OHSAA News Release May 30, 2004 BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENTS
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8/23/2018 News Release: May 30, 2004 - Spring Release #2 OHSAA News Release May 30, 2004 The Ohio High School Athletic Association Home | Administrator's Corner | Eligibility | Sports | News | Contact Us OHIO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION SPRING RELEASE NO. 2 (May 30, 2004) OHSAA Spring Tournament Weekly Calendar BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENTS: WHAT: 77th Annual State Baseball Tournaments WHEN: Thursday, Friday and Saturday TIME/LOCATIONS: Divisions I and III will be held at Canton’s Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium, while Divisions II and IV will be held at Columbus’ Cooper Stadium, the home of the New York Yankees’ Class AAA affiliate Columbus Clippers. Game times each day are 10:00 and 1:30. A complete schedule is listed above. ADMISSION: $7.00 per person for each game. MEDIA CREDENTIALS: Fax requests to Bob Goldring, OHSAA Director of Information, at 614- 267-1677. The deadline to for submitting applications is noon on Tuesday, June 1. The OHSAA will post a list on its web site of those media outlets that have been approved for credentials. The list will be posted by noon on Wednesday, June 2. Once you access the web site (www.ohsaa.org), the list can be found under the heading “Media/News Releases” in the left- hand column. Credentials will be held for pickup at each stadium (main entrance to the stadium at Thurman Munson Stadium; Gate 2 at Cooper Stadium). If the baseball team you are covering wins its semifinal game, use the same credential for the championship game. DIRECTIONS: Thurman Munson Stadium (2501 Allen Ave. S.E., Canton 44707) is located just off of I-77 south of U.S. Route 30 and downtown Canton. Take exit 103 (Cleveland Ave., State Route 800). If exiting from the north, get in the left-hand lane. If exiting from the south, turn right at the light. At the left turn only lane, turn left onto Mill Road. At the stop sign, turn left and the stadium is approximately 200 yards away. Cooper Stadium (1155 West Mound Street) is located just off of I-70 on the west side of downtown Columbus. From the east, take the Mound Street exit (98B); from the west, take the West Broad Street exit (97); then follow the signs to the stadium. Travelers can gain access to I-70 from State Route 315. PARKING: Parking is on a first-come, first served basis in the public lots around the stadiums. TELEPHONES: At Thurman Munson Stadium, one line is available on a first-come, first-served basis for credit card, collect or toll-free calls only. To install a line, call Ameritech at 1-888-976- 2427. You may consider using a cellular telephone. At Cooper Stadium, one line is available in each radio booth for each school’s “designated” radio station doing play-by-play for credit card, collect, toll-free or call-backs only. A line will also be available for print media members to file stories on a first-come, first-served basis for credit card, collect or toll-free calls only. To install a personal line, contact Joe Santry at Cooper Stadium at 614-462-5250. BROADCAST RIGHTS FEES: None for radio; $50 per day per camera for tape-delay television. PRESS BOX TELEPHONES (FOR MEDIA USE ONLY): Thurman Munson Stadium: (330) 453-9426; Cooper Stadium: (614) 462-7595. 2003 IN REVIEW: 76th Annual Sta te Baseball Tournaments, June 5, 6 and 7, 2003, Cooper Stadium, Columbus (Divisions I and III) and Bill Davis Stadium, The Ohio State University, Columbus (Divisions II and IV). Division I: For the second straight season, top-ranked Milford lost its bid to win the state champion ship when it file:///O:/news/sports/news053004.htm 1/9 8/23/2018 News Release: May 30, 2004 - Spring Release #2 fell in the title game. The Eagles, who lost 11-10 to Cleveland St. Ignatius in the 2002 championship game, were defeated by No. 17 Cincinnati St. Xavier (24-9) in the ‘03 state finale. It was the first state baseball title for the Bombers. Senior shortstop Aaron Prince and senior rightfielder Matt Hemberger each had two hits and junior first baseman Adam Korth drove in two runs for St. X. Senior Nick Hollstegge pitched one-and-two-thirds innings to pick up the win in relief, while junior Patrick O’Donnell earned a save. St. Xavier reached the finals by stopping Perrysburg in the semifinals, 4-1, while Milford was an 11-3 winner over Cuyahoga Falls. St. Xavier advanced to this year’s regional finals before losing to Cincinnati Archbis hop Moeller. Division II: Senior designated hitter Dave Sheeran walked with one out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning