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Three top-ranked teams, including the three-time defending Class A state champion, are among the eight teams that make up this weekend’s 46th Annual IHSAA Baseball State Finals at Victory Field in Indianapolis.

In a scheduling change-up of sorts from previous years, the Class 3A state championship game will be played Friday, June 15, at 7:30 p.m. ET, with the 1A, 2A, and 4A games contested at 1 p.m., 4 p.m., and 7 p.m., respectively, on Saturday.

All four games will be played at the home of the Indianapolis Indians, the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Saturday’s Class A opener pits No. 1 Lafayette Central Catholic (30-4) and No. 2 Shakamak (27-6). The two schools have accounted for the last five small-school state championships between them and six over the last nine seasons. Central Catholic will be hunting for an unprecedented fourth consecutive state title and is the first school to play in four consecutive final games.

Jasper is the only other school to have won three straight crowns (1996, 1997, 1998 (3A)).

The Knights have won 25 consecutive state tournament games over the last four seasons. Jasper’s 29 straight tourney wins from 1996 to 1999 stands as the record. Five seniors – Austin Munn, Nick Stone, Trae Bobillo, Nathan Lippai, and Wiley Lodde – have been a part of the Central Catholic program all four years. Munn is the only individual to play in each of the previous three championship games and would be the only player in state history to play in four should he take the field on Saturday.

Shakamak defeated No. 6 Rising Sun and No. 8 South Central (Elizabeth) over the last two weekends to make it to its fifth state championship game. The Lakers are 1-3 in those previous final-game encounters, losing twice to Central Catholic in 2004 and 2007.

The Class 2A game calls for No. 1 Northfield (28-5-1) to meet unranked Evansville Mater Dei (18-13-1). Northfield is coming off its third regional in school history and has advanced to the championship game for the second time after winning the 2001 2A title. Nineteenth-year coach Tony Uggen also doubles as the school’s athletic director.

Evansville Mater Dei limped to a 12-13-1 regular season record but has caught fire during the state tournament, knocking off three Top 10 teams: No. 7 North Posey and No. 2 South Spencer for the sectional title, and No. 4 Park Tudor in the semistate. The Wildcats are 1-2 in previous state title games, including a runner-up finish in 2007 during their last appearance when they were a 3A school.

The 4A matchup features top-ranked Lake Central (31-1) opposite unranked Roncalli (23-8-1). Lake Central, making its third appearance in the state finals, will be playing in its first state championship setting. The Indians beat six opponents this season via the 10-run rule and also threw 13 shutouts. Lake Central beat its first 13 opponents before suffering its only loss, a one-run decision to Duneland Conference rival Chesterton on April 24, before reeling off another 18 wins heading into Saturday’s finale.

Among those were a regional win over No. 10 Elkhart Central and a rally to beat No. 5 Zionsville in nine innings in the semistate.

Roncalli won its first sectional in eight years this spring and has ridden the momentum to its first state championship game appearance since its 1982 runner-up season. Remarkably, the Rebels are doing so in their first season in Class 4A after spending the last several years as a 3A school. During tournament play, Roncalli won a pair of 10-run games, survived a pair of one-run games, then turned the tables in the semistate on No. 11 New Palestine, which was responsible for one of its eight regular-season losses.

The battle in Class 3A between unranked schools Western (24-9) and Brebeuf Jesuit (21-8) was scheduled for Friday due to the geographical proximity of both teams to Indianapolis. It’s the first time the Class A game hasn’t been played first since the beginning of the four-class system in 1998.

Both teams will be making their debuts in a state championship game with Western rallying past Bellmont 11-6 in the semi-state game and Brebeuf earning its spot by holding off No. 3 Greensburg 10-9. Western, which knocked off No. 5 West Lafayette in the sectional and No. 9 Mishawaka Marian in the regional, is coached by 35th year head coach Ty Calloway who is among the winningest coaches in state history with 639 career victories.

Of historic note:

Defending state champions in the field
A: Lafayette Central Catholic

Returning to state finals from 2011
A: Lafayette Central Catholic

Former state champions in the field
2A: Evansville Mater Dei 1999 (2A); Northfield 2001 (2A)
A: Lafayette Central Catholic 2004 (A), 2007 (A), 2009 (A), 2010 (A), 2011 (A); Shakamak 2008 (A)

First-time participants in the state finals
3A: Brebeuf Jesuit, Western

Lafayette’s Mike DeBoy to be honored as top baseball official
Mike DeBoy of Lafayette is the recipient of the 2012 Interscholastic Athletic Official Association Award for excellence in the sport of baseball. DeBoy will be honored in a special ceremony at this weekend’s state finals.

Each year, the Indiana High School Athletic Association, in cooperation with the National Federation of Interscholastic Officials Association, recognizes and honors an outstanding official in each of 11 sports during the school year.

Deboy’s career as a baseball official spans 31 years. He has worked every level of the state tournament, including 18 sectionals, 15 regionals, 12 semistates, and four state finals. He last officiated the baseball state finals in 2005. DeBoy is also licensed to officiate football and basketball.

In 2007, he worked the football state finals.

DeBoy was selected for this honor by a committee representing the Indiana officials associations. In Indiana, there are 26 associations made up of men and women who give up much of their personal time to assist in providing wholesome, worthwhile, and healthy activities for the student-athletes in our state.

Statewide, there are more than 8,000 officials licensed by the IHSAA in 11 sports.

A member of the Western Indiana Officials Association, DeBoy has served as an IHSAA clinician, rules interpreter, and local association clinician since 1993. DeBoy also served as the Baseball sportschair for his association for 15 years.

In the community, DeBoy helps train youth league umpires and coaches youth league teams.

DeBoy has been married to Kathy for 20 years. The couple has five children: Kati (18), Ryan (15), Nicholis (9), and Caroline (6), with Jimmy (9) deceased.

