Wednesday, December 25, 2019

Baseball: 1968 Guilford

Record: 9-1-3 in Big Eight (first place), 20-3-3 overall (second in IHSA state tournament).
Coach: Herb Sisler
First Team All-Big Eight: Brad Blair, 3B; Nick Janicki, OF; Dick Dummer, OF; Glenn Nowicki, P; Ron Holmer, P.
Second Team All-Big Eight: Mark Hunt, 1B; Don James, PR.

BOXSCORES:


Guilford 18, Champaign Centennial 2
April 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Runs Hits Errors
Guilford 4 2 2 7 0 0 3 18 16 2
Centennial 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 9
Batteries
Guilford: Janicki, Holmer (5), Sweeney (7) and McIntosh, Zeller (7)
Centennial: Russell, McCall (6), Waiden (6) and Wilson, Temple (5)
WP - Janicki. LP - Russell.
HR - Carter (G), Haskell (G).


Guilford 10, Jacksonville 3
April 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Runs Hits Errors
Guilford 1 1 4 0 2 0 0 10 10 2
Jacksonville 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 8 6
Batteries
Guilford: Nowicki, Sweeney (7) and Zeller.
Jacksonvillle: Wingler, Stratman (4), Lowe (6), Ekin (7)
and Stewart, O'Rourke (6).
WP - Nowicki. LP - Wingler.


Guilford 5, Pittsfield 1
April 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Runs Hits Errors
Guilford 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 10 0
Pittsfield 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1
Batteries
Guilford: Holmer, Nowicki (6) and Zeller.
Pittsfield: Shaw and Roohouse.
WP - Holmer. LP - Shaw.
HR - Shaw (P).

Ron Holmer allowed two hits, struck out nine and doubled in a run. Mark Hunt added a two-RBI double.


Pittsfield 9, Guilford 3
April 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Runs Hits Errors
Guilford 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 5
Pittsfield 1 1 3 2 2 0 x 9 8 3
Batteries
Guilford: Janicki, Sweeney (4) and McIntosh, Zeller (3).
Pittsfield: McCartney and Roodhouse.
WP - McCartney. LP - Janicki.

Dick Dummer had a two-RBI double.


Guilford 7, Griggsville 5
April 11


Guilford 4, East 3
April 16
Guilford (4) East (3)
AB R H RBI AB R H RBI
Harvey 2b 4 0 1 1 Lundberg 2b 4 2 1 0
Dummer cf 5 0 1 0 Brown rf 3 0 2 0
Blair 3b 3 0 0 0 Lofgren lf 4 0 2 2
Hunt 1b 5 1 1 0 Valentine 1b-c 3 0 0 0
Carter ss 3 1 0 0 Miller cf 2 1 0 0
Haskell rf 2 1 1 0 Carlson c 2 0 0 0
Greenlee lf 3 1 1 3 Ryden ph 1 0 1 0
Zeller c 2 0 0 0 North ph 1 0 0 0
Nowicki p 2 0 1 0 Cain 1b 0 0 0 0
Janicki ph 1 0 0 0 Garnhart ss 3 0 0 0
Pobjecky p 3 0 0 0
Klaas p 0 0 0 0
Guzzardo 3b 4 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 6 4 Totals 30 3 6 2
Score By Innings
Guilford ................. 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 - 4
East ...................... 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 - 3
Errors: Blair 2, Hunt, Valentine, Garnhart, Guzzardo.
LOB: Guilford 12, East 1.
3B: Greenlee.
SB: Blair, Haskell, Lundberg, Miller.
S: Carter, Nowicki, Brown, Garnhart, Klaas.
IP H R-ER BB-SO
Nowicki (W, 1-0) .............................................. 8 6 3-1 4-5
Pobjecky (L, 0-1) ............................................. 7 5 4-4 6-9
Klaas ............................................................... 1 1 0-0 1-1
Pojecky faced two batters in the eighth.
HBP: Pobjecky (Zeller).

Dick Harvey drew a bases loaded walk in the eighth inning to lead Guilford over East in its Big Eight opener. Dennis Greenlee scored the winning run, but he also had a bases loaded triple in the sixth inning.

