OF

11

102

36

37

19

6

0

3

.352

Brandon Squibb

R/R

5-8

C

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

Ryan Secor

R/R

6-1

OF

11

33

8

7

6

0

0

0

.242

Shawn Flores

R/R

6-0

OF

11

4

1

2

1

0

0

0

.250

Zack Esders

R/R

6-0

P

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

Joshua Rider

R/R

6-0

1B/P

12

107

56

53

54

13

1

15

.523

Craig Hisey

L/L

5-11

1B

12

31

6

6

3

1

0

0

.193

Steve Stout

R/R

6-0

C

12

96

33

26

22

7

0

2

.343

David Peterson

R/R

6-1

2B

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

Kyle Kinder

R/R

5-9

3B

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

Robert Menchinger

R/R

6-0

SS

11

54

17

16

9

2

0

0

.314\

Bodie Bender

L/L

6-2

1B

10

12

3

3

3

0

0

0

.250

Ryan Vest

R/R

6-0

OF

11

61

23

17

15

4

0

3

.377

Matt Davis

R/R

6-0

P

12

85

26

25

24

5

0

6

.305

Pitchers

Name

W-L

ERA

GS

GC

REL

IP

BF

H

R

ER

BB

SO

HB

Landon Gilbert

6-0

1.62

7

2

--

47.3

211

43

18

11

23

20

5

Joshua Rider

10-4

1.62

14

5

--

86

378

87

57

20

31

73

7

Robert Menchinger

1-0

5.52

0

0

--

12.6

67

15

16

10

7

10

1

Ryan Vest

2-0

5.50

1

1

--

14

66

16

11

11

7

12

2

Matt Davis

8-2

2.70

11

2

--

51.6

235

49

36

20

32

40

2

Jimtown’s State Finals History

First Appearance

Team Facts

Location: Elkhart

County: Elkhart

Superintendent: Jerry Cook

Principal: Floyd Trosper

Athletic Director: Bill Sharpe

Head Coach: Mike Stout

Asst. Coaches: Dave Pontius, Dave Rider, Keith Kinder, Steve Stout

Nickname: Jimmies

Colors: Maroon, White & Gold

Conference: Northern State

Enrollment: 535 in four grades

Last Year’s Tournament: Lost in Jimtown Sectional to Churubusco, 8-7

1998-99 Results (27-6)

3/29

Constantine, Mich.

W

11-1

4/3

at NorthWood

W

6-1

4/6

at Prairie Heights

W

10-1

4/7

Elkhart Memorial

W

15-14

4/8

Concord

W

9-5

Edwardsburg, Mich. Invitational

4/10

vs. Sturgis, Mich.

W

4-3

4/10

vs. Edwardsburg, Mich.

W

11-9

4/12

at Northridge

W

7-3

4/14

Goshen

L

7-3 (8inn)

4/19

at Bremen

W

9-1

4/20

Bethany Christian

W

12-0

4/21

at Culver Community

W

18-2

4/24

New Prairie

L

7-5

4/26

Knox

W

11-1

4/28

at Glenn

L

7-6

4/30

at Triton

W

14-9

5/3

at LaVille

W

12-3

5/5

Bremen

W

9-4

5/7

Culver Community

W

11-1

5/10

at New Prairie

W

8-2

5/12

at Knox

W

9-8

5/14

Glenn

W

11-4

5/15

Wawasee

L

15-12

5/17

Triton

L

8-7

5/18

at Mishawaka Marian

L

4-1

5/19

LaVille

W

12-2

5/27

at Westview

W

14-4

Jimtown Sectional

5/31

Churubusco

W

14-5

6/3

Westview

W

13-0

6/5

Fairfield

W

10-0

Warsaw Regional

6/12

Fort Wayne Luers

W

13-12 (8inn)

Lafayette Jefferson Semi-State

6/19

Boone Grove

W

15-3 (5inn)

6/19

Eastbrook

W

5-2

 

Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats

Name

B/T

Ht.

Pos.

Gr.

AB

H

R

RBI

2B

3B

HR

Avg.