STATE FINALS
Dates: Friday, June 15; Saturday, June 16
Times: All times ET
Admission: $9 each day
Site: Victory Field, 501 West Maryland Street, Indianapolis
Home team: The winner of the southern semistate is the designated home team in each game.

CLASS 3A: Western (24-9) vs. Brebeuf Jesuit (21-8). FRI 7:30p
CLASS A: #1 Lafayette Central Catholic (30-4) vs. #2 Shakamak (27-6). SAT 1p
CLASS 2A: #1 Northfield (28-5) vs. Evansville Mater Dei (18-13-1). SAT 4p
CLASS 4A: #1 Lake Central (31-1) vs. Roncalli (23-8-1). SAT 7p

Meet the teams …

CLASS A: #1 Lafayette Central Catholic (30-4) vs. #2 Shakamak (27-6)
Lafayette Central Catholic Knights
Team Facts
Town/City: Lafayette
County: Tippecanoe
Superintendent: Dr. Marie Williams
Principal: Joe Brettnacher
Athletic Director: Tim Bordenet
Asst. Athletic Director: Pat O’Keefe
Head Coach: Tim Bordenet (385-153-1 in 17th year)
Assistant Coaches: Collin Armold, Billy Hall, Kevin Ricks, Charlie Roberts, Dave Sterrett, Casey Taylor
Nickname: Knights
School Colors: Navy and White
Conference: Hoosier
Enrollment: 228
Last Year’s W-L Record: 26-9

Season Results (30-4)
3/26 North Montgomery W 11-1 (6)
3/27 Western W 7-3
4/2 at Tri-County W 1-0
4/3 at Harrison (W. Lafayette) W 7-2
4/4 Carroll (Flora) W 7-2
4/10 at West Lafayette L 0-4
4/11 West Lafayette W 2-0
4/17 Twin Lakes W 6-5
4/18 at Twin Lakes W 17-4
4/20 Eastern (Greentown) W 4-1
4/23 at Frontier W 16-4 (5)
4/24 at Rensselaer Central W 2-1
4/26 Rensselaer Central W 4-3
4/27 McCutcheon L 0-7
5/2 at Delphi W 2-1 (8)
5/3 Delphi W 11-1 (6)
5/4 Clinton Prairie W 11-1 (6)
5/4 Clinton Central W 10-0 (5)
5/8 at Tipton W 5-2
5/9 Tipton W 5-0
5/11 Seton Catholic W 10-0 (5)
5/12 Indpls. Scecina W 11-1 (6)
5/12 Guerin Catholic W 6-2
5/15 Benton Central W 12-4
5/16 at Benton Central W 8-2
5/18 vs. Park Tudor L 0-8
5/19 vs. Fort Wayne Northrop L 3-5
5/19 vs. South Dearborn W 6-4

Lafayette Central Catholic Sectional
5/24 Tri-Central W 7-1
5/28 Clinton Prairie W 6-0
5/28 Frontier W 6-0

Lafayette Central Catholic Regional
6/2 Turkey Run W 10-0 (5)
6/2 Daleville W 18-3

South Bend Clay Semistate
6/9 Fort Wayne Blackhawk W 4-1

Team Roster & Statistics
Lt. Dk. Name B/T Ht. Pos. Gr. AB H R RBI 2B 3B HR Avg.
6 6 Ben Page R/R 5-9 OF 10 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000
7 7 Mitch Witteveen R/R 5-8 OF 10 26 9 13 6 0 0 0 .345
8 8 Nick Stone R/R 6-0 P/OF 12 111 38 29 27 6 1 6 .342
9 9 Jake Churchill R/R 5-11 SS 11 57 13 16 8 5 0 0 .228
10 10 Dalton Skees R/R 5-11 2B 12 67 18 20 11 1 0 0 .269
11 11 Lucas Richardson R/R 5-10 P/OF 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
12 12 Austin Munn L/R 6-1 P/OF 12 94 34 29 21 9 2 3 .362
14 14 Pete Metzinger R/R 5-9 2B 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000
15 15 Trae Bobillo R/R 6-0 OF 12 13 4 3 3 0 0 0 .308
17 17 Carson Korn R/R 5-10 OF 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
18 18 Hayes Cronk R/R 6-3 P/1B 10 12 2 3 2 0 0 0 .167
22 22 Nigel Hensley R/R 5-10 SS 10 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 .000
23 23 Nathan Lippai R/L 5-7 OF 12 19 3 3 3 0 0 1 .158
26 26 Jarrod Patzschke R/R 6-4 P/OF 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
27 27 Andrew Hubertz R/R 6-2 P/3B 11 105 35 27 31 10 0 3 .333
28 28 Joe Smith R/R 6-0 C/OF 10 6 3 4 2 0 0 1 .500
30 30 Wiley Lodde R/R 5-11 C 12 87 23 9 20 6 0 0 .264
32 32 Cowan Olinger R/R 5-11 OF 11 81 27 19 23 1 2 0 .333
41 41 Evan Kennedy L/R 6-3 C/1B 10 103 45 26 30 14 1 5 .437
51 51 Ryan DeBoy R/R 6-1 P/1B 11 79 24 18 17 5 0 4 .304
Totals 868 278 235 204 57 6 23 .320

Pitchers
Lt. Dk. Name W/L ERA GS CG SV IP BF H R ER BB SO HBP
8 8 Nick Stone 7-1 1.75 7 4 0 44.0 -- 35 18 11 17 46 3
11 11 Lucas Richardson 4-0 0.70 7 3 0 40.0 -- 33 9 4 12 33 2
12 12 Austin Munn 10-2 1.74 13 5 0 80.2 -- 49 28 20 48 125 2
18 18 Hayes Cronk 5-1 1.89 5 3 0 33.1 -- 24 13 9 5 23 1
27 27 Andrew Hubertz 4-0 0.64 2 0 2 22.0 -- 15 2 2 4 21 1
51 51 Ryan DeBoy 0-0 0.00 0 0 0 5.0 -- 3 0 0 3 4 1
Totals 30-4 1.52 34 15 2 226.3 -- 160 73 49 92 252 10

