2020 Shakopee Saber Baseball Record Book
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2020 Shakopee Saber Baseball Team (Season canceled due to Coronavirus/Covid-19)
Seniors: Tommy Bazzarre** Allex Ege** Connor Masloski* Jack Schleper*** Wilson Mack* Zach Schultz** Owen Seppanen* Gavin Stadler** Eli Temp* Jackson Toenges* Jaymeson Ungar* Thomas Wilkie** Zach Winterfeldt*
Juniors: Jakob Boran Alex Broholm Christian Fiedler Tayden Fredericks** David Gustafson Ethan Hintz Tyler Ho Ethan Lenzmeier Foster Mack Jacob Skogrand** Cade Strait
Sophomores: Isaiah Carroll Brandon Doble Joe Grim Noah Hensley Ryan Ibsen Tristan Jenks Aaron Lee Cole Leighton Cooper Malone Nick Miller Cade McGraw Ashton Pauly Mason Potz Joey Roder Vinny Schleper Brady Schroeder John Sullivan Jackson Ungar Nathan Van Brocklin Bennett Walters Luke Wilts Zach Yuza
Freshmen (who made 10-12 program before season was canceled): Jaden Case RJ Ess Wynn Strait
*= Number of years lettered in Baseball
Coaching Staff
Varsity Coach: Tom Schleper (27t h year, 32nd overall): Assistant Varsity Coaches: E ric Schmitz (17t h Year)and Curt Hartfiel (7t h Year) J.V. Coach: Kyle Ryan (8t h Year) 10A Coach: Josh Thom (9t h Year) Freshmen Coaches: Rob Wagener (14t h year), Kenny Stromgren (1st year), and Don Larsen (4th year)
/ 2020 Season Awards (No games played due to Covid-19; season postponed first day of practice and officially cancelled in May)
*Captains: Tommy Bazzarre, Jack Schleper, and Zach Schultz
*Most Valuable Players: Class of 2020 Seniors
*George Lill (Best Pitcher) Award: G avin Stadler
*Best Offensive Player: J ack Schleper
*”Gold Glove” Best Defensive Player: Z ach Schultz
*Warren Stemmer “Class Act” Award: C onnor Masloski and Jackson Toenges
2020 Seniors Front Row (L to R): Jaymeson Ungar, Zach Schultz, Tommy Bazzarrre, Owen Seppanen, Jackson Toenges, and Eli Temp Back Row (L to R): Allex Ege, Connor Masloski, Wilson Mack, Gavin Stadler, Thomas Wilkie, Jack Schleper, and Zach Winterfeldt
/ Saber Baseball Awards
“Warren Stemmer” Class Act Award (started in 2000) Dave Weckman – 2000 Scott Bode - 2012 Tim Theis – 2001 Nick Larson -2013 Josh Gregor – 2002 Sheldon Miks-2014 Eric Luegge – 2003 Sam Scott - 2015 Bobby Zellmann – 2004 John Fox & Matt Heiling - 2016 Andy Lazzari – 2005 Dylan Pass - 2017 Tanner Gasow – 2006 Sam Ludzack - 2018 Kenny Dellwo – 2007 Lucas Maddox - 2019 Andrew Zellmann – 2008 Connor Masloski & Jackson Toenges - 2020 JT Holcombe – 2009 Alex Bade – 2010 Warren Stemmer Marty Lenzmeier – 2011
“George Lill” Pitcher of the Year (named after George Lill in 2001) Steve Hartman – 1994 Derek Johnson - 2010 Shane Pauly & Steve Hartman – 1995 Jordan Gunhus - 2011 Shane Pauly & Brian Brown – 1996 Sheldon Miks - 2012 Ben Von Bank – 1997 Sheldon Miks – 2013 C.J. Otto – 1998 Sheldon Miks - 2014 Justin Welch – 1999 Tyler Sloss – 2015 Tim Theis – 2000 Jacob Poppitz – 2016 Chris Nelsen – 2001 Chris Isensee - 2017 Chris Meek – 2002 Josh Meyer - 2018 Colin O’Brien – 2003 Caleb Kranz - 2019 Austin Baukol – 2004 Gavin Stadler - 2020 Joey Heller - 2005 Kyle Green - 2006 Kyle Green - 2007 Chase Hentges - 2008 Sam Anderson - 2009 George Lill
Best Offensive Player Lance Siedow – 1994 Chase Hentges - 2007 Jack Schleper - 2020 Jay Buckentine – 1995 Chase Hentges - 2008 Jay Buckentine, Joe Colling & Justin Simon: ’96 Zack Bohar - 2009 Justin Simon – 1997 Chris Kubitz - 2010 Pat Zupfer – 1998 Zak Hoffman - 2011 Chris Mertz – 1999 Scott Bode - 2012 Ben Hauger – 2000 Jacob Rhinesmith – 2013 Brett Bahr – 2001 Austen Leadstrom – 2014 Bobby Zellmann – 2002 Matt Theis - 2015 Bobby Zellmann – 2003 Peter Hagstrom - 2016 Mike Dahl – 2004 Evan Stark - 2017 Mike Dahl – 2005 Jack Sievers - 2018 Mike Dahl – 2006 Justin Winterfeldt - 2019 Saber Baseball Awards (continued)
/ “Gold Glove” Defensive Award Nick Kelso, LF – 1994 Zach Vizenor, 2B – 2006 Sam Meyer, 3B - 2018 Lance Siedow, RF/CF – 1995 Jordan Wolfswinkel, 2B - 2007 Marco Slipka, CF - 2019 Jay Buckentine, SS – 1996 John Hechsel, 1B - 2008 Zach Schultz, 2B - 2020 Joe Colling, 2B/SS – 1997 Zak Hoffman, SS - 2009 Luke Monnens, 3B – 1998 Cole Wolfswinkel, Util - 2010 Jeff Henning, 2B – 1999 Zak Hoffman, SS - 2011 Tony Cronin, 3B – 2000 Zak Hoffman, SS - 2012 Josh Gregor, 2B – 2001 Dominick Schleper, 2B – 2013 Josh Gregor, 2B – 2002 Dominick Schleper, C & SS - 2014 Chris Arenson, CF – 2003 Jacob Rhinesmith & Sam Scott-2015 Tyler Menden, LF – 2004 Travis Larsen, CF - 2016 Jeremy Imker, 3B/SS – 2005 Jack Sievers, CF – 2017
“Rookie of the Year” Chris Nelsen, P and Tim Theis, P/OF – 1999 Austen Leadstrom, LF and Sheldon Miks, P/1B-2011 Brett Bahr, OF – 2000 Cody Pamperin, P, 2012 Greg Campbell, 3B – 2001 Jacob Rhinesmith, CF, 2013 Bobby Zellmann, C – 2002 Travis Larsen, OF/C, 2014 Mike Dahl, OF – 2003 Matt Theis, C, 2015 Joey Heller, OF – 2004 Evan Stark, OF, 2016 Kyle Green, P/1B – 2005 Sam Meyer, 3B, 2017 Chase Hentges, SS/P - 2006 Caleb Kranz, P, 2018 Andrew Zellmann, C - 2007 Zach Schultz, 2B, 2019 Willie Dellwo, 3B and John Hellkamp, CF - 2008 Covid-19, 2020 Zak Hoffman, SS - 2009 Jordan Gunhus, RF/P - 2010
Shakopee High School Baseball Captains Player(s) Year Player(s) Year Player(s) Y ear
/ 1955 Corey Bode 1991 Jacob Rhinesmith 2015 Chuck Pass 1956 John Myren 1991 Tyler Sloss 2015 1957 Mark Sortum 1992 Sam Scott 2015 Bob Ayd 1958 Joe Sullivan 1992 Drew Hanbury 2016 Ron Lebens 1959 Matt Busch 1993 Matt Heiling 2016 George Lill 1960 Brian Sardelli 1993 Travis Larsen 2016 Chuck Macke 1961 Mike Wermerskirchen 1993 Zack Henderson 2017 Mike Bungert 1962 Nick Kelso 1994 Tom Keohen 2017 Russ Case 1963 Mitch Ries 1994 Dylan Pass 2017 Greg Wermerskirchen 1964 Charles Smith 1994 Sam Meyer 2018 Dale Hauger 1964 Steve Hartman 1995 Josh Meyer 2018 Greg Wermerskirchen 1965 Lance Siedow 1995 Jack Sievers 2018 Dale Hauger 1965 Jay Buckentine 1996 Caleb Kranz 2019 Gary Wehrwein 1965 Jason Rudoy 1996 Lucas Maddox 2019 Bill Nevin 1966 Joe Colling 1997 Justin Winterfeldt 2019 Roger Schesso 1966 Justin Simon 1997 Tommy Bazzarre 2020 Tom Theis 1967 Ben Von Bank 1997 Jack Schleper 2020 Rich Sand 1967 Corey Fonder 1998 Zach Schultz 2020 Ed Wermerskirchen 1967 Luke Kocon 1998 Paul Hoen 1968 Brad Menden 1999 Steve Meyer 1969 Chris Mertz 1999 Bob Schmitt 1969 C.J. Otto 1999 Larry Siedow 1970 Kory Sames 2000 1971 Dave Weckman 2000 1972 Tim Theis 2000 Steve O'Neill 1973 Chris Nelsen 2001 Joe Schleper, Jr. 1973 Tim Theis 2001 Steve Habeck 1974 Josh Gregor 2002 Steve Hullander 1974 Scott Theis 2002 1975 James Boys 2003 1976 Peter Breimhorst 2003 Jack Freund 1977 Bobby Zellmann 2003 Keith Busch 1977 Colin O’Brien 2004 Toby Berens 1978 Jon Tuma 2004 Kevin Peters 1978 Bobby Zellmann 2004 Dan Heller 1979 Joey Heller 2005 Dan Hennen 1979 Jeremy Imker 2005 Jeff Neubert 1979 Mike Dahl 2006 Roger LaTour 1980 Tanner Gasow 2006 Scott Theis 1980 Jordan Triestram 2006 Kevin Lake 1981 Kenny Dellwo 2007 Dave Lane 1982 Kyle Green 2007 Mark Spanton 1982 Jordan Wolfswinkel 2007 Butch Leadstrom 1983 Andrew Zellmann 2008 Dick Rosen 1983 Sam Anderson 2009 Tom Schleper 1984 JT Holcombe 2009 Dave Spanton 1984 Zachary McBeain 2009 Brian Vizenor 1985 Zack Bohar 2010 Tori McCormick 1986 Chris Kubitz 2010 Joe Witt 1986 Willie Dellwo 2011 Steve Lebens 1987 Marty Lenzmeier 2011 Dave Pass 1987 Scott Bode 2012 Denny Pauly 1988 Zak Hoffman 2012 Tony Sorenson 1988 Nick Larson 2013 Jeff Jonckowski 1989 Sheldon Miks 2013 Erik Klein 1989 Luke Bruss 2014 Chad Piotraschke 1990 Sheldon Miks 2014 Aaron Welter 1990 Dominick Schleper 2014 S.H.S. All- Conference Award Winners
1958 - George Lill, So., P 1986 - Randy Busch, Sr., CF 2010 - Zack Bohar, Sr., 3B/P
/ 1958 - Mike Nevin, Sr., Util. 1986 - Steve Lebens, Jr., SS 2010 - Jordan Gunhus, So., RF/P 1958 - Mike Williamson, Sr., OF 1986 - Tori McCormick, Sr., LF 2010 - Chris Kubitz, Sr., 1B 1959 - Ron Lebens, Sr., SS 1986 - Dave Pass, Jr., C 2011 - Matt Conrad, Jr., CF 1959 - George Lill, Jr., P 1987 - Steve Lebens, Sr., SS 2011 - Jordan Gunhus, JR. P/OF 1960 - George Lill, Sr., P 1987 - Dave Pass, Sr., C 2011 - Zak Hoffman, Jr. SS/P 1960 - Pat Esser, Sr., RF 1988 - Mark Heller, Sr., P 2012 - Scott Bode, Sr., C 1961 - Ken Lebens, Sr., 1B/P 1988 - Denny Pauly, P, 3B 2012 - Nick Mendez, Sr., LF 1962 - Kevin Lynch, Jr., 1B/P 1988 - Craig Furtney, Sr., C 2012 - Sheldon Miks, So., P/1B 1963 - Tom Rein, Sr., 3B 1988 - Jeff Jonckowski, Jr., 2B 2012 - Cody Pamperin, Jr., P 1964 - Greg Wermerskirchen, Jr.,P 1989 - Rich Edwards, Sr., P 2013 - Sheldon Miks, Jr., P/1B 1964 - Gary Wehrwein, Jr., C 1989 - Erik Klein, Sr., 3B/OF 2013 - Cody Pamperin, Sr., P 1965 - Greg Wermerskirchen,Sr.,P 1989 - Jeff Jonckowski, Sr. 2B 2013 - Jacob Rhinesmith, So., C 1966 - Bill Nevin, Sr., P 1990 - Matt Logeais, Sr., P 2013 - Dominick Schleper, Jr. 2B 1967 - Tom Theis, Sr., IF 1990 - Aaron Welter, Sr., C 2014 - Austen Leadstrom, SR., 2B 1967 - Tom Albrecht, Sr. 1990 - Jason Cordes, Jr., SS/2B 2014 - Sheldon Miks, SR, P/1B 1967 - Steve Hanel, Sr. 1991 - Jason Cordes, Sr., IF/P 2014 - Tyler Sloss, JR, P/OF 1967 - Rich Sand, Sr. 1992 - Joe Sullivan, Sr., SS 2015 - Alex Boys, Sr., SS 1968 - Bob Schmitt, Jr., P 1993 - Brandon Dagner, Jr., P 2015 - Jacob Rhinesmith, Sr., CF 1969 - Bob Schmitt, Sr., P 1994 - Steve Hartman, Jr., P 2015 - Tyler Sloss, Sr., P/LF 1969 - Steve Meyer, Sr., OF 1994 – Mitch Ries, Sr., SS 2015 - Matt Theis, Jr., C 1969 - Mike Stemmer, Sr., SS 1994 - Lance Siedow, Sr., RF 2016 - Peter Hagstrom, Sr., 3B, RF, P 1969 - Larry Siedow, Jr., OF 1995 - Steve Hartman, Sr., P 2016 - Travis Larsen, Sr. , CF 1970 - Larry Siedow, Sr., RF 1995 - Lance Siedow, Sr., RF 2016 - Jacob Poppitz, Sr., P 1970 - Lynn Bestland, Sr., 1B 1996 - Brian Brown, Jr., P 2017 – Tom Keohen, Sr., 2B 1971 – 1996 - Jay Buckentine, Sr., SS 2017 – Dylan Pass, Sr., DH/LF 1972 - Doug Theis, Sr., OF 1996 - Justin Simon, Jr., C 2017 – Jack Sievers, Jr., CF 1972 - Lee Worm, Sr., P 1996 - Ben Von Bank, Jr., P 2018 – Caleb Kranz, Jr., P 1972 - Joe Schleper, Jr., Jr., 1B 1997 - Brian Brown, Sr., P 2018 – Sam Ludzack, Sr., P 1973 – Joe Schleper, Jr., Sr., 1B 1997 - Joe Colling, Sr., SS 2018 – Sam Meyer, Sr., 3B 1973 - Steve Habeck, Jr., P 1997 - Paul Myren, Sr. , RF 2018 – Josh Meyer, Sr., P/1B 1974 - Steve Habeck, Sr., P 1997 - Justin Simon, Sr., 1B 2018 – Jack Sievers, Sr., CF 1974 - Steve Hullander, Sr., P 1998 - C. J. Otto, Jr., P 2019 - Kolin Williams, Sr., SS/LF 1975 - Scott Dressen, Sr., 3B 1999 - Brad Menden, Sr., SS 2019 - Jack Schleper, Jr., LF/RF 1976 - Tim Boys, Sr., IF 1999 - Chris Mertz, Sr., CF 2019 - Zach Schultz, Jr., 2B 1976 - Jack Freund, Jr., P 2000 - Tony Cronin, Sr., 3B 2020 -Season canceled due to Covid-19 1977 - Keith Busch, Sr., SS 2000 - Kory Sames, Sr., SS 1977 - Jack Freund, Sr., P/1B 2000 - Tim Theis, Jr., P/CF 1978 - Dan Garnhardt, Jr., SS 2001 - Chris Nelsen, Sr., P 1978 - Kevin Peters, Sr., 1B 2001 - Tim Theis, Sr., P/CF 1979 - Dan Heller, Sr., P/3B 2002 - Josh Gregor, Sr., 2B 1979 - Dan Hennen, Sr., C 2002 - Chris Meek, Sr., P 1979 - Jeff Neubert, Sr., P/3B 2002 - Bobby Zellmann, So., C 1980 - Bret Hoffman, Sr., 1B 2003 - James Boys, Sr., 2B 1980 - Scott Theis, Sr., RF 2003 - Bobby Zellmann, Jr., C 1981 - Kevin Lake, Sr., 1B 2004 - Austin Baukol, Sr., P 1981 - Dave Lane, Jr., SS 2004 - Mike Dahl, So., OF 1981 - Gary Schleper, Jr. P/OF 2004 - Bobby Zellmann, Sr., C 1981 - Todd Taylor, Sr., 3B 2005 - Mike Dahl, Jr., OF 1982 - Bill Heller, Sr., P 2005 - Joey Heller, Sr., OF/P 1982 - Dave Lane, Sr., SS 2006 - Mike Dahl, Sr., OF 1982 - Gary Schleper, Sr. P/1B 2007 - Chase Hentges, Jr.,P/SS 1983 - Butch Leadstrom, Sr. P/SS 2008 - John Hellkamp, Jr., CF 1983 - Tom Schleper, Jr., C 2008 - Chase Hentges, Sr., P/IF 1984 - Tom Schleper, Sr., C/P 2008 - Andrew Zellman, Sr., C 1984 - Dave Spanton, Sr., CF 2009 - Zack Bohar, Jr., IF/P 1984 - Brian Vizenor, Jr., LF 2009 - John Hellkamp, Sr., CF/P 1985 - Brian Vizenor, Sr., IF 2009 - Chris Kubitz, Jr., 1B/P 2009 - Nate Roberts, Sr., C Shakopee High School