Guilford 6, Freeport 6
April 19
Guilford (6) Freeport (6)
AB R H RBI AB R H RBI
Harvey 2b 4 1 1 0 Haas 3b 3 1 0 0
Dummer cf 4 2 1 0 Young ph 0 0 0 0
Blair 3b 3 2 2 3 Polhill rf 3 1 2 0
Schmidt rf 1 0 0 0 Alberts 1b 4 1 1 2
Hunt 1b 5 0 1 1 Schwartz c 4 0 0 0
Haskell rf-3b 3 0 2 0 Laughlin ss 4 1 1 1
Carter ss 4 0 0 0 Schleich cf 4 1 2 0
Greenlee lf 3 0 1 0 Randall lf-p 3 1 1 1
Zeller c 4 0 0 0 Wohlford 2b 2 0 0 1
Holmer p 3 0 0 0 Fusco p 1 0 1 1
James ph 1 1 1 0 Edler lf 2 0 0 0
Nowicki p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 9 4 Totals 30 6 8 6
Score By Innings
Guilford ................. 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 - 6 (called after 8 innings, rain)
Freeport ................ 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6
Errors: Hunt, Holmer, Laughlin 2, Wohlford.
LOB: Guilford 8, Freeport 6.
2B: Blair 2, Greenlee.
SB: Dummer.
S: Wohlford.
IP H R-ER BB-SO
Holmer ............................................................ 7 8 6-6 3-8
Nowicki ........................................................... 1 0 0-0 2-1
Fusco .............................................................. 3 8 6-4 2-3
Randall ........................................................... 5 1 0-0 1-4
Fusco pitched to four batters in fourth.
WP - Holmer, Randall. PB - Schwartz. HBP by Fusco (Greenlee).

Brad Blair's bases-loaded double in the fourth helped the Vikings tie up a game called because of rain after the eighth inning.

Guilford 1, Harlem 0
April 22
Harlem (0) Guilford (1)
AB R H RBI AB R H RBI
Lane lf 4 0 0 0 Harvey 2b 3 0 0 0
York 3b 4 0 0 0 Dummer cf 3 0 2 0
Purifoy ss 1 0 1 0 Blair 3b 2 0 0 0
Broman 2b 3 0 0 0 Haskell rf 3 0 0 0
Foss 1b 3 0 0 0 Hunt 1b 3 0 1 0
Johnson cf 3 0 0 0 Carter ss 3 0 0 0
Newman rf 2 0 0 0 James lf 3 1 1 1
Cullen c 3 0 0 0 McIntosh c 1 0 0 0
Turner p 1 0 0 0 Zeller c 1 0 0 0
Janicki p 1 0 0 0
Greenlee ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 24 0 1 0 Totals 24 1 4 1
Score By Innings
Harlem ................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0
Guilford ................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1
Two outs when winning run scored.
Errors - Cullen, Harvey, Hunt, Janicki.
LOB - Harlem 8, Guilford 4.
3b - Purifoy.
HR - James (1)
SB - Purifoy, Johnson, Hunt.
S - Blair.
IP H R-ER BB-SO
Turner (L, 0-2) ................................................. 6 2/3 4 1-1 0-3
Janicki (W, 1-0) ............................................... 7 1 0-0 5-9
WP - Turner. PB - Cullen, McIntosh.

Don James hit a home run with two outs in the seventh inning to beat Harlem.

Guilford 6, Auburn 2
April 25
Guilford (6) Auburn (2)
AB R H RBI AB R H RBI
Harvey 2b 1 1 0 0 Box cf 3 0 0 0
Dummer cf 3 0 0 0 Severson rf 2 0 0 0
Greenlee rf 3 0 2 1 Lemek p-3b 3 0 0 0
Haskell ph 1 0 0 0 Miles c 3 0 1 0
Hunt 1b 3 1 1 0 Spillere 1b 1 1 0 0
Carter ss 2 1 0 0 Staten pr 0 1 0 0
James lf 1 1 0 0 Kirchbaum ss 3 0 0 0
Zeller c 3 1 1 0 Gillis 3b-2b 3 0 1 1
Holmer p 1 0 0 0 Rumore 2b 0 0 0 0
Janicki ph 1 1 1 0 Meyers 2b-lf 0 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 2 0 1 2 Six lf-p 3 0 1 0
Totals 21 6 6 3 Totals 21 2 3 1
Score By Innings
Auburn ................. 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2
Guilford ................ 0 3 0 1 2 0 x - 6
Errors - Auburn 3.
Double plays - Auburn 1.
LOB - Guilford 6, Auburn 4.
3b - Janicki.
SB - Spillare 2, Gillis, Meyers.
S - Holmer, Schmidt.
IP H R-ER BB-SO
Holmer (W, 1-0) .............................................. 7 3 2-2 4-6
Lemek (L, 0-1) ................................................ 3 4 4-1 5-2
Six .................................................................. 3 2 2-0 2-2
WP - Holmer. PB - Zeller, Miles. HBP by Holmer (Spillare 2).