State Finals History
State Champion: 2004 (A), 2007 (A), 2009 (A), 2010 (A), 2011 (A)
Appearances: 2002 (A), 2003 (A), 2004 (A), 2007 (A), 2009 (A), 2010 (A), 2011 (A), 2012 (A)

Shakamak Lakers
Team Facts
Town/City: Jasonville
County: Greene
Superintendent: Mike Mogan
Principal: Rolland Abraham
Athletic Director: Steve Brett
Head Coach: Chip Sweet (328-162 in 19th year)
Assistant Coaches: Steven McNabb, John Smith, Keith Myers
Nickname: Lakers
School Colors: Columbia Blue and White
Conference: Southwestern Indiana Athletic
Enrollment: 277
Last Year’s W-L Record: 15-9

Season Results (27-6)
3/31 Riverton Parke W 13-1 (5)
4/2 at Terre Haute North L 8-9
4/5 Cloverdale W 10-3
4/6 at North Daviess W 9-0
4/10 North Knox W 7-2
4/12 Northview W 4-0
4/16 at North Central (Farmers.) W 1-0
4/17 Terre Haute South W 1-0 (12)
4/19 Vincennes Rivet W 5-4
4/21 Sullivan W 4-2
4/23 Union (Dugger) W 13-3 (5)
4/24 Eastern Greene W 9-0
4/26 Turkey Run W 7-0
4/27 Northeast Dubois W 9-1
5/4 at Loogootee L 3-4
5/5 at Linton-Stockton W 5-4
5/5 at Bloomington North L 3-12
5/8 at Eminence W 8-0
5/10 at Bloomfield W 11-4
5/11 at Clay City W 7-1
5/12 vs. Clarksville L 3-4
5/12 at Mitchell W 2-0
5/14 White River Valley W 10-0 (5)
5/15 Edgewood W 12-10
5/17 at Bedford N. Lawrence L 3-4 (9)
5/19 vs. Austin W 14-3 (5)
5/19 vs. Owen Valley W 9-1
5/21 at West Vigo L 3-6

Shakamak Sectional
5/28 Clay City W 4-1
5/28 Union (Dugger) W 17-0 (5)

Morristown Regional
6/2 University W 14-0 (5)
6/2 Rising Sun W 7-2

Jasper Semistate
6/9 South Central (Elizabeth) W 8-5

Team Roster & Statistics
Lt. Dk. Name B/T Ht. Pos. Gr. AB H R RBI 2B 3B HR Avg.
1 1 Kristian Gibson R/R 5-5 2B 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2 2 Gavin Padgett R/R 5-5 INF 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
3 3 Robert Fowler R/R 5-9 2B 12 57 14 18 9 2 0 0 .246
4 4 Jake Walters R/R 5-10 INF/P 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
5 5 Kyler Fulford R/R 5-8 OF 10 52 8 10 7 3 0 1 .154
6 6 Michael Huddleston R/R 5-8 C 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
7 7 Braxton Yeryar R/R 5-9 OF/P 9 42 9 13 2 0 0 0 .214
8 8 Dylan Field R/R 5-10 INF 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
10 10 Austin Rush L/L 5-10 OF 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
11 11 Mark West R/R 5-9 INF/P 10 29 9 10 5 2 0 0 .310
12 12 Luke Sweet R/R 5-10 OF 10 94 32 19 16 5 0 0 .340
13 13 Braden Cox R/R 5-10 OF 11 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
14 14 Brett Yeryar R/R 5-10 SS/P 10 107 43 26 31 12 1 4 .402
15 15 Brock Dowell L/L 5-11 OF/P 12 112 48 41 21 8 1 0 .429
16 16 Stephen McDonald L/L 5-8 OF 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
18 18 Christian Burris R/R 6-2 1B 10 84 18 14 11 5 0 0 .214
19 19 Dylan Collins R/R 5-9 C 9 112 27 28 18 2 1 0 .241
21 21 Sean McNabb R/L 6-0 OF 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
22 22 Brodie Crowe R/R 6-2 3B/P 11 103 35 26 28 6 0 5 .340
24 24 Patrick Green R/R 5-11 P/SS 11 103 41 31 42 10 0 10 .398
Totals 918 285 240 191 55 3 20 .310

Pitchers
Lt. Dk. Name W/L ERA GS CG SV IP BF H R ER BB SO HBP
7 7 Braxton Yeryar 2-0 3.86 2 0 0 16.3 79 20 11 9 6 11 1
14 14 Brett Yeryar 9-2 2.33 7 1 0 54.0 223 36 22 18 10 49 3
15 15 Brock Dowell 1-2 1.67 4 2 2 46.0 198 35 17 11 16 39 2
22 22 Brodie Crowe 5-0 1.17 5 3 0 36.0 147 28 8 6 8 24 1
24 24 Patrick Green 10-1 1.77 11 3 1 51.3 232 29 18 13 24 84 2
Totals 27-6 2.14 33 9 4 216.6 944 163 86 66 76 216 11

State Finals History
State Champion: 2008 (A)
Runner-Up: 2004 (A), 2006 (A), 2007 (A)
Appearances: 2002 (A), 2004 (A), 2006 (A), 2007 (A), 2008 (A), 2012 (A)

CLASS 2A: #1 Northfield (28-5) vs. Evansville Mater Dei (18-13-1)
Northfield Norsemen
Team Facts
Town/City: Wabash
County: Wabash
Superintendent: Dr. Sandra Weaver
Principal: Mike Keaffaber
Athletic Director: Tony Uggen
Head Coach: Tony Uggen (374-173-1 in 19th year)
Assistant Coaches: Troy Miller, Randy Keaffaber, Josh Merrick, Kevin Swan, Peyton Ross
Student Managers: Courtney Palmer, Cortney Pennington
Nickname: Norsemen
School Colors: Royal Blue and Gray
Conference: Three Rivers
Enrollment: 380
Last Year’s W-L Record: 25-6

