July 23-25:
Travelers finish season with another 1st Place Trophy in Lombard Tournament
The Travelers put themselves in a hole with a first game loss to
Oaklawn, but came back with slaughter-rule victories over the Mt.
Prospect Renegades and Lagrange to advance to the championship round.
The Travs then defeated Romeoville 4-3 with 3 runs in the bottom of
the sixth in an exciting finish to advance to the Championship Game
vs. Oaklawn. The Travs extracted revenge with another slaughter rule
14-2 victory to win the Lombard Tournament Championship.
Game 1: Westside Warriors (Oak Lawn) 13, Travelers 3
Travs play poorly, commit 6 errors and walk 9 and allow 8 unearned
runs in opening game loss.
Game 2: Travelers 24, Mt. Prospect Renegades 1
Every player in the lineup gets at least 2 hits in a romp. Ben Perkins
drives in 5 runs, Brian Wilhite 4.Kevin ZImmer gets 2 triples and
drives in 3.
Game 3: Travelers 25,
Lagrange 2
The Travs bang out another 22 hits. Matt WIsniewski and Kevin ZImmer
each get 3 hits and 3 RBI. Brian Wilhite also get 3 hits. Brian Roy,
Ben Perkins and Mitch Dinterman each drive in 3.
Semi-Final Game: Travelers 4, Romeoville Royals 3
Excellent pitching from Dave Schalla, Jack Anderson and Zack
Kolakowski held the Royals in check. Down 3-1 in the last of the
sixth, the Travs rallied with key hits by Kevin ZImmer and Schalla to
set up a game-winning walk off double by Kyle Chisholm as Danny Haduch
scored to win the game.
Championship Game: Travelers 14, Westside Warriors (Oak Lawn) 2
It was all Travelers as they pounded seven extra base hits in the
victory. Nick Roy keyed the attack with a 2-run homer in the first to
left center over the 210-foot sign. Brian Wilhite hit 2 ground rule
doubles that bounced over the fence. Kyle Chisholm added two hits, as
did Kevin Zimmer and Lee Breitzman to lead a balanced 14 hit attack.
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Coach Mike with the 1st
Place Plaque
R H
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Oak. 13 7 0
Travs 3 6 6
R H E
MP 1 4 5
Travs 24 27 2
R H E
Travs 25 22 1
Lagr. 2 3 6
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Romeo. 3 7 2
Travs 4 7 1
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Oak. 2 3 1
Travs 14 14 1 |
July 18-20:
Travelers go 1-2 in Mt. Prospect Tournament
Game 1: Addison 12, Travs 10
Game 2: Grayslake National 6, Travs 2
Game 3: Travs 10, Westchester 9 |
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July 9-11:
Travelers finish in 1st Place in Wauconda Tournament
Game 1: Travelers 7, Wauconda 6
Game 2: Travelers 13, Algonquin 2
Game 3: Travelers 19, Fox River Grove 1
Championship Game: Travelers 20, Palatine Black 14
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R H E
Wauc 6 5 4
Travs 7 9 2
R H E
Algon 2 2 4
Travs 13 14 1
R H E
FRG 1 2 6
Travs 19 14 0
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Pal Blk 14 12 7
Travs 20 10 2
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July 7:
Travs 10, Arl. Hts. Hammerheads 7
The Travs offense erupted for 8 runs in the second inning and held on
for the victory. Dave Schalla picked up the victory and had 2 hits.
Zack Kolakowski had 2 hits and 2 RBI, and picked up the save. |
R H E
AH 7 6 3
Travs 10 9 1
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June 27:
Buffalo Grove Bandits 7, Travs 3
The Travelers defense committed 5 errors and allowed 5 unearned runs
to fall to the BG Bandits 7-3. Ben Perkins had 2 of the 5 hits for the
Travs. Nick Roy pitched 2 shutout innings. |
R H E
BG 7 8 2
Travs 3 5 5
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June 24: Travs 9,
Buffalo Grove-Gold 0
Travelers pitching held BG to four baserunners on 2 hits and 2 walks
which along with solid defense, led by Danny Haduch, led to the
victory. Kyle Chisholm went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI to lead the offense.