Guilford 2, West 2
April 26
Guilford (2) West (2)
AB R H RBI AB R H RBI
Harvey 2b 5 1 2 1 Veit 2b 4 0 1 0
Dummer cf 5 0 1 1 Sibley 1b 3 0 0 0
Blair 3b 4 0 0 0 Sch'nweiss c 4 0 2 0
Hunt 1b 3 0 0 0 Oij pr 0 1 0 0
Janicki ph 1 0 1 0 Horton ss 3 0 2 1
Schmidt pr 0 0 0 0 Santini cf 4 0 0 0
Greenlee lf 2 0 0 0 Starnes 3b 4 0 1 0
Haskell rf 3 0 0 0 Roth rf 2 1 0 0
Carter ss 2 1 0 0 Pope lf 2 0 0 0
Zeller c 2 0 0 0 Preston lf 1 0 0 0
Nowicki p 3 0 0 0 Cooper p 4 0 0 0
Abate pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2 Totals 31 2 6 1
Score By Innings
Guilford ................. 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2
West ...................... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2
Errors - Dummer, Blair, Haskell, Carter, Zeller 2, Horton, Santini.
Double plays - Guilford 1.
LOB - Guilford 9, West 7.
3b - Janicki.
SB - Harvey, Dummer, Zeller, Oij.
S - Haskell, Nowicki, Preston.
IP H R-ER BB-SO
Nowicki ........................................................... 9 6 2-1 4-6
Cooper ........................................................... 9 4 2-1 6-6
WP - Nowicki, Cooper. PB - Schoenweiss.

West scored an unearned run with two outs in the seventh inning to tie the game at 2. The game was called after nine innings because of darkness.

Guilford 6, Belvidere 2
April 29
Belvidere (2) Guilford (6)
AB R H RBI AB R H RBI
Plumley 3b 2 0 1 0 Harvey 2b 4 1 1 0
Brenz lf 4 0 1 0 Dummer cf 4 1 4 0
Coots p-rf 3 0 0 0 Greenlee rf 3 1 1 0
Swenson 2b 3 0 0 0 Hunt 1b 3 0 1 1
P. Pederson rf-cf 3 0 0 0 James lf 2 0 1 0
Morovic cf 3 1 1 0 Holmer p 2 0 0 0
Schmidt p 1 0 0 0 Blair 3b 3 0 0 0
Mitchell c 2 0 0 0 Carter ss 3 0 0 0
McDon'd pr 0 0 0 0 McIntosh 2 0 0 0
J. Pederson ss 3 0 0 0 Haskell ph 0 1 0 0
Grady 1b 1 1 1 0 Janicki p-lf 3 2 2 2
Totals 25 2 4 0 Totals 29 6 10 3
Score By Innings
Belvidere ................. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2
Guilford ................... 0 0 0 0 4 2 x - 6
Errors - Plumley 2, Morovic 2, Mitchell, J. Pederson, Harvey.
Double plays - Guilford 1.
LOB - Belvidere 10, Guilford 7.
2b - Dummer, Hunt.
3b - Brenz.
HR - Janicki (1).
SB - Morovic, Dummer, Hunt.
IP H R-ER BB-SO
Coots (L, 0-1) ...................................................... 4 8 4-2 1-5
Schmidt ............................................................... 2 2 2-2 1-3
Janicki ................................................................. 3 2/3 2 2-0 5-1
Holmer (W, 2-0)................................................... 3 1/3 2 0-0 2-2
Coots faced 5 batters in the ninth.
WP - Janicki 2. PB - McIntosh 3. HBP by Schmidt (Haskell), by Janicki (Grady).
Balk - Janicki.

Mark Hunt hit a bases-clearing double in the fifth inning to put Guilford in front for good and Nick Janicki followed with a two-run home run in the sixth to put it away.

Guilford 9, East 2
May 3
East (2) Guilford (9)
AB R H RBI AB R H RBI
Lundberg 2b 4 0 0 0 Harvey 2b 3 0 1 0
Ryden cf 3 1 0 0 Haskell rf 2 1 0 0
Lofgren rf 4 0 1 0 Janicki lf 4 1 2 0
Valentine 1b 3 0 0 0 Hunt 1b 3 2 1 1
Brown ph 0 0 0 0 Greenlee cf 3 3 2 1
Miller lf 2 0 1 1 Blair 3b 1 0 0 0
North lf 2 0 1 0 Carter ss 3 2 3 4
Garnhart ss 2 0 1 0 Zeller c 3 0 2 2
Carion c 3 0 1 0 Nowicki p 3 0 0 0
Klaas p 1 0 0 0 James ph 1 0 0 0
Pobjecky pr 0 1 0 0 Ambrose ph 1 0 0 0
Ely p 2 0 0 0
Guzzardo 3b 3 0 1 0
Totals 29 2 6 1 Totals 26 9 11 8
Score By Innings
East ................................ 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 2
Guilford .......................... 0 1 4 0 1 3 x - 9
Errors - Ryden, North, Hunt 2, Carter 2.
LOB - East 9, Guilford 9.
SB - Ryden, Miller, Valentine, Greenlee, Carter, Zeller.
S - Blair 2, Zeller.
IP H R-ER BB-SO
Klaas (L, 3-1) ...................................................... 2 1/3 5 5-5 2-1
Ely ...................................................................... 3 2/3 6 4-3 4-2
Nowicki (W, 3-0) ................................................. 7 6 2-0 3-0
WP - Ely. HBP by Klaas (Haskell).

