Porter Baseball Newsletter Issue 12- FINAL-SEASON 2013...

Porter Baseball Newsletter Issue 12- FINAL-SEASON 2013

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PORTERS FINISH GREAT SEASON CONFERENCE, REGIONAL, SECTIONAL CHAMPS

2013 will be remembered as one

of the most successful seasons in

recent memory. The Porters

completed the season with a 32

and 8 record and several cham-

pionships. It was a season that

saw the team struggle early,

become stronger and end as one

of the top 8 teams in Class 4A

baseball in Illinois.

After 17 games the Porters had a

very average 11-6 record overall.

After 3 SWSC games the Porters

were 1-2 and struggling. Then

things turned around and they

finished by winning 21 of their

next 23 games. During this

stretch, the Porters won 10 of 11

conference games to share the

SWSC Blue conference title with

Joliet West. Later, the Porters

would collect regional and sec-

tional titles for the first time

since 2005.

Not only did the team play good

baseball during this stretch, they

dominated their opponents. This

was the result of timely hitting,

great pitching and solid defense.

During the 23 game stretch Lock-

port pitchers threw 11 shutouts

and held opponents to 2 runs or

less in 18 games. In addition, they

committed 1 or no errors in 14

games. The offense, not to be out-

done, outscored opponents 144-33

and collected 190 hits and aver-

aged almost 6 runs and 8 hits per

game. It was an all around

outstanding TEAM effort by

everyone.

Post season play saw the Porters

roll thru the T.F. North Regional

eliminating Marist 9-1 and defen-

ding 3A State Champion Marion

Catholic 3-0. In the Providence

sectional, Lockport defeated the

host Celtics 2-1 in dramatic

fashion with LF Ron Sessler

knocking in the winning run in the

bottom of the 7th and then beat

SWSC rival L-Way East 10-0 in 5

innings. This led the Porters to

their 1st Super-Sectional since

2005 and pitted the No. 2 Porters

against top-ranked Mt. Carmel. In

an exciting game the Porters

No. 9- Season 2013 Highlights Inside

Farm Report

A complete rundown of how the lower

level seasons went and category leaders

Also inside:

*Booster Club News …..pg. 8

*Latest on 2013 Golf Outing……pg. 8

*Another Look at the Record Book…. pg. 10

Continued on page 9

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Coaches Corner

In this issue Assistant Varsity Coach

Adam Decaire talks about the impor-

tance of speed training in baseball.

Alumni Focus

Instead of a close look at one or two of

our alumni, we will give a complete

rundown of all alumni and how their

2013 season went.

Senior Moments

This issue will take a final look at

seniors Dan Sullivan, Jeff Milas, Jeff

Pattison, Jeff Duschene, Derek

Bangert and Eric Duzan as they

play in their last season as a Porter.

A Season in Pictures

We chose a few poignant pictures

that captured the feelings and emo-

tions of the 2013 season.

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IHSBCA SUMMER REGIONAL TOURN.

July 15th

-7/18th

….Flink Field………Times TBA

IHSBCA SUMMER STATE TOURNAMENT

Fri. …...July 22nd

3:00..…Sat. July 23

rd 3/5:00

PORTER BASEBALL ACADEMY

July 16th

- July 18th

.…Flink Field …Time TBA

BATTLE OF OMAHA 19U TOURNAMENT June 17

th thru June 19

th ….…. Omaha, Nebraska

PORTER WOOD BAT CLASSIC TOURN. July 8

th-July 10

th..Flink F. ...Time Check Website

BOOSTER GOLF OUTING

Fri., July 15th

…Woodbine G.C………. 2:00 pm

Special Events of Note

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The Sophomore Porters finished with a 23-3 record. The Porters also won the Sophomore SWSC Blue title with a 12-2

record. Coaches Dan Blaskovitz, Dave Jeglinski and Andrew Leonard and all of the sophomores are to be congratulated

on a great season.

They finished with a team batting avg. of .324 and had 234 hits, 57 of which (44-2B, 7-3B, 6-HR) went for extra bases.

