Shiner decks Trojans to reach title game
(Texas Class A State SemiFinal Baseball Game)
Wednesday, June 5, 2002
Mike Forman, Advocate Sports Writer
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AUSTIN - Patience proved to be a virtue for Shiner.
Shiner players head for the dugout during their Class 1A semifinal victory over Windthorst on Wednesday at the UIL State Baseball Tournament at Disch-Falk Field in Austin.
The Comanches made nearly every swing and take count and rolled to a 12-4 Class 1A state semifinal victory over Windthorst before a crowd of 2,832 on a muggy Wednesday afternoon at Disch-Falk Field.
Shiner improved to 22-10 on the season and advanced to today's championship game against McLeod, a 12-5 winner over Valley Mills in Wednesday's other semifinal.
The Comanches will play for their third state championship at 11 a.m. at Disch-Falk Field. Shiner won Class 2A state titles in 1981 and 1992.
Windthorst, which was making its fourth state tournament appearance, ended the season at 27-3.
Shiner scored four runs without a hit in the first inning and added at least one run in every inning but the sixth. The Comanches had 11 hits, but were also the beneficiary of nine walks and five hit batsmen. "They had trouble throwing strikes," said Shiner coach Steve Cerny. "But we did have some hits. We were patient. That was our game plan. When we've gotten into trouble, it's because we've been too aggressive. We made them work."
Windthorst starter Augie Berend and relievers J.D. Steinberger and Chad Schrieber labored to throw strikes and went through only one inning without walking or hitting a batter.
At least two Shiner runners got on base in every inning and the Comanches added to the Trojans' misery by stealing seven bases.
"We had a little trouble getting the ball over the plate," said Windthorst coach Leonard Schenk. "But Shiner was real patient and they made us throw strikes."
Shiner jumped to a 4-0 lead without a hit in the top of the first and after Windthorst rallied for three runs in the bottom of the inning, built the lead behind a solid pitching performance by Adam Dawson. Dawson yielded eight hits and four runs, three earned, before leaving the game with tightness in his right bicep after two were out in the sixth inning.
"Adam wasn't at his best, but I thought it was a gutsy performance," Cerny said. "He hung in there and did a good job of mixing his curveball with his fastball."
The Comanches batted around in the first inning and scored three runs before recording their first out.
Berend started the game by hitting Kelsey Pohler and walking Chris Baer, Dawson, Garet Pustka. Berend also allowed a run to score on a wild pitch and another Shiner run came home on a passed ball by catcher Justin Wolf.
After going to a 3-0 count to R.J. Lester, Berend was relieved by Steinberger, who issued ball four to Lester and a sacrifice fly to Brady Strauss.
Windthorst pulled within a run in the bottom of the first inning on two-out RBI singles by Steinberger and Chad Schrieber and a throwing error by left fielder Marcus Lopez.
But the Comanches extended their advantage to 7-3 in the second on singles by Pohler and Dawson, a two-run triple by Pustka and an RBI grounder by Lester.
"You have to relax and you can't help them out by chasing bad pitches," said Pustka, who had four RBIs and scored two runs. "You just have to relax, wait for your pitch and hit the ball."
Shiner added solo runs on an RBI single by Dawson in the third inning, a run-scoring single by Jared Boedeker in the fourth and a sacrifice fly by Pustka in the fifth.
"We had too much too overcome today," Schenk said. "We tried to come back, but Shiner was too good of a team."
Dawson made sure the Trojans wouldn't come back by limiting them to one run after the first inning.
"I started off a little rough and they took advantage of some chop hits," Dawson said. "But coach Cerny paid me a visit to the mound and established the fact that I'm a senior and this is my time. He told me to do what you've got to do."
Dawson threw 104 pitches while yielding eight hits, two walks and hit one batter. He struck out four and stranded five runners.
"My fastball felt real good," Dawson said. "The past two games, I've had a little trouble with my curveball because I wasn't staying closed. But I was able to use it today and it kept them off-balance."
Shiner closed out the scoring with two runs in the seventh on an RBI double by Lopez and the third Windthorst wild pitch.
Pohler, Dawson, Strauss and Boedeker each had two hits for Shiner.
"There's no doubt getting the early lead helped," Cerny said. "Today, everything went our way."