/ Honorable-Mention All-Conference
1989 - Aaron Ess, Sr., OF 2017 – Sam Meyer, Jr., 3B 1989 - Ron Johnson, Jr., DH/1B 2018 – Dawson Hensley, Sr., C 1990 - Ron Johnson, Sr., DH/1B 2018 – Addison Leininger, Sr., 2B 1990 - John Myren, Jr., OF 2018 – Maxx Malone, Sr., LF 1992 - Matt Busch, Jr., OF 2019 - Caleb Kranz, Sr., P 1992 - Mitch Ries, So., SS 2019 - Justin Winterfeldt, Sr., 3B 1994 - Paul Beckman, Sr., 2B 2019 - Jacob Skogrand, So, RF/P 1994 - Chris Breimhorst, Sr., RF 2020 - Season canceled due to Covid-19 1995 - Jay Buckentine, Jr., SS 1995 - Shane Pauly, Jr., P 1996 - Joe Colling, Jr., 3B 1996 - Jason Rudoy, Sr., LF/1B 1997 - Corey Fonder, Jr., 3B 1997 - Ben Von Bank, Sr., P 1998 – Grant Avikainen, Sr., RF 1998 - Brad Menden, Jr., IF 1999 – Justin Kaufenberg, Sr., C 1999 - Justin Welch, Sr., P 2000 - Ben Hauger, Sr., RF 2000 - Chris Nelsen, Jr., P 2001 - Brett Bahr, Sr., OF 2001 - Greg Campbell, So., 3B/C 2002 - Peter Breimhorst, Jr., OF 2002 - Scott Theis, Jr., P/1B 2003 - Austin Baukol, Jr., P 2003 - Colin O’Brien, Jr., P 2004 - Chris Arenson, Sr., CF 2004 - Tyler Menden, Sr., P/RF 2005 - Jeremy Imker, Sr., 3B 2005 - Nick La Tour, Sr., SS 2006 - Kyle Green, Jr., P/1B 2006 - Zach Vizenor, Sr., 2B 2007 - Jordan Wolfswinkel, Sr., 2B 2007 - Andrew Zellmann, Jr., C/3B 2008 - Sam Anderson, Jr., P 2008 - Zack Bohar, So, SS/P 2009 - Sam Anderson, Sr., P/1B 2009 - Zachary McBeain, Sr., OF 2010 - Zak Hoffman, So., SS/P 2010 - Mike Moll, Sr., CF 2011 - Scott Bode, Jr., C 2011 - Nick Mendez, Jr., 2B 2012 - Matt Conrad, Sr., CF 2012 - Zak Hoffman, Sr., SS 2013 - Luke Bruss, Jr., 3B 2013 - Austen Leadstrom, Jr., LF 2014 - Dominick Schleper, Sr., C/SS 2014 - Sam Scott, Jr., P/1B 2015 - Drew Hanbury, Jr., P 2015 - Dom Schleif, Sr., P/RF 2015 - Sam Scott, Sr., 1B 2016 – Logan Becker, Sr., IF 2016 – Drew Hanbury, Sr., P/1B 2016 – Matt Theis, Sr., C 2017 – Zack Henderson, Sr., SS 2017 – Chris Isensee, Sr., P Shakopee High School All-Region
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1984 ( Section 2AA) 2010 Section 2AAA) (Second-Round knocked out by Prior Lake) (Quarter-finals loss to Mankato West) Tom Schleper, Sr., C 2011 (Section 2AAA)- Final Four Brian Vizenor, Jr., OF Matt Conrad, Jr., CF 1994 ( Section 2AA) Zak Hoffman, Jr. , SS/P (First Round knocked out by Hutchinson) 2012 Section 2AAA – 3rd in Sections Mitch Ries, Sr., SS Scott Bode, Sr., C 1995 (Section 2AA) Matt Conrad, Sr., CF (Region 2AA Runner-up to New Ulm) Sheldon Miks, So., P/1B Jay Buckentine, Jr., SS 2 013 Section 2AAA (Section Runner-up to Minnetonka) Steve Hartman, Sr., P Luke Bruss, Jr., 3B Shane Pauly, Jr., P Austen Leadstrom, Jr., LF Lance Siedow, Sr., RF Sheldon Miks, Jr., P/1B 1996 (Section 2AA) Jacob Rhinesmith, So, CF (Third-place in Region to Chaska & New Ulm) 2014 Section 2AAA (1-2 in Section Play) Jay Buckentine, Sr., SS Sheldon Miks, Sr., P/1B Joe Colling, Jr., 3B 2015 Section 2AAA (1-2 in Section Play) Justin Simon, Jr., 1B Tyler Sloss, Sr., P/LF Ben Von Bank, Jr., P 2016 Section 2AAAA ( 2-2 in Sections; 3rd Place) 1997 (Section 2AA) Drew Hanbury, Sr., P (First Round knocked out by Willmar) Tommy Keohen, Jr., 2B Justin Simon, Sr., 1B Jack Sievers, So, OF 1998 (Section 2AA) Evan Stark, Jr., DH (Third-Round knocked out by Mankato West) 2017 Section 2AAAA (3-2 in sections, Runner-up to EP) C.J. Otto, Jr., P Chris Isensee, Sr., P 1999 (Section 2AAA) Dylan Pass, Sr., DH (Fourth-round loss to Litchfield) Evan Stark, Sr., RF Chris Mertz, Sr., OF 2018 Section 2AAAA (0-2 in Sections) 2000 (Section 2AAA) None (Third-round loss to Mankato West) 2019 Section 2AAAA (0-2 in Sections) Tim Theis, Jr., P. Justin Winterfeldt, Sr., 3B 2001 (Section 2AAA) 2020 - Season canceled due to Covid-19 (Third-round loss to Worthington) Chris Nelsen, Sr.,P Tim Theis, Sr., P/OF 2002 (Section 2AAA) (Third-round loss to Fairmont) Chris Meek, Sr., P 2003 (Section 2AAA) (Third-round loss to New Ulm) 2004 (Section 6AAA) (Third-game loss to Eagan) 2005 (Section 6AAA) (Second-game loss to Richfield) 2006 (Section 6AAA) (Second-game loss to Blmtn Jefferson) Mike Dahl, Sr, CF 2007 (Section 6AAA) (Second-game loss to Richfield) 2008 (Section 2AAA) (Sub-Section Finals loss to New Prague) Chase Hentges, Sr.,P 2009 (Section 2AAA) (Sub-Section Finals loss to Chaska) Zack Bohar, Jr., P/IF Chris Kubitz, Jr., P/1B
S.H.S. Academic All-State
/ 1991 – Jason Cordes, Sr., SS/P 1997 - Joe Colling, Sr., SS 1997 - Mitch Menden, Sr., 2B (Honorable Mention) 2001 - Tim Theis, Sr., P/OF 2002 – Josh Gregor, Sr., 2B 2004 – Bobby Zellmann, Sr., C (Honorable Mention) 2006 – Mike Dahl, Sr., OF 2009 – Sam Anderson 2010 – Chris Kubitz 2012 – Scott Bode 2014 – Sheldon Miks
Mr. Baseball MN Candidate 2014 – Sheldon Miks, P/1B
Shakopee High School Lion's All-Stars (changed to Play Ball All-Stars in 2014) Player Year Position Jack Freund 1977 Pitcher Dan Garnhardt 1979 Shortstop Dave Lane 1982 Shortstop Tom Schleper 1984 Catcher Bruce Kugath 1986 Coach Steve Lebens 1987 Outfielder Jeff Jonckowski 1989 Second Baseman Matt Logeais 1990 Pitcher Mitch Ries 1994 Shortstop Justin Simon 1997 First Baseman Tom Schleper 1999 Coach Tim Theis 2001 Pitcher/OF Bobby Zellmann 2004 Catcher Mike Dahl 2006 Centerfielder Chase Hentges 2008 Pitcher Zak Hoffman 2012 Shortstop Sheldon Miks 2014 Pitcher/1B Tyler Sloss 2015 Pitcher/LF Ryan Niedfeldt 2015 Coach Josh Meyer 2018 Pitcher/1B Jack Sievers 2018 Centerfielder
National High School Baseball Coaches’ Association All-District (District 5) Chase Hentges 2008 Pitcher
Shakopee High School Athletic Hall of Famers
/ (who played or coached baseball)
Name Yrs. played Year Inducted Position Warren Stemmer 1937-1940 1998 CF Joe Schleper, Sr. 1963-1976 (coach) 1998 Coach Al Theis 1942-1946 1999 2B Wayne Englen 1960-1963 1999 1B George Lill 1957-1960 2000 Pitcher Joe Schleper, Jr. 1971-1973 2000 1B Jerry Rau 1949-1951 2001 C/3B Art Hoen 1954-1962 (coach) 2001 Coach Bob Monnens 1940’s 2001 3B Tom Rein 1961 & 1963 2002 3B Steve Hullander 1973-1974 2004 P Gary Schleper 1980-1982 2004 P/1B Jason Cordes 1989-1991 2005 SS/P Dave Johnson 1964-1965 2005 IF Bruce Kugath 1977-1987 (coach) 2007 Coach Mike Nevin 1956-1958 2009 Pitcher Terry Techam 1985-1986 2009 IF Justin Kaufenberg 1998-1999 2009 C Jeff Jonckowski 1987-1989 2010 IF/P Tom Theis 1965-1967 2012 IF Roger Griffith 1979-1980 2012 OF Dave Pass 1985-1987 2015 C Justin Simon 1995-1997 2015 C/1B Tim Theis 1999-2001 2015 P/CF Mike Dahl 2003-2006 2018 OF
Minnesota State High School Baseball Coaches’ Association Hall of Fame
Name Year Inducted Position Dick Jonckowski 2012 Announcer Joe Schleper, Sr. 2013 Coach
SHS Graduates who played professional baseball
H.S. Yr. Name Professional Contracts/Organization Position 1940 Warren Stemmer Red Sox/Eau Claire Centerfielder 1951 Ken Reitmeier Boston Braves Pitcher 1989 Jeff Jonckowski Minneapolis Loons/Southern Minny All Stars Second Base 1990 Matt Logeais Marshall Mallards Pitcher 2008 Chase Hentges Kansas City Royals (14th Round, 3rd pick) Pitcher 2015 Jacob Rhinesmith Washington Nationals (18th round, 551st overall pick) Centerfielder
S.H.S. Most Valuable Players Name Position Grade Year / Greg Wermerskirchen Pitcher Senior 1965 Bill Nevin Pitcher Senior 1966 Tom Theis First Baseman Senior 1967 Paul Hoen Outfielder Senior 1968 Bob Schmitt Pitcher Senior 1969 Larry Siedow Rightfielder Senior 1970 Joe Schleper, Jr. First Baseman Senior 1973 Steve Habeck Pitcher Senior 1974 Jack Freund Pitcher/1B Senior 1977 Jeff Neubert Pitcher Senior 1979 Scott Theis Outfielder Senior 1980 Gary Schleper Pitcher/1B Junior 1981 Bill Heller Pitcher Senior 1982 Butch Leadstrom Pitcher/2B Senior 1983 Tom Schleper Catcher/Pitcher Senior 1984 Brian Vizenor Outfielder Senior 1985 Joe Witt Outfielder Senior 1986 Steve Lebens Shortstop Senior 1987 Jeff Jonckowski Second Baseman Junior 1988 Erik Klein 3B/Outfielder Senior 1989 Ron Johnson First Baseman Senior 1990 Wade Tallman Pitcher Senior 1991 Joe Sullivan Pitcher/SS Senior 1992 Charlie Smith Catcher Junior 1993 Mitch Ries Shortstop Senior 1994 Lance Siedow Outfielder Senior 1995 Jay Buckentine Shortstop Senior 1996 Justin Simon First Baseman Senior 1997 Luke Monnens Third Baseman Senior 1998 Chris Mertz Centerfielder Senior 1999 Kory Sames Shortstop Senior 2000 Tim Theis Pitcher/CF Senior 2001 Bobby Zellmann Catcher Sophomore 2002 James Boys Second Baseman Senior 2003 Bobby Zellmann Catcher Senior 2004 Mike Dahl Outfielder Junior 2005 Mike Dahl Centerfielder Senior 2006 Chase Hentges Shortstop/Pitcher Junior 2007 Chase Hentges Pitcher/IF Senior 2008 Nate Roberts Catcher Senior 2009 Chris Kubitz First Baseman Senior 2010 Zak Hoffman Shortstop/Pitcher Junior 2011 Scott Bode Catcher Senior 2012 Sheldon Miks Pitcher/1B Junior 2013 Sheldon Miks Pitcher/1B Senior 2014 Tyler Sloss Pitcher/LF Senior 2015 Travis Larsen Centerfielder Senior 2016 Evan Stark Rightfielder Senior 2017 Jack Sievers Centerfielder Senior 2018 Justin Winterfeldt Third Baseman Senior 2019 Covid-19 (Entire season was cancelled due to the Coronavirus) 2020
