From ihsaa.org
INDIANAPOLIS – Several Class 2A records were set as second-ranked Wheeler upset No. 1 Linton, 8-7, to capture the school’s first softball state title June 12 at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis.
It was the second state championship of 2009-10 for the Porter County school, which had never won one before this school year. Wheeler claimed the 2A title in boys basketball in March.
The Bearcats led off the first inning with a single up the middle by senior Mackenzie Ness that plated senior Marcy Medina for the first score of the game. But Linton answered quickly, scoring a Class 2A record six runs in one inning.
With two outs in the bottom of the second, junior Katie West singled before a walk to senior Jenica Ringo advanced West to second. A single to third by freshman Courtney Barnes loaded the bases for freshman Joie Gadberry, who tripled to right center to bring in three Miner runs. Linton continued to push, turning in three more runs before ending the inning with a 6-1 lead.
Wheeler countered in the top of third with four runs that featured a double by sophomore Whitney Mass and single from senior Kylie Planck, providing enough offense to put the Bearcats back within reach.
But Linton added another run when Courtney Barnes singled to bring in Katie West, making it a three-run lead for the Miners.
It was all Wheeler from that point on as senior Emma Farlow singled up the middle to start the fourth inning. Singles by Planck and Medina scored junior Meghan Zappia and Farlow, and Planck crossed the plate with the winning run on a throwing error.
Wheeler (31-2) was led by second-year coach Marc Bruner, while seventh-year coach Jill Flater led the Miners (26-1) to their second straight runner-up finish.
Several 2A records were established:
• Most combined runs (15 total; 8 by Wheeler, 7 by Linton)
• Most combined runs batted in (11 total; 5 by Wheeler, 6 by Linton)
• Most runs in an inning (6 by Linton).
Linton’s Fougerousse wins Mental Attitude Award
Stephanie Fougerousse of Linton High School was recognized by members of the IHSAA executive committee as this year’s recipient of the Mental Attitude Award in Class 2A softball. Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, the corporate partner of the IHSAA, presented a $1,000 scholarship to the school in her name.
The four-year letterwinner was named to the 2010 All-State and Academic All-State teams and was voted as the Bloomington Herald Times “Player of the Year” for softball. Fougerousse was a member of Linton state runner-up squads both in 2009 and ‘10.
Stephanie is the vice-president of the National Honor Society and has taken part in the Business Professionals of America leadership conferences. She is ranked third in her class.
The talented Miner has volunteered her time as the head coach of a youth travel softball team and has also offered hitting and pitching instruction for young softball players active in the Clover Organization.
The daughter of Mike and Ruan Fougerousse of Switz City was admitted to the honors program at Indiana State University, where she will study pre-medicine.
The box score:
Wheeler 8 (31-2)
Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob
Kylie Planck 3b 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 6 2
Marcy Medina ss 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 3 0
Lanay Parks p 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0
Alexa Fratzke pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mackenzie Ness c 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1
LaShea Ingram pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Emily Bisch dp 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Caitlin Herzog lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Emma Farlow 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 12 0 0
Meghan Zappia cf 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Whitney Maas 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2
Nicole Marcotte rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 32 8 11 5 4 3 21 11 8
Linton 7 (26-1)
Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob
Savannah Mason 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 5 1
Sam **** ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 3 0
S. Fougerousse p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jannae Jackson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hali Murray 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 11 0 1
Darien Huffman c 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3
Katie West rf 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jenica Ringo 3b 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
Kaitlin Williams pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Courtney Barnes lf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Joie Gadberry cf 3 1 1 3 0 1 2 1 1
Totals 29 7 9 6 3 1 21 11 6
Score by innings R H E
Wheeler 104 300 0 – 8 11 2
Linton 061 000 0 – 7 9 2
E – Marcy Medina, Maas; Huffman, Ringo. DP – Bearcats 1. LOB – Bearcats 8, Miners 6. 2B – Maas; West, Ringo. 3B – Gadberry. SH – Zappia; Ringo, Barnes. SB – Planck, Marcy Medina, Herzog. CS – Herzog.
Wheeler ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Lanay Parks W (19-1) 7.0 9 7 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 29 34 8 11 121
Linton ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
S. Fougerousse L (26-1) 7.0 11 8 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 32 37 6 10 131
Win – Parks (19-1). Loss – Fougerousse (26-1). WP – Parks. Pitches/strikes: Parks 121/74; Fougerousse 131/82.
