Baseball: 1991 Harlem Huskies

Coach: Don Tresemer
Record: 14-2 in NIC-9 (first place), 22-4 overall
Conference MVP: Joch Martin
First Team All-NIC-9: Joch Martin, P; Chris Shields, P; Jeff Lower, 3B; David Rydberg, Ss
Second Team All-NIC-9: Jim Pyfer, 2B
Honorable Mention All-NIC-9: Chris Shields, C; Joch Martin, OF; Shawn Hammer, OF

Harlem 10, Streamwood 0 April 6, 1991
	1	2	3	4	5		R	H	E
Streamwood	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	3	1
Harlem	4	5	0	1	x	-	10	7	0
WP - Martin (1-0). LP - Sierzga. HR - Lower (H), Martin (H), Shields (H). Highlights - Martin struck out 11, 2-3, 4 RBI; Shields 2-2, 3 RBI. Record - Harlem 1-0.

Harlem 12, Streamwood 2 April 6, 1991
	1	2	3	4	5		R	H	E
Streamwood	0	0	0	0	2	-	2	1	3
Harlem	0	1	4	4	3	-	12	11	0
WP - Rydberg (1-0). LP - Dillenburg. HR - Treger (S), Rydberg (H), Pyfer (H) 2. Highlights - Rydberg struck out 11, 2-4, 2 RBI; Martin (H) 3-4, 2 RBI, Pyfer 3 RBI. Record - Harlem 2-0.

Harlem 10, Freeport 0 April 10, 1991
	1	2	3	4	5		R	H	E
Harlem	7	0	0	1	2	-	10	11	1
Freeport	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	1	2
WP - Martin (2-0). LP - Bahr (1-2). HR - Shields (H), Martin (H). Highlights - Martin 10 strikeouts, 2-4; Rydberg (H) 3-4; Shields 2-2, 2 walks. Record - Harlem 1-0, 3-0.

Harlem 8, Hononegah 1 April 11, 1991
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Harlem	1	0	0	1	2	0	4	-	8	8	1
Hononegah	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	1	4	2
WP - Shields (1-0). LP - Franken (2-1). HR - Shields (H) 2, Martin (H). Highlights - Shields (H) 4-5, 5 RBI; Lower (H) 2-4; Pyfer 2-3; Wilcoxsen (Ho) 2-3. Record - Harlem 2-0, 4-0.

Harlem 11, Auburn 1 April 15, 1991
	1	2	3	4	5		R	H	E
Auburn	0	0	1	0	0	-	1	0	3
Harlem	1	2	4	4	x	-	11	10	0
WP - Martin (3-0). LP - Pinkston (1-2). HR - Rydberg (H). Highlights - Martin (H) 10 strikeouts, 2-3; Rydberg (H) 2-3, 3 RBI; Derby (H) 2-2, 2 RBI. Record - Harlem 3-0, 5-0; Auburn 0-3, 2-3.

Harlem 8, Boylan 2 April 16, 1991
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Boylan	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-	2	3	4
Harlem	1	4	2	0	0	1	x	-	8	6	2
WP - Shields (2-0). LP - Thompson. HR - Fox (B). Highlights - Fox (B) 2-3, 2 RBI; Shields (H) 12 strikeouts; Rydberg (H) 3-4, double. Record - Harlem 4-0, 6-0.

Jefferson 4, Harlem 3 April 17, 1991
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Harlem	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	-	3	9	1
Jefferson	1	2	1	0	0	0	x	-	4	9	2
WP - Spradlin (1-0). LP - Rydberg (1-1). Highlights - Harvey (J) 2 RBI double; Dobbs (J) 2-3, double; Lynch (J) 3-3; Shields (H) 2-4, Lower (H) 2-4. Record - Harlem 4-1, 6-1.

On April 19, Harem defeated Guilford 2-1. The boxscore in the Register Star digital archives is too blurry to reproduce. Joch Martin was the winner to improve to 4-0 and drove in the game winning run. Harlem improved to 5-1 and 7-1.

Harlem 10, East 3 April 22, 1991
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
East	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	-	3	9	2
Harlem	0	0	5	1	1	3	x	-	10	14	2
WP - Shields (3-0). LP - S. Johnson (5-1). HR - Shields (H). Highlights - Martin (H) 4 hits, Rydberg (H) 3 hits; Shields.; Shields (H) 2 hits, 3 RBI. Record - Harlem 6-1, 8-1; East 4-2, 15-3.