Cory Macke

L/L

6-0

P/OF

11

34

8

7

7

2

0

0

.235

Justin Elpers

L/L

6-0

P/OF

11

63

19

27

13

5

0

0

.302

Matt Goans

L/R

5-10

IF

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

Nate Schiff

R/R

6-1

IF

12

91

30

27

40

7

4

5

.330

Nick Miller

R/R

5-10

OF

12

105

40

35

19

4

3

4

.381

Albert Schmitt

L/L

5-10

OF

10

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

.000

Josh Hodge

R/R

6-0

1B

12

63

25

15

22

3

1

0

.397

Mike Lahr

R/R

5-10

C

11

39

8

7

8

1

0

0

.205

Craig Elsner

L/L

6-0

1B

11

12

3

4

2

0

0

0

.250

Adam Schiff

R/R

5-10

SS

12

97

43

41

33

10

1

1

.443

Dustin Macke

R/R

6-2

P/DH

12

83

39

26

32

7

0

0

.438

Doug Moore

L/L

6-0

P

11

3

0

1

0

0

0

0

.000

Chris Stratman

R/R

5-11

IF

11

17

6

4

5

1

0

0

.353

J.D. Wargel

R/R

6-0

P

12

3

1

4

0

0

0

0

.333

Adam Adler

L/L

5-9

OF

11

15

5

7

6

0

0

0

.333

Andy Woehler

R/R

5-11

OF

12

67

18

14

11

2

0

1

.269

Jared Schiff

R/R

6-2

IF

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

Ike Miller

R/R

5-10

IF

12

86

20

17

18

2

1

0

.233

Billy Smith

R/R

6-2

C

10

83

32

18

19

5

0

2

.386

Pitchers

Name

W-L

ERA

GS

GC

REL

IP

BF

H

R

ER

BB

SO

HB

Cory Macke

5-0

1.91

7

2

0

36.2

136

27

11

10

20

42

2

Justin Elpers

8-2

3.54

10

2

0

57.1

218

63

38

29

26

64

3

Nate Schiff

0-0

28.0

0

0

0

1

7

2

4

4

2

1

0

Adam Schiff

0-1

5.25

0

0

3

10.2

49

12

15

8

11

10

2

Dustin Macke

9-2

2.02

12

7

0

66

257

58

27

19

11

79

2

Doug Moore

1-2

8.40

2

0

0

0.1

43

16

15

10

9

7

0

Chris Stratman

1-0

26.2

0

0

0

1.1

10

6

5

5

0

1

0

J.D. Wargel

1-1

10.8

0

0

0

11

53

21

18

17

16

10

0

Ike Miller

0-0

4.20

2

0

0

8.1

30

6

6

5

14

9

3

Evansville Mater Dei’s State Finals History

1 State Runner-Up: 1998 (2A)

2 State Finals Appearances: 1998 (2A), 1999 (2A)

Team Facts

Location: Evansville

County: Vanderburgh

Superintendent: Dr. Phyllis Bussing

Principal: Mary Traylor

Athletic Director: Joe Dippel

Head Coach: Darin Knight

Asst. Coaches: Duane Maurer, Steve Ricketts, Chris Schaefer

Nickname: Wildcats

Colors: Red & Gold

Conference: Southern Indiana

Enrollment: 628 in four grades

Last Year’s Tournament: Finished as Class 2A state runner-up; lost to Alexandria, 4-3

1998-99 Results (25-8)

4/5

at Vincennes Lincoln

W

3-2

4/6

at North Posey

W

17-5

4/8

at Forest Park

W

14-8

4/9

at Evansville Harrison

W

11-7

4/14

Evansville Bosse

W

6-2

4/19

Princeton

W

10-5

4/21

Pike Central

L

6-0

4/22

Evansville North

W

6-1

4/23

at Evansville Harrison

W

2-1

4/24

Heritage Hills

W

5-3

4/29

Evansville Memorial

W

3-2

4/30

Evansville Reitz

W

2-0

5/3

Castle

W

7-0

5/4

at Evansville Central

W

29-5

5/6

Evansville Bosse

W

13-6

5/8

at Providence

W

17-12

5/10

Evansville North

L

4-0

5/13

Evansville Harrison

L

8-5

5/15

Mount Carmel, Ill.