College/Junior College Baseball Players from SHS H.S. Yr. Name College/Junior College Position / 1948 Al Theis St. Cloud State University Infielder 1956 Chuck Kreuser St. Thomas Shortstop 1958 Mike Nevin University of Minnesota Pitcher 1965 Dale Hauger University of Minnesota Outfielder 1965 Paul Hoen Normandale Community College Infielder 1967 Tom Theis Southwest State University Catcher 1970 Larry Siedow University of Minnesota Outfielder 1972 Doug Theis Southwest State University Outfielder 1973 Steve O'Neill Gustavus Adolphus Second Base 1973 Joe Schleper, Jr. St. John's University First Base 1974 Steve Hullander St. John's University Pitcher 1975 Scott Dressen St. John's University Infielder 1977 Jack Freund Normandale CC/St. Cloud State Univ. Pitcher 1977 Keith Busch St. John's University Infielder 1979 Steve Berens North Dakota State University Outfielder 1979 Dan Hennen St. Cloud State University Outfielder 1982 Bill Heller Normandale CC/Southwest State University Pitcher 1982 Dave Lane South Dakota State University Shortstop 1982 Gary Schleper Southwest State University Pitcher/1B 1982 Kent Thielen South Dakota State University Catcher 1984 Tom Schleper Southwest State University Catcher 1986 Randy Busch University of North Dakota Outfielder 1986 Dave Pass Bemidji State University Catcher 1987 Steve Lebens University of North Dakota Second Base 1987 Pat Schmitt St. Thomas University Pitcher 1988 Mark Heller Univ. of North Dakota/Southwest State Pitcher 1989 Rich Edwards St. John's University Pitcher 1989 Jeff Jonckowski Southwest State University Second Base 1990 Matt Logeais Normandale CC/Univ. of MO, St. Louis Pitcher 1991 Jason Cordes University of Minnesota, Morris Outfielder 1994 Chris Breimhorst St. Scholastica College Outfielder 1994 Mitch Ries Howard College (Texas)/SCSU Infielder 1994 Charlie Smith Normandale Community College Catcher/2B 1995 Lance Siedow Teikyo Marycrest/Mankato State Outfielder 1996 Jay Buckentine Austin Community College Leftfielder 1996 Jason Rudoy Bemidji State University First Base 1997 Brian Brown Austin Community College Pitcher 1997 John Logeais Rochester Community College First Base 2001 Chris Nelsen Ridgewater CC (All-American) Pitcher 2001 Tim Theis University of Minnesota Pitcher 2003 Greg Campbell North Iowa Area Community College Third Base 2004 Austin Baukol Dakota State/Mayville State Pitcher 2004 Colin O’Brien Jamestown College Pitcher 2004 Bobby Zellmann Iowa Central Community College/SMSU Catcher 2005 Joey Heller St. Thomas University Outfielder 2006 Mike Dahl University of West Virginia, Charleston Outfielder 2006 Jordan Triestram Dakota Wesleyan/UM Crookston Pitcher/IF 2006 Alex Gregor University of Minnesota, Crookston Pitcher 2007 Kyle Green St. John’s University Pitcher 2008 Ben Lazzari University of Minnesota, Crookston Pitcher 2008 Andrew Zellmann Iowa Central Community College Catcher 2009 Sam Anderson Minnesota State Mankato (Club Team) Pitcher 2010 Chris Kubitz St. Cloud State University Pitcher 2012 Matt Conrad Bethel University Outfielder 2012 Zak Hoffman St. Cloud State University Shortstop 2013 Cody Pamperin University of Minnesota, Crookston Pitcher 2014 Sheldon Miks St. Cloud State University Pitcher 2014 Dominick Schleper St. John’s University Catcher 2015 Jacob Rhinesmith Indian Hills CC/Western Kentucky University Outfielder 2015 Dominic Schleif St. John’s University Pitcher/Outfielder 2016 Logan Becker Ellsworth CC/William Jewel Infielder 2016 Drew Hanbury Winona State (Club Team) Pitcher 2016 Travis Larsen Minnesota State, Mankato (Club Team) Outfielder 2016 Matt Theis Century CC Catcher
College/Junior College Baseball Players from SHS H.S. Yr. Name College/Junior College Position 2017 Zack Henderson Bemidji State University P
/ 2017 Chris Isensee Iowa Lakes CC/University of Wisconsin, Lacrosse P 2017 Tom Keohen Bemidji State University 2B 2018 Dawson Hensley Central College, Pella, IA C 2018 Sam Ludzack University of Northwestern, St. Paul P 2018 Josh Meyer Southwest Minnesota State University P 2018 Jack Sievers Iowa Central Community College OF 2019 Caleb Kranz Augustana University P 2019 Justin Winterfeldt Bethel University OF 2020 Allex Ege Dakota County Technical College P 2020 Wilson Mack Morningside 1B 2020 Jack Schleper St. John’s University OF 2020 Zach Schultz Dakota County Technical College 2B 2020 Gavin Stadler St. John’s University P 2020 Jaymeson Ungar St. John’s University OF
/ Shakopee High School Baseball Championships (1941 - Present)
(1941?-1970?) Minnesota River Valley Conference Champions 1943 1954 1947 1955 1950 1958 1951 1967 1952 1969 1953
(1971?-1988) Suburban West Conference Champions 1979 1981 1982 1986 1988
(1989-2014) Missota Conference Champions 1996 2013
(2015-Present) South Suburban Conference Champions 2015
District 18 Champions 1943 (there was no high school state tournament then) 1951
Region 2AA Champions 1979 1983
State Tournament Appearances 1951 1979 1983
S.H.S. Records and Coaches
Year Final Record Conf. Standings Head Coach Asst Coach(es)
/ 1926 JJ Jacobi 1936 E.J. McDonald 1937 E.J. McDonald 1938 Harold Meixner 1939 Harold Meixner 1940 6-1 2nd (5-1) Harold Meixner 1941 Spike Gorham? 1942 4-2 2nd Wil Sanford? John Maloney? 1943 Undefeated Conf/Dist. Champs Wil Sanford 1944 1945 1946 1947 Conf. Champs Matt Urick? 1948 Matt Urick? 1949 Matt Urick 1950 Conf. Champs Matt Urick 1951 10-2 C onf. Champs (6-0)/Dist 18 Champs/Region V Champs/State Matt Urick Bernie Julkowski (Faculty Rep) 1952 Conf. Champs Matt Urick 1953 Conf. Champs Matt Urick 1954 6-1 Conf. Champs (6-0) Art Hoen 1955 7-4 Conf. Champs (5-1) Art Hoen 1956 5-5 4-2 Art Hoen 1957 3-4 3-4 Art Hoen 1958 6-5 Conf. Co-Champs (5-2) Art Hoen 1959 ( no home games) 6-5 5-3 Art Hoen 1960 7-3 2nd (7-1) Art Hoen 1961 1-8 7th (1-7) Art Hoen John Kuyder 1962 2-7 7th (2-6) Art Hoen Jim Church 1963 7-6 4-4 Joe Schleper John Ozbun 1964 6-9 4th (5-3) Joe Schleper Bill Baumgarten 1965 6-7-1 3rd (5-3) Joe Schleper Bill Baumgarten 1966 4-11 7th (2-6) Joe Schleper Bill Baumgarten 1967 14-2 Conf. Champs (8-0) Joe Schleper Dale Montgomery 1968 8-8 3rd (5-3) Joe Schleper Dale Montgomery 1969 12-4 Conf. Champs (6-1) Joe Schleper Dale Montgomery 1970 6-7 4-3 Joe Schleper Dale Montgomery 1971 5-13-1 2-6 Joe Schleper 1972 12-9 9-5 Joe Schleper 1973 14-6 11-3 Joe Schleper 1974 10-5 10-4 Joe Schleper 1975 3-6 3-5 (half season/weather) Joe Schleper 1976 14-5 12-4 Joe Schleper 1977 8-9 6th (8-8) Bruce Kugath Terry Frederich 1978 10-8 3rd (9-7) Bruce Kugath Terry Frederich 1979 18-5 Champs (13-3), State 4th Bruce Kugath Steve Hullander 1980 15-5 2nd (12-4) Bruce Kugath 1981 13-5 Conf. Champs (12-4) Bruce Kugath 1982 17-3 Conf. Champs (14-2) Bruce Kugath 1983 15-6 3rd (11-5) State Bruce Kugath 1984 13-5 2nd (12-4) Bruce Kugath 1985 8-9 4th (8-8) Bruce Kugath 1986 20-5 Conf. Champs (13-3) Bruce Kugath 1987 12-8 9-5? Bruce Kugath 1988 16-5 Conf. Champs (13-1) Bob Britz 1989 12-7 3rd (10-6) Bob Britz 1990 12-8 2nd (10-6) Bob Britz S.H.S. Records and Coaches (continued)
Year Final Record Conf. Standings Head Coach Assistant Coach(es) 1991 6-14 8th (4-7) Bob Britz 1992 5-15 10th (2-11) Bob Britz Reed Boltmann / 1993 4-14 10th (2-11) Bob Britz Reed Boltmann 1994 11-10 4th (9-7) Tom Schleper Reed Boltmann 1995 14-11 4th (8-6) ; Section Runner-up Tom Schleper Reed Boltmann 1996 14-8 Conf. Champs (11-3) Tom Schleper Reed Boltmann 1997 12-7 2nd (9-5) Tom Schleper Reed Boltmann 1998 9-13 7th (6-10) Tom Schleper Reed Boltmann 1999 12-11 6th (7-7) Tom Schleper Reed Boltmann 2000 13-10 4th (10-6) Tom Schleper Reed Boltmann 2001 9-12 5th (8-8) Tom Schleper Reed Boltmann 2002 10-11 4th (7-7) Tom Schleper Jeff Jonckowski 2003 7-16 6th (5-9) Tom Schleper Jeff Jonckowski 2004 11-12 3rd (8-6) Tom Schleper Jeff Jonckowski 2005 7-14 8th (5-9) Tom Schleper Jeff Jonckowski 2006 4-18 8th (2-12) Tom Schleper Jeff Jonckowski 2007 6-15 7th (4-10) Tom Schleper Jeff Jonckowski 2008 13-8 2nd (8-6) Tom Schleper Jeff Jonckowski 2009 13-10 2nd (9-5) Tom Schleper Ryan Niedfeldt
Year Final Record Conf. Standings Head Coach Asst Coach(es) 2010 9-12 3rd (7-7) Tom Schleper Ryan Niedfeldt 2011 12-10 2nd (8-6) Tom Schleper Ryan Niedfeldt 2012 16-6 2nd (11-3); Section 3rd Tom Schleper Ryan Niedfeldt 2013 16-9 Conf. Champs (11-3); Section Runner-upT om Schleper Ryan Niedfeldt 2014 15-8 2nd (11-3) Tom Schleper Ryan Niedfeldt & Curt Hartfiel 2015 15-8 Conf. Champs (13-4) Tom Schleper Ryan Niedfeldt & Curt Hartfiel 2016 12-12 5th (9-9) ; Section 3rd Tom Schleper Ryan Niedfeldt & Curt Hartfiel 2017 14-11 5th (9-9) ; Section Runner-up Tom Schleper Kyle Ryan & Curt Hartfiel 2018 12-9 2nd (12-6) Tom Schleper Kyle Ryan & Curt Hartfiel 2019 8-14 7th (7-11) Tom Schleper Kyle Ryan & Curt Hartfiel 2020 0-0 0-0 (Covid-19 Pandemic) Tom Schleper Eric Schmitz & Curt Hartfiel
Coaching Career Records (1954-Present) Years W-L-T (overall) Win % W-L-T (Conf.) Win % Art Hoen 1954-62 43 - 42 .506 38-26 .594 Joe Schleper, Sr. 1963-76 121 - 98 - 2 .553 86-50 .632 Bruce Kugath 1977-87 149 - 68 .687 121-53 .696 Bob Britz 1988-93 55 - 63 .466 41-42 .494 Tom Schleper 1994- 295 - 285 .509 214-177 .547 Totals 1954- 663-554-2 .547 500-348 .590
Shakopee vs. Won Lost ( T he last 26 years) Apple Valley 8 2 Benilde St. Margaret’s 7 3 Buffalo 3 1 Bloomington Jefferson 1 1
/ Bloomington Kennedy 0 1 Burnsville 4 7 Chanhassen 8 3 Chaska 8 20 Coon Rapids 1 0 Dassel-Cokato 0 1 Delano 6 4 Eagan 9 3 Eastview 2 9 Eau Claire North 4 1 Eau Claire Regis 0 1 Eden Prairie 2 15 Edina 0 4 Elk River 0 1 Fairmont 0 2 Farmington 27 17 Faribault 0 1 Floodwood 1 0 Holy Angels 20 22 Hutchinson 23 15 Jordan 9 2 Lakeville North 5 5 Lakeville South 7 3 Litchfield 0 1 Mankato East 3 1 Mankato West 2 4 Marshall 3 0 Melrose 3 2 Minneapolis South 1 0 Minnehaha Academy 1 1 Minnetonka 3 6 Monticello 2 0 Moorhead 1 0 Mounds View 1 1 New Prague 33 17 New Ulm 0 5 New Ulm Cathedral 2 0 Northfield 17 25 Prior Lake 23 26 Park Center 0 1 Red Wing 23 19 Richfield 1 5 Robbinsdale Cooper 1 1 Rocori 1 3 Rosemount 5 5 St. Paul Johnson 1 0 Sioux Falls O’Gorman 1 1 Sartell 1 5 Tartan 0 1 Waconia 2 4 Waterville-El-M 2 1 Wayzata 5 1 Willmar 2 1 Worthington 0 3 Totals 2 95 285
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Complete
Season
Team
Records
(Statistics available from the following seasons: 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971 - present; on-base average included reached on errors and fielders’ choices from 1977-1987 = tough to fix this)
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SEASON TEAM RECORDS
Most Games Played 25 1986, 1995, 2013, 2017 Most Wins 20 1986 Fewest Losses 3 1982
Hitting
Most At Bats 715 1986 Most Hits 224 1986 Most Runs Scored 175 1986 Most RBI's 150 1986 Most Homeruns 15 1997 Most Stolen Bases 80 1986 Most Walks Received 140 1979 Fewest Strikeouts 67 1985 Most Times On Base 436 1986 Highest On Base Average .546 1984 Highest Batting Average .329 1984
Fielding
Most Assists 254 1991 Most Putouts 528 1986 Fewest Errors 24 2014 Fielding Percentage .965 2014
Pitching
Most Innings Pitched 177 1986 Fewest Batters Faced 521 1981 Least Hits Allowed 75 1974 Least Runs Allowed 39 1973 Least Earned Runs Allowed 24 1978 & 1982 Lowest ERA 1.30 1982 Most Strikeouts 187 1972 Fewest Walks Allowed 36 1973
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Complete
Season
Individual
Records
(Complete statistics are recorded from the following seasons: 1966-1969, 1971 - present; on-base average included reached on errors and fielders’ choices from 1977-1987)
The individual statistical leaders from 1955-1962 are also included.