From the mound, the team had an ERA of 1.94 with a 72-48 strikeouts to walks ratio. Fielding, the team had a % of .917.

Here is a look at some of the leaders based on available GameChanger statistics.

Bat. Avg.(50+ AB) Hits Runs Scored RBI Stolen Bases 1. Jeremy Quade (.418) 1. Tyler Nassar (32) 1. Tyler Nassar (24) 1. Collin Cronberg (24) 1. Davis Purviance (15)

2. Tyler Nassar (.405) 2. Collin Cronberg (29) 2. Tyler Hair (21) 2. Jordan Johnston (18) 2. Tyler Hair (13)

3. Collin Cronberg (.397) 3. Tyler Hair (29) 3. Jordan Johnston (16) 3. Tyler Nassar (18) 3. Jeremy Quade (8)

Wins ERA(20+IP) Strikeouts Putouts Assists 1. Kyle Gallagher (8) 1. Kyle Gallagher (1.19) 1. Kyle Gallagher (36) 1. Jeremy Quade (130) 1. Tyler Hair (15)

2. Jordan Johnston (4) 2. Mike Bejlovec (1.95) 2. Jordan Johnston (33) 2. Tyler Nassar (52) Jeremy Quade (15)

3. Mike Bejlovec (3) 3. Jordan Johnston (2.26) 3. Cole Bellair (27) 3. Ben Wishba (48) 2. Tyler Nassar (9)

Austin Moralis (3) 3. Mike Obermeyer (8)

The Freshman Porters Maroon team finished the season 18-3-2 and won the SWSC Blue Conference with a 12-1 record. Coaches

Doug Chesna and Tim Harmatys and all of the frosh did an outstanding job and are to be congratulated.

The Maroon squad had a team batting avg. of .366 and had 252 hits. From the mound, the team had an ERA of 2.10 with

a 109-53 strikeouts to walks ratio. Fielding, the team had a % of .898. Here is a look at some of the leaders based on

available GameChanger statistics.

Bat. Avg.(30+ AB) Hits Runs Scored RBI Stolen Bases 1. Matt Chmielewski (.511) 1. Anthony Cocco (26) 1. Anthony Cocco (29) 1. Craig Kozubowski (26) 1. Josh Martinez (8)

2. Deiondre Taylor (.500) 2. Jacob Huber (25) 2. Jacob Huber (28) 2. Anthony Cocco (23) 2. Jacob Huber (7)

3. Casey Schlusemann (.480) 3. Craig Kozubowski (24) 3. Josh Martinez (18) 3. Casey Schlusemann (17) Casey Schlusemann (7)

Deiondre Taylor (24) 3. Anthony Cocco (6)

Matt Chmielewski (24) Mike Pattison (6)

Innings Pitched ERA(10+IP) Strikeouts Putouts 1. Joe Riordan (29.2) 1. Joe Riordan (0.24) 1. Joe Riordan (28) 1. Jacob Huber (49)

2. Dylan Barthel (27.1) 2. Anthony Cocco (1.31) 2. Dylan Barthel (16) 2. Joe McGuire (48)

3. Anthony Cocco (16.0) 3. Dylan Barthel (1.54) 3. Stephen Hill (14) 3. Josh Martinez (38)

The Freshman Porters White team finished the season 10-7. Coaches Brandan Morrone and Josh Stanton dealt with last minute

scheduling, cancellations and bad weather causing less than great practice and playing conditions and are to be congratulated.

The White squad had a team batting avg. of .303 and had 139 hits. From the mound, the team had an ERA of 4.23 with a

104-109 strikeouts to walks ratio. Fielding, the team had a % of .886. Here is a look at some of the leaders based on

available GameChanger statistics.