W

11-1

5/18

Evansville Reitz

W

14-1

5/21

at Castle

L

16-5

5/22

Tell City

W

10-0

5/24

at Mount Vernon

L

14-2

5/24

Mount Vernon

L

5-2

5/25

at Boonville

L

7-6

5/26

Evansville Memorial

L

13-2

5/28

Evansville Central

W

8-1

Southridge Sectional

6/3

North Posey

W

10-0

6/5

Forest Park

W

9-2

6/5

Southridge

W

3-2

Jasper Regional

6/12

Mitchell

W

14-1

North Central Semi-State

6/19

Southwestern (Hanover)

W

10-0 (5inn)

6/19

Hagerstown

W

11-3

 

Carroll Chargers

Name

B/T

Ht.

Pos.

Gr.

AB

H

R

RBI

2B

3B

HR

Avg.

Mark Trahin

R/R

6-2

IF

11

5

1

0

3

0

0

0

.200

Luke Amstutz

R/R

5-10

IF

11

109

32

31

14

9

0

0

.294

Mark Barry

R/R

6-1

C

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

Kyle Wynn

R/R

6-0

IF

10

24

11

9

9

1

0

2

.458

Mark Knox

R/R

6-0

P

11

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

Eric Shippy

L-R/R

5-11

IF/P

10

84

31

25

15

11

0

2

.369

Tyler Benkenstein

R/R

5-9

IF

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

Jim Irven

R/R

5-8

C

12

103

31

18

24

10

1

1

.301

Justin Walborn

R/L

6-1

OF

12

99

31

26

18

26

0

1

.313

Tim King

R/R

6-1

OF

10

8

3

2

2

1

0

0

.375

Doug Hart

R/R

6-0

IF

12

31

7

12

4

2

1

0

.226

Darrell Richard

R/R

6-1

OF

12

27

4

9

4

0

0

0

.148

Chris Weldy

R/R

6-1

P/OF

12

35

8

4

8

2

0

0

.229

Jon Dove

L/L

5-11

P/OF

12

109

44

31

31

16

2

4

.404

Ryan Delagrange

R/R

5-11

IF/P

12

101

30

31

27

6

0

5

.297

Jeff Baker

L/L

6-0

OF/P

10

88

23

15

18

7

1

2

.261

Pitchers

Name

W-L

ERA

GS

GC

REL

IP

BF

H

R

ER

BB

SO

HB

Mark Knox

1-0

4.58

1

0

3

15.1

71

14

14

10

8

13

3

Eric Shippy

3-2

6.39

2

0

8

23

117

27

27

21

22

23

1

Chris Weldy

4-3

4.61

10

6

4

41

179

34

32

27

32

39

3

Jon Dove

8-5

2.33

13

11

4

90

298

63

45

30

51

118

7

Jeff Baker

2-0

3.96

6

3

2

46

107

46

31

26

28

29

0

Carroll’s State Finals History

First Appearance

Team Facts

Location: Fort Wayne

County: Allen

Superintendent: Dr. Steven Yager

Principal: Tim Ogle

Athletic Director: Dave Hey

Asst. Athletic Director: Chere Balmoria

Head Coach: Chris Adams

Asst. Coaches: Dave Ginder, Donn Nichols, Mike Klopfenstein, Kevin Irons, Troy Abbs

Nickname: Chargers

Colors: Royal Blue & White

Conference: Northeast Hoosier

Enrollment: 1,232 in four grades

Last Year’s Tournament: Advanced to New Haven Regional; lost to New Haven, 8-7

1998-99 Results (20-13)

4/6

at Mt. Vernon (Fortville)