GAME SUMMARY: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Shiner 4 3 1 1 1 0 2 - 12 11 1 Windthorst 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 1 Adam Dawson, Garet Pustka (6) and Chris Baer. Augie Berend, J.D. Steinberger (1) and Chad Schrieber (3) and Justin Wolf. W - Dawson (12-5). L - Berend (9-1). 3B - (S) Pustka. 2B - (S) Kelsey Pohler, Marcus Lopez. GAME STATISTICS: (from UIL website) Conference A Semi-Final Shiner 12, Windthorst 4 Shiner 12 (22-10) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Pohler, Kelsey 2b........ 3 3 2 0 2 1 2 1 2 Baer, Chris c............ 2 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 Dawson, Adam p........... 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 Benes, Corey pr/rf...... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pustka, Garet cf/p....... 3 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 Lester, R.J. ss.......... 3 0 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 Strauss, Brady 1b........ 5 2 2 1 0 0 6 1 2 Lopez, Marcus lf......... 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 Shimek, Scott 3b......... 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 O'Connor, Chase pr...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Boedecker, Jared rf/cf... 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 Totals................... 30 12 11 9 9 6 21 4 13 Windthorst 4 (27-3) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Green, Kyle cf........... 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 Teichman, Jordan 1b...... 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 0 1 Green, Chad lf........... 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 Berend, Augie p/ss....... 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 4 0 Steinberger, J.D. ss/p... 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 Schreiber, Chad rf/p..... 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 McCorkle, Keith dh....... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Schreiber, Nick 3b....... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Wolf, Justin c........... 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 Wolf, Adam ph........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wolf, Ross 2b............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Totals................... 29 4 9 3 3 5 21 7 8 Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Shiner.............. 431 110 2 - 12 11 1 Windthorst.......... 301 000 0 - 4 9 1 ----------------------------------------- E - Lopez; Berend,A. DP - Shiner 1. LOB - Shiner 13; Windthorst 8. 2B - Pohler; Lopez. 3B - Pustka. HBP - Pohler; Baer 2; Dawson; Shimek; Wolf,A. SH - Boedeker. SF - Pustka. SB - Pohler 2; Baer; Benes; Lester; Strauss; Boedeker. Shiner IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- Dawson, Adam........ 5.2 8 4 3 2 4 24 27 104 Pustka, Garet....... 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 5 6 29 Windthorst IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP -------------------------------------------------- Berend, Augie....... 0.0 0 4 4 3 0 0 4 17 Steinberger, J.D.... 2.0 4 3 3 1 0 10 12 42 Schreiber, Chad..... 5.0 7 5 4 5 6 20 30 118 Win - Dawson (12-5). Loss - Berend,A (9-1). Save - None. WP - Pustka 2; Steinberger 2; Schreiber,C. HBP - by Berend,A (Pohler); by Steinberger (Shimek); by Schreiber,C (Baer); by Schreiber,C (Dawson); by Schreiber,C (Baer); by Dawson (Wolf,A). PB - Wolf,J. Pitches/strikes: Dawson 104/58; Pustka 29/15; Berend,A 17/5; Steinberger 42/24; Schreiber,C 118/68. Umpires - HP: Gordon Cappon 1B: Mike Sanders 2B: Steve Sullivan 3B: Gilbert De La Rosa Start: 2:48 pm Time: 2:40 Berend,A faced 4 batters in the 1st. GAME DETAILED PLAY-BY-PLAY: (from UIL website) Shiner starters: 1/2b Pohler; 15/c Baer; 22/p Dawson; 4/cf Pustka; 11/ss Lester; 17/1b Strauss; 10/lf Lopez; 16/3b Shimek; 18/rf Boedecker; Windthorst starters: 2/cf Green,K; 8/1b Teichman; 5/lf Green,C; 12/p Berend,A; 4/ss Steinberger; 7/rf Schreiber,C; 16/dh McCorkle; 14/3b Schreiber,N; 11/c Wolf,J; 21/2b Wolf,R; Shiner 1st - Pohler hit by pitch (0-0). Baer walked (3-1); Pohler advanced to second. Dawson walked (3-2); Baer advanced to second; Pohler advanced to third. Pustka walked, RBI (3-0); Dawson advanced to second; Baer advanced to third; Pohler scored. Pustka advanced to second; Dawson advanced to third; Baer scored on a passed ball. Berend,A to ss. Steinberger to p. Lester walked (3-1); Pustka advanced to third; Dawson scored on a wild pitch. Lester stole second. Strauss flied out to lf, RBI (2-1); Pustka scored. Lopez flied out to 2b (1-1). Shimek hit by pitch (1-0). Boedecker flied out to lf (1-0). 