Shortstop Craig Carter snapped out of a 0-for-20 slump by collecting three hits and knocking in four runs.

Guilford 5, Freeport 1
May 6
Freeport (1) Guilford (5)
AB R H RBI AB R H RBI
Young 2b 3 1 0 0 Harvey 2b 2 0 0 0
Polhill rf 3 0 3 1 Haskell ph 1 0 0 0
Alberts 1b 3 0 1 0 Greenlee cf 2 0 0 0
Laughlin ss 3 0 1 0 Janicki lf 3 1 1 0
Lee c 3 0 0 0 Hunt 1b 3 1 2 0
Randall p 3 0 0 0 Carter ss 2 1 1 1
Hoa 3b 3 0 0 0 James rf 3 1 1 3
Herbig cf 3 0 2 0 Blair 3b 3 1 3 0
Guenther lf 1 0 0 0 Zeller c 2 0 0 0
Meinders lf 2 0 0 0 Holmer p 2 0 0 1
Schmidt ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 7 1 Totals 24 5 8 5
Score By Innings
Freeport ................................ 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1
Guilford ................................. 4 0 0 0 0 1 x - 5
Errors - Laughlin, Herbig, Greenlee.
Double play - Freeport 1.
LOB - Freeport 6, Guilford 5.
HR - James (2).
SB - Young, Harvey, Blair.
IP H R-ER BB-SO
Randall (L, 2-3) .................................................. 6 7 5-5 2-4
Holmer (W, 3-0) ................................................. 7 7 1-1 1-12
PB - Zeller. HBP by Randall (Harvey).

Don James hit a three-run home run in the first inning to put Guilford ahead and Ron Holmer dominated from the mound, striking out a season-high 12.

Guilford 3, Harlem 0
May 8
Guilford (3) Harlem (0)
AB R H RBI AB R H RBI
Harvey 2b 3 0 1 0 York 3b 3 0 1 0
Greenlee cf 3 0 0 0 Lane lf 3 0 0 0
James cf 1 0 0 0 Purifoy ss 3 0 0 0
Janicki lf 3 1 1 0 Broman 2b 3 0 1 0
Hunt 1b 3 1 1 0 Turner rf 3 0 0 0
Haskell rf 3 1 1 2 Johnson cf 2 0 0 0
Blair 3b 2 0 1 1 Cullen c 2 0 0 0
Carter ss 3 0 0 0 Foss 1b 2 0 0 0
McIntosh c 3 0 2 0 Rigby p 2 0 0 0
Schmidt pr 0 0 0 0
Nowicki p 3 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 7 3 Totals 23 0 2 0
Score By Innings
Guilford ................................ 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 3
Harlem ................................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0
Errors - Purifoy.
LOB - Guilford 5, Harlem 2.
HR - Haskell (1).
SB - Harvey 2, Janicki, Blair, Schmidt.
S - Turner
IP H R-ER BB-SO
Nowicki (W, 4-0) ................................................ 7 2 0-0 0-8
Rigby (L, 0-1)  ................................................. 7 7 3-3 1-6

Don Haskell's two-run sixth inning home run gave Glenn Nowicki breathing room, although Nowicki likely didn't need it.

Guilford 5, Auburn 3
May 10
Guilford (5) Auburn (3)
AB R H RBI AB R H RBI
Harvey 2b 4 0 1 2 Meyer 2b 1 0 0 0
Dummer cf 4 0 1 0 Wallace 2b 3 0 0 0
Janicki p 4 0 1 0 Severson rf 4 1 0 0
Hunt 1b 4 2 2 0 Box cf 3 1 0 0
Haskell rf 4 0 2 1 Lemek ss 3 0 1 0
Carter ss 4 1 1 0 Spillare 1b 2 0 0 0
James lf 4 1 2 2 Rumore ph 1 0 0 0
Zeller c 4 1 1 0 Gillis 3b 3 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 0 Miles c 3 1 1 0
Six lf 1 0 0 0
Hornbeck lf 2 0 2 0
Anderson p 2 0 0 0
Kirchbaum ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 5 Totals 29 3 5 0
Score By Innings
Guilford ................................ 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 - 5
Auburn ................................. 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 3
Errors - Hunt, Carter, James, Zeller, Severson.
LOB - Guilford 4, Auburn 4.
SB - Lemek, Miles, Hornbeck, Anderson 2.
IP H R-ER BB-SO
Janicki (W, 2-0) ................................................ 6 3 2-0 2-4
Holmer ............................................................. 1 2 1-0 1-0
Anderson (L, 2-6) ............................................ 5 8 5-2 3-2
Metz ................................................................ 2 3 0-0 0-1
WP - Janicki 2. HBP by Anderson 2 (Hunt, Zeller).