/ Individual Season Batting Records
Batting Average ( Minimum 40 At Bats) Year 1. Justin Simon .574 1997 2. Scott Bode .478 2012 2. Mike Dahl .476 2006 3. Chase Hentges .466 2008 4. Brian Vizenor .457 1984 4. Mitch Ries .457 1994 6. Ron Johnson .455 1990 7. Bobby Zellmann .451 2002 8. Mike Dahl .450 2005 9. Zack Bohar .449 2009 10. Dave Spanton .440 1984 11. Gary Schleper .436 1982 12. Chris Kubitz .435 2010 13. Gary Schleper .429 1981 14. Joe Sullivan .425 1992 15. Dave Pass .421 1986 16. Sheldon Miks .420 2012 17. Jack Freund .418 1977 18. Jacob Rhinesmith .416 2013 19. Jeff Jonckowski .412 1988 20. Jason Cordes .410 1990 (George Lill batted .464 in 7 games in 1958; Jim Theis batted .415 in 9 games in 1955)
Most At Bats AB’s Year 1. Jay Buckentine 85 1995 2. Steve Lebens 84 1986 2. Tom Keohen 84 2017 4. Andrew Zellmann 83 2008 4. Chris Kubitz 83 2009 6. Joe Witt 82 1986
Most Hits Year 1. Justin Simon 36 1997 2. Brian Vizenor 32 1984 2. Dave Pass 32 1986 2. Mitch Ries 32 1994 2. Bobby Zellmann 32 2002 2. Scott Bode 32 2012 2. Jacob Rhinesmith 32 2013 8. Jay Buckentine 31 1995 8. Mike Dahl 31 2004 8. Zack Bohar 31 2009 11. Mike Dahl 30 2006 11. Zak Hoffman 30 2011
Most Runs Scored Year 1. Dave Spanton 32 1984 1. Randy Busch 32 1986 1. Mitch Ries 32 1994 4. John Hellkamp 28 2009 5. Brian Vizenor 26 1984 5. Matt Conrad 26 2011 7. Dave Lane 25 1982 7. Steve Lebens 25 1986 7. Steve Lebens 25 1987 7. Jay Buckentine 25 1995
/ Individual Season Batting Records ( HR's, 3B's, 2B's do not include 1988 stats) Most RBI's Year 1. Justin Simon 29 1997 2. Dave Pass 28 1986 3. Mike Dahl 27 2005 4. Butch Leadstrom 25 1983 4. Zak Hoffman 25 2011
Most Homeruns Year 1. Justin Simon 7 1997 2. Butch Leadstrom 6 1983 3. Larry Siedow 5 1970 3. Kory Sames 5 2000 3. Evan Stark 5 2017 6. Larry Siedow 4 1969 6. John Myren 4 1990 6. Lance Siedow 4 1995 6. Justin Simon 4 1996 6. Paul Myren 4 1997 6. Greg Campbell 4 2002 6. Scott Theis 4 2002 6. Zak Hoffman 4 2011 6. Austen Leadstrom 4 2011 6. Jack Sievers 4 2018 6. Justin Winterfeldt 4 2019
Most Triples Year 1. Mitch Ries 4 1994 1. Jay Buckentine 4 1995 1. Mike Dahl 4 2006 1. Matt Conrad 4 2011 5. Mike Stemmer 3 1967 5. Dave Lane 3 1982 5. Joe Witt 3 1986 5. Lance Siedow 3 1995 5. Greg Campbell 3 2001 5. Mike Dahl 3 2004
Most Doubles Year 1. Chris Kubitz 14 2009 2. Brian Vizenor 11 1984 2. Bobby Zellmann 11 2002 4. Mike Dahl 10 2004 4. Matt Theis 10 2016 4. Zack Henderson 10 2017
Most Stolen Bases Year 1. Steve Lebens 28 1986 2. Steve Lebens 21 1987 3. Randy Busch 20 1986 4. Dave Lane 16 1982 5. Dan Hennen 15 1979 5. Dave Lane 15 1981
Most Walks Received Year 1. Jeff Neubert 29 1979 2. Joe Schleper, Jr. 26 1973 2. Steve Lebens 26 1987 2. John Hellkamp 26 2009 5. Randy Busch 25 1986 6. Mike Stemmer 23 1967
/ Individual Season Pitching Records M ost Wins Year 1. Bill Heller 9-0 1982 2. Steve Lebens 9-1 1986 3. Jeff Neubert 9-4 1979 4. Pat Schmitt 8-2 1986 5. Steve Hullander 7-0 1973 6. Dan Heller 7-1 1979 6. Bill Heller 7-1 1980 6. Sheldon Miks 7-1 2012 9. Mark Heller 7-2 1988 9. Jeff Neubert 7-2 1978 11. George Lill 7-3 1960 12. Gary Leadstrom 7-4 1983 13. Jack Freund 6-0 1976 14. Pat Schmitt 6-2 1987 14. Ben Von Bank 6-2 1996 14. Brian Brown 6-2 1997 14. Austin Baukol 6-2 2004 14. Sheldon Miks 6-2 2013 19. Gary Schleper 6-3 1982 19. Chris Meek 6-3 2002 21. Jordan Gunhus 6-3 2011 21. Drew Hanbury 6-3 2015 22. George Lill 6-4 1959 22. Chris Isensee 6-4 2017
Most Saves Year 1. Tyler Sloss 10 2015 2. Sam Ludzack 3 2017 2. Josh Meyer 3 2018
Most Innings Pitched Year 1. Jeff Neubert 74.67 1979 2. Steve Lebens 69 1986 3. Dan Heller 67 1979 4. George Lill 66 1960 5. Jack Freund 65.33 1977 5. Pat Schmitt 65.33 1986 7. George Lill 64 1959 7. Mark Heller 64 1988 9. Tim Theis 63.67 2000 10. George Lill 63 1958
Lowest Earned Run Average (Minimum 24 innings) Year 1. Sheldon Miks 0.39 2013 2. Steve Habeck 0.72 1972 3. Gary Schleper 1.04 1981 3. Todd Bullock 1.04 1988 5. Derek Johnson 1.08 2010 6. Sheldon Miks 1.11 2014 7. Lee Worm 1.12 1972 8. Bill Heller 1.17 1982 9. George Lill 1.22 1958 9. Jeff Neubert 1.22 1979
/ Individual Season Pitching Records Most Strikeouts Year 1. George Lill 92 1960 2. Jack Freund 83 1977 3. George Lill 79 1959 3. Lee Worm 79 1971 5. Lee Worm 75 1972 6. Sheldon Miks 69 2014 7. Jeff Neubert 67 1979 8. George Lill 66 1958 9. Steve Habeck 64 1973 9. Butch Leadstrom 64 1983 9. Tim Theis 64 2000 12. Bob Schmitt 61 1969 12. Chris Nelsen 61 2000 14. Wade Tallman 60 1991 15. Jack Freund 58 1976 15. Sheldon Miks 58 2013 Defensive Statistics (Statistics kept from 1977-1987, 1989-present with some individual percentages from 1955 through 1962) P ut Outs Year 1. Dave Theis (1B) 155 1979 2. Tony Pass (1B) 149 1995 3. Matt Howell (1B) 144 2003 3. Sheldon Miks (1B) 144 2013 5. Casey Knutson (1B) 142 1999 5. Chris Kubitz (1B) 142 2010 7. Casey Knutson (1B) 140 1998 Assists Year 1. Dan Garnhardt (SS) 61 1978 2. Zak Hoffman (SS) 58 2011 3. Dave Lane (SS) 57 1982 4. Jay Buckentine (SS) 55 1996 4. Nick La Tour (SS) 55 2005 6. Dan Garnhardt (SS) 54 1979 6. Zack Henderson (SS) 54 2017 7. Dominick Schleper (2B) 53 2013 8. Alex Boys (SS) 53 2015 9. Greg Campbell (3B) 52 2002 10. Logan Becker (SS/3B) 51 2016
Fielding Percentage ( Minimum of 30 chances) Year 1. Dawson Hensley (C) 1.000 (105-10-0) 2017 1. John Hechsel (1B) 1.000 (92-9-0) 2008 1. Gary Schleper (1B, P) 1.000 (62-21-0) 1982 1. Pat Stoltzman (1B, P) 1.000 (74-6-0) 1986 1. Sam Scott (1B) 1.000 (67-7-0) 2013 1. Nick Larson (1B, OF, P, 3B) 1.000 (61-6-0) 2012 1. Chris Isensee (1B/P) 1.000 (41-10-0) 2016 1. Jack Sievers (OF) 1.000 (49-1-0) 2016 1. Tom Schleper (3B) 1.000 (20-21-0) 1982 1. Tyler Sloss (LF/P) 1.000 (35-13-0) 2015 1. Casey O'Neill (CF/C) 1.000 (30-6-0) 1996 1. Kyle Green (P/1B) 1.000 (26-5-0) 2005 1. Mark Spanton (CF) 1.000 (26-4-0) 1982 1. Shane Pauly (P) 1.000 (4-26-0) 1996
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Individual
Career
Records
(Career records are calculated from the following seasons: 1966-1969, 1971 - present)
/ CAREER RECORDS HITTING
Most At Bats Y ears 1. Sheldon Miks 266 2011-2014 2. Mike Dahl 264 2003-2006 3. Austen Leadstrom 260 2011-2014 4. Zak Hoffman 258 2009-2012 5. Bobby Zellmann 217 2002-2004 5. Luke Bruss 217 2011-2014 7. Jacob Rhinesmith 211 2013-2015 8. Zack Bohar 199 2007-2010 9. Willie Dellwo 196 2008-2011 10. Mitch Ries 190 1992-1994 11. Joe Witt 187 1984-1986 11. Chase Hentges 187 2006-2008 13. Jack Sievers 186 2016-2018 14. Tom Schleper 184 1982-1984 15. Dave Pass 179 1985-1987 16. Matt Conrad 178 2010-2012 17. Justin Simon 176 1995-1997 18. Jay Buckentine 169 1994-1996 19. Gary Schleper 168 1980-1982 20. Jeremy Imker 165 2003-2005
Most Hits Years 1. Mike Dahl 106 2003-2006 2. Sheldon Miks 90 2011-2014 3. Zak Hoffman 83 2009-2012 4. Austen Leadstrom 78 2011-2014 5. Justin Simon 73 1995-1997 5. Bobby Zellmann 73 2002-2004 5. Chase Hentges 73 2006-2008 8. Jacob Rhinesmith 70 2013-2015 9. Dave Pass 69 1985-1987 10. Gary Schleper 68 1980-1982 11. Mitch Ries 67 1992-1994 12. Matt Conrad 65 2010-2012 13. Zack Bohar 62 2007-2010 13. Luke Bruss 62 2011-2014 15. Joe Witt 59 1984-1986 15. Scott Bode 59 2010-2012 17. Jack Sievers 58 2016-2018 18. Tom Schleper 56 1982-1984 18. Chris Kubitz 56 2008-2010 20. Jay Buckentine 55 1994-1996
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Most Runs Scored Years 1. Austen Leadstrom 70 2011-2014 2. Dave Spanton 57 1982-1984 2. Mike Dahl 57 2003-2006 4. Dave Lane 55 1980-1982 4. Matt Conrad 55 2010-2012 4. Jacob Rhinesmith 55 2013-2015 7. Zak Hoffman 54 2009-2012 8. Steve Lebens 53 1985-1987 9. Gary Schleper 49 1980-1982 10. Mitch Ries 48 1992-1994 11. Tom Schleper 45 1982-1984 12. Mike Stemmer 44 1967-1969 13. Bobby Zellmann 44 2002-2004 14. Randy Busch 43 1985-1986 14. Tim Theis 43 1999-2001 16. Brian Vizenor 42 1983-1985 17. Jay Buckentine 41 1994-1996 17. John Hellkamp 41 2008-2009 19. Jack Sievers 40 2016-2018 20. Dan Hennen 39 1977-1979 20. Tyler Sloss 39 2013-2015
Most Walks Received Y ears 1. Mike Stemmer 58 1967-1969 2. Joe Schleper, Jr. 54 1971-1973 3. Dave Spanton 47 1982-1984 3. Steve Lebens 47 1985-1987 3. John Hellkamp 47 2008-2009 3. Austen Leadstrom 47 2011-2014 7. Dave Lane 46 1980-1982 8. Jeff Neubert 44 1977-1979 9. Dave Pass 44 1985-1987 10. Gary Schleper 42 1980-1982 11. Mike Dahl 40 2003-2006 12. Dan Hennen 39 1977-1979 13. Randy Busch 38 1985-1986 14. Dan Garnhardt 37 1977-1979 15. Dan Leadstrom 34 1983-1984 16. Zachary McBeain 33 2007-2009 16. Zack Bohar 33 2007-2010 18. Tom Schleper 30 1982-1984 19. Justin Kaufenberg 29 1998-1999 20. Butch Leadstrom 28 1981-1983 20. Tori McCormick 28 1985-1986
/ CAREER RECORDS HITTING Most RBI's Years 1. Sheldon Miks 71 2011-2014 2. Mike Dahl 62 2003-2006 3. Justin Simon 59 1995-1997 4. Zak Hoffman 57 2009-2012 5. Tom Schleper 53 1982-1984 6. Lance Siedow 50 1993-1995 7. Joe Witt 49 1984-1986 8. Austen Leadstrom 47 2011-2014 9. Gary Schleper 46 1980-1982 10. Dave Pass 44 1985-1987 10. Bobby Zellmann 44 2002-2004 12. Chris Kubitz 41 2008-2010 13. Zack Bohar 39 2007-2010 13. Jordan Gunhus 39 2010-2012 13. Jack Sievers 39 2016-2018 16. Luke Bruss 38 2011-2014 17. Zack Henderson 37 2016-2017 18. Butch Leadstrom 35 1981-1983 18. Chase Hentges 35 2006-2008 20. Jack Freund 33 1975-1977 20. Scott Bode 33 2010-2012 Most Times On Base Years 1. Mike Dahl 158 2003-2006 2. Austen Leadstrom 131 2011-2014 3. Dave Pass 130 1985-1987 4. Gary Schleper 129 1980-1982 5. Sheldon Miks 115 2011-2014 6. Steve Lebens 112 1985-1987 7. Joe Witt 111 1984-1986 8. Tom Schleper 109 1982-1984 9. Bobby Zellmann 108 2002-2004 10. Zak Hoffman 107 2009-2012 11. Mitch Ries 104 1992-1994 12. Jacob Rhinesmith 102 2013-2015 13. Dan Garnhardt 101 1977-1979 13. Dan Hennen 101 1977-1979 15. Dave Lane 100 1980-1982 15. Matt Conrad 100 2010-2012 On Base Average ( Minimum 80 Appearances) Y rs (Difft’ method used) 1. Gary Schleper .597 1980-1982 2. Dan Leadstrom .594 1983-1984 3. Brian Vizenor .592 1983-1985 4. Randy Busch .579 1985-1986 5. Dave Lane .578 1980-1982 6. Tori McCormick .576 1985-1986 7. Dave Pass .573 1985-1987 8. Dave Spanton .569 1982-1984 9. Jeff Jonckowski .562 1987-1989 9. Steve Lebens .541 1985-1987 10. Joe Sullivan .534 1990-1992 10. Bret Hoffman .533 1979-1980 11. Denny Pauly .526 1987-1988 11. Joe Witt .526 1984-1986 12. Sean Teske .525 1983-1984 13. Mike Dahl .516 2003-2006 14. Butch Leadstrom .509 1981-1983 15. Dan Hennen .508 1979-1980 / Career Records Hitting