W

8-5

4/7

at Castle

L

18-7

4/10

at Churubusco

W

4-1

4/10

at Churubusco

L

5-4

4/13

Fort Wayne Elmhurst

W

13-5

4/14

at Fort Wayne Snider

W

3-2

4/19

at Leo

W

2-0

4/21

Fort Wayne Concordia

W

7-6

4/26

at Fort Wayne North Side

L

6-4

4/29

at New Haven

W

10-2

4/30

at Norwell

L

1-0

5/1

Fort Wayne Dwenger

L

8-1

5/1

Fort Wayne Dwenger

L

14-12

5/3

Heritage

W

11-6

5/4

East Noble

W

6-5

5/6

at Bellmont

L

6-2

5/11

Homestead

L

3-2

5/13

at Columbia City

L

6-5

5/15

Fort Wayne South Side

W

9-5

5/15

Fort Wayne South Side

W

6-5

5/18

DeKalb

L

5-4

5/20

at Fort Wayne North Side

L

11-10

5/24

Garrett

W

14-4

5/26

Fort Wayne Northrop

L

18-6

5/27

at Fort Wayne Luers

L

6-5

5/28

Central Noble

W

10-0

5/28

Central Noble

W

4-1

Carroll (Fort Wayne) Sectional

6/1

Whitko

W

10-0

6/5

Fort Wayne Elmhurst

W

5-3

6/5

Peru

W

10-0

Fort Wayne Concordia Regional

6/12

Fort Wayne Dwenger

W

10-0

Fort Wayne Concordia Semi-State

6/19

Kankakee Valley

W

14-3

6/19

Plymouth

W

6-3

 

Madison Cubs

Name

B/T

Ht.

Pos.

Gr.

AB

H

R

RBI

2B

3B

HR

Avg.

Curtis Slack

L/L

6-0

OF

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

Shawn Barnes

L/R

5-8

OF

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

Justin McKay

R/R

5-9

IF

11

7

0

1

0

0

0

0

.000

Eddie Meier

R/R

5-9

IF/C

12

81

31

21

27

9

2

4

.383

Jim Lucas

R/R

5-9

OF

11

6

1

7

3

1

0

0

.167

Mike Watson

R/R

6-1

IF/P

9

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

.500

Zach Sheets

R/R

6-0

C

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

Ryan Mahoney

R/R

5-9

IF

12

99

32

25

28

12

0

1

.323

Collin Schafer

L/L

6-1

IF/OF

12

76

28

40

23

4

2

3

.368

Brandon Johnson

R/R

6-0

OF

12

58

13

16

11

2

0

1

.224

Keith Black

L/L

6-0

OF/P

11

87

34

33

24

9

1

5

.391

Bill McClelland

R/R

6-2

IF

12

6

2

4

4

1

0

1

.333

Kyle Dunn

R/R

6-1

OF/IF

12

41

12

12

8

3

0

0

.293

Nate Kortokrax

R/L

6-3

OF/P

12

8

1

3

0

0

0

0

.125

Nick Griffith

R/R

5-9

C

12

90

25

23

20

9

0

1

.278

Chris Bass

R/R

6-1

IF/P

11

101

49

52

48

13

1

13

.485

Mike Duckworth

R/R

6-1

OF/IF

11

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

Bryan Bullington

R/R

6-4

IF/P

12

97

38

34

28

9

1

4

.392

Chad Liter

L/R

6-2

OF/P

12

103

46

44

33

11

0

13

.447

Joe Jenner

R/R

6-3

IF/P

12

30

10

5

8

2

0

0

.333

Pitchers

Name

W-L

ERA

GS

GC

REL

IP

BF

H

R

ER

BB

SO

HB

Keith Black

7-0

1.92

8

0

0

40

180

38

19

11

10

52

2

Nate Kortokrax

0-0

0.00

0

0

0

3

12

1

1

0

1

5

1

Chris Bass

8-2

2.64

9

4

1

53

205

42

26

20

8

67

3

Bryan Bullington

14-0

1.61

14

9

2

87

347

59

32

20

15

127

8

Chad Liter

1-0

3.18

1

0

0

11

55

14

7

5

8

11

0

Joe Jenner

0-0

4.90

0

0

1

10

51

12

16

7

2

6

4

Madison’s State Finals History

First Appearance

Team Facts

Location: Madison

County: Jefferson

Superintendent: Dr. Stan Bippus

Principal: Ken Hoffman

Athletic Director: Ken Brunner

Head Coach: Gary O'Neal

Asst. Coaches: Mike Modisett, Bob Kring, Tim Whitaker

Nickname: Cubs

Colors: Red & White

Conference: Hoosier Hills

Enrollment: 1,043 in four grades

Last Year’s Tournament: Advanced to championship game of Jasper Semi-State; lost to Jasper, 9-8

1998-99 Results (30-2)

4/1

Batesville

W

14-1

Triple Crown Classic, Madison, Ind.