Harlem 14, Belvidere 0 April 24, 1991
	1	2	3	4	5		R	H	E
Harlem	2	0	1	4	7	-	14	9	0
Belvidere	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	1	7
WP - Martin (5-0). LP - Wheeler (1-2). Highlights - Martin 9 strikeouts; Rydberg (H) 3-4, 4 RBI. Record - Harlem 7-1, 9-1; East 3-4, 8-6.

Harlem 6, Hononegah 1 April 29, 1991
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Hononegah	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-	1	2	4
Harlem	0	2	2	0	0	2	x	-	6	13	1
WP - Martin (6-0). LP - Franken. Highlights - Martin 13 strikeouts; Morrison (H) 2-3, 2 RBI; Miles (H) 2-4; G. Hammer (H) 2-3; Martin (H), 2-4, 2 RBI. Rydberg (H) 3-4, 4 RBI. Record - Harlem 8-1, 10-1; Hononegah 5-4, 11-7.

Harlem 12, Freeport 2 May 1, 1991
	1	2	3	4	5		R	H	E
Freeport	0	2	0	0	0	-	2	1	1
Harlem	9	0	1	0	2	-	12	8	2
WP - Shields (4-0). LP - Sack (2-3). HR - Hammer (H). Highlights - Rydberg (H) 3-3, 3 RBI; Hammer (H) 3-4 4 RBI; Broge (F) 2 RBI. Record - Harlem 9-1, 11-1; Freeport 2-6, 4-11.

Harlem 14, Boylan 3 May 2, 1991
	1	2	3	4	5	6		R	H	E
Harlem	0	0	6	0	4	4	-	14	11	2
Boylan	2	0	1	0	0	0	-	3	5	8
WP - Martin (7-0). LP - Thompson (1-4). HR - Pyfer (H), Martin (H), Fox (B). Highlights - Martin (H) 10 strikeouts, 4 RBI; Pyfer (H) 2-4, 3 RBI; LaBella (B) 2-2. Record - Harlem 10-1, 12-1; Freeport 4-6, 4-8.

Harlem 3, Jefferson 1 May 8, 1991
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Jefferson	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-	1	7	2
Harlem	2	0	0	1	0	0	x	-	3	5	1
WP - Shields (5-0). LP - Carbaugh (0-4). Highlights - Shields (H) 13 strikeouts; Rydberg (H) 2-3; Pyfer (H) 2-3; Morris (J) 3-4; Osbourne (J) 2-4. Record - Harlem 11-1, 13-1; Jefferson 3-9, 4-14.

Harlem 3, Auburn 1 May 9, 1991
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Harlem	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	-	3	7	1
Auburn	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	-	1	6	2
WP - Martin (8-0). LP - Brown (0-1). Highlights - Rydberg (H) 2-4; Martin (H) 9 strikeouts; Gutierrez (A) 3-4; Snider (A) 2-4. Record - Harlem 12-1, 14-1; Auburn 3-9, 5-9.

Guilford 7, Harlem 6 May 10, 1991
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Guilford	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	1	-	7	12	1
Harlem	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	6	5	1
WP - Payne (4-2). LP - Miles (0-1). HR - Martin (H), Schrank (G), Theien (G). Highlights - Martin (H) 2-2, 2 RBI; Theien (G) 2-4, game-winning home run, also threw out Harlem runner at the plate in the bottom of the seventh to keep winning run from scoring. Record - Harlem 12-2, 14-2; Guilford 7-6, 14-11.

On May 14, Harlem beat East 8-1. No boxscores ran in the Register Star. Harlem improved to 13-2, 15-2.

Harlem 10, Belvidere 0 May 15, 1991
	1	2	3	4	5		R	H	E
Belvidere	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	1	2
Harlem	2	2	6	0	x	-	10	10	1
WP - Shields (6-0). LP - Wheeler (2-4). HR - Rydberg (H). Highlights - Shields (H) 7 strikeouts; Rydberg (H) 2-2, 4 RBI; Martin (H) 2-2; Lower (H) 2-2, 2 RBI; Derry (H) 2-3. Record - Harlem 14-2, 16-2; Belvidere 9-6, 15-9.