Season Results (28-5-1)
3/27 at Noblesville W 4-3
3/28 at Blackford W 11-7
4/6 at Floyd Central L 2-3 (10)
4/7 at Austin L 2-3
4/7 at Austin W 10-4
4/10 at Fort Wayne Wayne W 12-2 (5)
4/12 at Eastbrook T 4-4 (10)
4/14 Marion W 4-2
4/14 Marion W 8-2
4/17 at Eastern (Greentown) W 8-0
4/19 Maconaquah W 8-2
4/21 at Argos W 10-0 (6)
4/21 at Argos W 11-1
4/23 Peru W 15-5 (5)
4/25 Rochester W 2-0
4/26 Caston L 5-11
5/2 Tippecanoe Valley W 19-1 (5)
5/3 Southwood W 16-1 (5)
5/5 Fremont W 6-1
5/5 Fremont W 4-2
5/9 at Wabash W 5-0
5/10 at Manchester W 2-1 (8)
5/14 Whitko W 4-0
5/15 at Oak Hill L 8-12
5/16 at North Miami W 5-1
5/19 vs. Wapahani W 4-2
5/19 at Blackford W 11-5
5/21 at Bellmont L 3-7

Wabash Sectional
5/24 Wabash W 5-4
5/28 Manchester W 9-4
5/28 Cass W 7-1

Wabash Regional
6/2 Madison-Grant W 5-4
6/2 Wapahani W 12-2 (5)

South Bend Clay Semistate
6/9 Hebron W 5-4 (9)

Team Roster & Statistics
Lt. Dk. Name B/T Ht. Pos. Gr. AB H R RBI 2B 3B HR Avg.
1 1 Tanner Wilcox L/R 6-1 CF 9 30 7 11 5 0 0 0 .233
3 3 Tanner Chamberlain L/L 5-8 CF 12 95 30 38 13 6 1 0 .316
4 4 Hunter Wells R/R 5-8 RF 12 61 20 9 8 4 0 0 .328
5 5 Collin Dawes R/R 6-0 2B 11 60 23 16 6 0 0 0 .383
6 6 Cody Smalley R/R 6-1 SS 11 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500
9 9 RJ Waldon R/L 5-9 1B 12 8 1 6 2 0 0 0 .125
10 10 Austin Curless R/R 5-11 SS 11 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .250
14 14 Ethan Stouffer R/R 5-9 2B 12 19 4 9 4 1 0 0 .211
15 15 Ryan Keaffaber L/L 6-0 P 11 112 49 18 45 12 3 3 .438
18 18 Adam Roser L/R 5-10 3B 9 111 41 41 21 11 1 0 .369
21 21 Jared Kirtlan R/R 5-7 RF 11 42 11 13 1 0 2 0 .262
22 22 Spencer Miller L/R 6-2 1B 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
23 23 Andrew Waldon R/R 5-11 LF 11 5 1 5 0 0 0 0 .200
24 24 Joseph Ross R/R 6-0 1B 11 104 35 17 27 10 1 1 .337
25 25 Dallas Hovey R/R 5-8 LF 11 37 9 6 6 1 0 0 .243
30 30 Andy Maggart R/R 6-1 3B 11 12 2 2 2 1 0 0 .167
32 32 Andy Roser R/R 5-10 C 11 113 54 37 40 10 2 3 .478
33 33 Shane Vigar R/R 5-9 3B 9 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 .111
35 35 Austin Keen R/R 6-1 SS 12 107 28 9 27 7 0 1 .262
49 49 Bryce Kendall R/R 5-11 C 9 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .250
Totals 940 319 243 209 65 10 8 .339

Pitchers
Lt. Dk. Name W/L ERA GS CG SV IP BF H R ER BB SO HBP
3 3 Tanner Chamberlain 3-1 4.52 5 2 0 26.1 126 27 22 22 17 38 2
5 5 Collin Dawes 1-0 1.58 0 0 0 13.1 59 11 5 3 3 12 3
15 15 Ryan Keaffaber 15-0 1.24 14 11 0 101.2 398 59 20 18 29 155 4
18 18 Adam Roser 0-0 21.21 0 0 0 0.1 4 1 3 1 2 1 0
24 24 Joseph Ross 3-1 2.17 7 2 0 38.2 164 28 17 12 12 41 5
30 30 Andy Maggart 0-1 4.67 1 0 0 3.0 24 9 10 2 4 4 0
32 32 Andy Roser 6-2 2.70 7 23 0 49.1 218 55 23 19 9 65 3
Totals 28-5 2.17 35 17 0 233.0 993 190 100 72 76 316 17

State Finals History
State Champion: 2001 (2A)
Appearances: 2001 (2A), 2012 (2A)

Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats
Team Facts
Town/City: Evansville
County: Vanderburgh
Superintendent: Darryl Hagan
President: Timothy Dickel
Principal: Chris Tanner
Athletic Director: Joe Herrmann
Asst. Athletic Directors: Joe Dippel, Jeff Jewell
Head Coach: Jeff Schulz (98-49-1 in fifth year)
Assistant Coaches: Steve Ricketts, Keric Cron, Brian Schapker, Reid Grossman, Devin Matthews, Michael Schneider, Mitch Laugle
Nickname: Wildcats
School Colors: Red and Gold
Conference: Southern Indiana Athletic
Enrollment: 504
Last Year’s W-L Record: 16-10