Bat. Avg.(30+ AB) Hits Runs Scored RBI Stolen Bases 1. Nick Kenney (.450) 1. Reid Rimsnider (18) 1. Reid Rimsnider (17) 1. Nick Kenney (16) 1. Grant Conklin (6)

2. Reid Rimsnider (.429) Nick Kenney (18) 2. Nolan Horan (13) 2. Reid Rimsnider (10) John Rigoni (6)

3. Nolan Horan (.400) 2. John Rigoni (13) Nick Kenney (13) 3. Dan Pacetti (9) 2. Reid Rimsnider (4)

3. Nolan Horan (12) 3. Nick Rosales (11) John Rigoni (9) 3. 5 tied with 3

Innings Pitched ERA(10+IP) Strikeouts Putouts 1. Ethan Filzone (25.2) 1. Max Chlebek (2.37) 1. Ethan Filzone (25) 1. Nick Kenney (43)

2. Max Chlebek (23.2) 2. Ethan Filzone (2.73) 2. Max Chlebek (24) 2. Zach Soderberg (40)

3. Zachary Stojak (16.0) 3. Jake Beaton (5.00) 3. Zachary Stojak (15) 3. Joe Witek (32)

Congratulations to all players for their hard work, dedication and commitment.

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Porter Freshmen Maroon & White

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Adam Decaire

Speed/Conditioning Coach

Lockport Porters Varsity

CCooaacchheess CCoorrnneerr:: TThhee Truth Behind Speed Training Speed is a major part of all sports,

baseball included. It can be found in all

parts of the game- running the bases,

chasing down a ball, or coming off the

mound to field a bunt. “Speed kills” or

“courtesy kills” are popular

expressions here in our baseball pro-

gram. Every coach understands the

importance of speed in their sport, but

some are unsure how to train for it.

Here is the truth I have found about

speed training.

There is so much research out there

on speed training and everyone claims

to be an expert. The most important

element is to understand the role speed

plays in your sport and what goals you

are trying to reach with your training.

It has been found that athletes from

the age of 12-14 respond best to speed

training. During this time, their Central

Nervous System (CNS) and muscle

fibers are still developing and can be

molded to have a major impact on their

development and speed potential if

they are coached properly. This is the

best time to train to increase stride

frequency. One of the best things you

can do at this age is introduce your

athlete to as many different sports and

activities as possible. This will help

develop coordination, balance, body

awareness, and speed.

Unfortunately for high school

coaches, our athletes are already over

the age of 14. Once an athlete gets

older and their CNS matures, it

becomes more difficult to improve

stride frequency compared to stride

length. Some of the elements I try to

focus on with our athletes are:

increasing their relative strength,

flexibility, and mobility. Improvement

in these areas lead us to being able

to increase our acceleration.

Besides not knowing exactly how

to train speed, one of the common

mistakes a coach can make is over-

coaching, especially when it comes

to technique. This really only

applies to non-track athletes where

perfect sprinting technique is not as

crucial. As a coach you must under-

stand how different each of your

athletes is physically. There cannot

be a “one size fits all” approach for

teaching technique.

You also want to make sure you

do not use too many cues while

working with your athletes. Give

one cue at a time and let the athlete

fix it. “Fix one thing at a time and

you’ll have an 85% success rate.

Try fixing two things and it drops to

37%. Try fixing three things and

you’re screwed!” (Buddy Morris,

Strength & Conditioning Coach at

Pitt).

While playing their sport, athletes

must react to an unpredictable

environment and real game-time

situations. This is why it is so

important for an athlete to be very

agile. Increasing agility is a crucial

element to improve your speed. The

best ways to increase agility over

time is to (1) get stronger, (2)

improve ability to accelerate, (3)

improve ability to decelerate, (4)

increasing sporting age (time

playing your sport), and (5)

incorporate chaotic drills to simu-

late unpredictable game-time situ-

ations.

There is so much else that goes

into speed training, and I am still

learning and just scratching the

surface. It is important to

understand that every sport, every

athlete, and every age level is

different, so the best approach to

speed training is going to vary.

With proper coaching and

determination, your athletes will be

on their way to becoming faster

than ever.

Adam Decaire

[email protected]

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Matt DeGraw (Joliet Jr. College) had a

great season for the Wolves. He appeared

in 14 games used mainly in relief. By

season’s end Matt was their main reliever

in tough situations. He finished 1-3 in

22IP with a 4.50 ERA. Matt is playing in

the Lake Michigan Baseball League, a

collegiate league this summer.