Batting Average ( Minimum 70 At Bats) Y ears 1. Justin Simon .415 1995-1997 2. Brian Vizenor .409 1983-1985 3. Gary Schleper .405 1980-1982 4. Mike Dahl .402 2003-2006 5. Chase Hentges .390 2006-2008 6. Ron Johnson .388 1989-1990 7. Dave Pass .385 1985-1987 8. Chris Kubitz .378 2008-2010 9. Jason Cordes .377 1990-1991 10. Scott Bode .373 2010-2012 11. Dick Rosen .370 1982-1983 12. Dick Steinhoff .365 1985-1987 12. Matt Conrad .365 2010-2012 14. John Myren .364 1990-1991 15. Erik Klein .353 1988-1989 15. Mitch Ries .353 1993-1995 17. Scott Theis .349 1979-1980 17. Lance Siedow .349 1993-1995 19. Jeff Jonckowski .348 1987-1989 19. Dominick Schleper .348 2012-2014 21. Jack Freund .343 1975-1977 22. Jordan Gunhus .342 2010-2012 23. Sheldon Miks .338 2011-2014 24. Bobby Zellmann .336 2002-2004
Stolen Bases Y ears 1. Steve Lebens 50 1985-1987 2. Mike Dahl 33 2003-2006 3. Dave Lane 32 1980-1982 4. Randy Busch 28 1985-1986 5. Dan Garnhardt 24 1977-1979 5. Austen Leadstrom 24 2011-2014 7. Brian Vizenor 23 1983-1985 8. Joe Sullivan 21 1990-1992 8. Jacob Rhinesmith 21 2013-2015 10. Dave Spanton 20 1982-1984
D oubles Y ears 1. Mike Dahl 25 2003-2006 2. Austen Leadstrom 21 2011-2014 3. Sheldon Miks 20 2011-2014 4. Chris Kubitz 19 2008-2010 5. Bobby Zellmann 18 2002-2004 6. Brian Vizenor 17 1983-1985 6. Chase Hentges 17 2006-2008 6. Zak Hoffman 17 2009-2012 9. Gary Schleper 16 1980-1982 10. Matt Theis 15 2014-2016 11. Lance Siedow 14 1993-1995 12. Mark Spanton 13 1980-1982 12. Tom Schleper 13 1982-1984 12. Joe Witt 13 1984-1986 12. Justin Simon 13 1995-1997 12. Tim Theis 13 1999-2001 12. Zack Bohar 13 2007-2010 12. Zack Henderson 13 2016-2017
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T riples Y ears 1. Mike Dahl 11 2003-2006 2. Matt Conrad 7 2010-2012 3. Lance Siedow 6 1993-1995 4. Jay Buckentine 5 1994-1996 5. Mitch Ries 4 1992-1994 5. Tim Theis 4 1999-2001 5. Zak Hoffman 4 2009-2012 5. Austen Leadstrom 4 2011-2014
H omeruns Y ears 1. Justin Simon 13 1995-1997 2. Zak Hoffman 10 2009-2012 2. Larry Siedow 9 1969-1970 2. Butch Leadstrom 7 1981-1983 4. Lance Siedow 6 1993-1995 5. Jay Buckentine 5 1994-1996 5. Kory Sames 5 1999-2000 5. Evan Stark 5 2016-2017 7. Tom Schleper 4 1982-1984 7. John Myren 4 1990-1991 7. Paul Myren 4 1996-1997 7. Ben Hauger 4 1999-2000 7. Tim Theis 4 1999-2001 7. Austen Leadstrom 4 2011-2014 7. Jack Sievers 4 2016-2018 7. Justin Winterfeldt 4 2018-2019
Career Records Fielding (1977-Present, excluding ’88 & ‘89)
P ut Outs Y ears 1. Sheldon Miks 461 2011-2014 2. Bobby Zellmann (C) 379 2002-2004 3. Dan Hennen (C) 340 1977-1979 4. Dave Pass (C) 290 1985-1987 5. Casey Knutson (1B) 282 1998-1999 6. Chris Kubitz (1B) 272 2008-2010 7. Scott Bode (C) 226 2010-2012
Assists Y ears 1. Zak Hoffman (SS) 182 2009-2012 2. Dan Garnhardt (SS/2B) 137 1977-1979 3. Mitch Ries (SS) 118 1992-1994 4. Dave Lane (SS) 117 1980-1982 5. Jay Buckentine (SS/3B) 111 ` 1994-1996 6. Zack Bohar (2B/SS/3B) 109 2007-2010 7. Chad Bosworth (2B/SS) 106 2003-2005 8. Mitch Menden (2B) 105 1995-1997 9. Josh Gregor (2B) 101 2000-2002 10. Nick La Tour (SS) 98 2004-2005
Fielding Percentage Y ears 1. Dan Hennen .992 (381-384 chances) 1977-1979 2. Sheldon Miks .989 (536-541 chances) 2011-2014 2. Dave Pass .979 (326-333 chances) 1985-1987
/ Career Records - Pitching
Most Wins (Best Record) Years 1. Sheldon Miks 21-8 2011-2014 2. Bill Heller 20-3 1980-1982 3. George Lill 20-15 1957-1960 4. Jeff Neubert 17-6 1977-1979 5. Pat Schmitt 16-7 1985-1987 6. Ben Von Bank 14-9 1995-1997 7. Steve Lebens 13-7 1985-1987 8. Gary Schleper 12-6 1980-1982 9. Steve Habeck 12-9 1972-1974 10. Tim Theis 12-11 1999-2001 11. Bob Schmitt 11-4 1967-1969 11. Brian Brown 11-4 1995-1997 12. Chris Isensee 11-7 2015-2017 13. Drew Hanbury 11-8 2014-2016 14. Steve Hullander 10-2 1973-1974 15. Steve Hartman 10-6 1993-1995 16. Shane Pauly 10-7 1994-1996 17. Chris Nelsen 10-9 1999-2001 18. Mark Heller 9-3 1987-1988 19. Cody Pamperin 9-4 2012-2013 20. Jack Freund 9-7 1975-1977 20. Dan Heller 9-7 1977-1979 22. Austin Baukol 9-9 2002-2004
Most Saves Years 1. Tyler Sloss 13 2013-2015
Most Innings Pitched Years 1. George Lill 243 1957-1960 2. Sheldon Miks 192.67 2011-2014 3. Jeff Neubert 151 1977-1979 4. Bill Heller 146 1980-1982 5. Tim Theis 143 1999-2001 6. Lee Worm 135.67 1970-1972 7. Pat Schmitt 135 1985-1987 8. Chris Nelsen 133.67 1999-2001 9. Shane Pauly 129.33 1994-1996 10. Steve Habeck 127 1972-1974 11. Gary Schleper 126.67 1980-1982 12. Steve Lebens 126 1985-1987 13. Jack Freund 125.67 1975-1977 14. Dan Heller 118 1977-1979 15. Ben Von Bank 117.67 1995-1997 16. Drew Hanbury 114 2014-2016 17. Kyle Green 111.67 2005-2007 18. Austin Baukol 104.33 2002-2004 19. Steve Hartman 102.67 1993-1995 20. Dave Trapp 100 1974-1976
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Career Records - Pitching
LOWEST ERA (Minimum of 40 innings) P layer ERA Years
1. Jeff Neubert 1.30 1977-1979 2. Steve Habeck 1.43 1972-1974 3. Steve Hullander 1.63 1973-1974 4. Lee Worm 1.64 1971-1972('70?) 5. Rich Edwards 1.65 1989-1989 6. Dan Heller 1.66 1977-1979 7. Sheldon Miks 1.71 2011-2014 8. Dennis Dale 1.79 1978-1980 9. Keith Habeck 1.80 1981-1982 10. Josh Meyer 1.82 2016-2018 11. George Lill 1.84 1957-1960 12. Shane Pauly 1.95 1994-1996 13. Mark Heller 1.98 1987-1988 14. Jack Freund 2.01 1975-1977 15. Matt Logeais 2.10 1989-1990 16. Pat Stoltzman 2.19 1985-1986 17. Drew Hanbury 2.21 2014-2016 18. Dave Trap 2.23 1974-1976 19. Bill Heller 2.25 1980-1982 20. Caleb Kranz 2.29 2018-2019
Player MOST STRIKEOUTS Years 1. George Lill 294 1957-1960 2. Sheldon Miks 192 2011-2014 3. Lee Worm 180 1970-1972 4. Steve Habeck 168 1972-1974 5. Jack Freund 153 1975-1977 6. Tim Theis 152 1999-2001 7. Chris Nelsen 149 1999-2001 8. Jeff Neubert 135 1977-1979 9. Bob Schmitt 122 1967-1969 10. Bill Heller 113 1980-1982 11. Steve Lebens 105 1985-1987 12. Pat Schmitt 99 1985-1987 13. Ben Von Bank 97 1995-1997 14. Brian Brown 89 1995-1997 15. Steve Hartman 88 1993-1995 15. Chase Hentges 88 2006-2008 17. Gary Schleper 85 1980-1982 18. Austin Baukol 84 2002-2004 19. Wade Tallman 81 1990-1991 19. Dan Heller 81 1977-1979
/ Memorable Games in SHS Baseball History
Scorebooks recovered from: 1956-1962, 1967-1971, 1973-1977, 1979-1987, 1989-Present
(Please inform Tom Schleper if you know of more information that could be included in these reports or if you have other noteworthy performances/games by S.H.S. teams or players)
Home games were played at Riverside Park from 1937 through 1983 and at Tahpah Park/Joe Schleper Baseball Stadium from 1984 to present.
1937: Shakopee High School played its first season of baseball. E .J. McDonald w as the head coach. The namesake of SHS’s baseball field W arren Stemmer was a freshman on the team. P aul Rosen, John Kline, Lawerence Hamilton, Harold Huss, and Ralph Lebens w ere also on the first squad. Games were played against Montgomery, Chaska, Jordan, and Bloomington; Shakopee did not join a conference until 1941.
1943: T he first baseball conference championship was recorded. The 1943 team went undefeated; they were also the District 18 Champs (there was no state high school baseball tournament at that time).
June 27, 1951: The 1951 team took its unblemished 10-0 record into the school's first ever baseball state tournament game at Owatonna but lost 2-1 to Austin. On June 28, S.H.S. was ousted from the tournament by St. Paul Washington 6-5 in 13 innings, finishing the season 10-2.
May 8, 1956: Shortstop C huck Kreuser went 4 for 4 including a triple and walk with 4 runs scored in an 18-9 victory over Watertown.
May 15, 1956: S.H.S. pitcher L owell Stark threw a three-hitter and struck out 15 Eden Prairie batters in a 13-1 Shakopee victory.
May 22, 1957: Shakopee trounced Eden Prairie 18-0 behind a two-hit pitching performance by freshman G eorge Lill. Lill struck out 10 in the gem. Left fielder M ike Williamson and L ill led the offense. Both players went 3 for 4. Williamson scored 4 runs and belted 3 RBI's with 2 doubles and a triple. L ill scored 3 runs and had 4 RBI's while swiping 3 bases.
May 18, 1958: S.H.S. recorded the biggest margin of victory in school history with a 32-0 thumping of Eden Prairie. Shakopee recorded 21 hits in the contest; Eden Prairie committed 15 errors (ouch)! Sophomore G eorge Lill threw a one-hitter in the game for Shakopee, striking out nine. L ill also went 3 for 4 with 3 runs scored and 7 RBI's. R on Lebens scored 4 runs, and L arry Ricklick was 3 for 4 with 3 runs scored. Catcher D on Hamilton was 3 for 4 with 4 runs scored, and captain B ob Ayd went 4 for 6 with 4 runs and 4 RBI's.
April 21, 1959: Second base man D ick Ries belted a first inning grand slam and finished 3 for 4 to lead Shakopee over Golden Valley 11-0.
May 5, 1960: S.H.S. senior pitcher G eorge Lill threw a no-hitter against Waconia in a 2-1 Shakopee victory. Lill walked 3 and struck out 14.
May 11, 1961: Shakopee outlasted Golden Valley in a 19-18 thriller. K en Lebens p itched the complete game and batted 2 for 4 with 4 RBI's including a two-run homerun. Senior second baseman J ack Hennen went 3 for 5 with 4 RBI's as the Indians pounded out 14 hits. ` April 19, 1962: J unior R uss Case went 3 for 4 with 4 stolen bases in an 8-7 victory over Eden Prairie. G reg Wermerskirchen p itched a perfect 7th inning to preserve the victory.
April 15, 1963: Shakopee defeated New Prague 12-5. Sophomore second-baseman D ave Johnson led the offense going 3-4 at the plate with 3 RBI’s. Leadoff hitter and catcher R uss Case doubled and went 3-5 while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 runs. Left-fielder W ayne Engelen was a perfect 3-3 with 2 runs scored. G reg Wermerskirchen got the win on the hill.
/ Memorable Games in Shakopee High School Baseball History May 6, 1963: S hakopee thumped St. Anthony 16-2 at Riverside Park. R uss Case led the offense with 3 hits, 2, runs, and 3 RBI’s, including a double and 2 SB’s. Winning pitcher M ilo Stephens also helped himself at the plate with 2 hits, 3 runs, and 2 RBI’s. First baseman K evin Lynch added 2 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks, and 2 RBI’s while right-fielder T om Trost had 2 hits and 4 RBI’s, which included a bases-clearing double. T om Rein (3B) was on base 4 times and scored 3 runs.
April 27, 1964: S hakopee dropped Marshall U High 15-3 with junior catcher G ary Wehrwein batting 3-3 with 3 runs and 2 RBI’s, including a solo HR. First-baseman M ike McDonald was 2-2 with 2 runs and a 3-run HR. Left-fielder W ayne Engelen had 2 doubles, scored 4 runs, and added 3 RBI’s. Junior short stop and leadoff hitter P at Pink notched 4 hits, 2 runs, 3 SB’s, and 2 RBI’s.
April 29, 1965: S.H.S. pitcher G reg Wermerskirchen hurled a no-hitter against Marshall U-High in an 8-0 Shakopee victory. W ermerskirchen faced only 22 batters in the seven-inning performance and struck out nine.
May 24, 1965: C enterfielder D ale Hauger went 2 for 2 with 2 homeruns and 5 RBI's in a District 18 loss to Mound.