Guilford 9, East 5 (IHSA District)
May 16
East (5) Guilford (9)
AB R H RBI AB R H RBI
L'db'g 2b-3b 3 0 0 0 Harvey 2b 3 2 1 0
Brown rf 4 1 0 0 Dummer cf 2 1 0 0
Lofgren cf 3 1 1 0 Janicki lf 4 1 2 3
Valentine 1b 3 1 0 0 Hunt 1b 4 1 1 1
Ryden lf 2 0 0 1 Haskell rf 4 1 0 0
Carlson c 3 1 0 1 Blair 3b 4 1 3 4
Garnhart ss 2 0 0 0 Carter ss 1 1 0 0
Pobjecky p-2b 3 1 0 1 McIntosh c 3 0 0 0
Guzzardo 3b 1 0 0 0 Nowicki p 3 1 1 0
Cain ph 1 0 0 0
Schwanke p 0 0 0 0
Miller ph 1 0 1 2
Totals 26 5 2 5 Totals 28 9 8 8
Score By Innings
East ........................................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 - 5
Guilford .................................. 0 1 0 0 5 3 x - 9
Errors - Valentine, Garnhart 2, Guzzardo 3, Harvey, Blair, McIntosh 2.
LOB - East 3, Guilford 6.
HR - Blair.
SB - Miller, Dummer, Janicki.
S - Carter 2, Dummer.
IP H R-ER BB-SO
Pobjecky (L) .................................................... 5 6 6-5 1-5
Schwanke ....................................................... 1 2 3-1 0-1
Nowicki (W) .................................................... 7 2 5-1 3-7
HBP by Pobjecky (Harvey).

Brad Blair's grand slam in the fifth inning broke open the game.

Guilford 3, West 2
May 17
West (2) Guilford (3)
AB R H RBI AB R H RBI
Horton ss 2 0 0 0 Harvey 2b 2 0 0 0
Starnes 3b 2 0 0 1 Dummer cf 2 0 0 0
Santini cf-rf 2 1 0 0 Janicki lf 2 1 1 2
Sch'w's rf-lf 3 0 0 0 Cobb pr 0 0 0 0
Sibley 1b 3 0 0 0 Hunt 1b 4 0 0 0
Preston lf 2 0 0 0 Blair 3b 3 0 0 0
Bil'deau lf-cf 1 0 0 0 Carter ss 3 1 2 0
Veit 2b 2 0 0 0 James lf 3 0 1 0
Oij 2b 1 0 0 0 Haskell rf 2 1 1 0
Phillips c 3 1 2 0 Zeller c 3 0 2 1
Pope p 2 0 1 0
Roth p 1 0 0 0
Totals 24 2 3 1 Totals 26 3 7 3
Score By Innings
West ........................................ 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 2
Guilford ................................... 0 1 1 0 0 1 x - 3
Errors - Schoenweiss, Blair.
LOB - West 4, Guilford 10.
2b - Carter.
HR - Janicki (2)
SB - Carter.
S - Horton, Starnes, Janicki.
IP H R-ER BB-SO
Pope (L, 0-2).................................................. 5 1/3 7 3-3 5-1
Roth....... ....................................................... 2/3 0 0-0 0-0
Janicki (W, 3-0) ............................................. 7 3 2-2 1-8
WP - Pope 2, Janicki 2. HBP by Pope (Harvey).

Nick Janicki threw an 86-pitch complete game and hit a two-run home run to help Guilford clinch its first conference baseball title.

Guilford 6, Genoa-Kingston 2 (IHSA Regional)
May 20
Guilford (6) Genoa-Kingston (2)
AB R H RBI AB R H RBI
Harvey 2b 3 0 0 0 Gliddon 3b 4 1 1 0
Dummer cf 4 1 1 0 Forster p 4 1 0 0
Janicki lf 4 0 0 0 Clausen ss 4 0 1 0
Hunt 1b 3 2 2 0 Whitacer rf 2 0 1 1
Blair 3b 1 1 0 0 Vosburgh c 3 0 0 0
James rf 3 1 0 0 Moore 1b 3 0 0 0
Carter ss 3 1 1 0 Keegan lf 3 0 0 0
Zeller c 3 0 0 0 Carnobell 2b 3 0 0 0
Holmer p 3 0 0 1 Duval cf 2 0 2 0
Totals 27 6 4 1 Totals 28 2 5 1
Score By Innings
Guilford ........................................ 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 - 6
Genoa-Kingston ........................... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2
Errors - Harvey, Hunt, Carter, Zeller 2, Gliddon 3, Clausen, Moore.
LOB - Guilford 3, Genoa-Kingston 6.
2b - Hunt.
SB - James, Duval, Whitacer.
S - Blair 2, Harvey.
IP H R-ER BB-SO
Holmer (W) .................................................. 7 5 2-0 1-11
Forster (L) ................................................... 7 4 6-1 0-6
WP - Forster.

