Orchard Lake St. Mary's 12, Grand Rapids Catholic Central 6



Box score (newspaper)

                             MHSAA Division 2 Final
                 OL St. Mary's 12 (22-11), GR Catholic Central 6 (35-5)
                Jun 14, 2003 at Battle Creek, Mich. (C.O. Brown Stadium)

GR Catholic Central         AB  R  H BI       OL St. Mary's               AB  R  H BI
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Brent Serba p/cf...........  4  2  2  0       Mark Sisson 2b.............  3  1  0  1
Sean Command 2b............  4  0  1  0       Nick Brennan cf............  5  0  0  0
Danny Patterson c/p........  3  0  2  2       Brandon Larson p...........  4  1  2  1
 Andy Borek pr.............  0  1  0  0        O.J. Cathey pr............  0  2  0  0
 Mike Keron pr.............  0  0  0  0       John Castine c.............  3  0  3  1
Tom Korte 3b...............  3  1  1  0        Michael Rachfal pr........  0  3  0  0
 Dan Plachta cf/3b.........  1  0  0  0       Kyle Miller ss.............  3  1  2  3
Josh Lehmkuhl cf/3b........  4  0  2  1       Brandon Wilkins 1b.........  2  3  1  0
Bryan Reeder dh............  4  0  1  0       Jeremy Lieber rf...........  4  1  1  1
Joe Madison lf.............  3  1  0  0       Mark McDaniel 3b...........  3  0  1  1
Ross Westdorp ss...........  3  1  2  0        Dominic Knight pr.........  0  0  0  0
Brad Bailey rf.............  2  0  1  1       Chris Rachfal dh...........  3  0  1  1
Sean Johnston 1b...........  0  0  0  0       Joel Schering lf...........  0  0  0  0
Totals..................... 31  6 12  4       Totals..................... 30 12 11  9

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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GR Catholic Central. 111 300 0 -  6 12  7
OL St. Mary's....... 202 215 X - 12 11  1
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E - Serba 2; Korte 2; Plachta; Westdorp 2; Miller. LOB - GRCC 7; OLSM 9. 2B - Serba;
Korte; Larson; Miller. SH - Bailey; McDaniel. SF - Patterson; Sisson. SB - Madison;
Lieber; C. Rachfal. CS - Command; Westdorp; Sisson.

GR Catholic Central            IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO  NP
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Brent Serba  L.............   4.0  7  7  4  4  3   1  0  0  0   19 24   4  2 107
Danny Patterson ...........   2.0  4  5  2  3  0   1  0  0  1   11 15   6  0  48

OL St. Mary's                  IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO  NP
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Brandon Larson  W..........   7.0 12  6  5  1  6   2  1  0  0   31 34   8  6 114

WP - Serba; Patterson; Larson 2. BK - Larson. PB - Patterson; Lehmkuhl. Inherited
runners/scored: Larson 2/0. Pitches/strikes: Serba 107/64; Patterson 48/28; Larson
114/72.

Strikeouts - Korte; Plachta; Reeder; Madison 3; Sisson; Brennan; Miller. Walks -
Madison; Sisson; Larson; Castine; Miller; Wilkins 2; C. Rachfal.

Umpires - HP: Chuck Walters  1B: Michael Guenther  3B: Richard Bird
Start: 10:35 am   Time: 2:28   Attendance:

Game notes:
MHSAA Baseball Division 2 Final
Orchard Lake last won a state title in 1998
Grand Rapids C.C. last won a state title in 1985
Serba faced 1 batter in the 5th.
Game: 03BA6


Play-by-Play

                         2003 MHSAA Baseball Final
     OL St. Mary's 12 (22-11), GR Catholic Central 6 (35-5) - Play-by-Play
            Jun 14, 2003 at Battle Creek, Mich. (C.O. Brown Stadium)


Score by Innings                  R  H  E
-----------------------------------------
GR Catholic Central. 111 300 0 -  6 12  7
OL St. Mary's....... 202 215 X - 12 11  1
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GR Catholic Central starters: 24/p Serba; 9/2b Command; 3/c Patterson; 20/3b
   Korte; 4/cf Lehmkuhl; 12/dh Reeder; 6/lf Madison; 2/ss Westdorp; 1/rf
   Bailey; 13/1b Johnston;

OL St. Mary's starters: 1/2b Sisson; 21/cf Brennan; 4/p Larson; 23/c
   Castine; 9/ss Miller; 10/1b Wilkins; 3/rf Lieber; 14/3b McDaniel; 5/dh C.
   Rachfal; 16/lf Schering;

GR Catholic Central - inning 1

   Serba doubled to left center (0-0). Command grounded out to p (2-2);
   Serba advanced to third. Patterson flied out to lf, SF, RBI (0-1); Serba
   scored. Korte struck out swinging, reached first on a wild pitch (0-2).
   Lehmkuhl reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); Korte out at second ss to
   2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

OL St. Mary's - inning 1

   Sisson reached on a throwing error by 3b (1-2). Brennan struck out
   swinging (1-2). Sisson advanced to second on a throwing error by p,
   failed pickoff attempt, advanced to third on the error. Larson doubled to
   center field, RBI (1-2); Sisson scored, unearned. Castine singled to
   center field, RBI (0-1); Larson scored. Castine advanced to second on a
   passed ball. Miller walked (3-2). Wilkins reached on a fielding error by
   3b (1-2); Miller advanced to second; Castine advanced to third. Lieber
   infield fly to 2b (3-1). McDaniel popped up to 1b (2-2). 2 runs, 2 hits,
   3 errors, 3 LOB.