May 3, 1967: S hortstop T om Albrecht led off the game with a homerun and finished the 8-7 victory over Golden Valley batting 3 for 4 with 2 homeruns, 2 stolen bases, and 2 RBI's.
May 15, 1967: T he 1 967 Seniors chose to pass on the senior class trip to Chicago and thumped Chaska 13-6 while pounding out 16 hits to clinch the conference championship in undefeated fashion.
April 11, 1968: J unior B ob Schmitt pitched a three-hit shutout over Belle Plaine in a 2-0 victory. S chmitt walked 4 and struck out 10.
April 18, 1968: M .V.P. senior shortstop P aul Hoen went 2 for 3 with 3 runs scored and swiped 4 bases as Shakopee defeated St. Anthony 10-2. The Indians stole 10 bases in the contest, which is believed to be a school record.
May 8, 1969: J unior pitcher B ob Hauger hurled a three-hitter and centerfielder S teve Meyer, catcher K evin Delbow, and rightfielder L arry S iedow combined for 8 hits, 5 runs, and 6 RBI's as Shakopee defeated Eden Prairie 10-2.
April 30, 1970: Senior rightfielder L arry Siedow went 4 for 4 with 4 runs scored, a walk, a double, 3 homeruns, and 7 RBI's to lead Shakopee over Buffalo at Buffalo in a 16-3 Shakopee victory. First baseman L ynn Bestland went 3 for 4 and scored 4 runs.
May 7, 1970: Lee Worm threw a two-hit shutout against Waconia in a 6-0 Shakopee victory.
April 14, 1971: C atcher E d Siedow went 4 for 4 with 2 doubles, a homerun, and 3 RBI's in a 4-2 Shakopee victory over Prior Lake.
May 21, 1971: S hakopee defeated Waconia 8-5 by scoring 3 runs in the top of the 7th inning to tie the game and 3 runs in the top of the 8th to win it. L ee Worm t hrew 4 1/3 innings in relief, striking out 9 and allowing only 2 hits. He also batted 3 for 3 in the last 4 innings, including a 2-run single in the 8th.
April 26, 1972: L efty Mike Lucarelli threw a 7-inning, complete game, no- hitter in a 12-0 victory at Buffalo. Lucarelli walked 5 and struck out 11, including 4 of the last 5 batters in the gem. Offensively, L ee Worm and M ark Siedow each belted 3 hits and added 4 RBI’s, while J oe Schleper, Jr. was 2 for 3 with 3 runs scored.
April 11, 1973: Steve Hullander a nd S teve Habeck c ombined to throw a two-hitter in a 5-2 victory over Waconia. Hullander w orked 6 innings and struck out 11. H abeck struck out the side in the 7th.
April 23, 1973: S hakopee defeated St. Anthony 10-0 as S teve Habeck a nd M ark Siedow a llowed no walks and struck out 10 in combining for the one-hit shutout. H abeck t hrew 6 innings and allowed the 1 hit while striking out 9.
May 3, 1973: Steve Habeck hurled a three-hitter as Shakopee defeated Waconia 4-1. J oe Schleper, Jr. a nd D an Breimhorst e ach went 3 for 3 at the plate.
May 4, 1973: J unior S teve Hullander f ollowed H abeck's performance with a two-hit shutout on the following day against Orono in a 2-0 Shakopee victory. H ullander w alked 2 and struck out 5.
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April 24, 1974: S enior pitcher S teve Habeck t hrew a two-hit shutout over St. Anthony in a 2-0 victory. H abeck s truck out 9 and walked 0.
May 5, 1975: C enterfielder S cott Lebens went 3 for 4 including a grand slam against Orono ace Al Kreb in a 7-6 Shakopee victory over Orono.
April 12, 1976: J unior lefthander J ack Freund s truck out 10 in a 6-1 Shakopee victory over Hutchinson.
April 27, 1976: P itcher T om Simmons tossed a three-hit shutout over Waconia in a 2-0 Shakopee victory.
May 3, 1976: Mark Meuwissen a nd D ave Trapp combined for 12 strikeouts in a 1-0, four-hit shut out over Glencoe.
May 19, 1976: P itcher M ark Meuwissen s hut out Chaska 3-0 on a three-hitter. Steady lead-off hitter S cott Dressen scored 2 runs.
May 25, 1976: S hakopee trounced Eden Prairie 16-6 in the opening round of sub-region play. S cott Dressen, Tim Boys, and Jerry Freund combined for 7 hits, 9 runs, and 5 RBI's.
April 15, 1977: S enior pitcher T om Simmons threw a 5-hit shutout in a 9-0 Shakopee win over Eden Prairie. J ack Freund l ed the offense with 3 hits, 3 RBI's and 2 runs scored.
May 2, 1977: S hakopee pounded Buffalo 16-8 behind senior first baseman Jack Freund's 3 hits, 3 runs, and 5 RBI's. Sophomore pitcher J eff Neubert added 3 hits and 4 RBI's, T om Simmons, Toby Berens, Dan Garnhardt, a nd Dan Hennen collected 2 hits apiece.
May 16, 1977: Tom Simmons t ossed his third shutout of the season in a 7-0 Shakopee victory over Orono. S immons allowed just 2 hits, no walks, and struck out 5. D an Garnhardt was 1 for 1 with 3 RBI's and S immons had 2 hits.
April 18, 1979: S enior pitcher D an Heller h urled a 10-0 shutout over Hutchinson, striking out 8 Tigers. Catcher D an Hennen was 1 for 2 with 2 runs and 3 RBI's. D an Garnhardt, Steve Berens, Scott Theis, a nd D ennis Dale a ll scored 2 times. J eff Neubert h ad 2 RBI's.
April 30, 1979: T he Indians blanked Buffalo 3-0 twice. In the first game of the double-header, junior pitcher D ennis Dale threw a 1-hitter. S teve Berens w as 2 for 3 with a run and RBI. D an Hennen r eached base all 3 times and stole 3 bases; the Indians stole 7 in the game. In game #2, D an Heller b lanked the Bison in a 2-hitter. J eff Neubert reached base all 3 times, including a solo homerun. R oger Griffith h ad an RBI pinch hit single.
May 7, 1979: S enior pitcher J eff Neubert smoked Glencoe 6-0 on a 4-hitter. N eubert walked 2 and fanned 10. S cott Theis h ad 2 hits, and D an Heller a nd Dan Garnhardt h ad 2 RBI's apiece.
May 24, 1979: Jeff Neubert threw a 3-hit shutout over Prior Lake to win the Sub-Region Championship game 6-0. D an Hennen r eached base all 4 times.
May 31, 1979: Senior pitcher D an Heller out-dueled New Ulm pitcher T erry Steinbach in a 1-0, 9-inning, 1-hit shutout over New Ulm in the Region 2AA Championship game to earn Shakopee its second berth into the Minnesota High School State Baseball Tournament. H eller f aced only 28 batters in the contest, striking out 3. D an Garnhardt s cored the winning run on Scott Theis's 1 -out double in the 9th. S teve Berens c aught the final out in left field. Legendary New Ulm coach Jim Senske always said his '79 New Ulm team, which included Tom and Terry Steinbach, was his best team ever!
June 4, 1979: Shakopee defeated Rochester Mayo, 4-1, in its only state tournament victory. J eff Neubert g ained the victory with a 3-hitter, striking out 7. D an Garnhardt had a 3-run double for the Indians. Shakopee finished fourth in state after dropping games to Minnetonka (0-7) and St. Paul Highland Park (3-5).
May 12, 1980: S ophomore B ill Heller h urled a five-hit shutout over Buffalo in a 9-0 Shakopee victory. Sophomore leftfielder G ary Schleper paced the hitters, going 4 for 4 with 2 runs and 2 RBI's. D ennis Dale w as 2 for 2 with 2 runs and 2 RBI's, and S cott Theis added a pair of hits.
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May 22, 1980: S hakopee defeated Prior Lake 7-4 for the Sub-Region Championship. B rett Hoffman l ed all hitters, batting 4-4 with 2 runs scored and an RBI. M ark Oelfke a nd R oger Griffith drove in 3 runs each.
April 10, 1981: T he Indians opened up the '81 season with a 4-0 victory over Eden Prairie. B ill Heller t hrew a 4-hitter. Todd Taylor was 2 for 3 with 2 RBI's.
April 14, 1981: Gary Schleper led Shakopee in their 2nd consecutive shutout of the season by throwing a 1-hitter over Glencoe. S chleper w alked 2 and struck out 5. T odd Taylor had 2 hits - including a homerun, 2 runs, and 2 RBI's. K evin Lake added 2 hits and 2 runs, and S chleper h ad 2 runs and 2 RBI's.
May 13, 1981: J unior K eith Habeck tossed a no-hitter over Waconia in a 2-0 victory. The only Waconia runner to reach base was on an error, and he was eliminated by a double play. H abeck s truck out 4. M ark Spanton hit a solo homerun.
April 19, 1982: S hakopee rocked Waconia 14-1. M ark Spanton b atted 4 for 4 with a homerun, 2 doubles, and 4 RBI's to lead the offense. G ary Schleper w as 3 for 3 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI's, D ave Lane b elted a homerun and finished 2 for 3 with 3 runs scored and 2 RBI's, and junior Todd Schneider w ent 3 for 4 with 2 RBI's.
May 18, 1982: L efthander B ill Heller threw a two-hit shutout over Glencoe in a 2-0 victory. H eller w alked 3 and struck out 11 and led the team at the plate, going 2 for 3 with an RBI. Sophomore D ave Spanton had a pinch hit double to score his brother M ark Spanton in the sixth.
May 21, 1982: S enior K eith Habeck p itched a four-hit shutout over Hutchinson in a 7-0 Shakopee victory. J oe Sunder led the Indians offense, batting 2 for 2 with a homerun, stolen base, and 2 RBI's.
June 3, 1982: Gary Schleper powered the Indians over Prior Lake in the Sub-Region Championship Game. S chleper went 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 3 RBI's, including a homerun. D ave Lane w ent 2 for 4 with 2 runs, K ent Thielen was 2 for 3, and B ill Heller f inished 2 for 3 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI's. S chleper r ecorded the victory on the mound, combining with K eith Habeck i n limiting the Lakers to only 3 hits.
June 8, 1982: Bill Heller t ossed a 3-hit shutout over Wilmar in a 6-0 Region Semi-Final contest. M ark Spanton t ripled home D ave Lane, who scored 2 runs in the contest, in the first inning; J oe Sunder had a 2-run single, and T om Schleper drilled a 2-run double in the decisive 2nd inning.
April 22, 1983: T he Indians dropped Buffalo 10-0 behind the six-hit shutout by senior pitcher D ick Rosen. Junior D ave Spanton l ed the offense with a double, triple, and 4 RBI's. B utch Leadstrom and R osen h ad 2 hits apiece.
May 10, 1983: S enior B utch Leadstrom h urled a no-hitter in Shakopee's 14-0 trouncing of Glencoe. L eadstrom w alked 4 and struck out 4 in the five-inning gem. Tom Schleper a nd T odd Schneider l ed the offense with 2 hits, 2 runs, and 2 RBI's each.
June 8, 1983: S hakopee won the Region 2AA Championship and advanced to the state tournament for the third time in school history with a 6-3 victory over St. Peter. D an Leadstrom p aced the offense with 3 hits. S ean Teske w ent 2 for 3 with 2 RBI's, T odd Schneider added 2 hits, and T om Schleper drove in 2 runs. D ick Rosen r ecorded the victory on the hill.
April, 1984: P itcher D on Larsen t ossed a two-hit shutout over Buffalo in a 10-0, 5-inning victory. D an Leadstrom l ed the offense, batting 2 for 3 with a homerun and 3 RBI's. K evin Benz w as 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored.
May 11, 1984: S hakopee pounded out 17 hits and dumped Waconia 21-2 in 5 innings. T om Schleper led the hit parade, going 5 for 5 with 3 runs scored and 5 RBI's. B rian Vizenor was 4 for 5 with 4 runs and 3 RBI's, D ave Spanton batted 2 for 2 with 4 runs scored and 2 stolen bases, and K evin Benz w ent 2 for 2 with 3 runs scored.
May 21, 1984: Tom Schleper p itched a two-hit shutout in a 12-0, five-inning win over Glencoe. S chleper walked 2 and struck out 9. Leadoff hitter D ave Spanton was 3 for 4 with a double, triple, and 3 runs scored. B rian Vizenor added 2 hits, 2 stolen bases, 2 runs scored, and 2 RBI's. R ick Thielen was 2 for 3 with a run and an RBI.
May 8, 1985: S enior B rian Vizenor t ossed a four-hit shutout over Orono in a 5-0 win. V izenor, R ocky Nevin, and S cott Karau p aced the offense with 2 hits apiece.
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May 13, 1985: L efthander P at Stoltzman blanked Waconia 7-0 with a five-hitter. He also batted 2 for 2 in the game. Junior R andy Busch and sophomore D ave Pass each had 2 hits.
May 1, 1986: Pat Schmitt t ossed a three-hit shutout over Glencoe in an 8-0 Shakopee victory. J oe Witt l ed the offense with 3 hits. D ave Pass a nd B obby Stark a dded 2 hits each.
May 31, 1986: S hakopee dumped New Ulm 11-1 in five innings in a Region 2AA elimination game. S teve Lebens pitched a four-hitter. J oe Witt l ed the offense, batting 3 for 3 with 2 runs scored. Leadoff hitter R andy Busch s cored 3 runs and had 2 RBI's, T ori McCormick drove in 3 runs, and P at Stoltzman batted 2 for 3 with 2 RBI's.
May 6, 1987: F irst Baseman D ick Steinhoff b elted a third-inning grand slam as Shakopee dropped Orono 10-6.
May 9, 1987: L eftfielder R uss Sticha w ent 3 for 3 with a homerun and 4 RBI's as Shakopee defeated Owatonna in the Shakopee-Jordan Tournament 7-6.
May 18, 1987: S econd Baseman S teve Lebens w ent 4 for 5 with 2 runs, 2 doubles, a homerun, stolen base, and 3 RBI's in an 11-3 victory at Mound.
April 21, 1989: S hortstop J eff Joncowski b atted 3 for 3 with a walk and 3 runs scored in a 5-1 victory over Northfield.
April 24, 1989: L eadoff hitter A aron Ess r eached base all 5 times including 3 hits, 3 runs, and 3 stolen bases as Shakopee defeated Lakeville 11-7.
May 10, 1989: L efthander R ich Edwards tossed a two-hit shut out over Red Wing in a 2-0 Shakopee victory. E rik Klein batted 2 for 3 and drove in both runs for the Indians.
April 19, 1990: L eadoff hitter J ason Cordes r eached base all 4 times and scored 3 runs; first baseman J ohn Balvance batted 3 for 3 and scored 2 runs as Shakopee defeated New Prague 5-3.
April 20, 1990: J unior pitcher J ohn Myren w ent 3 for 3 with 2 runs scored, a homerun, and 4 RBI's in a 11-4 victory over Red Wing. Second baseman J im Gannon a lso had 3 hits and 2 runs scored, and J ason Cordes went 2 for 2 with 2 runs and 2 RBI's.