Season Results (18-13-1)
4/4 at North Posey L 5-6
4/5 Forest Park W 2-1
4/7 Union County L 0-3
4/9 at Evansville Reitz L 4-5
4/11 Evansville Bosse W 9-6
4/12 at Evansville Central L 8-9
4/14 at St. Xavier (KY) L 1-5
4/14 a St. Xavier (KY) L 2-3
4/17 at Evansville North L 0-5
4/18 Vincennes Lincoln L 4-5
4/19 Evansville Harrison W 6-5
4/23 at Mt. Vernon L 3-12
4/25 at Heritage Hills W 6-2
4/26 Evansville Memorial W 9-7
4/27 at Evansville Harrison W 8-0
4/30 Castle W 4-3
5/1 Evansville Central W 9-2
5/3 at Evansville Bosse W 10-2
5/4 Henderson County (KY) T 6-6
5/7 Evansville North W 9-4
5/11 at Evansville Memorial L 2-13
5/12 Boonville W 10-0
5/12 at Castle L 3-8
5/14 Southridge L 3-7
5/15 Evansville Reitz W 12-2
5/21 Mt. Vernon L 2-3

Southridge Sectional
5/24 Southridge W 8-0
5/28 North Posey W 10-0
5/28 South Spencer W 5-4

Southridge Regional
6/2 Linton-Stockton W 4-2
6/2 Eastern (Pekin) W 12-2

Jasper Semistate
6/9 Park Tudor W 7-2

Team Roster & Statistics
Lt. Dk. Name B/T Ht. Pos. Gr. AB H R RBI 2B 3B HR Avg.
1 1 Andrew Emmert R/R 5-9 2B 12 53 13 15 16 3 0 0 .245
2 2 Cody Hess R/R 5-9 OF 12 89 25 19 17 5 0 1 .281
3 3 Jake Fleming R/R 5-9 SS 10 41 11 9 3 1 1 0 .268
5 5 Alex Springer R/R 5-11 OF 11 39 14 13 6 2 0 0 .359
6 6 Joe Ritter R/R 6-0 P 11 45 11 10 6 3 0 1 .244
7 7 Tyler Marx R/L 5-10 SS 11 13 4 2 4 0 0 0 .308
8 8 Daniel Mann R/R 6-0 OF 12 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 .100
9 9 Tyler Walsh R/R 6-3 2B 11 105 34 30 22 10 4 0 .324
10 10 Brandon Wright R/R 6-2 1B 12 37 6 3 6 2 1 0 .162
11 11 Hunter Owen R/R 5-11 SS 12 56 24 15 9 6 2 0 .429
12 12 Chase Bittner R/R 6-1 3B 11 83 30 14 20 9 3 1 .361
15 15 Brett Masterson R/R 5-10 DH 11 81 23 9 20 4 1 0 .284
16 16 Sam Goad L/L 6-2 1B 11 48 14 6 10 0 0 0 .292
18 18 Adam Blankenberger R/R 5-10 OF 12 63 18 16 10 3 3 0 .286
19 19 Easton Ricketts S/R 5-11 OF 11 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
24 24 Branson Schroeder R/R 5-11 C 11 7 2 4 0 0 0 0 .286
25 25 Shawn Horty R/R 5-10 C 12 63 21 10 12 3 0 1 .333
27 27 Ben Sellers L/L 6-3 P/1B 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Totals 836 252 181 161 51 15 4 .301

Pitchers
Lt. Dk. Name W/L ERA GS CG SV IP BF H R ER BB SO HBP
4 4 Blake Wilderman 0-0 7.00 0 0 0 1.0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0
6 6 Joe Ritter 8-1 2.18 10 3 0 57.2 252 45 23 18 28 51 3
9 9 Tyler Walsh 1-3 6.63 6 1 0 25.1 132 41 27 24 13 19 4
23 23 Austin Knapp 3-1 2.76 8 1 0 45.2 207 51 26 18 14 25 6
27 27 Ben Sellers 1-0 0.00 0 0 0 3.2 13 0 0 0 2 4 1
Totals 18-13 3.78 32 5 1 188.0 881 213 121 101 88 136 24

State Finals History
State Champion: 1999 (2A)
Runner-Up: 1998 (2A), 2007 (3A)
Appearances: 1998 (2A), 1999 (2A), 2002 (2A), 2007 (3A), 2012 (2A)

CLASS 3A: Western (24-9) vs. Brebeuf Jesuit (21-8)
Western Panthers
Team Facts
Town/City: Russiaville
County: Howard
Superintendent: Randy McCracken
Principal: Rick Davis
Athletic Director: Ryan Berryman
Head Coach: Ty Calloway (639-304 in 35th year)
Assistant Coaches: Ron Phillips, Quentin Brown, Caden Cline, Dwight Singer
Nickname: Panthers
School Colors: Black and White
Conference: Mid-Indiana
Enrollment: 822
Last Year’s W-L Record: 21-2

Season Results (24-9)
3/26 at Elwood W 3-0
3/27 at Laf. Central Catholic L 3-7
3/29 Northwestern L 2-5
4/10 at Tipton W 13-3
4/11 Kokomo L 5-7
4/14 at Crawfordsville L 6-7
4/17 Maconaquah W 4-3 (11)
4/20 at West Lafayette W 5-2
4/21 Plainfield L 7-10
4/21 Plainfield W 8-7
4/24 at Taylor W 10-0 (5)
4/26 at Hamilton Heights L 2-5
5/1 Cass L 3-5
5/3 at Peru W 12-0 (5)
5/4 at Carroll (Flora) W 5-4
5/5 at Frankfort W 6-4
5/5 at Frankfort W 3-2
5/7 at Westfield W 5-0
5/8 at Northwestern W 3-2
5/10 at Maconaquah W 12-1 (6)
5/12 Rochester L 4-6
5/12 Rochester W 9-0
5/15 Eastern (Greentown) W 12-2 (5)
5/18 Southwood W 13-3 (6)
5/19 vs. Crown Point L 4-8
5/19 vs. Northview W 3-2
5/21 Zionsville W 11-7

