Base 4A FINAL: Wagoner, McNamara lead #1 Lake Central to title, 1-0

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INDIANAPOLIS – Lake Central won its first baseball state championship June 16 on the arm of standout senior pitcher Jimmy McNamara, who threw a three-hitter and struck out nine in a 1-0 Class 4A title tilt victory over Roncalli.

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The Indians (32-1) finished the season the same way they started it: on top of the Indiana Baseball Coaches’ Association poll as the top-ranked team in the state.

It was a 1-2-3 first inning for both sides as the lefty McNamara and Roncalli senior right-hander Colin Hawk settled in early for a pitcher’s duel.

Lake Central broke into the scoring column with a two-out rally in the top of the third. A single by junior Ryan Burvan was followed by a walk to senior Chase Fieldhouse before the game’s only run batted in: an RBI single to center by senior Austen Wagoner.

McNamara (10-1), who entered the game with 116 strikeouts in 65 innings pitched with a microscopic earned run average of 0.75, had a no-hitter going until the bottom of the fifth. That’s when Roncalli senior Jordan Reeser broke it up with an infield single, and the Rebels managed another infield hit from sophomore Aaron Schnell.

But McNamara got a flyout from junior Drew Biddle to end the threat for third-year coach Jeff Sandor.

Roncalli (23-9-1), led by third-year coach Keith Hatfield, made just its second state finals appearance and its first in 30 years. The 1982 Rebels also finished as state runner-up.

Lake Central’s McNamara named Mental Attitude Award winner
Members of the IHSAA Executive Committee announced Jimmy McNamara of Lake Central High School as the winner of this year’s L.V. Phillips Mental Attitude Award in Class 4A baseball. Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, the proud corporate partner of all IHSAA tournaments, presented a $1,000 scholarship to the school in his name.

The award is annually presented to an outstanding senior participant in each state championship game who has best demonstrated excellence in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership, and athletic ability in baseball. The award is named in honor of the late L.V. Phillips, who served as the second commissioner of the IHSAA from 1945-62.

McNamara has been both a pitcher and outfielder during his three varsity seasons at Lake Central and was named all-conference each year. He’s served as president of the school’s Superfan Club, the National Honor Society, and the Student Council, and he was a member of the Duneland Athletic Conference Summit.

The son of Michael and Denise McNamara of Dyer also played basketball his first two years of high school and will study accounting on a baseball scholarship at Central Michigan University.

The box score:

Lake Central (32-1) 1
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
Nick Kellams rf.......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
Ryan Burvan 2b........... 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
Chase Fieldhouse cf...... 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Austen Wagoner ss........ 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 0
Ryan Pachowicz 1b........ 3 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 2
Anthony Fushi 3b......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Adam Fulk lf............. 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
 Antonio Majstorov ph.... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zach Mantel c............ 3 0 0 0 0 1 8 1 2
Alec Olund dh............ 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jimmy McNamara p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 26 1 4 1 2 4 21 8 6

Roncalli (23-9-1) 0
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
Colin Hawk p............. 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Jason Simpkins ss........ 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Austin Alte pr.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Ardizzone 3b......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Nick Wright c............ 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
Jordan Reeser 2b......... 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 0
Chase Steinbrunner cf.... 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0
Aaron Schnell rf......... 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0
Drew Biddle lf........... 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Brad Fey 1b.............. 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0
Totals................... 23 0 3 0 1 9 21 4 3

Score by Innings             R H E
Lake Central                001 000 0 - 1 4 1
Roncalli                       000 000 0 - 0 3 1

E - Fushi; Simpkins. DP - Lake Central 1. LOB - Lake Central 6; Roncalli 3.
2B - Olund(6).