4/2

Lawrence North

L

10-3

4/6

Greensburg

W

13-0

4/8

at Southwestern (Hanover)

W

8-3

4/10

East Central

W

8-4

4/10

East Central

W

15-4

4/13

at New Albany

W

14-6

4/14

Columbus East

W

9-4

4/20

Seymour

W

8-4

4/22

Jennings County

W

10-9

Madison Courier Invitational

4/24

Carroll County, Ky.

W

14-0

4/29

South Dearborn

W

11-0

Madison Courier Invitational

5/1

Switzerland County

W

15-2

5/1

Southwestern (Hanover)

W

11-3

5/4

at Seymour

W

11-3

5/8

at Lawrenceburg

W

9-2

5/8

at Lawrenceburg

W

12-1

Hoosier Hills Conference Tournament

5/10

Seymour

W

7-4

5/12

Scottsburg

W

14-0

Hoosier Hills Conference Tournament

5/15

at Jeffersonville

W

8-6

5/15

vs. Bedford North Lawrence

W

20-4

5/19

New Washington

W

17-1

5/21

at Jasper

W

7-3

5/25

Silver Creek

W

4-2

5/26

at Bedford North Lawrence

W

9-0

5/27

Floyd Central

W

4-1

5/29

Franklin

L

15-14

Madison Sectional

6/5

Franklin County

W

18-3

6/5

South Dearborn

W

5-3

Madison Shawe Regional

6/14

Charlestown

W

4-1

Jasper Semi-State

6/19

Jasper

W

3-2

6/19

Roncalli

W

4-0

 

McCutcheon Mavericks

Name

B/T

Ht.

Pos.

Gr.

AB

H

R

RBI

2B

3B

HR

Avg.