May 1, 1990: T here's nothing better than a victory over Chaska! How about a 13-0 drubbing?! The Indians pounded out 12 hits and M att Logeais t ossed a three hitter while striking out 7 in the Shakopee victory. J im Gannon, John Balvance, Chad Piotraschke, a nd Aaron Welter e ach had 2 hits to lead the offensive attack.
May 7, 1991: Jason Cordes s cored the winning run and recorded the win on the mound in a 5-4 ten-inning victory over Lakeville. W ade Tallman w ent 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored.
May 13, 1992: R ightfielder M att Busch w ent 3 for 4 with a double, homerun, 2 runs scored, and 4 RBI's in an 8-4 victory over Waconia. Sophomore shortstop M itch Ries added 3 hits and 3 runs.
April 29, 1993: J unior catcher C harlie Smith w ent 4 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 2 stolen bases in a 7-5 victory over Northfield.
May 9, 1994: J unior L ance Siedow d rove in all 3 runs and pitched a three-hitter in a 3-1 victory over Prior Lake.
May 16, 1994: S enior shortstop M itch Ries w ent 3 for 3 with a walk, 3 runs scored, and 2 stolen bases in a 7-6 victory over Benilde-St. Margaret's.
April 20, 1995: S enior pitcher S teve Hartman t ossed a 5-hit, 1-0 shutout over Holy Angels. H artman walked 2 and struck out 5.
April 24, 1995: J unior S hane Pauly t hrew a three-hitter as Shakopee dropped Red Wing 2-0. P auly s truck out 5 at Red Wing.
/ Memorable Games in Shakopee High School Baseball History April 26, 1995: Jay Buckentine w ent 4 for 5 with 3 runs scored, a triple, homerun, and 3 RBI's; and S teve Hartman also went 4 for 5 with 2 runs as Shakopee defeated Northfield 13-6.
June 5, 1995: S hakopee swept Mankato West and Prior Lake to advance to the Region 2AA Championship. S hane Pauly t hrew a three-hit shutout in a 3-0 victory over Mankato West, and S teve Hartman s hut down Prior Lake 7-2 after one day of rest from the mound. H artman s truck out 7 Lakers in the victory and had 2 hits himself. J ustin Simon b elted a homerun in the first inning and finished with 3 RBI's. J ay Buckentine a dded 3 hits and scored 2 runs.
April 16, 1996: Justin Simon batted 4 for 4 with 2 doubles, a homerun, and 4 RBI's in a 10-7, 8-inning victory over Hutchinson.
April 25, 1996: Junior pitcher B rian Brown threw a one-hitter while striking out 10 Northfield batters in a 4-1 Shakopee victory. Brown faced only 23 batters in the seven-inning gem.
May 1, 1996: Junior catcher J ustin Simon crushed three homeruns in three innings, including two homeruns in the same inning as the Sabers rocked New Prague 14-2 in a five-inning contest.
May 17, 1996: Senior pitcher S hane Pauly threw a one-hit shut-out against Benilde-St. Margaret's to clinch the first ever Missota Conference Championship for the Sabers. Pauly struck out six, walked two, and faced only 23 batters in the 4-0, seven-inning victory.
April 22, 1997: S hakopee nailed 4 homeruns in a 14-3 drubbing of Benilde-St. Margaret's. P aul Myren c rushed a 1st-inning grand slam, and B en Britz h it 2 towering homeruns.
May 3, 1997: Justin Simon w ent 2 for 3 with 2 homeruns and 7 RBI's in an 11-0 victory over Melrose (2nd in state in Class A in '97). B rian Brown t hrew a no-hitter while striking out 5 and walking 2.
April 28, 1998: J unior left-hander C . J. Otto tossed a no-hitter in a 3-1 Saber victory over defending conference champion Red Wing. O tto f aced only 25 batters and fanned 7. Leadoff hitter L uke Kocon batted 2 for 4 with a run and RBI, and catcher P at Zupfer went 2 for 3.
May 21, 1998: T he Sabers opened Section 2AA playoffs with a 9-7 victory over Mankato East. Shakopee pounded out 13 hits. C asey Knutson w as 2 for 3 with 4 RBI's, and C asey O'Neill b elted a double and triple while driving in 2 runs.
April 29, 1999: S ophomore pitcher C hris Nelsen t hrew a 4-hitter in a 4-1 victory over Chaska. N elsen w alked 1 and struck out 8. J ustin Kaufenberg r eached base all 4 times and B rad Menden d elivered a 2-run double. T im Theis batted 2 for 2.
May 13, 1999: P itchers J ustin Welch, C.J. Otto, a nd C hris Nelsen c ombined on a 1-hitter in a 5-2 victory over Red Wing. Brad Menden w ent 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored, and C asey Knutson d elivered a 2 run double.
May 21, 1999: S hakopee opened Section 2AA play by eliminating Prior Lake with a 10-6 victory. T om Schmit led the offense with 2 hits, including a homerun, 3 runs scored and 2 RBI's. C hris Mertz a lso homered and scored 2 runs. R ob Baden a nd J eff Henning each had 2-run hits in the 7th inning.
May 22, 1999: T he #11 Sabers shocked #3 Marshall in a 7-6 playoff victory. R ob Baden s mashed a 3-run homer in the decisive 5th inning. Sophomore C hris Nelsen gained the save by retiring the last 6 batters, and sophomore T im Theis earned the victory, striking out 9 in 4 innings.
May 1, 2000: S hakopee thumped Farmington 10-0 behind the pitching of C hris Nelsen and the hitting of B en Hauger. Nelsen threw a complete game five-hit shutout, striking out 13. H auger went 3 for 3 with 3 runs scored and 2 doubles. Kory Sames, Tony Cronin, a nd Jeff Hohenstein a dded 2 RBI's apiece.
May 4, 2000: T ri-captain K ory Sames belted 2 homeruns and had 6 RBI's as the Sabers dropped conference co-champion Holy Angels 10-3. S ames f inished the game 3 for 5 with a double and 2 runs scored. Junior Tim Theis pitched a complete game, striking out 7. He also went 3 for 5 at the plate with a triple and homerun.
May 29, 2000: F reshman S cott Theis t ossed a four-hit shutout over Buffalo in Section 2AAA playoff action. T heis struck out 7 as the Sabers won 2-0. T ony Cronin w as 2 for 3 and played flawless third base.
/ Memorable Games in Shakopee High School Baseball History May 1, 2001: T he Sabers pounded out 14 hits, 9 for extra bases, in a 17-5 rout over Holy Angels. Sophomore G reg Campbell homered, scored 3 runs and drove in 4 runs. Co-captains T im Theis and C hris Nelsen h ad 2 hits apiece. Nelsen homered and doubled – scoring 2 and driving in 2. T heis d rove in 3 and scored 1 run. S cott Theis h omered, doubled, scored 2 runs, and drove in 2 runs. B rett Bahr smacked 2 doubles and scored 2 runs. L uke Groff h omered, scored 2 runs and drove in 2 runs. J osh Gregor had 2 hits and scored 2 runs, and D .J. Busch s cored 3 runs.
May 18, 2001: S hakopee dropped Prior Lake 12-2 in five innings. Pitcher C hris Nelsen l aunched a first-inning grand slam and finished with 2 hits, 3 runs, and 4 RBI’s. S cott Theis c ollected 3 hits, 3 runs, and 2 RBI’s. Catcher S am Pond was 2 for 2 with 3 RBI’s.
April 18, 2002: T he Shakopee Sabers set a school record by pounding out 22 hits in a 19-13 home victory over Red Wing. S cott Theis, Bobby Zellmann, and Jason Young a ll had four hits. P eter Breimhorst, Josh Gregor, Greg Campbell, and James Boys had two hits apiece.
May 14, 2002: The Sabers rallied for three runs in the bottom of seventh to upset Holy Angels (ranked #2 in state) 7-6. Chris Meek p icked up the complete game victory on the hill, and P eter Breimhorst, Josh Gregor, a nd G reg Campbell led the offense with 2 hits apiece. E ric Luegge scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch.
May 25, 2002: #11 Shakopee opened section play with a 9-1 upset victory over #6 Mankato West. Junior f irst baseman Scott Theis belted 2 homeruns and finished with 5 RBI’s. Junior third baseman G reg Campbell also homered and had 3 hits. Pitcher C hris Meek c ompleted his seventh consecutive game of the season and earned his sixth straight victory.
May 2, 2003: S hakopee opened their wood bat tournament with a 6-1 victory over Melrose, who was undefeated and ranked #1 in Class AA. Senior tri-captain J ames Boys delivered a two-out, two-run double to open up the scoring in the third, and C had Bosworth f inished with 2 hits and 2 runs scored. T yler Menden t hrew six innings, allowing just 2 hits and striking out four.
May 24, 2003: S hakopee upset Marshall in Section 2AAA play with an 8-2 victory. Junior A ustin Baukol threw the complete game, and C hris Arenson had 3 hits. T yler Menden and C had Bosworth had two hits apiece, and P eter Breimhorst had 2 runs and 2 RBI’s.
April 30, 2004: T he Sabers defeated Wayzata 12-2 in five innings in their opening game of the wood bat tournament. Tyler Menden pitched the complete game, striking out 10. M ike Dahl led the offense with a double, triple, and 4 runs scored. J eremy Imker and C hris Arenson had 2 RBI’s apiece, and C had Bosworth and B obby Zellmann scored 2 runs apiece.
May 11, 2004: T he top four hitters in the Sabers line-up were 13-for-15 in a 14-4 route over Hutchinson. The four hitters stats were as follows: Leadoff hitter C had Bosworth ( 3-4, 4 runs, 2 RBI’s, 1 HR, 1BB), #2 hitter M ike Dahl ( 4-4, 3 runs, 2 RBI’s, 1 2B, 1BB), #3 hitter B obby Zellmann ( 4-5, 5 RBI’s, 1 3B), and clean-up hitter A ustin Baukol ( 2-2, 1 RBI). Senior pitcher C olin O’Brien t hrew the complete game victory.
April 29, 2005: S hakopee defeated Delano 7-4 on Friday night under the lights in the wood bat tournament. A ndy Lazzari picked up the win on the hill, pitching four solid innings and J oey Heller set up the save for J ordan Triestram. Offensively, M ike Dahl l ed the Saber attack with 3 hits in 3 at bats and 2 RBI’s. H eller also went 2 for 2 from his leadoff spot, walked twice and scored 2 runs, and N ick La Tour a dded 2 hits and 2 RBI’s.
May 2, 2005: Shakopee hammered Hutchinson 14-3 in a five-inning, 10-run-rule contest. Jeremy Imker went 3 for 3 at the plate with 2 runs scored. Chad Bosworth was 2 for 2 with 3 runs scored and 4 RBI’s, including a 3-run homer. Mike Dahl added 2 hits and 3 RBI’s, and sophomore Kyle Green notched 2 hits in 2 at bats while scoring 3 times. Joey Heller scored 3 runs, Stephen Gripentrog scored twice, and Nick La Tour added 2 RBI’s.
May 23, 2005: The Sabers knocked off Holy Angels 8-5 in front of a large Parents’ Night crowd. Holy Angels fell into a tie for the conference championship as a result of the outcome of this game. Junior Mike Dahl led the offense with 2 hits and 3 RBI’s. Senior co-captain Jeremy Imker was 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored, Nick La Tour drove in 2 runs, and Jordan Triestram scored twice. Senior co-captain Joey Heller pitched five solid innings to record his third victory of the season against zero defeats and lead the conference with a 1.68 ERA.
May 5, 2006: Kyle Green and Chase Hentges combined on a four-hit shutout over Wayzata in a 2-0 opening round victory in the wood bat tournament. Green and Cord Harguth each singled and scored in the game. Zach Vizenor and Mike Dahl each recorded RBI’s.
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Memorable Games in Shakopee High School Baseball History May 1, 2007: The Sabers defeated Hutchinson 11-4 under the lights at Joe Schleper Stadium. Senior tri-captain Jordan Wolfswinkel led the offense with 2 doubles and 3 runs scored. Junior John Hechsel went 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored; junior Chase Hentges went 2 for 2 with 3 RBI’s; junior Aaron Gaebel added 2 hits, 2 runs, and 2 RBI’s; and junior Andrew Zellmann added 2 hits and 2 runs scored. Senior tri-captain Kyle Green threw six masterful innings to senior tri-captain Kenny Dellwo to gain the victory on the mound.
May 15, 2008: Shakopee defeated Prior Lake 3-2 in 11 innings in an outstanding night game at Joe Schleper Stadium. Trailing 1-2 in the bottom of the 7t h, senior T ony From doubled to lead off the inning and eventually scored on Andrew Zellmann’s ground out. From again led off the 11t h with a single. After a John Hellkamp single, Zack Bohar laid down a perfect bunt and Zellmann singled to deep left-center to end the game. Chase Hentges threw 8 innings, allowing just one earned run while striking out 13, and sophomore Zack Bohar threw three perfect innings in relief to earn the victory. Bohar struck out five Lakers.
May 2, 2009: Shakopee opened the wood bat tourney with a 9-1 victory over Classic Lake Conference Champion Wayzata. Senior pitchers Sam Anderson and John Hellkamp combined efforts on the mound. Anderson threw four no-hit, shutout innings for the win, and Hellkamp tossed three 2-hit innings with 5 strikeouts for the save. Hellkamp reached base in all three plate appearances, scoring twice. Chris Kubitz smashed 2 doubles and had 3 hits and 2 RBI’s. Freshman Zak Hoffman and senior JT Holcombe added 2 hits apiece, and Zach McBeain had 2 RBI’s.
May 14, 2009: The Sabers rocked Missota Conference Champion Prior Lake 9-1 in the final game of conference play at Prior Lake, denying the Lakers a perfect conference record. The first 8 Saber batters reached base and scored to give winning pitcher Chris Kubitz an early lead. Kubitz threw a 3-hitter and struck out 10 in the game. Junior Zack Bohar paced the offense, reaching base all four times and adding 2 RBI’s.
May 14, 2010: The Sabers concluded their regular season with a 17-1, five-inning drubbing of Minneapolis South, the city conference champion who came into the contest with a 17-3 record. Senior Derek Johnson carried a no-hit shutout into the fifth inning that was broken up with one out remaining in the contest. It was the second time in two weeks that Johnson had a no-hit shutout heading into the fifth inning. Leadoff hitter Mike Moll led the offense with 4 hits in 4 at bats and 4 runs scored. Senior co-captain Chris Kubitz went 3-for-4 with 3 doubles, 2 runs, and 5 RBI’s. Sophomore left-fielder Matt Conrad was 3-4 with 3 runs scored. Seniors Cole Wolfswinkel, Zack Bohar, and Johnson all scored 2 runs. Senior Alex Bade tripled home a run, and sophomore shortstop Zak Hoffman homered and finished with 4 RBI’s.
May 12, 2011: Junior Justin Evans threw the sixth-known no-hitter in Shakopee history, blanking Northfield 5-0 in seven innings. Evans faced just 24 batters in walking 3 and striking out 4. The Sabers scored 4 runs in the first inning with a leadoff homerun by freshman Austen Leadstrom, followed by a double from junior Matt Conrad and junior catcher Scott Bode. After an infield error, Nick Mendez also unleashed an RBI double. Junior Zak Hoffman added a solo homerun in the 3r d inning for the final margin of victory.