to help unranked Cincinnati Purcell Marian (23-9) record a 1-0 win over No. 7 Canton Central Catholic in the championship game. It was the second state title for the Cavaliers but first since 1953. Purcell Marian collected its first and only hit in the seventh inning when junior catcher Jake Suer doubled with one out and a runner on. Following a walk to load the bases, Sheeran walked and pinch runner Ryan Williams, a senior, scored the game’s only run. Senior Ryan Dugan gave up just two hits and picked up the win on the mound. A wild pitch with the bases loaded and two out in the bottom of the eighth scored pinch runner Matt Barney, a senior, to give Purcell Marian a 3-2 semifinal win over Columbus Hamilton Twp. Central Catholic reached the finals by stopping Steubenville, 6-2. Purcell Ma rian saw its 2004 season end when it lost to New Richmond in the sectional semifinals. Division III: Top-ranked St. Henry (30-3) had to go nine innings against Gahanna Columbus Academy before pulling out a 3-2 win when junior third baseman Evan Bertke singled in the winning run with the bases loaded and one out. It was the third title in five years for the Redskins, who won championships in 1999 and 2000. Besides Bertke, junior shortstop Jeremy Schwieterman and senior leftfielder Lenny Koesters had two hits. Senior Todd Boeckman pitched shutout ball over the final four-and-two-thirds innings to pick up the win. St. Henry needed just four-and-a-half innings to stop Youngstown Ursuline in the semifinals, 10-0, while Columbus Academy was a 7-4 semifinal winner over Gnadenhutten Indian Valley. St. Henry saw its 2004 season end when it fell to Coldwater in the district semifinals. Division IV: No. 2 Newark Catholic (27-5) broke open a close game by scoring six runs i n the top of the seventh inning and went on to defeat unranked Minster, 8-1. It was the second staight championship for the Green Wave to go with the back-to-back titles they won in 1988 and ‘89. Senior shortstop Scott Lake had three hits and two RBIs and senior pitcher George Biddle helped his own cause by hitting a three-run double for the winners. Biddle gave up just five hits, a walk and struck out seven in picking up the win. The Green Wave had to go 10 innings in the semifinals before stopping Montpelier 2-1. Junior catcher Dusty Layton was the hero, singling in the winning run with two outs. Biddle worked the final two innings for the win. Minster reached the finals by stopping Sandusky St. Mary Central Catholic in the semifinals, 4-2. Newark Catholic has advanced to this year’s region al finals and meets Berlin Hiland Sunday at Lancaster. A win advances the school to the state semifinals against Fremont St. Joseph Central Catholic Friday at Columbus Cooper Stadium. Should Newark Catholic win a state championship, it would become just the second school in Ohio history to win three consecutive titles, joining Cincinnati Elder, which won three straight big-school titles from 1958 to 1960. 2004 TOP-RA NKED TEAMS (State Coaches Association Final Poll): Division I: Toledo Start advanced to the district finals before losing to Toledo St. John’s Jesuit. Division II: Hebron Lakewood advanced to the regional finals with a 31-0 record before losing to Steubenville. Division III: Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy advanced to the district finals before falling to Middletown Bisho p Fenwick. Division IV: Cincinnati Country Day advanced to the regional semifinals before losing to North Lewisburg Triad. RESULTS AVAILABLE ON WEB SITE: State tournament results will be posted on the OHSAA web site (www.ohsaa.org) as soon as possible following each game. To find the results, go to “Sports & Tournaments” followed by “Baseball.” A CLOSER LOOK AT THE BASEBALL STATE SEMIFINALISTS Final State State State State School Record Rank Appearance Runners-Up Championships DIVISION I Reynoldsburg 22-8 NR 1st none none Mentor 29-2 3rd 3rd (last 1989) none none Cleveland St. Ignatius 24-6 5th 7th (last 2002) 1 (2000) 1 (2002) Cin. Archbishop. Moeller 26-3 2nd 5th (last 2000) none 3 (1993-89-72) DIVISION II Steubenville 19-11 NR 5th (last 2003) 1 (1991) none Canfield 28-4 13th 2nd (last 1998) none none Cuya. Falls Walsh Jesuit 26-5 6th 3rd (last 1999) none 1 (1999) Bellefontaine 25-4 7th 1st none none DIVISION III file:///O:/news/sports/news053004.htm 2/9 8/23/2018 News Release: May 30, 2004 - Spring Release #2 New Albany 16-12 NR 1st none none * Barnesville 21-4 15th 1st none none * Stewart Fed. Hocking 22-6 NR 1st none none Perry 25-5 7th 2nd (last 1970) none none Coldwater 29-3 5th 16th (last 2000) 2 (1991-77) 5 (1992-90-87- 84-83) * Play regional final Monday.