Nick McIntyre

L-R/R

5-10

C

12

117

48

44

45

14

6

8

.410

Matt Dildine

R/R

5-7

C

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

Matt Huckstep

R/R

5-10

2B

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

Aaron Lower

R/R

5-6

LF

12

81

19

14

15

4

2

2

.235

Jon Emerick

R/R

6-3

RF

10

13

6

2

2

2

0

0

.462

Marc Rowe

L/L

6-1

P/RF

12

91

32

28

15

11

2

0

.352

Matt Kennedy

R/R

5-10

2B

12

121

51

39

19

19

2

1

.421

Jarrad Wright

R/R

5-10

3B

12

52

9

6

8

0

0

1

.173

David Gilbert

R/L

5-9

CF

12

71

26

28

14

6

0

0

.366

Morgan Asay

R/R

5-10

CF

11

24

6

13

5

2

0

0

.250

Travis Neal

R/R

5-8

3B

12

8

2

0

2

0

0

0

.250

Pat Lowrey

R/R

6-3

P/IF

12

109

38

23

29

8

0

2

.349

Paul Smith

R/R

6-0

P/SS

12

105

39

39

42

2

4

10

.371

Kyle Robertson

R/R

5-10

SS

9

3

2

6

3

2

0

0

.667

Erik Moore

R/R

5-11

RF

12

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

Ryan Manuel

R/R

6-0

LF

11

4

0

4

0

0

0

0

.000

Justin Jackson

L/R

5-7

RF

12

40

13

3

4

2

0

0

.325

Steven Davis

L/L

5-11

P

11

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

Brian Eaton

R/R

6-4

1B

12

104

35

20

31

10

0

2

.337

Noble Burkhead

R/R

5-11

1B

11

4

1

1

0

0

0

0

.250

Pitchers

Name

W-L

ERA

GS

GC

REL

IP

BF

H

R

ER

BB

SO

HB

Nick McIntyre

3-1

1.40

6

4

0

25

--

13

8

5

15

32

2

Marc Rowe

3-2

4.50

8

5

1

32.2

--

29

26

21

20

35

1

Pat Lowrey

10-1

2.38

16

13

2

85.1

--

83

45

29

29

75

14

Paul Smith

5-1

2.36

9

4

1

26.7

--

24

10

9

15

25

6

Nick Williams

1-0

0

1

1

0

5

--

3

2

0

2

2

0

Steven Davis

7-0

3.02

14

7

2

48.2

--

49

34

21

30

56

5

Noble Burkhead

0-0

3.50

2

0

0

4.0

--

4

2

2

0

4

0

McCutcheon’s State Finals History

1 State Runner-Up: 1994

2 State Finals Appearances: 1994, 1999 (4A)

Team Facts

Location: Lafayette

County: Tippecanoe

Superintendent: Dr. Richard Wood

Principal: Medarda Bauer

Athletic Director: Mike Landis

Head Coach: Jake Burton

Asst. Coaches: Mark Whitlock, Bob Hallas, Cory Marshall, Jon Miner

Nickname: Mavericks

Colors: Cardinal Red & Gold

Conference: Olympic

Enrollment: 1,176 in four grades

Last Year’s Tournament: Advanced to championship game of Lafayette Jefferson Sectional; lost to Harrison (West Lafayette), 15-6 (11 innings)

1998-99 Results (29-5)

4/3

Terre Haute North

W

6-3

4/3

Terre Haute North

W

10-0

4/8

at Rensselaer

W

7-4

4/10

Connersville

W

5-2

4/10

Connersville

W

6-5

4/13

at Delphi

W

10-0

4/14

Logansport

W

8-2

4/21

at Harrison

(West Lafayette)

W

8-7

4/22

Harrison

(West Lafayette)

W

9-2

4/25

Bloomington South

W

9-5

4/25

Bloomington South

L

6-4

4/28

at Hamilton Southeastern

L

3-1

4/29

Hamilton Southeastern

L

9-5

5/1

Clinton Prairie

W

7-0

5/4

at Noblesville

W

13-4

5/5

Noblesville

W

14-6

5/8

at North Montgomery

W

8-5

5/8

at North Montgomery

W

13-2

5/10

at Lafayette Jefferson

L

5-4

5/11

Brownsburg

W

19-15

5/12

at Brownsburg

W

3-0

5/15

at Lafayette Central Catholic

W

11-3

Olympic Conference Tournament

5/17

Jay County

W

W

5/18

Lake Central

W

3-0

Olympic Conference Tournament

5/21

Huntington North

W

9-0

5/21

Anderson Highland

W

3-2

5/25

at Benton Central

L

15-14

5/26

Twin Lakes

W

12-2

5/27

West Lafayette

W

4-2

Lafayette Jefferson Sectional

6/5

Logansport

W

8-0

6/5

Harrison (West Lafayette)

W

8-7

Lafayette Jefferson Regional

6/12

Huntington North

W

10-7

South Bend Clay Semi-State

6/19

Penn

W

6-2

6/19

Highland

W

8-1

 

 

Lawrence North Wildcats

Name

B/T

Ht.

Pos.

Gr.

AB

H

R

RBI

2B

3B

HR

Avg.