Kyle Billig (Washington U.) completed

his Jr. year hitting .311 for the Bears start-

ing all 40 games. He had a .990 Fldg. %

with 1 error in 105 chances and reached

safely in 35 of 40 games. He finished

with a 12 game hit streak and was named

to the UAA All-Tournament team. He is

already the career leader in SB with 89 of

100 steals.

Paul Griffin (Olivet Nazarene U.) appear-

ed in 16 games (55 IP) as a senior and fin-

ished with a 3.90 ERA and a 4-4 record

for the Tigers. He was in the top 5 on the

staff in wins, IP, appearances, games

started, games in relief and runners picked

off. Paul began his collegiate career at

Triton College after his Porter career

(2006-2009).

Tommy Hook (NIU) had a very success-

ful 1st year in the college ranks that found

him start 46 of 47 games for the Huskies.

Tommy led the team in OB% (.394), had

16 multi-hit games, a .298 B.A. (2nd

), 51

H (4th

), 22 RBI, .368 SLG%, and a FG%

of .918 playing 3 positions. NIU won its

1st MAC West title and finished 22-34 and

16-11 in the conference.

Jon Cisna (Ball St. U.) finished his

collegiate career for the Cardinals (31-24,

15-12 MAC West) going 3-3 with a 3.04

ERA in 53IP. He appeared in 17 games

starting 8. For his career he was 4-6 in 66

appearances mostly in relief with an

overall 4.64 ERA in 123IP. An interesting

highlight of 2013 was Tommy Hook and

Jon squaring off in the MAC West

Tourney.

Josh Altmann (Olivet Nazarene U.) had

an awesome freshman season for the

Tigers being selected All-Conference.

Josh finished 5th

on the team with a .373

BA, hits (57), RBI (35), SB (12), AB

(153) and led the team in HBP with 13.

Playing mainly 2B, Josh had a .950 F%

and was 2nd

with 108 assists for the Tigers

(35-21, CCAC 21-9).

Nick Daniels (North Central College)

joined the Cardinals after finishing up at

LTHS in 2009. The Cardinals finished 18-

19 and was 10-11 in the CCIW Confer-

ence. Nick finished with a .246 BA in 36

games. He had 147 AB (2nd

), 33H (5th

),

15 RBI (4th

), 12 2B’s (2nd

), 51 TB (4th)

and had a .969 F%.

Matt Skrzypiec (St. Joseph College)

played in 38 games starting 35 for the

Pumas. He finished with a .267 BA play-

ing in 35 games. He had 109 AB with 28

hits and 14 RBI. Playing 2B for St. Joseph

which finished 30-20 overall and 24-12 in

the GLVC Conference, Matt and his team-

mates made it to the NCAA Regional

Tournament for the 1st time since 2008.

Colin Hart (Joliet Jr. College), a

sophomore pitcher, finished with a 4-3

record in 10 games for the Wolves. In

56.1 IP, Colin had a 5.11 ERA and struck

out 45 opposing hitters for a 7.2 K per

game ratio.

Benny Collesano (Trinity Christian

College) finished his junior season with

the Trolls appearing in 13 games. In 20.2

IP, Benny had a 6.97 ERA having been

used in relief in all 13 games.

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We are extremely proud of all of our players who further their education after they leave our program. This group above will become even

bigger as ten 2013 Porters go on to play at the collegiate level; Ted Snidanko (Purdue U.), Evan Martens (Southern Illinois U.-Edwardsville),

Derek Bangert (Heartland Community College), Thomas Smith (Northwest Missouri State U.), Jeff Pattison, Ron Sessler and Nick

Lindemann (Joliet Junior College), Doug Matthews (Dominican University), Connor Ryan and Eric Duzan (Prairie State College). In

addition to these 10 players, other seniors will be attending college including Austin Kolmodin (U. of I.), Dan Sullivan, Ryan Christian, Bret

Stogsdill (all University of Iowa), Jeff Duschene (Joliet Jr. College), Jeff Milas (NIU) and Mike Coladipietro (U. of Dayton). That makes it a

clean sweep of all seniors advancing on to college. We are proud of all and wish them the very best.