Matt Wisniewski and Nick Roy also had 2 hits. Brian Wilhite had 2 RBI. |
R H E
BG 0 2 3
Travs 9 10 0
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June 20: Travs 27,
Dunham Park 3
The Travs hitting attack was awesome with 26 hits. Mitch Dinterman led
the way with an unbelievable 6-for-7 day and 4 RBI. Zack Kolakowski
was 5-for-6 with a HR, Nick Bednarek 4-for-6 with 4 RBI and Ben
Perkins 3-for-4 with 5 RBI. Nick Roy and Kevin ZImmer had 2 hits
apiece. |
R H E
DP 3 3 5
Travs 27 26 0
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June 12: Travs 20,
Highwood Braves 0
The Travs scored early and often, getting 15 hits in the victory. Matt
Wisniewski (now 9 for his last 10) went 4-for-4 with two doubles and 3
RBI. Kyle Chisholm and Jack Andersen (9 for his last 13) had two hits
each. Dave Schalla drove in 3 runs, Lee Bretizman and Nick Roy (6 for
his last 10) each had two RBI. Combining for the shutout were Zack
Kolakowski, Kevin Zimmer, Chisholm, Breitzman and Roy. |
R H E
Braves 0 2 6
Travs 20 15 0
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June 11: Streamwood
Sidewinders 8, Travs 7
Six Travelers errors let in 4 unearned runs in the Travs 2nd loss of
the year. Despite being down 8-4 in the bottom of the sixth, the Travs
came back and had the tying run on 3rd when the last out was made.
Zack Kolakowski threw 2 shout innings and Danny Haduch had the
defensive great play of the game in CF. Mitch Dinterman, and Nick Roy
had 2 hits apiece in a 13-hit attack. Haduch had 2 RBI. |
R H E
Sides 8 11 3
Travs 7 13 6
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May 31: Elk Grove
Tourney: Travelers go undefeated to win share of championship
The
Travelers won their first three games before the rains came and washed
out the championship round on Memorial Day. Three other teams also
finished undefeated to share 1st Place honors.
Victories came over the Waycinden Warriors 14-7, Lake in The Hills
Thunder 18-3 and the Downers Grove Longshots 7-4.
The Travs outscored their
opponents 39-14, while pitching held opponents to only 12 hits in 18
innings. The Travs offense was sparked by Jack Andersen, who went
7-for-10 including a string of 6 straight hits, Jack homered and had 6
RBI as well. Brian wilhite went 4-for9 with 7 RBI, while Matt
Wisniewski. went 4-for-7 with 4 walks and 7 runs scored. Nick Roy went
4-for-8.
On the mound Dave Schalla picked up 2 wins with 6 K's in 4 innings.
Andersen threw 3 shutout frames with 7 whiffs while WIsniewski and Lee
Breitzman each threw 2 shutout innings. |
R H E
W.W. 7 3 2
Travs 14 5 0
R H E
Travs 18 13 1
LITH 3 5 3
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DG 3 4 0
Travs 7 10 1
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May 22: Travs 6, Streamwood
Sidewinders 0
Six
Travelers pitchers allowed only 3 hits and no walks in a 6-0 shutout of the
Streamwood Sidewinders.Nick R. picked up the win with a 3-pitch inning.
Seven players lead a balanced attack with 1 hit each. Danny H. and
Jack A. each drove in 2 |
R H E
Sides 0 3 3
Travs 6 7 2
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May 16: Travs 5, Glenview Blaze
4
Travs pitching held the highly regarded Blaze to only 4 hits and 2 walks in
Glenview on a beautiful afternoon for baseball. It was all about pitching,
defense and timely hitting. Zack K. picked up the win, while Jack A.pitched
the last 2 innings to pick up the save. Lee B. and Dave S. also cooled off
the Blaze on the mound. The Travs defense was solid comiitting only one
miscue. Matt W. picked up 2 RBIs at the plate. |
R H E
Travs 5 6 1
Blaze 4 4 1
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May 8: Algonquin Cobras 10,
Travs 8
The Travelers let a leaky defense do the
work for the Cobras, committing 5 errors and allowing 5 unearned runs. The
Travs offense was alive with Zack K. hitting a bases clearing triple in the
4th and Kevin Z. driving home 2 runs with a hit and a sac fly. |
R H E
Cobras 10 6 2
Travs 8 7 5 |