West Lafayette Sectional
5/24 Twin Lakes W 4-2
5/26 Maconaquah W 12-1 (6)
5/26 West Lafayette W 3-2

Plymouth Regional
6/2 Mishawaka Marian W 4-2
6/2 Griffith W 4-1

Kokomo Semistate
6/9 Bellmont W 11-6

Team Roster & Statistics
Lt. Dk. Name B/T Ht. Pos. Gr. AB H R RBI 2B 3B HR Avg.
1 1 Evan Warden R/R 5-8 P/2B 10 94 27 16 13 5 1 0 .287
2 2 Zach Huffman L/L 5-6 P/OF 12 7 2 3 1 0 0 0 .286
3 3 Marcus Pingleton R/R 5-10 OF 11 117 45 41 22 5 4 10 .385
5 5 Austin LaFollette R/R 5-8 OF 12 88 26 21 13 5 1 0 .295
6 6 Dakota LaMott R/R 5-10 DH 11 92 33 19 16 3 0 0 .359
7 7 Kyle Ennis R/R 6-0 C 12 78 13 14 7 1 0 0 .167
8 8 Devon Eaker R/R 5-9 OF 10 82 28 15 14 4 0 0 .341
9 9 Drew Bellus R/R 6-2 3B 10 108 28 18 21 15 0 1 .259
10 10 Cameron Kuntz R/R 6-1 P 11 13 1 4 1 0 0 0 .077
11 11 Jake Florek R/R 6-3 1B 12 78 18 12 12 3 0 1 .231
12 12 Ronnie Smith R/R 6-6 P 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
15 15 Nathan Kirk R/R 6-2 1B/P 11 30 8 8 5 1 0 0 .267
16 16 Adam Bolen R/R 5-11 SS 12 104 39 31 25 6 2 5 .375
17 17 Cameron Herr R/R 5-10 C 10 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
19 19 Mitchell Shahan R/R 5-10 OF 11 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000
21 21 Austin Dukes L/L 5-10 P 11 10 3 3 2 0 0 0 .300
22 22 Kyle Mendenhall R/R 6-3 OF 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
24 24 Austin Weaver R/R 6-0 SS 9 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 920 271 210 152 48 8 17 .295

Pitchers
Lt. Dk. Name W/L ERA GS CG SV IP BF H R ER BB SO HBP
1 1 Evan Warden 4-1 1.66 3 1 0 46.1 190 32 18 11 11 60 1
10 10 Cameron Kuntz 5-1 1.69 7 2 0 45.2 192 36 17 11 20 40 1
11 11 Jake Florek 4-0 1.73 3 0 1 32.1 136 20 10 8 19 38 4
12 12 Ronnie Smith 9-5 2.41 12 5 0 75.2 342 74 40 26 38 76 5
15 15 Nathan Kirk 2-0 1.61 0 0 0 8.2 39 3 3 2 6 10 2
Totals 24-9 2.50 33 8 1 230.0 1016 194 116 82 115 235 17

State Finals History
First Appearance

Brebeuf Jesuit Braves
Team Facts
Town/City: Indianapolis
County: Marion
Superintendent: Dr. Matthew Hayes
Principal: Greg Van Slambrook
Athletic Director: Brian Brase
Asst. Athletic Director: Ted Hampton
Head Coach: Andy McClain (107-61 in seventh year)
Assistant Coaches: Emmitt Carney, Aaron Ellis, Chris Vale, Rob Baker
Nickname: Braves
School Colors: Maroon and Gold
Conference: Independent
Enrollment: 785
Last Year’s W-L Record: 18-9

Season Results (21-8)
3/26 at Warren Central W 7-1
3/30 vs. DeKalb L 3-10
3/31 vs. Rockville W 7-1
3/31 vs. Crawfordsville W 12-11
4/9 Roncalli L 7-12 (8)
4/11 at Park Tudor L 2-3
4/13 at Guerin Catholic W 5-4 (9)
4/16 Pike W 7-2
4/20 Indpls. Bishop Chatard L 6-7 (8)
4/23 Mt. Vernon (Fortville) W 11-6
4/24 Speedway W 6-4
4/25 Covenant Christian (Indpls.) W 6-1
4/27 Lebanon W 4-0
5/2 Beech Grove W 5-1
5/4 Franklin Central W 8-1
5/5 at Roncalli L 4-5
5/8 at Indpls. Cardinal Ritter W 13-7
5/9 Greenfield-Central W 10-0 (5)
5/11 at Hamilton Heights L 2-3
5/14 Heritage Christian W 5-4
5/15 at Indpls. Cathedral L 0-10 (6)
5/18 Ben Davis L 4-8
5/19 at Indpls. Scecina W 11-7
5/21 Triton Central W 4-3

Brebeuf Jesuit Sectional
5/26 Indianapolis Arlington W 16-0 (5)
5/28 Guerin Catholic W 7-0