Nick Davito (Lewis University),

completed his freshman season for the

Flyers with a 1-1 record pitching in 8

games and starting 2. In 17 IP, he had an

11.12 ERA.

Austin Mastela (Lewis University), also

finished his 1st season for Lewis playing in

10 games starting 2. Having 3 returning

senior OF ahead of him Austin saw his

playing time limited. In 14 AB he hit .256

with an OB% of .286.

Connor Petschke (Kentucky Wesleyan

College) concluded his 1st season at KWC

after a great career at South Suburban

College. Connor played in 38 games star-

ting 35. He finished hitting .212 with a

.301 SLG% and a .333 OB%. He was

outstanding in the OF handling 103 of 105

chances for a .981 FLD.%.

Brandon Duplessis (St. Ambrose U.),

finished his career for the Bees going 3-6 -

1S with a fine 3.41 ERA. He led the Bees

staff with 12 appearances and started 5

games with 66 IP. As it was at LTHS, his

BB/K ratio was outstanding with only 11

BB and 42 K. In the MCC Tournament,

Brandon pitched a complete game 5 hit

win over Mount Mercy U. (Ia.)

Brenden Dunleavy (U. of Chicago)

Played in 11 games and started in 8 for the

Maroons. Brenden had a .370 BA with 6

RBI, 5 doubles, a .556 SLG% and a .452

OB% on the season. He was 3 for4 with 3

RBI versus Dominican, went 3 for 5 with

2 doubles at Beloit and was 2 for 4 with 2

doubles and 2 RBI versus St. Norbert.

Jory Koehler (Robert Morris U.) An

infielder, Jory had a great year for the 33-

18 Eagles. He was 4th

on the team in TB

(49), Hits (42) and Runs Scored (28). He

started 40 of the 44 games he played and

finished with a .284 BA with 22 RBI. He

was among the leaders in SLG.% (.331)

and OB % (.340). He was also perfect in

the SB dept. going 8 for 8.

Pat Domke (Illinois Wesleyan U.) had a

limited season due to injury and appeared

in only 3 games and a total of 3 IP. He

hopes to return in 2014 at full strength for

the Titans.

Jake Bulthuis (St. Joseph College) had a

limited season due to injury and did not

pitch in 2013 for the Pumas. Jake intends

to return healthy next season.

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Bob Wilmsen (Moraine Valley C.C.) for

the past 2 seasons has played for the

Cyclones. In the 2012 season the

Cyclones finished at 19-27-1 and in 2013

they were 13-26. In his soph. year Bob

made 4 appearances with one start. In his

21.1 IP he had a 6.33 ERA.

Bob will be playing for Trinity Christian

College in the fall.


Senior Night, May 17th

, 2013 Seniors and Parents on the mound at Flink

College Signing Day: Seniors & Coach Satunas

LTHS 3, Marian Cath. 0 Regional Champions!

LTHS 10, L-Way East 0 Sectional Champions!

Military Appreciation Day, May 11th

: Porters and Vets

Alumni Night, May 11th

: 1992 & 2013 Porters

“Opening Day”, Monday, March 3/25, 2013

And So It Began !

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Porter Baseball “Senior Moments”

Eric Duzan……………………………………….P The Porters knew coming into the season that Eric would be one of their main weapons on the mound.

They knew they would have to depend on him to come through and indeed he did. Eric finished the

season 8-1 with an unbelievable ERA of 0.66. Over 52 2/3 IP Eric gave up only 5 earned runs and

had a K-BB ration of 52-18. In 7 starts of over 5 innings he shut out his opponents 6 times. He now

ranks 2nd

for ERA in the Porter record book. Eric will be attending Prairie State College in the fall.

