Whitehall vs Orch. Lake St. Mary







Box Score


                      1998 MHSAA Baseball Finals
                   Whitehall vs Orchard Lake St. Mary
       Jun 13, 1998 at Battle Creek, Mich. (C.O. Brown Stadium)

Keyed by a six-run third inning, Orchard Lake St. Mary's captured the MHSAA Division 
II baseball title on Saturday with an 8-6 win over Whitehall. The Eaglets first-ever
baseball championship was spurred on by the six-run, seven-hit third frame,
highlighted by a two-run triple from senior shortstop Marc Boggio. Senior center
fielder Nick DiPonio led the St. Mary's offense with a 3-for-4 effort, while third
baseman Adam Fazio and left fielder John Gresehover added two hits apiece. The
Eaglets took an 8-4 lead into the seventh, then survived a late Whitehall rally for
the win. Senior Adam Stachurski was effective in relief for St. Mary's going the
last 4 2/3 innings without allowing an earned run. Orchard Lake St. Mary's finished
its title run 32-4-1, while Whitehall, making its first appearance in the finals, was
24-12. Whitehall 6 (24-12) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB Avg Nate McLouth ss........... 2 2 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 Jordan Gosselin 2b........ 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 Brett Cagney c............ 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 Brian Hines rf/1b......... 2 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 Eric Smies rf............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 David Miller 1b/p......... 4 1 1 0 0 3 5 0 0 Josh Robart p/rf.......... 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 1 Fred Hull lf.............. 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 3 Ben Smies 3b.............. 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Eric Bromley cf........... 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Totals.................... 27 6 8 4 6 8 18 7 7 Orch. Lake St. Mary 8 (32-4-1) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB Avg Tim Andrzejak rf.......... 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 Mike Sopo 2b.............. 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 Nick DiPonio cf........... 4 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 2 Adam Stachurski 1b/p...... 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 Mike Tata pr.............. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marc Boggio ss............ 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 2 Adam Fazio 3b............. 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 John Gresehover lf........ 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 Joe Zacharzewski c........ 2 0 1 1 0 0 8 1 0 Jason Kolb pr............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kevin Lantzy dh........... 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Matt Ksiazek p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mark Lundquist 1b......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Totals.................... 29 8 11 7 4 3 21 5 8 Score by innings: R H E ------------------------------------------- Whitehall 201 000 3 - 6 8 1 Orch. Lake St. Mary 006 002 - 8 11 3 ------------------------------------------- E - McLouth, Fazio, Zacharzewski, Lundquist. DP - Eaglets 2. LOB - Vikings 7, Eaglets 8. 2B - Gresehover. 3B - Sopo, DiPonio, Boggio. SB - Tata. CS - Robart. SH - Bromley. Whitehall IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ERA NP Josh Robart......... 3.0 7 6 6 3 2 17 20 - David Miller........ 3.0 4 2 2 1 1 12 14 - Orch. Lake St. Mary IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ERA NP Matt Ksiazek........ 2.1 6 3 3 3 1 12 16 - Adam Stachurski..... 4.2 2 3 0 3 7 15 18 - Win - Stachurski. Loss - Robart. Save - None. WP - Robart, Stachurski. PB - Zacharzewski. HBP - by Miller (Zacharzewski). Umpires - Home:Mike Allen 1st:Bill Brott 3rd:Mike Craig Start: 6:30 pm Time: 2:15 Attendance: Game Notes: Orchard Lake St. Mary's win Division II championship Robart faced 4 batters in the 3rd.


Play-by-play


                      1998 MHSAA Baseball Finals
                   Whitehall vs Orch. Lake St. Mary
       Jun 13, 1998 at Battle Creek, Mich. (C.O. Brown Stadium)


Score by innings:                   R  H  E
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Whitehall             201 000 3  -  6  8  1
Orch. Lake St. Mary   006 002    -  8 11  3
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Whitehall inning 1

  McLouth singled.  Gosselin singled; McLouth advanced to second.  Cagney
  singled; Gosselin advanced to second; McLouth advanced to third.  Hines
  walked, RBI; Cagney advanced to second; Gosselin advanced to third; McLouth
  scored.  Miller struck out swinging.  Robart grounded out to 1b unassisted,
  RBI; Hines advanced to second; Cagney advanced to third; Gosselin scored. 
  Hull flied out to cf.  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Orch. Lake St. Mary inning 1