Guilford 3, Freeport 1 (IHSA Regional Championship)
May 22
Guilford (3) Freeport (1)
AB R H RBI AB R H RBI
Harvey 2b 2 0 0 0 Wohlford 2b 3 0 0 0
Dummer cf 3 1 1 1 Meinders rf 3 0 0 0
Janicki lf 3 0 0 0 Alberts p 3 0 2 0
James lf 0 0 0 0 Laughlin ss 3 0 0 0
Hunt 1b 3 0 2 1 Lee c 3 0 0 0
Blair 3b 3 0 0 0 Schwartz lf 3 0 1 0
Haskell rf 3 0 0 0 Herbig cf 3 1 0 0
Carter ss 3 0 0 0 Haas 3b 2 0 1 1
Zeller c 3 1 1 0 Edler 1b 2 0 0 0
Nowicki p 3 1 1 1
Totals 26 3 5 3 Totals 25 1 4 1
Score By Innings
Guilford ........................................ 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 - 3
Freeport ....................................... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1
Errors - Haskell, Herbig.
LOB - Guilford 3, Freeport 3.
2b - Hunt, Alberts.
3b - Nowicki.
SB - Dummer.
IP H R-ER BB-SO
Nowicki (W) .................................................. 7 4 1-0 0-11
Alberts (L) ................................................... 7 5 3-3 0-6
HBP - by Alberts (Harvey).

Glenn Nowicki led Guilford to its second regional title by throwing a four-hitter and driving in the winning run in the fourth inning with a long triple.

Belvidere 5, Guilford 1
May 24
Guilford (1) Belvidere (5)
AB R H RBI AB R H RBI
Blair 3b 4 0 1 0 Plumley 3b 3 2 1 0
Dummer cf 3 0 1 0 Grady 1b 2 1 0 0
Janicki p 2 0 2 0 Coots rf 3 1 0 0
Hunt 1b 3 0 0 0 Brenz lf 3 0 1 2
James lf 3 0 0 0 Morovic cf 3 0 0 0
Haskell rf 3 0 0 0 Mitchell c 2 0 1 1
Carter ss 3 1 2 0 McDonald pr 0 1 0 0
Zeller c 3 0 0 0 Swanson 2b 3 0 0 0
Harvey 2b 1 0 0 0 Pederson ss 3 0 0 0
Schmidt ph 1 0 0 0 Suhr p 3 0 2 0
Berglund pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 1 6 0 Totals 25 5 5 3
Score By Innings
Guilford ........................................ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1
Belvidere ...................................... 3 1 0 0 0 1 x - 5
Errors - Hunt 2, Carter 2, Plumley, Morovic, Mitchell.
LOB - Guilford 6, Belvidere 5.
2b - Blair, Carter, Plumley.
SB - Zeller, Harvey, Dummer, Grady, Berglund.
IP H R-ER BB-SO
Janicki (L, 3-1).............................................. 6 5 5-1 3-1
Suhr (W, 3-2) ................................................. 7 6 1-0 2-9
WP - Janicki 2.

Guilford 6, Boylan 6
May 28
Boylan (6) Guilford (6)
AB R H RBI AB R H RBI
Muzzarelli c 8 0 1 1 Carter ss 7 2 2 0
Heaberlin ss 6 1 3 2 Dummer cf 6 2 4 0
Pauletto 3b 7 1 3 2 Janicki lf 5 0 0 1
Panther 1b 7 0 1 1 Hunt 1b 8 0 1 2
Kuss lf 7 0 0 0 Blair 3b 8 1 0 0
Grazioli p-cf 7 0 3 0 Haskell rf 7 1 1 0
Peila rf 6 1 1 0 Zeller c 5 0 0 0
Calgaro 2b 6 2 2 0 Harvey 2b 5 0 1 1
Rosecrance cf 1 1 0 0 Nowicki p 5 0 0 0
Rizzo ph 1 0 0 0 Holmer p 0 0 0 0
Sartino cf 0 0 0 0
Ambrose ph 1 0 0 0
Nelson p 1 0 0 0
Rivera p 1 0 0 0
Totals 59 6 14 6 Totals 56 6 9 4
Score By Innings
Boylan ...............................2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0   0 0 - 6
Guilford .......................... 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 2  0 0 0   0 0 - 6
Errors - Muzzarelli, Heaberlin 2, Pauletta, Calgaro, Dummer, Hunt, Blair.
Double plays - Boylan 2, Guilford 1.
LOB - Boylan 9, Guilford 12.
2b - Heaberlin.
3b - Grazioli, Carter, Haskell.
SB - Panther, Blair, Dummer.
S - Rosecrance 2, Peila, Janicki, Nowicki, Holmer.
IP H R-ER BB-SO
Grazioli ........................................................... 11 1/3 7 6-2 7-3
Nelson ............................................................ 1 2/3 1 0-0 1-0
Rivera ............................................................ 4 1 0-0 2-1
Nowicki .......................................................... 13 12 6-5 4-7
Holmer ........................................................... 4 2 0-0 0-5
Nowicki faced one man in 14th.
WP - Nowicki 2. PB - Muzzarelli.