Mt. Vernon (Fortville) Regional
6/2 Beech Grove W 8-3
6/2 Edgewood W 5-1

Plainfield Semistate
6/9 Greensburg W 10-9

Team Roster & Statistics
Lt. Dk. Name B/T Ht. Pos. Gr. AB H R RBI 2B 3B HR Avg.
2 2 Connor Hale R/R 6-4 P/1B 12 90 39 31 37 10 3 6 .433
3 3 Nick Chambers R/R 5-9 2B 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
5 5 Joey Perkins R/R 5-10 3B 11 87 29 27 17 10 0 4 .333
6 6 Simon Willard R/R 6-0 C 11 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200
11 11 Nic Meyers R/R 6-3 1B/P 12 91 32 21 26 3 1 9 .352
12 12 Tyler Holt R/R 6-0 RF 10 28 7 9 9 2 0 0 .250
14 14 Marshall Farren R/R 6-0 SS 9 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250
16 16 Eric Bennett R/R 6-1 OF 12 25 4 3 3 0 0 0 .160
17 17 Jimmy Otteson R/R 5-10 P 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
20 20 Ben Powell R/R 6-2 CF 10 73 19 16 11 8 0 1 .260
21 21 Eric Petruzzi R/R 5-10 LF 10 92 33 23 19 13 1 0 .359
22 22 Jacob Wischmeyer R/R 5-11 2B 12 72 26 13 23 6 2 2 .361
23 23 Michael Paisley L/R 5-11 SS 12 94 31 25 7 2 0 1 .330
24 4 Will Dugdale R/R 5-8 P/OF 12 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200
26 1 Adam Iffert R/R 5-9 3B 9 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667
30 9 Hunter Hale R/R 6-0 C 10 46 7 6 5 1 0 0 .152
32 54 Ruben Naoye R/R 5-10 OF 12 28 7 4 4 1 0 0 .250
33 33 Mike Perry R/R 6-1 1B 11 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .333
34 34 Spencer Martin R/R 6-0 P 10 6 2 1 1 1 0 0 .333
Totals 752 242 183 165 57 7 23 .322

Pitchers
Lt. Dk. Name W/L ERA GS CG SV IP BF H R ER BB SO HBP
2 2 Connor Hale 7-1 3.29 9 8 1 72.1 217 72 49 34 28 89 19
11 11 Nic Meyers 2-3 4.68 7 3 0 46.1 139 55 34 31 11 60 7
34 34 Spencer Martin 8-3 2.52 11 9 0 50.0 150 39 26 18 9 54 13
Totals 21-8 3.13 29 20 1 197.0 591 182 122 88 61 233 45

State Finals History
First Appearance

CLASS 4A: #1 Lake Central (31-1) vs. Roncalli (23-8-1)
Lake Central Indians
Team Facts
Town/City: St. John
County: Lake
Superintendent: Dr. Lawrence Veracco
Principal: Robert McDermott
Athletic Director: Robin Tobias
Asst. Athletic Director: Brett St. Germain
Head Coach: Jeff Sandor (77-11 in third year)
Assistant Coaches: Joe Stanisz, Brett Summers, Jeff Myszak, Ryan Keelan
Student Managers: Johnny Gbur, Alex Mantel
Nickname: Indians
School Colors: Blue and White
Conference: Duneland Athletic
Enrollment: 3,250
Last Year’s W-L Record: 26-5

Season Results (31-1)
3/27 at Hammond Bishop Noll W 1-0
3/31 at Hammond Morton W 6-0
3/31 at Hammond Morton W 16-1 (5)
4/2 at Lowell W 16-0 (5)
4/3 Munster W 1-0
4/5 at Hanover Central W 5-0
4/6 Highland W 10-0 (5)
4/10 at Michigan City W 5-0
4/12 Crown Point W 12-5
4/16 Merrillville W 12-0 (5)
4/18 Portage W 7-3
4/19 Benton Central W 14-4 (6)
4/20 Valparaiso W 8-0
4/24 at Chesterton L 3-4
4/26 at LaPorte W 1-0 (9)
5/1 Michigan City W 6-2
5/2 at Crown Point W 10-1
5/3 at Merrillville W 10-4
5/5 Elkhart Memorial W 14-2 (5)
5/8 at Portage W 4-2
5/10 at Valparaiso W 8-6
5/12 at Franklin Central W 3-1
5/12 at Indianapolis Cathedral W 7-1
5/15 Chesterton W 8-1
5/17 LaPorte W 6-1
5/19 at Whiting W 7-0

Munster Sectional
5/25 Munster W 7-0
5/28 Lowell W 9-3
5/28 Highland W 7-0

LaPorte Regional
6/2 Elkhart Central W 2-1
6/2 Penn W 3-1

Kokomo Semistate
6/9 Zionsville W 4-3 (9)

Team Roster & Statistics
Lt. Dk. Name B/T Ht. Pos. Gr. AB H R RBI 2B 3B HR Avg.
1 1 Alec Olund R/R 6-1 2B 10 59 21 13 13 5 2 2 .356
2 2 Austen Wagoner R/R 6-0 SS 12 90 25 23 26 6 0 1 .278
3 3 Nick Kellams L/L 5-10 RF 11 102 40 30 16 11 2 2 .392
4 4 Steve Fulk R/R 6-0 RF 11 11 3 6 1 0 0 0 .273
5 5 Chase Fieldhouse R/R 5-11 CF 12 87 39 32 34 9 1 4 .448
6 6 Ryan Burvan R/R 5-10 2B 11 81 29 23 11 6 1 1 .358
7 7 Ryan Pachowicz R/R 6-1 1B 12 81 28 25 21 5 0 1 .346
11 11 Alec Pickert L/R 5-10 2B 11 13 4 4 2 0 0 0 .308
12 12 Brenden Seren R/R 6-0 3B/P 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
13 13 Anthony Fushi R/R 6-3 3B 12 45 12 5 9 1 0 0 .267
14 14 Brad Staszewski R/R 5-10 3B 11 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .667
15 15 Zach Mantel R/R 6-0 C 12 55 15 10 18 2 0 3 .273
18 18 Aaron Glatt R/R 6-2 P 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
19 19 Taylor Lehnert R/R 6-4 P/1B 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
20 20 Jimmy McNamara L/L 6-2 P/RF 12 64 19 18 20 5 2 0 .297
21 21 Adam Fulk R/R 6-0 LF 12 88 33 25 26 3 3 3 .375
22 22 Cody Brack R/R 6-1 C 11 12 7 3 3 2 0 0 .583
23 23 Antonio Majstorov R/R 5-9 3B/P 11 22 7 5 2 1 0 0 .318
24 24 Tony Schneider L/R 6-2 1B 11 8 3 1 2 0 0 0 .375
Totals 823 287 226 205 57 11 17 .349