Umpires – HP Michiael Shannon, 1B Phil Vidito, 3B Tom Mecklenburg
Start: 1:25 p.m. Time: 2:18
Weather: 83 degrees, overcast
Play-by-play
Wheeler starters: 22/3b Planck; 12/ss Marcy Medina; 14/p Parks; 3/c Ness; 49/dp Bisch; 25/lf Herzog; 13/1b Farlow; 2/cf Zappia; 21/2b Maas; 17/rf Marcotte;
Linton-Stockton starters: 7/2b Mason; 11/ss ****; 32/p Fougerousse; 55/1b Murray; 4/c Huffman; 26/rf West; 28/3b Ringo; 20/lf Barnes; 45/cf Gadberry;
Wheeler 1st – Planck grounded out to ss (2-2). Marcy Medina walked (3-1). Parks grounded out to 2b (2-1); Marcy Medina advanced to second. Ness singled up the middle, advanced to second on the throw, RBI (3-2); Marcy Medina scored. Ingram pinch ran for Ness. Bisch grounded out to 2b (1-2). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Linton-Stockton 1st – Ness to c for Ingram. Mason grounded out to 2b (1-0). **** grounded out to p (0-0). Fougerousse lined out to 3b (2-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Wheeler 2nd – Herzog popped up to ss (1-1). Farlow grounded out to ss (1-0). Zappia grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Linton-Stockton 2nd – Murray grounded out to ss (0-0). Huffman popped up to ss (0-1). West singled up the middle (1-1). Ringo walked (3-1); West advanced to second. Barnes singled to third base, bunt (1-1); Ringo advanced to second; West advanced to third. Gadberry tripled to right center, 3 RBI (0-1); Barnes scored; Ringo scored; West scored. Mason singled to right field, RBI (1-2); Gadberry scored. **** walked (3-0); Mason advanced to second. Fougerousse reached on a fielding error by ss (1-1); **** advanced to third; Mason scored, unearned. Fougerousse advanced to second. Jackson pinch ran for Fougerousse. Murray singled through the left side, RBI (1-2); Jackson advanced to third; **** scored, unearned. Huffman popped up to p (1-1). 6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Wheeler 3rd – Fougerousse to p for Jackson. Maas doubled to right center (0-0). Planck singled to shortstop (2-0). Marcy Medina walked (3-0); Planck advanced to second; Maas advanced to third. Parks struck out looking (0-2). Ness walked, RBI (3-2); Marcy Medina advanced to second; Planck advanced to third; Maas scored. Ingram pinch ran for Ness. Bisch grounded out to 2b, RBI (0-2); Ingram advanced to second; Marcy Medina advanced to third; Planck scored. Herzog reached on a throwing error by 3b, advanced to second (1-0); Ingram scored, unearned; Marcy Medina scored, unearned. Herzog out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Linton-Stockton 3rd – Ness to c for Ingram. West doubled down the lf line (3-1). Ringo grounded out to 1b unassisted, SAC, bunt (0-0); West advanced to third. Barnes singled up the middle, RBI (1-1); West scored. Gadberry struck out swinging (2-2). Barnes advanced to second on a wild pitch. Mason grounded out to 3b (2-2). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Wheeler 4th – Farlow singled up the middle (2-1). Zappia reached on a fielder’s choice to first base, SAC, bunt (0-1); Farlow advanced to second. Maas fouled out to 1b (0-2). Planck singled to first base (1-0); Zappia advanced to second; Farlow advanced to third. Marcy Medina singled up the middle, 2 RBI (1-1); Planck advanced to second; Zappia scored; Farlow scored. Marcy Medina stole second; Planck stole third, scored on a throwing error by c, unearned. Parks struck out swinging (0-2). Ness grounded out to ss (1-0). 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Linton-Stockton 4th – **** popped up to ss (0-1). Fougerousse popped up to 2b (1-1). Murray walked (3-2). Huffman grounded out to 3b, bunt (2-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Wheeler 5th – Marcotte to rf for Bisch. / for Marcotte. Marcotte popped up to ss (2-2). Herzog singled to right field (3-2). Farlow flied out to cf (1-2). Herzog stole second. Zappia walked (3-2). Maas struck out looking (3-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Linton-Stockton 5th – West grounded out to 3b (1-2). Ringo doubled to left center (2-1). Williams pinch ran for Ringo. Barnes grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt (2-1); Williams advanced to third. Gadberry grounded out to 3b, bunt (0-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Wheeler 6th – Ringo to 3b for Williams. Planck grounded out to 2b (1-2). Marcy Medina singled through the left side (0-0). Parks singled up the middle (1-1); Marcy Medina advanced to second, out at second cf to 3b to ss. Fratzke pinch ran for Parks. Ness singled to second base (1-1); Fratzke advanced to second. Ingram pinch ran for Ness. Marcotte grounded out to 2b (0-0). 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Linton-Stockton 6th – Parks to p for Fratzke. Ness to c for Ingram. Mason singled to pitcher (2-2). **** popped up to cf (2-2). Fougerousse flied out to lf (2-1). Murray grounded out to ss (0-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Wheeler 7th – Herzog singled to shortstop (0-2). Farlow flied out to cf (0-2). Zappia reached on a fielder’s choice to third base (0-0); Herzog advanced to second. Maas flied out to rf (2-2); Herzog advanced to third. Planck grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Linton-Stockton 7th – Huffman reached on a dropped fly by 2b (2-1). West lined into double play 3b to 1b (0-1); Huffman out on the play. Ringo grounded out to ss (2-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
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