Guilford clinched the outright Big Eight title with a 17-inning tie against Boylan. Mark Hunt's two-run RBI single in the 12th inning was the big blow.

Guilford 2, DeKalb 0 (IHSA Sectional)
May 31
DeKalb (0) Guilford (2)
AB R H RBI AB R H RBI
King 3b 2 0 0 0 Carter ss 2 0 0 0
Gutesho rf 2 0 0 0 Dummer cf 2 0 0 0
Hayes ss 3 0 0 0 Janicki lf 3 0 0 0
Teboda c 3 0 0 0 Hunt 1b 2 0 0 0
Voreis p 3 0 1 0 Haskell rf 3 1 2 0
Rhoades 1b 3 0 1 0 Blair 3b 2 0 0 0
K'zmarek lf 2 0 0 0 Harvey 2b 2 1 0 0
Ritzman 2b 2 0 0 0 Zeller c 1 0 0 1
Rich cf 2 0 0 0 Holmer p 2 0 0 0
Totals 22 0 2 0 Totals 19 2 2 1
Score By Innings
DeKalb ...............................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0
Guilford ............................. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0  -  2
Errors - Teboda 3, Voreis.
LOB - DeKalb 4, Guilford 5.
2b - Voreis.
SB - Blair 2, Harvey.
S - Gutesho, Blair, Zeller.
IP H R-ER BB-SO
Voreis (L, 5-3) ................................................. 6 2 2-0 3-9
Holmer (W, 7-0)............................................... 7 2 0-0 2-8
PB - Zeller. HBP - by Voreis (Hunt).

Guilford 7, Peru St. Bede 0 (IHSA Sectional Championship)
June 3
Guilford (7) St. Bede (0)
AB R H RBI AB R H RBI
Carter ss 4 0 0 0 Bellino cf 4 0 1 0
Dummer cf 2 1 0 1 Orlandi 2b 4 0 3 0
Janicki lf 4 0 1 0 Casey 3b-p-3b 4 0 1 0
James lf 0 0 0 0 Martin c 4 0 1 0
Hunt 1b 3 2 2 0 Smith ss 2 0 2 0
Haskell rf 2 2 1 2 Welgat 1b 2 0 0 0
Blair 3b 4 1 0 0 Daft rf 2 0 1 0
Harvey 2b 2 0 0 0 Murphy p-rf-p 1 0 0 0
Zeller c 2 1 2 0 Ptak 1f-3b-lf 1 0 0 0
Nowicki p 3 0 2 1 Mini ph 1 0 0 0
Holmer p 0 0 0 0 Liebe p-lf-rf-p 2 0 0 0
Diemer rf 1 0 1 0
Totals 26 7 8 5 Totals 24 0 10 0
Score By Innings
Guilford ...............................0 0 0 0 0 5 2 - 7
St. Bede ............................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0
Errors - Casey, Martin.
LOB - Guilford 8, St. Bede 10.
HR - Haskell (3).
SB - Weigat, Janicki.
S - Nowicki, Zeller, Ptak
IP H R-ER BB-SO
Nowicki (W, 9-0) ............................................... 6 1/3 10 0-0 2-5
Holmer ............................................................. 2/3 0 0-0 0-1
Liebe (L, 7-1) ................................................... 5 1/3 3 1-0 4-3
Casey .............................................................. 1/3 0 4-4 4-0
Murphy ............................................................ 1 1/3 5 2-2 0-2
WP - Nowicki 2. PB - Zeller, Martin.