Harlem 9, Geneseo 6 May 18, 1991
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Geneseo	0	0	1	0	4	0	1	-	6	6	4
Harlem	3	1	0	2	0	3	x	-	9	7	3
WP - Martin (10-0). LP - Purdue. Highlights - Martin 11 strikeouts. Record - Harlem 14-2, 17-2.

Harlem played and lost a non-conference game to Rock Island, 10-4. The boxscore never ran.

IHSA Regional: Harlem 9, Auburn 0 May 24, 1991
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Auburn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	1
Harlem	4	1	0	1	3	0	x	-	9	14	0
WP - Martin (11-0). LP - Walker. HR - Rydberg (H). Highlights - Martin 14 strikeouts, 3-3, double, triple, 3 RBI; Rydberg 3-3, double, 3 RBI. Record - Harlem 18-3.

IHSA Regional: Harlem 9, Hononegah 4 May 25, 1991
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Hononegah	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	4	5	4
Harlem	0	3	3	3	0	0	x	-	9	7	0
WP - Shields (7-0). LP - Hemenway. Highlights - Lower (H) 2-3, double, 2 RBI; S. Hammer (H) 2-2, 2 RBI; Hoover (Ho) double, 3 RBI. Record - Harlem 19-3. Hononegah 17-13.

IHSA Regional: Harlem 7, Belvidere 2 May 28, 1991
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Harlem	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	-	7	7	5
Belvidere	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	2	4	5
WP - Martin (12-0). LP - Mattson (6-3). Highlights - Mattson (B) 10 strikeouts; Pyfer (H) 2-RBI double in 7th; Martin (H) 3-4, double, 2 RBI. Record - Harlem 20-3. Belvidere 18-10.

IHSA Sectional: Harlem 10, Peoria Notre Dame 0 June 1, 1991
	1	2	3	4	5	6		R	H	E
Notre Dame	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	3	6
Harlem	1	1	0	7	0	1	-	10	7	1
WP - Shields (8-0). LP - Stenger (7-3). HR - Rydberg (H), S. Hammer (H). Record - Harlem 21-3. Peoria Notre Dame 26-9.

IHSA Sectional: Harlem 3, Rock Island 2 June 3, 1991
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Rock Island	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	-	2	5	3
Harlem	0	0	3	0	0	0	x	-	3	4	2
WP - Martin (13-0). LP - Wise. HR - Martin (H). Record - Harlem 22-3. Rock Island 25-6.

IHSA State: Edwardsville 11, Harlem 6 June 6, 1991
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Edwardsville	1	2	0	0	3	5	0	-	11	16	6
Harlem	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	-	6	12	3
WP - Blasingim (14-0). LP - Shields (8-1). Highlights - Rydberg (H) 4-5; Pyfer (H) 2-4, Shields (H) 3-4, double; Scerba (E) 3-4, Zude (E) 3-4. Record - Harlem 22-4. Edwardsville 38-0.

Batting
Player	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	Avg.
David Rydberg	25	91	35	43	5	33	.473
Jim Pyfer	25	81	25	27	3	17	.333
Chris Shields	25	80	21	26	4	18	.325
Joch Martin	25	79	30	40	6	39	.506
Shawn Hammer	25	69	20	20	2	17	.290
Jeff Lower	23	65	13	19	1	17	.288
Mike Morrison	23	59	18	12	0	11	.203
Curt Miles	21	53	14	13	0	10	.245
Greg Hammer	23	47	14	13	0	6	.277
Jeff Derry	12	29	6	8	0	10	.276
Chad Martin	11	15	3	0	0	2	.000
Six players	3	1	0	0	0	0	.000
* Doesn't include stats from Edwardsville game.

Pitching
Pitcher	W-L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Joch Martin	13-0	15	82	41	6	29	133	0.51
Chris Shields	8-0	9	53	40	10	23	83	1.32
David Rydberg	1-1	2	11	8	5	4	17	3.13
Curt Miles	0-1	1	4	2	3	0	3	5.25
3 other pitchers	0-0
* Doesn't include stats from Edwardsville game. Shields took the loss against Edwardsville.