Brett Burns

R/R

5-8

2B

12

11

3

2

3

0

0

1

.273

Derek Hays

R/R

5-10

3B/

2B/SS

11

44

12

8

6

4

0

1

.273

Greg Schnieders

R/R

5-8

OF

12

64

18

15

11

6

0

0

.281

Joel Rebber

R/R

6-0

OF

11

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

Mike Manetta

R/R

6-2

3B

11

29

9

7

3

1

0

0

.310

Bryan McDowell

R/R

5-11

CF

12

90

43

41

45

12

3

4

.478

Tal Short

R/R

5-9

2B

12

128

56

38

28

13

3

3

.438

Evan Hays

R/R

6-0

1B/P

12

73

24

12

18

6

0

0

.329

Greg Harris

L/L

5-11

OF

11

15

3

4

1

0

0

0

.200

Kenny Hughes

L/L

6-2

P/OF

12

111

54

35

54

10

0

13

.486

Scott McGrath

R/R

6-4

P

12

27

6

3

10

0

0

1

.222

Jared Lowe

R/R

5-11

SS

12

110

49

49

27

6

3

4

.445

Chris Griego

R/R

5-8

C

12

14

4

2

5

0

0

0

.286

Tony Francis

R/R

6-2

1B/P

12

51

11

7

8

4

0

0

.216

Aaron Gray

R/R

6-2

C

10

85

34

28

31

6

0

8

.400

Mike McLaughlin

R/R

6-2

P

11

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

Darrell Asche

R/R

6-0

OF

11

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

Paul Knoth

R/R

6-5

P

11

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

Matt Crews

R/R

6-0

OF/P

11

119

51

43

33

14

5

3

.429

Phil Wade

R/R

5-10

SS

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

Pitchers

Name

W-L

ERA

GS

GC

REL

IP

BF

H

R

ER

BB

SO

HB

Mike McLaughlin

0-0

0.00

0

0

0

2.0

9

2

0

0

2

2

0

Evan Hays

5-1

1.60

5

3

1

30.2

125

25

10

7

12

17

0

Kenny Hughes

13-1

1.49

14

10

0

94

389

62

31

20

26

116

0

Scott McGrath

8-0

1.84

10

6

0

57

230

46

15

15

13

40

2

Jared Lowe

0-0

7.00

0

0

0

2

11

3

2

2

2

2

0

Tony Francis

0-0

4.20

0

0

0

8.1

41

11

6

5

4

3

4

Matt Crews

4-1

4.90

4

2

0

20

96

16

19

14

13

23

1

Lawrence North’s State Finals History

First Appearance

Team Facts

Location: Indianapolis

County: Marion

Superintendent: Dr. Timothy Hyland

Principal: Lynn Lupold

Athletic Director: Frank Svarczkopf

Head Coach: Richard Winzenread

Asst. Coaches: Mike Kraft, Scott Whitlock, Brock Morrison, Mark Francis, Nick Davis

Nickname: Wildcats

Colors: Red & Green

Conference: Metropolitan

Enrollment: 2,209 in four grades

Last Year’s Tournament: Lost in Warren Central Sectional to Franklin Central, 4-3

1998-99 Results (30-3)

4/2

at Madison

W

10-3

4/6

at Noblesville

L

7-6

4/7

at Franklin Central

W

9-4

4/13

at Pike

W

10-5

4/14

at Lawrence Central

W

19-5

4/21

at Park Tudor

W

14-2

4/23

Greenfield-Central

W

10-0

4/24

at Terre Haute South

W

3-0

4/24

Terre Haute North

W

5-1

4/29

Kokomo

W

3-2

4/30

Indianapolis Ritter

W

10-2

5/1

Carmel

W

2-0

5/1

North Central (Indpls.)

W

6-5

5/3

Southport

W

11-1

5/6

at Indianapolis Scecina

W

10-5

5/7

at Indianapolis Lutheran

W

23-0

5/8

vs. Warren Central

L

3-2

5/11

Indianapolis Chatard

W

11-1

5/12

Ben Davis

W

10-0

5/13

Indianapolis Cathedral

W

11-1

5/14

Decatur Central

W

10-6

5/20

at Warren Central

W

13-3

5/21

New Palestine

W

20-9

5/22

vs. Southport

W

9-2

5/22

vs. Indianapolis Chatard

W

10-0

5/26

at Hamilton Southeastern

W

2-0

5/27

Center Grove

L

12-9

Warren Central Sectional

5/31

at Warren Central

W

3-1

6/5

Franklin Central

W

5-1

6/5

Lawrence Central

W

11-1

Franklin Regional

6/12

Columbus East

W

2-1

Evansville North Semi-State

6/19

Evansville Harrison

W

4-0

6/19

Terre Haute South

W

11-0 (5inn)