Pitchers
Lt. Dk. Name W/L ERA GS CG SV IP BF H R ER BB SO HBP
2 2 Austen Wagoner 1-0 1.50 0 0 1 14.0 57 12 4 3 3 15 1
3 3 Nick Kellams 5-0 1.93 6 1 0 29.0 124 21 10 8 11 38 2
6 6 Ryan Burvan 0-0 0.00 0 0 0 1.0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0
7 7 Ryan Pachowicz 0-0 0.00 0 0 0 3.0 10 1 0 0 2 3 1
18 18 Aaron Glatt 1-0 3.50 1 0 0 8.0 39 11 4 4 4 7 2
19 19 Taylor Lehnert 11-0 0.69 10 7 3 70.2 288 37 11 7 13 111 9
20 20 Jimmy McNamara 9-1 0.75 12 7 1 65.0 279 41 11 7 12 116 5
23 23 Antonio Majstorov 4-0 1.29 3 1 0 16.1 61 8 3 3 2 17 1
Totals 31-1 1.08 32 16 5 207.3 862 132 43 32 48 307 21

State Finals History
Appearances: 2000 (4A), 2003 (4A), 2012 (4A)

Roncalli Rebels
Team Facts
Town/City: Indianapolis
County: Marion
Superintendent: Harry Plummer
Principal: Chuck Weisenbach
Athletic Director: Dave Toner
Athletic Director: Angie Toner
Head Coach: Keith Hatfield (58-26-2 in third year)
Assistant Coaches: Joe Mack, Danny Gillin, Patrick Verhiley, Willie Matis, Jere Kubuske, David Early
Student Managers: Josh Pawlak
Nickname: Rebels
School Colors: Red, White, and Blue
Conference: Independent
Enrollment: 1,109
Last Year’s W-L Record: 17-8-1

Season Results (23-8-1)
3/26 at Lawrence Central W 6-4
3/28 vs. Indpls. Bishop Chatard W 18-12
3/28 at Indpls. Cathedral W 7-3
4/3 Greenfield-Central W 4-2
4/9 at Brebeuf Jesuit W 12-7 (8)
4/10 at Southport W 9-3
4/13 Franklin Central L 6-8
4/13 Franklin Central L 5-7
4/17 Beech Grove W 10-0 (6)
4/18 at New Palestine L 4-5
4/23 Plainfield L 2-4
4/24 Indpls. Scecina W 7-0
4/26 Speedway L 3-5
4/27 at Perry Meridian W 7-0
4/27 at Perry Meridian L 1-3
5/2 at Pike W 10-5
5/4 Lawrence North W 9-0
5/5 Brebeuf Jesuit W 5-4
5/5 Warren Central W 4-1
5/7 Franklin Community T 5-5
5/8 at North Central (Indpls.) L 4-5
5/12 at Avon W 7-1
5/15 Decatur Central W 11-3
5/17 vs. Lawrence Central W 7-3 (8)
5/19 Western Boone W 15-0 (5)
5/19 Greensburg L 4-5
5/21 at Shelbyville W 2-1

Indianapolis Cathedral Sectional
5/28 Lawrence Central W 15-4 (5)
5/28 Warren Central W 7-6

Avon Regional
6/2 Northview W 16-0 (5)
6/2 Brownsburg W 5-4

Plainfield Semistate
6/9 New Palestine W 8-3

Team Roster & Statistics
Lt. Dk. Name B/T Ht. Pos. Gr. AB H R RBI 2B 3B HR Avg.
1 1 Chris Fey R/R 5-11 OF 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2 2 Grant Field R/L 5-10 OF 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
3 3 Dan Harris R/R 5-8 OF 11 27 4 1 4 0 0 0 .148
5 5 Jordan Reeser L/R 5-10 INF 12 91 34 24 30 13 0 3 .374
6 6 Colin Hawk R/R 5-11 SS/P 12 99 38 33 17 8 2 1 .384
7 7 Aaron Schnell R/R 6-3 OF/P 10 84 21 21 18 4 1 1 .250
9 9 Kevin Schubach L/R 6-0 P 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
11 11 Tyler Halter L/R 5-10 2B 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
12 12 Brad Fey L/R 6-0 UTIL 12 64 19 13 9 2 0 0 .297
14 14 Joe Ardizzone L/R 6-0 INF 12 99 40 28 24 6 1 2 .404
15 15 Drew Biddle R/R 5-11 OF/P 11 75 24 19 17 2 1 0 .320
17 17 Austin Alte R/R 5-11 2B/C 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
18 18 Mike Smith R/R 6-1 P 11 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200
19 19 Jason Simpkins R/R 6-0 INF 12 106 37 20 29 7 0 1 .349
20 20 Tyler Schoettle R/R 6-1 C/3B 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
21 21 Chase Steinbrunner R/R 6-3 OF/P 12 94 32 30 25 8 2 1 .340
22 22 Pauly Milto R/R 6-1 1B 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
23 23 Nick Kuntz R/R 6-0 C 11 15 3 1 2 0 0 0 .200
24 24 Nick Wright R/R 6-2 C 12 81 22 29 7 10 0 0 .272
Totals 851 275 220 183 60 7 9 .323

Pitchers
Lt. Dk. Name W/L ERA GS CG SV IP BF H R ER BB SO HBP
6 6 Colin Hawk 10-1 2.38 -- -- 0 61.3 241 63 26 21 22 58 --
7 7 Aaron Schnell 6-1 1.64 -- -- 0 38.3 144 30 13 9 16 23 --
9 9 Kevin Schubach 2-2 4.93 -- -- 0 27.0 109 33 22 19 22 21 --
15 15 Drew Biddle 1-1 4.92 -- -- 0 21.3 80 18 15 15 20 14 --
21 21 Chase Steinbrunner 3-3 4.09 -- -- 2 39.3 165 47 28 23 23 36 --
Totals 23-8 3.25 -- -- 2 187.6 739 191 104 87 103 152 --

State Finals History
Runner-Up: 1982
Appearances: 1982, 2012 (4A)