May 14, 2011: Shakopee traveled to Eau Claire, Wisconsin, to take on the 12-2 Eau Claire North Huskies at Carson Park. After falling behind 0-3 into the 5t h inning, the Sabers caught fire on this chilly afternoon and scored 5 runs in the 5t h and 4 more in the 7 th to take a 9-4 victory. Freshman pitchers Sheldon Miks and Luke Bruss split the game on the mound with Miks gaining the victory and Bruss the save. Miks also paced the offense going 3-for-3 with 2 doubles, 2 runs, and 2 RBI’s. Nick Mendez also added 3 hits and 2 RBI’s. Jordan Gunhus and Zak Hoffman had 2 hits apiece and Austen Leadstrom had a two-run homerun. Eau Claire North went on to win the Wisconsin State Baseball Tournament in 2011.
May 28, 2011: Shakopee knocked off Willmar by a score of 3-1 at Joe Schleper Stadium in playoff action to advance to the section final four. Austen Leadstrom and Matt Conrad scored in the first inning off a deep sacrifice fly by Zak Hoffman and a two-out single by Jordan Gunhus. Gunhus added a second two-out RBI single in the fifth to score Conrad again for the 3-0 lead. Gunhus earned the victory on the hill and Hoffman got the save.
May 15, 2012: The Sabers traveled to Athletic Park in Chaska and dropped the Hawks in a 4-2 ballgame. Chaska held a 2-1 lead heading into the sixth inning when senior catcher Scott Bode stepped to the plate and drilled a two-run homerun to give the Sabers the lead. Senior Matt Conrad doubled and tripled, and junior pitcher Cody Pamperin threw a complete game, striking out 7.
June 1, 2012: The #1 seeded Sabers defeated the #4 seeded Hutchinson Tigers 5-0 at Joe Schleper Stadium in front of a very large playoff crowd. Sophomore Sheldon Miks threw a three-hit, complete game, allowing two walks and striking out 5. The Sabers had a big third inning offensively with two outs led by senior Matt Conrad’s double followed by sophomore Austen Leadstrom’s double. Senior Zak Hoffman finished the rally with a two-run homer.
May 14, 2013: In a season condensed by the spring snow, the Sabers played their entire conference season as double-headers. On this date, the Sabers established themselves as the front-runners in the conference and eventual conference champions with two convincing wins at Holy Angels. The Stars entered the double-header with a 7-3 conference record while the Sabers were 6-2. Shakopee swept Holy Angels by winning game #1 12-0 in 5 innings as junior Sheldon Miks threw the shutout, and then Shako rallied for 10 runs in the last 2 innings of game 2 to take a 13-5 victory and command of 1st place in the conference. The Sabers combined for 14 hits in each game with 10 extra-base hits. Leading the way was junior third baseman Luke Bruss who was 5-for-8 in the double dip with 3 doubles and 7 RBI’s. Sophomore Jacob Rhinesmith and junior Austen Leadstrom each belted out 4 hits & Dominick Schleper and Miks had 3 hits each.
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Memorable Games in Shakopee High School Baseball History
June 1, 2013: S heldon Miks threw his 6th complete game of the season and 5th shutout propelling the Sabers to the Section 2AAA championship game with a 1-0 8-inning victory over Eden Prairie. Miks allowed 5 hits (4 in the first 2 innings), walked none and struck out 3. Sophomore pinch-hitter T yler Sloss worked out a walk to leadoff the Sabers 8th inning and advanced on J acob Rhinesmith’s s econd hit of the game. Left-fielder A usten Leadstrom came through with the game-winning single to centerfield to score Sloss.
April 9, 2014: S hakopee opened the season with a 1-0 victory at Stemmer Field over New Prague. S heldon Miks out-dueled Daniel Feneis by facing just 23 batters in the 2-hit shutout. Miks walked none and struck out 7. A usten Leadstrom d elivered the game-winning RBI in the bottom of the 6th inning to score D ominick Schleif.
May 10, 2014: The Sabers traveled to Eau Claire, WI, to take on the undefeated Eau Claire North Huskies (11-0 and ranked #3 in WI). Sophomore D rew Hanbury threw 6 strong innings allowing just 1 run in the 10-1 victory. The Sabers stole 8 bases as all 16 players who made the trip contributed to the victory (and had a lot of fun at the Metropolis Resort that night).
May 15, 2014: J unior S am Scott t ossed a 1-hit shutout over Red Wing in a 3-0 victory. Scott w alked 3 and struck out 4. Sheldon Miks and H enry Henk paced the offense with 2 hits apiece.
May 17, 2014: T he Sabers scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 6th inning to defeat Eden Prairie 3-2 in Eden Prairie. With 2 outs, S heldon Miks plated J acob Rhinesmith for the first run. After a L uke Bruss double, D ominick Schleper drove a 3-2 pitch to the left-center gap for a 2-run double. B russ g ot the win on the mound and M iks the save.
April 13, 2015: The Sabers scored 6 times in the 7th inning at Farmington to defeat the Tigers 9-7. S am Scott d elivered a 3-run triple with 2 outs to cap off the 6-run rally. T yler Sloss closed the door in the bottom of the 7th for #1 of his record-setting 10 saves on the season.
April 29, 2015: T he Sabers played their first night game under the new lights at Joe Schleper Stadium and broke them in with a 9-8 extra-inning win over Prior Lake. Down 5-1 going into the 5th , the Sabers staged another one of their 2015 trademark rallies scoring 8 runs in the last 4 innings for the win. M att Theis l ed the offense going 4-4, while T yler Sloss, Dom Schleif, and J osh Hewett each chipped in 2 hits apiece.
May 18, 2015: S hakopee clinched their first South Suburban Conference title with an 11-10 victory over Eagan. Down 7-1, the Sabers scored 9 times in the 3rd inning and ended the game in the 7th with a walkoff single by M att Heiling scoring R yan Rentz. J acob Rhinesmith had 3 hits, 2 runs, and 2 RBI’s.
May 31, 2016: T he Sabers opened Section 2AAAA playoffs by knocking off #2 seeded Minnetonka 6-4 behind the crafty pitching of J acob Poppitz. The Skippers spotted the Sabers 5 first-inning runs and Poppitz threw a complete game for the victory. T ravis Larsen tripled and L ogan Becker doubled for a big insurance run late in the contest.
June 2, 2016: S hakopee defeated Prior Lake for the third time on the season with a spirited 10-5 victory at Prior Lake. Sophomore J ack Sievers went 3-3, junior T ommy Keohen added 2 hits and 3 runs, and senior P eter Hagstrom notched 2 hits and 3 RBI’s. D rew Hanbury scored 2 runs and came in to thwart a late-inning rally by retiring the last 5 Lakers in order, including getting out of a bases-loaded 1-out jam in the bottom of the 6th inning.
April 7, 2017: T he Sabers opened the 2017 campaign with a 17-4 victory over New Prague played at Union Hill. Leadoff hitter D ylan Pass was on base all 4 times and was 2-2 with 3 runs and 2 RBI’s. Cleanup hitter Z ack Henderson went 3-4 with 2 runs, 2 doubles, an HR, and 5 RBI’s. J ack Sievers batted 2-4 with 3 runs and 3 RBI’s. E van Stark went 2-3 with 2 runs, 2 RBI’s, and an HR, and S am Meyer added 3 hits.
June 6, 2017: The Sabers knocked off Minnetonka 5-2 to advance to the Section 2AAAA championship. C hris Isensee threw a gem, allowing 2 runs with 8 K’s. M axx Malone drove in the 1st run of the game and heads-up baserunning by Jacob Nelson scored the 2nd . With a 2-2 game headed into the 7th , the Sabers rallied with S am Meyer getting on base with a HBP followed by another Malone single. A ddison Leininger’s perfect bunt was thrown into LF scoring Meyer. Dylan Pass executed another sac bunt that was thrown away at first scoring Malone. Z ack Henderson plated Leininger on a fielder’s choice and the Sabers held for the victory, knocking out the highly-ranked Skippers.
/ Memorable Games in Shakopee High School Baseball History April 26, 2018: T he Sabers were finally able to open the season on April 26 and swept Farmington in a double-header 9-8 and 8-2. The Sabers walked off the Tigers in game #1 by scoring 3 runs in the final frame. Junior T anner Koenen had 2 doubles and scored the winning run. Senior A ddison Leininger had 2 hits and scored 3 runs. Junior J ustin Winterfeldt h ad 2 doubles and 2 RBI’s, and senior M ason Bode h ad 2 doubles and scored 2 runs. Senior Jack Sievers had 2 RBI’s. In game #2, junior C aleb Kranz tossed the complete game in his first varsity outing. L eininger h ad 3 RBI’s and S ievers h ad 2 hits and 2 runs. S eniors S am Meyer and Sam Fischer e ach scored 2 runs.
May 15, 2018: The season of double headers continued as the Sabers traveled to Alimagnet Park in Burnsville and swept the Blaze 13-0 and 8-5. Seniors S am Ludzack a nd L uke Budin combined for the 5-inning shutout in game #1. Senior Sam Meyer went 4-4 with 3 doubles, senior A ddison Leininger added 3 hits and 3 runs, senior J osh Meyer a dded 3 RBI’s, and senior J ack Sievers had 2 hits, 3 runs, and 5 RBI’s, including a 3rd inning grand slam! Junior N ick Heller got the win in game #2 with J osh Meyer p icking up the save. S ievers c ontinued his torrid day with 3 more doubles and 3 runs scored. S am Meyer added a couple of more hits and 2 runs scored, and J osh Meyer also added 2 hits.
April 20, 2019: T he Sabers won a Saturday morning slugfest at Eagan HS with a 10-8 victory. Senior J ustin Winterfeldt went 3-3 on the day with 2 homeruns over the green monster in leftfield, finishing with 5 RBI’s and 3 runs scored. Junior Jack Schleper went 4-4 on the day with 4 RBI’s and 3 runs scored. Senior M arco Slipka also added 2 runs and 2 stolen bases, and senior K olin Williams s cored 2 times. C aleb Kranz notched the win on the hill and junior A llex Ege picked up the save.
April 25, 2019: S hako stunned Lakeville North 12-2 in a 5-inning contest at The Joe. Senior C aleb Kranz t hrew the complete game, striking out 5. Senior J ustin Winterfeldt w entt 3-3 with 3 runs, including a solo homerun, and junior catcher T ommy Bazzarre went 2-3 with 2 runs and 3 RBI’s with a triple. Junior Z ach Schultz was a perfect 3-3 at the plate with 2 RBI’s, and senior B rian Krouse added 2 hits and 2 RBI’s. K olin Williams h ad 2 hits, and J ack Schleper scored 2 runs.
March 19, 2020: Unfortunately, on the first officially scheduled day of high school baseball practice, in-person school was canceled due to Covid-19 and on-line classes began, causing a postponement in the spring season/athletics. As the uncertainty of the Coronavirus pandemic continued, the spring season for all athletes was officially cancelled at the end of April. The 13 seniors of 2020: T ommy Bazzarre, Allex Ege, Connor Masloski, Jack Schleper, Wilson Mack, Zach Schultz, Owen Seppanen, Gavin Stadler, Eli Temp, Jackson Toenges, Jaymeson Ungar, Thomas Wilkie, a nd Zach Winterfeldt were not able to play their senior baseball season at SHS.
/ Father/Son Players for S.H.S.
(Please inform Tom Schleper of others!)
Paul Rosen '37/Tony Rosen '74, Dick Rosen '83 Art Hoen '39/Paul Hoen '68 and Al Hoen '71 Gib Delbow '40/Kevin Delbow '69 Warren Stemmer '40/Mike Stemmer '69 Tom Berens '45/Toby Berens '78 Paul Wermerskirchen '51/Dan Wermerskirchen '75 Howie Heller '56/ Dan '79, Bill '82, Greg '87, and Mark Heller '88 Chuck Pass '56/Dave '87 and Tony Pass '95 Bill Berens '57/Steve Berens '79 Jerry Lebens '57/Steve Lebens ‘87 Mike Nevin '58/Rocky Nevin '86 Don Bisek '60/Dean Bisek '85 Dick Ries '60/Mitch Ries '94 Mike Hergott ‘64/Dave Hergott ‘90 Greg Wermerskirchen '65/Mike Wermerskirchen '93 Dave Moonen '65/Nick Moonen '00 Ken Menden '67/Mitch Menden '95 Joe Karst/Brett Karst '93 Bob Hauger '70/Ben Hauger '00 Ed Siedow '71/Lance Siedow '95 Tom Henning '71/Jeff Henning '99 Chuck Simon '73/Justin Simon '97 Steve O'Neill '73/Casey O'Neill '98 Jim Schmit '74/Tom Schmit '99 Mike Kurvers '75/Mike Kurvers '98 and Marty Kurvers '02 Dave Greening '77/Aaron Greening '02 and Scott Greening ‘05 Brian Vizenor ’85/Zach Vizenor ‘06 Joe Dellwo ‘82/Kenny Dellwo ’07 and Willie Dellwo ‘11 Bret Hoffman ’80/Zak Hoffman ‘12 Butch Leadstrom ‘83/Austen Leadstrom ‘14 Tom Schleper ‘84/Dominick Schleper ‘14 and Jack Schleper ‘20 Tom Boys ‘84/Alex Boys ‘15 Don Larsen ‘84/Travis Larsen ‘16 Dave Pass ‘86/Dylan Pass ‘17 Corey Bode ‘91/Mason Bode ‘18 Dan Heller ‘79/Nick Heller ‘19
Grandfather/Grandson Players for S.H.S Gib Delbow '40/Jeff '90, Eric '94, and Corey Fonder '98 Tom Berens '44/Ben Von Bank '97 Fred Kerber '51/Tony Cronin '00 Ted Odenthal ‘55/Zak Hoffman ‘12 Chuck Pass ’56/ Dylan Pass ‘17 Russ Case ‘63/Payton Case ‘19 Howie Heller ‘56/Nick Heller ‘19
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Shakopee High School’s Warren Stemmer Baseball Field Dedicated June 5, 2008
Warren Stemmer was born in Shakopee on August 3, 1922. He played on the first-ever baseball team at Shakopee HS in 1937 and graduated from SHS in 1940. In the summer of 1940, Warren played CF for the Shakopee Indians town team that won the state championship. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox and played 2 years professionally for the Eau Claire Braves in the Northern League. He served his country in the US Army during World War II.
After a brief stint with his family’s business, Warren attended the University of St. Thomas and then t aught social studies at Belle Plaine High School from 1952-1953. He spent the rest of his teaching career in Burnsville and was also their varsity baseball coach.
Warren raised his family in Shakopee while playing for the Shakopee Indians town team for several more years, coached throughout the Shakopee youth baseball program, and was one of SHS baseball’s biggest fans until the time of his death on October 14, 2005.
Warren was known to be one of the best baseball players to ever play for Shakopee; however, he was equally known for his class and sportsmanship. I n 2000, the Shakopee High School baseball team created the Warren Stemmer Class Act Award, which is given each season to the player who best embodies fair play, sportsmanship, and dedication to teammates and the game.
May all involved with games played here at Warren Stemmer Field follow his example of respecting the game, while representing themselves and their community with class!
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