GR Catholic Central - inning 2

   Reeder popped up to ss (2-2). Madison walked (3-0). Madison stole second.
   Westdorp flied out to rf (2-2); Madison advanced to third. Bailey singled
   to shortstop, RBI (0-0); Madison scored. Serba flied out to lf (0-1). 1
   run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

OL St. Mary's - inning 2

   C. Rachfal grounded out to 2b (1-0). Sisson walked (3-2). Sisson out at
   second c to ss, caught stealing. Brennan reached on a fielding error by
   ss (3-1). Larson singled to left field (3-1); Brennan advanced to second.
   Cathey pinch ran for Larson. Cathey advanced to second on a wild pitch;
   Brennan advanced to third on a wild pitch, out at third c to p to 3b. 0
   runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

GR Catholic Central - inning 3

   Larson to p for Cathey. Command grounded out to ss (1-1). Patterson flied
   out to cf (0-0). Korte doubled to right field (2-0). Lehmkuhl singled up
   the middle, RBI (1-1); Korte scored. Reeder singled to center field
   (0-0); Lehmkuhl advanced to second. Madison struck out swinging, out at
   first c to 1b (1-2). 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

OL St. Mary's - inning 3

   Castine singled to left field (2-2). M. Rachfal pinch ran for Castine.
   Miller struck out swinging (2-2). Wilkins singled to second base (1-1);
   M. Rachfal advanced to second. Lieber reached on a fielder's choice
   (0-0); Wilkins advanced to second on a throwing error by p, advanced to
   third on the error; M. Rachfal advanced to third, scored on the error,
   unearned. McDaniel grounded out to 3b, SAC, RBI (1-0); Lieber advanced to
   second; Wilkins scored, unearned. C. Rachfal popped up to 1b (0-0). 2
   runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

GR Catholic Central - inning 4

   Castine to c for M. Rachfal. Westdorp singled to right field (3-2).
   Bailey grounded out to p, SAC (2-1); Westdorp advanced to second. Serba
   singled to shortstop (1-1). Command flied out to cf (3-1). Patterson
   singled to left field, RBI (1-0); Serba advanced to third, scored on the
   throw; Westdorp scored. Borek pinch ran for Patterson. Korte reached on a
   fielding error by ss (3-1); Borek advanced to second. Lehmkuhl singled to
   shortstop (0-0); Korte advanced to second; Borek advanced to third.
   Reeder struck out swinging, reached first on a wild pitch (0-2); Lehmkuhl
   advanced to second; Korte advanced to third; Borek scored, unearned.
   Korte out at third p to 3b to c to 3b, picked off. 3 runs, 4 hits, 1
   error, 2 LOB.

OL St. Mary's - inning 4

   Patterson to c for Borek. Plachta to cf for Korte. Lehmkuhl to 3b. Sisson
   struck out swinging (1-2). Brennan popped up to p (0-2). Larson walked
   (3-2). Cathey pinch ran for Larson. Castine singled to right field (0-1);
   Cathey advanced to third. M. Rachfal pinch ran for Castine. Miller
   singled to center field, out at second cf to ss to c to ss, 2 RBI (3-2);
   M. Rachfal scored; Cathey scored. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

GR Catholic Central - inning 5

   Larson to p for Cathey. Castine to c for M. Rachfal. Madison struck out
   looking (1-2). Westdorp singled to first base (0-2). Bailey lined out to
   lf (2-1). Westdorp out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit,
   0 errors, 0 LOB.

OL St. Mary's - inning 5

   Wilkins walked (3-2). Serba to cf. Patterson to p. Plachta to 3b.
   Lehmkuhl to c. Lieber lined out to 3b (1-0). McDaniel singled to left
   field (1-2); Wilkins advanced to second. C. Rachfal walked (3-0);
   McDaniel advanced to second; Wilkins advanced to third. Knight pinch ran
   for McDaniel. Wilkins scored. Sisson flied out to rf (0-0). Brennan flied
   out to cf (1-0). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

GR Catholic Central - inning 6

   McDaniel to 3b for Knight. Serba fouled out to 2b (1-0). Command singled
   up the middle (1-1). Patterson singled to left field (1-1); Command
   advanced to second. Keron pinch ran for Patterson. Keron advanced to
   second on a balk; Command advanced to third on a balk. Keron advanced to
   third on the throw; Command out at home c to 3b to p, caught stealing.
   Plachta struck out swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

OL St. Mary's - inning 6

   Patterson to p for Keron. Larson reached on a throwing error by 3b (0-0).
   Cathey pinch ran for Larson. Cathey advanced to second on a wild pitch.
   Cathey advanced to third on a passed ball. Castine walked (3-2). M.
   Rachfal pinch ran for Castine. Miller doubled down the lf line, RBI
   (0-0); M. Rachfal advanced to third; Cathey scored, unearned. Wilkins
   intentionally walked. Lieber singled through the left side, RBI (1-1);
   Wilkins advanced to second; Miller advanced to third; M. Rachfal scored.
   McDaniel fouled out to rf (3-2). C. Rachfal singled through the left
   side, RBI (2-2); Lieber advanced to second; Wilkins advanced to third;
   Miller scored. Sisson flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-1); Wilkins scored,
   unearned. C. Rachfal stole second; Lieber stole third. Brennan reached on
   a fielding error by ss (2-0); C. Rachfal advanced to third; Lieber
   scored, unearned. Larson to p for Cathey. Larson flied out to lf (1-1). 5
   runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.

GR Catholic Central - inning 7

   Castine to c for M. Rachfal. Lehmkuhl grounded out to ss (0-0). Reeder
   grounded out to ss (1-1). Madison struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 0
   hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.