Derek Bangert………………………………….C-DH “D Bang” or “Big Bang” was counted on to provide the Porters with exactly that….bang!. He

certainly came through as Derek finished the 2013 season with a .377 BA and was selected All-State

for the 2nd

consecutive season. Of his 40 hits this season, “Bang” had 19 for extra bases including 9

homeruns with 44 RBI. Defensively, Derek had 33 assists as a catcher ranking among the leaders in

the Porter record book. Derek will be attending Heartland Community College in Bloomington, Il.

this fall.

Doug Matthews…………………………………….3B “Dougie” returned to the hot corner for the Porters and was needed for steady defense and consistent

hitting in the middle of the batting order. Doug accomplished both for the Porters. 2013 saw Doug

bat .304 with 13 extra-base hits including 7 2B’s and 3 homeruns. He also had 23 RBI. Anyone who

attended Porter games also saw Doug “flash the leather” at 3B with his trademark “run through”

throws to 1B. He had 65 assists. Doug will attend Dominican University in River Forest, Il. in the

fall.

Jeff Milas……………………………………….OF “Milo” was one of the four outstanding senior outfielders returning to the Porters this season. The

group developed a reputation for its solid defense and Jeff was a major part of that. He was flawless

in the field handling all of his chances. Offensively, Jeff will be remembered for his clutch pinch hits

throughout the season. Especially memorable was his HR at Sandburg that put the Eagles away in a

crucial conference game. His post season pinch AB’s were huge including his big pinch hit RBI

single in the regional game vs. Marist and the big RBI SAC fly vs. Marian. He will attend NIU.

Jeff Pattison……………………………………….OF “Patti” was another of the four outstanding senior outfielders the Porters depended upon this season.

The defensive reputation the OF had was in part based on Jeff ‘s strong arm and at times acrobatic

catches in RF. He was flawless as well in the field handling all 41 chances. Offensively, Jeff

finished 2013 with a .310 BA. He had 31 hits in 100 AB’s and 17 RBI. On the base path, Jeff was

one of the Porters “speedsters” and had 9 SB’s. Jeff will continue his baseball, playing for Coach

Wayne King at Joliet Junior College.

Jeff Duschene……………………………………….2B One of the Porters “3 Jeffs”, “Dusch” made the coaches realize what they had at 2B last year during

the summer season. His solid defense, timely hitting and aggressiveness on the bases became a

trademark of how hard Jeff would play. Those same qualities came through during the 13’ season.

Jeff hit .302 and although hitting at the bottom of the order most of the year, he had 22 RBI indicative

of his clutch performance. He was very solid at 2B and finished with 85 assists (6th

in Porter Record

book) and a .930 fielding %. Jeff will be attending Joliet Junior College in the fall.

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Porter Baseball Boosters Golf Outing (PRINT OUT THIS PAGE AND SEND IN OR GO TO WEBSITE AND DOWNLOAD

REGISTRATION FORM FROM LINK ON FRONT PAGE

Other Booster News: -The Booster Club’s assistance during the Porters season cannot be ignored. These dedicated parents and supporters were

there for the team every step of the way. The players and especially the coaches would like to thank the efforts of the

group and its officers: John Cielenski, Larry Wishba, Kim Pattison and Bob Duplessis. They continue to organize

activities (SEE GOLF OUTING ABOVE) and oversee projects at Flink Field. Again THANK YOU!

-New Board elected. We welcome the newly installed Booster Board. They are Larry Wishba as our new President,

Suzanne Cronberg as new Vice-President, Bob Duplessis returns as Treasurer and Karyn Lochow is the new Secretary.

We look forward to a great season and many projects coming to fruition.

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The summer season is upon us and

the Porter baseball program has

fielded 3 teams. The varsity held

tryouts once their spring season fin-

ished and over the course of three

days candidates from the sophomore

team and returning juniors competed

for spots on the summer team. They

went through drills and also played

three games where they competed

against each other. Evaluations

were made by the summer coaching

staff and 28 positions were filled.

The summer roster can be seen on

our website.