Lake Central         IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
Jimmy McNamara...... 7.0 3 0 0 1 9 23 24 103

Roncalli               IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
Colin Hawk.......... 7.0 4 1 1 2 4 26 28 83

Win - McNamara (10-1). Loss - Hawk (10-2). Save - None.
Inherited runners/scored: None. Pitches/strikes: McNamara 103/75; Hawk 83/55.
Umpires - HP: Robert Plummer 1B: Bob Schellinger 2B: Scott Arthur 3B: Elliott
Tekulve Start: 7:23 pm Time: 1:23 Attendance: 6,527
4-game attendance: 9,926 (state finals record)

The play-by-play:

Lake Central starters: 3/rf Kellams; 6/2b Burvan; 5/cf Fieldhouse; 2/ss
Wagoner; 7/1b Pachowicz; 13/3b Fushi; 21/lf A. Fulk; 15/c Mantel; 1/dh Olund;
20/p McNamara;

Roncalli starters: 6/p Hawk; 19/ss Simpkins; 14/3b Ardizzone; 24/c Wright; 5/2b
Reeser; 21/cf Steinbrunner; 7/rf Schnell; 15/lf Biddle; 12/1b B. Fey;

Lake Central 1st - Kellams grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-2 BKK).
Burvan lined out to 1b (1-0 B). Fieldhouse popped up to 2b (0-0). 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Roncalli 1st - Hawk struck out swinging (2-2 BSSBFS). Simpkins grounded
out to ss (2-2 KSBBF). Ardizzone struck out swinging (2-2 FBKBS). 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Lake Central 2nd - Wagoner flied out to lf (0-0). Pachowicz singled to
left field (0-2 KF). Fushi reached on a fielder's choice (0-1 K); Pachowicz
advanced to second on a muffed throw by ss. A. Fulk grounded out to p (0-2 KK);
Fushi advanced to second; Pachowicz advanced to third. Mantel struck out
looking (1-2 KBKK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Roncalli 2nd - Wright grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-2 BKFB). Reeser
struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (1-2 FBKS). Steinbrunner struck out
looking (0-2 SFFK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Lake Central 3rd - Olund struck out swinging (0-2 KSS). Kellams grounded
out to 1b unassisted (2-1 FBB). Burvan singled up the middle (1-0 B).
Fieldhouse walked (3-2 BKBBKB); Burvan advanced to second. Wagoner singled to
center field, RBI (0-0); Fieldhouse advanced to second; Burvan scored.
Pachowicz reached on a fielder's choice (0-1 K); Wagoner out at second ss to
2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Roncalli 3rd - Schnell struck out swinging (1-2 KSFFBS). Biddle fouled
out to 1b (1-2 BFKF). B. Fey struck out looking (1-2 KBFK). 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 0 LOB.

Lake Central 4th - Fushi struck out swinging (0-2 KFS). A. Fulk struck
out swinging (3-2 SBBBFS). Mantel flied out to rf (2-1 KBB). 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 0 LOB.

Roncalli 4th - Hawk flied out to cf (2-2 BKBFF). Simpkins walked (3-2
KFBBFFBB). Alte pinch ran for Simpkins. Ardizzone grounded into double play 2b
to ss to 1b (0-0); Alte out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Lake Central 5th - Simpkins to ss for Alte. Olund popped up to 2b (0-0).
Kellams flied out to cf (0-0). Burvan flied out to rf (1-1 BK). 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Roncalli 5th - Wright flied out to rf (0-0). Reeser singled to third
base, bunt, advanced to second on a throwing error by 3b (0-0). Steinbrunner
struck out looking (2-2 KFFBFBK). Schnell singled to first base (0-1 K); Reeser
advanced to third. Schnell advanced to second. Biddle flied out to rf (1-2
FBS). 0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Lake Central 6th - Fieldhouse grounded out to 3b (1-1 KB). Wagoner
walked (3-0 BBBB). Pachowicz grounded out to 2b (2-1 BBF); Wagoner advanced to
second. Fushi flied out to rf (1-2 FFB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

Roncalli 6th - B. Fey struck out looking (1-2 KKFFBK). Hawk struck out
swinging (1-2 SKBS). Simpkins singled through the left side (1-2 SKFB).
Ardizzone grounded out to 2b (1-1 BK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Lake Central 7th - Majstorov pinch hit for A. Fulk. Majstorov flied out
to cf (1-0 B). Mantel flied out to cf (1-1 BF). Olund doubled to left center
(1-1 KB). Kellams lined out to ss (1-2 KBF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

Roncalli 7th - A. Fulk to lf for Majstorov. Wright grounded out to ss
(0-0). Reeser grounded out to ss (2-2 SBKBF). Steinbrunner grounded out to ss
(1-1 FB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.