  Andrzejak grounded out to 2b.  Sopo struck out swinging.  DiPonio singled. 
  Stachurski reached on a fielder's choice; DiPonio advanced to second on an
  error by ss.  Boggio fouled out to 1b.  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Whitehall inning 2

  B. Smies walked.  Bromley grounded out to 3b, SAC; B. Smies advanced to
  second.  McLouth walked.  Gosselin flied out to lf.  Dropped foul ball, E2. 
  Cagney reached on a fielder's choice; McLouth out on the play, out at second
  ss unassisted.  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Orch. Lake St. Mary inning 2

  Fazio grounded out to 2b.  Gresehover singled.  Zacharzewski grounded out to
  2b; Gresehover advanced to second.  Lantzy walked.  Andrzejak reached on a
  fielder's choice; Lantzy out on the play, out at second ss unassisted.  0
  runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Whitehall inning 3

  Hines flied out to cf.  Miller singled.  Robart singled; Miller advanced to
  second.  Hull singled, RBI; Robart advanced to third; Miller scored. 
  Stachurski to p.  Lundquist to 1b for Ksiazek.  Hull advanced to second;
  Robart out at home c to ss, caught stealing.  B. Smies struck out looking. 
  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Orch. Lake St. Mary inning 3

  Sopo tripled.  DiPonio singled, RBI; Sopo scored.  Stachurski singled;
  DiPonio advanced to second.  Boggio tripled, 2 RBI; Stachurski scored;
  DiPonio scored.  Hines to 1b.  Miller to p.  Robart to rf.  Fazio singled,


  RBI; Boggio scored.  Gresehover doubled, RBI; Fazio scored.  Zacharzewski
  singled, RBI; Gresehover scored.  Kolb pinch ran for Zacharzewski.  Lantzy
  flied out to lf.  Andrzejak walked; Kolb advanced to second.  Sopo flied out
  to 1b.  DiPonio flied out to rf.  6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Whitehall inning 4

  Zacharzewski to c for Kolb.  Bromley struck out swinging.  McLouth walked. 
  Gosselin lined into double play 1b unassisted; McLouth out on the play.  0
  runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Orch. Lake St. Mary inning 4

  Stachurski flied out to rf.  Boggio flied out to cf.  Fazio singled.  Fazio
  out at second c to 2b.  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Whitehall inning 5

  Cagney singled.  Cagney advanced to second on a wild pitch.  Hines struck
  out looking.  Miller struck out looking.  Robart struck out swinging.  0
  runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Orch. Lake St. Mary inning 5

  Gresehover struck out, out at first c to 1b.  Zacharzewski hit by pitch. 
  Lantzy lined out to ss.  Andrzejak flied out to lf.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0
  errors, 1 LOB.

Whitehall inning 6

  Hull walked.  B. Smies grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; Hull out on
  the play.  Bromley flied out to cf.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Orch. Lake St. Mary inning 6

  E. Smies to rf for Hines.  Miller to 1b.  Robart to p.  Sopo grounded out to
  p.  DiPonio tripled.  Stachurski walked.  Tata pinch ran for Stachurski. 
  Tata stole second.  Boggio walked.  Fazio reached on a fielder's choice,
  RBI; Boggio out on the play, out at second 2b to ss; Tata advanced to third;
  DiPonio scored.  Fazio advanced to third; Tata scored on a wild pitch. 
  Gresehover struck out swinging.  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Whitehall inning 7

  Stachurski to p for Tata.  McLouth singled.  Gosselin reached on a fielder's
  choice; McLouth advanced to second on an error by 3b.  Cagney reached on a
  fielder's choice; Gosselin advanced to second on an error by 1b; McLouth
  scored, unearned.  Hines pinch hit for E. Smies.  Hines walked; Cagney
  advanced to second; Gosselin advanced to third.  Hines advanced to second;
  Cagney advanced to third; Gosselin scored on a passed ball, unearned. 
  Miller struck out swinging.  Robart grounded out to 2b, RBI; Hines advanced


  to third; Cagney scored, unearned.  Hull struck out looking.  3 runs, 1 hit,
  2 errors, 1 LOB.


Game Notes:
Orchard Lake St. Mary's win Division II championship                       
Robart faced 4 batters in the 3rd.