Candidates from the spring frosh

squads also went through three days

of tryouts for the summer JV team

that will compete in the JV Summer

CRAZY AND BUSY DAYS OF SUMMER

Flink Field

Update

2013 Spring weather. In 2013

those two words brought

shivers to many who are

involved in baseball at Flink

Field. The especially long

period of cold and wet

weather played havoc with

the schedule but especially

the field.

However, due to the hard

work and dedication of the

maintenance staff and the

Porter team and coaches we

played a full schedule of 35

regular season games.

The coaches and players

greatly appreciate the time

and commitment of the

maintenance staff and

would like to extend a giant

thank you to these guys!!!

We couldn’t have done it

without you.

NOTES: Bleachers have

been installed behind home,

a paver pathway was put in

front of bleachers, new bat

& helmet racks were placed

in the home dugout, and

plans are moving forward to

“reposition” the batting

cage to the area where the

old bleachers were. We

hope to complete that

project before next season.

More on that later.

League.

A new addition to the Porters

summer program is a new traveling

team called the Tankermen. This is

a team consisting of players from

the 2013 varsity and from the

varsity summer team. It is co-

sponsored by Lockport’s American

Legion John Olson Post 18 and

Midwest Tankermen, Inc. and will

play a higher level schedule of

American Legion teams and 18U

and 17U Invitational Tournaments

around the Chicagoland area. They

will then compete in the American

Legion Tournament that includes

District, Regional and State levels.

season came to an end 2-1.

In addition to their accomplish-

ments on the field, the 2013

edition of the Porter baseball

program can be very proud of

what they did off the field as well.

Several of these have been

highlighted previously but deserve

mention again.

Coach Satunas has developed a

tradition of committing several

games per season for special

causes or events. This season the

Porters helped raise almost $8,000

for pediatric cancer research

during their “Make Your Mark”

day in April vs. Minooka. They

continued in May with 3 more

“special days”. On May 12th they

doubled up by hosting 2 special

games. In the morning, they

dedicated the game vs. Stevenson

for “Military Appreciation Day”

honoring all who have and are

serving in the armed forces. Later

that night, they continued their

Finish of Great Season cont’d

(cont’d)

tradition of honoring the

program’s tradition by hosting

members of the 1992 Porters

whose season saw them placing 4th

in the IHSA State Tournament.

92’ players and coaches were

honored at home plate and given a

sign commemorating their season

that was later placed on the LF

fence.

We could go on and on about this

group of players. How all of the

seniors will go on to college, how

the 2013 team made places for

themselves in the Porter Baseball

Record Book (see website under

HISTORY) or how the new seniors

and juniors will begin their

journey this summer to uphold the

tradition of great baseball at

LTHS. We quite frankly don’t

have the space. What we will say

about these great young men is

THANK YOU. Thank you for

giving us the privilege of working

with you and knowing you. Good

luck in the future!

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Porter Baseball

Coach Andy Satunas

([email protected])

Lockport Township High School

13333 East Seventh Street

Lockport, Illinois 60441

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“The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion of their commitment to excellence, regardless of their

chosen field of endeavor”

Coach Hall and 92’ Porters Revisit Flink Field The 34-7 1992 Porters were among the 4 remaining teams in the Class AA IHSA State Tournament. They got there the

old-fashioned way…they earned it. Another Porter baseball team that earned all of their titles is the 2013 squad. On

May 11th, the 2013 Porters honored their 92’ counterparts with special ceremonies and festivities before the game against

Naperville Central. In the picture above, you can see Coach Hall (in maroon jacket back row middle) surrounded by his

former team and coaches along with the 2013 team and coaches. They are holding the commemorative sign that is now

hanging in the row of honor on the left field fence along with the sign from the 97’ 2nd

Place team honored last season.

When finished, signs honoring state tournament teams from 1963, 1984, 1992, 1997, 1998 and 2005 will hang on that

wall. The wall will serve as a reminder of the fine tradition of baseball excellence at LTHS.

GGoo PPoorrtteerrss!!

Our next issue will be in the fall and will include final summer season information.

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