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Team 22: baseball
The staff of 22nd Century Media chose the best baseball student-athletes — based on coach
recommendations, reporter input and player statistics — in its seven-town southwest suburban
coverage area to place on one super team.
This team is made up of players from Lincoln-Way Central, LW East, LW West, Providence Catholic,
Andrew, Tinley Park, Lockport Township and Sandburg high schools.
—Compiled by 22nd Century Media staff
FIRST TEAM
P: Cole Kirschsieper,
junior, LW East
10-2 record, 1.09 ERA
over 70.1 innings,
89 strikeouts, with
only 17 walks and 42
hits. All-SWSC Blue.
Kirschsieper helped
give the Griffins a
fighting chance in
every outing.
1B: Kevin Davis,
senior, LW West
.365 batting with
a .427 on-base
percentage, .438
slugging, with 8
stolen bases, 5
doubles, a triple, 20
RBI and 25 runs. All
SWSC-Red. Davis was
big for the Warriors.
3B: Scott
Youngbrandt, senior,
Andrew
.395 batting with
a .505 on-base
percentage, with 2
doubles, a triple and
9 homers, 27 RBI,
29 runs. Pitching 5-1
with 57 strikeouts. All-
SWSC Red.
OF: Adam Gaydos,
junior, Tinley
.350 battling with
a .481 on-base
percentage, 8
doubles, 2 triples,
4 homers, 27 RBI,
30 runs, 11 stolen
bases.
P: Tommy Windt,
junior, Sandburg
6-1, 1.3 ERA with 35
strikeouts in 41.1
innings. At the plate
.299, with 9 doubles,
a triple and a homer,
16 RBI, 18 runs. All-
SWSC Blue. Windt hit
well but his best work
was on the mound.
2B: Mike Carey,
senior, Andrew
.486 battling with
.504 on-base
percentage, 13
doubles, 1 triple and
1 home run, 33 RBI,
29 runs, 13 stolen
bases. Austin Peay
commit. All-SWSC Red
Player of the Year.
Utility: Branden
Comia, senior,
Sandburg
.404 battling with
a .533 on-base
percentage, .673
slugging, 8 doubles,
6 home runs, 29 RBI,
40 runs. Pitching: 8
saves on 8 attempts.
All-SWSC Blue.
OF: Kyle Labedz,
junior, LW Central
.347 batting with
a .453 on-base
percentage, .528
slugging, with 8
doubles, 1 triple, 1
homer, 20 RBI, 29
runs. All-SWSC Red.
C: Ryan Hampe,
senior, Sandburg
.433 batting with
a .479 on-base
percentage and .732
slugging. 20 doubles,
6 home runs. The
Team 22 repeat at
catcher earned every
bit of SWSC Blue
Player of the Year.
SS: Jake Plastiak,
senior, Andrew
.430 batting and
a .487 on-base
percentage, with 6
doubles, 5 triples, 5
home runs, 25 RBI,
39 runs. Committed
to Wichita State. All-
SWSC Red. Drafted by
the Padres.
OF: Julian Everett,
senior, LW East
.367 battling with
a .529 on-base
percentage, 36 RBI,
36 runs. All-SWSC
Blue. Made an impact
for the Griffins once
again.
DH: Ryan Kaup,
senior, Provi
.422 batting with
a .587 on-base
percentage, .467
slugging, 2 doubles, 7
RBI, 18 runs.
SECOND TEAM
P: Andrew Hancock, senior, LW Central
5-1 with a. 2.154 ERA over 52 innings, 52
strikeouts.
P: Bryce Barnett, junior, Provi
4-2, 2.028 ERA over 48.1 innings.
C: Nick Jones, senior, Provi
.430 batting, .518 on-base percentage, .624
slugging, 12 doubles, 2 home runs, 29 RBI, 14 runs.
1B: John Weis, junior, Lockport
.337 batting, .439 on-base percentage .495
slugging, 9 doubles, 2 homers, 28 RBI, 16 runs.
2B: Jacob Slager, senior, LW East
.356 batting, .472 on-base, 28 RBI, 35 runs.
SS: Ryan Moerman, freshman, Lockport
.371 batting, .422 on-base, .485 slugging, 4
doubles, 2 triples, 1 home run, 17 RBI, 23 runs.
3B: Jim Patock, senior, LW Central
.314 batting, .360 on-base percentage, .382
slugging, 7 doubles, 25 RBI, 20 runs.
Utility: C.J. Weins, senior, Lockport
.371 battling, .543 on-base, .518 slugging, 10
doubles, 1 triple, 1 homer, 21 RBI, 30 runs, 25 HBP.
OF: Sean Harris, junior, LW Central
.351 batting, .448 on-base, .486 slugging, 5
doubles, 1 triple, 1 homer, 18 RBI, 25 runs.
OF: Alex Helmin, junior, Provi
.330 battling, .409 on-base percentage, .610
slugging, 11 doubles, 1 triple, 5 home runs, 31 runs.
OF: Dakota Kotowski, senior, Provi
.300 batting, .421 on-base, .710 slugging, 5
doubles, 3 triples, 10 home runs, 40 RBI, 31 runs.
DH: Evan Tenuta, senior, Sandburg
.283 batting, 5 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs, 25
RBI, 13 runs. Pitching 5-3, 3.5 ERA, 47 strikeouts.
HONORABLE MENTIONS
P: Collin Wilma, junior, Tinley; Marcus Seguin, senior,
LW West; Seth Masters, senior, Sandburg; Andrew
Tenison, senior, Sandburg; John Van Gennep, senior,
LW Central; Nick Torres, senior, Andrew.
C: Nick Andersen, senior, LW West; Jake Bergquist,
junior, Tinley; Bryan Fox, senior, Lockport; Jake
Tencza, senior, LW East.
IF: Aaron Anderson, senior, LW Central; Adam
Brown, senior, LW Central.
OF: Joe Gonzalez, junior, LW West; Matt Helwig,
senior, LW Central; Mike McGrail, senior, Andrew.
DH: Nick Anderson, senior, LW West.