4 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Windthorst 1st - Green,K popped up to 1b (2-1). Teichman walked (3-1). Green,C struck out looking (1-2). Berend,A singled to right field (1-2); Teichman advanced to third. Steinberger singled through the right side, RBI (1-1); Berend,A advanced to second; Teichman scored. Schreiber,C singled to left field, advanced to third, RBI (1-0); Steinberger advanced to third, scored on an error by lf, unearned; Berend,A scored. McCorkle struck out looking (1-2). 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Shiner 2nd - Pohler doubled down the lf line (1-2). Baer lined out to ss (0-1). Dawson singled (1-1); Pohler advanced to third. Benes pinch ran for Dawson. Pustka tripled to right field, 2 RBI (3-1); Benes scored; Pohler scored. Lester grounded out to ss, RBI (1-1); Pustka scored. Strauss singled down the lf line (0-1). Strauss advanced to second on a wild pitch. Lopez grounded out to 3b (3-1). 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Windthorst 2nd - Dawson to p for Benes. Schreiber,N lined out to 1b (2-1). Wolf,J lined out to p (3-2). Green,K popped up to ss (3-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Shiner 3rd - Steinberger to rf. Schreiber,C to p. Shimek walked (3-2). Boedecker grounded out to p, bunt, SAC (2-1); Shimek advanced to second. Pohler walked (3-1). Baer struck out (0-2). Dawson singled to left field, RBI; Pohler advanced to second; Shimek scored. Pohler stole third. Pustka struck out (1-2). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Windthorst 3rd - Teichman walked (3-0). Green,C struck out (1-2). Berend,A singled to right field (1-1); Teichman advanced to second. Steinberger popped up to 1b (1-2). Schreiber,C singled through the left side, RBI (2-0); Berend,A advanced to second; Teichman scored. McCorkle out at first 1b to p (1-0). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Shiner 4th - Lester grounded out to ss (0-0). Strauss singled through the left side (3-2). Lopez singled to right field (2-1); Strauss advanced to second. Shimek struck out looking (3-2). Boedecker singled, out at second cf to ss, RBI (0-0); Lopez advanced to third; Strauss scored. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Windthorst 4th - Schreiber,N popped up to ss (2-1). Wolf,J singled to right field (0-2). Green,K popped up to ss (0-0). Teichman grounded out to 2b (0-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Shiner 5th - Pohler singled to right field (3-1). Baer hit by pitch (0-0); Pohler advanced to second. Baer stole second; Pohler stole third. Dawson hit by pitch (2-0). Benes pinch ran for Dawson. Pustka flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-2); Baer advanced to third; Pohler scored. Lester struck out (0-2); Benes stole second. Strauss grounded out to ss (1-0). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Windthorst 5th - Dawson to p for Benes. Green,C singled to third base (1-2). Berend,A hit into double play p to ss to 1b (0-2); Green,C out on the play. Steinberger singled to shortstop (3-1). Schreiber,C flied out to 2b (2-1). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Shiner 6th - Lopez popped up to 1b (3-2). Shimek struck out (0-2). Boedecker singled to shortstop (0-0). Boedecker stole second. Pohler walked (3-0). Baer hit by pitch (3-1); Pohler advanced to second; Boedecker advanced to third. Dawson flied out to cf (0-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Windthorst 6th - McCorkle lined out to 2b (3-1). Schreiber,N struck out (3-2). Wolf,A pinch hit for Wolf,J. Wolf,A hit by pitch (3-2). Benes to rf for Dawson. Pustka to p. Boedecker to cf. Green,K flied out to cf (2-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Shiner 7th - Wolf,J to c for Wolf,A. Pustka flied out to rf (2-1). Lester walked (3-1). Strauss reached on a fielder's choice (0-1); Lester out at second ss to 2b. Strauss stole second. Lopez doubled down the lf line, RBI (2-2); Strauss scored. Shimek reached on an error by ss (2-2); Lopez advanced to third. Boedecker walked (3-1); Shimek advanced to second; Lopez scored on a wild pitch, unearned. O'Connor pinch ran for Shimek. Pohler struck out (1-2). 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Windthorst 7th - Shimek to 3b for O'Connor. Teichman popped up to 1b (2-2). Green,C singled to right field (3-2). Green,C advanced to second on a wild pitch. Berend,A struck out (1-2). Green,C advanced to third on a wild pitch. Steinberger walked (3-1). Schreiber,C flied out to cf (2-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
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