Guilford 6, Edwards County 5 (IHSA State Quarterfinals)
June 6
Edwards County (5) Guilford (6)
AB R H RBI AB R H RBI
Nelson 2b 2 2 0 0 Carter ss 4 0 0 0
Duncan ss 4 0 3 1 Dummer cf 3 2 1 0
Briggs c 4 2 1 0 Janicki lf 3 1 2 1
Bennett p 4 1 2 3 Hunt 1b 1 1 1 2
Carlson rf 4 0 1 0 Haskell rf 2 0 0 0
Kitchene 1b 3 0 0 0 Blair 3b 3 1 2 1
Collins lf 3 0 1 0 Harvey 2b 3 1 1 1
McCurdy 3b 3 0 0 0 Zeller c 3 0 0 0
Roosevelt cf 3 0 1 0 Holmer p 2 0 1 0
Nowicki p 1 0 1 1
Totals 30 5 9 4 Totals 25 6 9 6
Score By Innings
Edwards ...............................2 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 5
Guilford ............................... 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 - 6
Errors - Duncan, Carlson, Kitchene, Roosevelt, Haskell.
Double plays - Edwards County 4.
LOB - Edwards County 6, Guilford 4.
2b - Bennett.
SB - Briggs, Dummer, Janicki, Blair.
IP H R-ER BB-SO
Bennett (L, 8-4) .............................................. 6 9 6-3 3-1
Holmer ........................................................... 4 1/3 6 3-2 1-6
Nowicki (W, 10-1) .......................................... 2 2/3 3 2-2 1-5
WP - Holmer, Bennett. PB - Zeller.

Guilford 3, Champaign 1 (IHSA State Semifinals)
June 7
Guilford (3) Champaign (1)
AB R H RBI AB R H RBI
Carter ss 4 0 1 0 Mayberry cf 3 0 0 1
Dummer cf 4 0 0 0 Pierce ss 3 0 1 0
Janicki lf 4 1 3 0 B. Elliott 1b 2 0 0 0
Hunt 1b 4 0 1 0 D. Elliott rf 3 0 0 0
Haskell rf 3 1 0 0 Ayers lf 3 0 1 0
Blair 3b 3 0 0 0 White p 2 0 0 0
Harvey 2b 2 0 1 2 Glover 2b 2 1 0 0
Zeller c 3 1 0 0 Hansen ph 1 0 0 0
Nowicki p 3 0 0 0 Carlier 3b 2 0 0 0
Ashby c 1 0 0 0
Bone ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 2 Totals 23 1 2 1
Score By Innings
Guilford ............................... 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 3
Champaign ......................... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1
Errors - Hunt, Harvey, Glover, Carlier 2, Ashby.
LOB - Guilford 8, Champaign 5.
SB - Janicki 3, Blair, Zeller.
S - Carlier, Ashby.
IP H R-ER BB-SO
Nowicki (W, 11-1) .......................................... 7 2 1-0 1-6
White (L, 6-3) ................................................ 7 6 3-2 2-4
WP - White. HBP - by Nowicki (B. Elliott).

Peoria Manual 9, Guilford 3 (IHSA State Finals)
June 7
Guilford (3) Manual (9)
AB R H RBI AB R H RBI
Carter ss 4 0 0 0 Montie cf 4 1 2 2
Dummer cf 4 0 1 0 T. Anderson 1b 4 1 1 1
Janicki lf 4 0 0 0 Gualandl ss 4 1 2 1
Hunt 1b 3 1 2 0 Tonsor lf 3 1 1 1
Haskell rf 1 1 1 2 Cassidy c 3 1 1 0
Blair 3b 3 1 1 0 Snell rf 2 2 1 1
Harvey 2b 3 0 0 0 Brickner 2b 2 1 1 1
Zeller c 3 0 0 0 Cloud 3b 2 1 1 2
McIntosh c 0 0 0 0 Trau p 1 0 0 0
Holmer p 0 0 0 0 Satterfield p 1 0 0 0
James lf 1 0 0 0 Demmin p 1 0 0 0
Nowicki p 1 0 0 0
Schmidt ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 5 2 Totals 27 9 10 9
Score By Innings
Guilford ............................... 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 3
Manual ................................ 1 4 0 0 4 0 x - 9
Errors - Janicki, Harvey, Holmer, Gualandl, Cloud, Trau.
LOB - Guilford 9, Manual 4.
2b - Tonsor, Montie, T. Anderson.
HR - Haskell.
SB - Blair, Snell.
S - Haskell, Harvey.
IP H R-ER BB-SO
Holmer (L, 8-1) ................................................. 2 5 5-5 2-2
Janicki .............................................................. 2 4 4-3 2-2
Nowicki ............................................................ 2 1 0-0 0-1
Trau ................................................................. 3 3 3-1 2-1
Satterfield ........................................................ 1 2/3 1 0-0 1-1
Demmin (W, 2-1) ............................................. 2 1/3 1 0-0 1-1
HBP - by Satterfield (Haskell). Balk - Janicki. PB - Zeller.