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Stadler registers first perfect game to maintain Titans’ scoreless streak

April 4, 2012 By

(Glenview Announcements)  It was impossible to tell how Sully Stadler pitched by looking at him after Wednesday’s game.

A peek at the score indicated the Glenbrook South senior starter did the job. A glance inside the box score revealed the 6-foot-3 left-hander threw one of the best games of his three-year varsity career.

The Indiana-bound Stadler twirled a perfect game over five innings to lead the Titans to an 11-0 win over Schaumburg on a wind-blown day in Glenview. He struck out the side in the top of the fifth to finish with 10 strikeouts for the afternoon.

It was Stadler’s first perfect game — and no-hitter — at Glenbrook South, as the Titans earned their third shutout in a row to improve to 7-3.

“As long as we win, I’m excited,” the understated Stadler said.

Stadler only critique was that he should have thrown more first-pitch strikes.

“Getting ahead of hitters was important,” he said. “But I needed to concentrate more on my first pitch.

“Keeping the ball low was a big key. Having the wind blow in from center field also helped out a lot.”

The Titans took advantage of Schaumburg’s fielding blunders. The Saxons committed six errors and experienced a disastrous third inning when they struggled to catch grounders. They fell to 6-5 on the year.

Glenbrook South scored two in the second, five in the third and closed out the game with four in the fourth. Kyle Pauly put the finishing touches with his two-out, two-run double.

Stadler helped his own cause with two run-scoring hits.

“The hitting got contagious,” Stadler said. “Putting pressure on their defense was key part of the day.”

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Stadler, Jones anchor Glenbrook South batting order

March 13, 2012 By

(Glenview Announcements)  Bob Rosinski guided Glenbrook South to a CSL South championship last spring, and the Titans coach again looks to have the players ready to defend the title.

The Titans are headlined by Division I players Sully Stadler and Zach Jones and several others who return to the dugout this season.

“Talent-wise we are pretty good,” said Rosinski, whose club won 24 games in 2011, including a 14-2 mark in league play. “We are ahead of where we were last year. The older players are able to help out the younger kids with everything.”

Stadler, a 6-foot-4 left-hander who will play college ball at Indiana, is back in center field and on the mound. The Northwestern-bound Jones returns to first base.

Both players are back in the middle of the batting order for Rosinski.

George Stellas and Mike Reinisch return to the top of the lineup. Stellas, the leadoff hitter last year, joins Stadler in the outfield, while Reinisch is behind the plate at catcher.

While the bats look good on paper and are sure to produce, the team’s strength is its pitching staff, even following the graduation of CSL South player of the year Luke Harrison.

Along with Stadler, the Titans can count on varsity veterans Josiah Carlson, Sam Koloms, Mac Zabriskie and Ryan Brander.

Newcomer Kyle Pauly will get his share of innings. Rosinski said the lefty threw well with the Titans over the summer.

“On any given day, we will be able to throw some good arms,” the coach said.

Other varsity rookies looking to earn starting spots include Max Cohen, Nick Loggarakis and Nathan Ireton. Loggarakis and Ireton both are middle infielders, while Cohen plays in the outfield.

“They’ve all done a great job competing for positions,” Rosinski said.

Glenbrook South gets its season going Tuesday against Rolling Meadows. The Titans then follow up with games against Oak Park-River Forest, Leyden and a doubleheader with Dundee-Crown.

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Two Glenbrook South seniors to play Big Ten baseball

November 17, 2011 By

(Glenview Announcements) Sully Stadler and Zach Jones have played on the same Glenview baseball teams since they were fourth-graders.

They will soon part ways, but not regrettably.

Hard work and good fortune have bestowed the two athletes and longtime friends.

On Monday morning, the Glenbrook South senior football/baseball players sat in a school conference room and signed letters of intent to play for Big Ten baseball teams.

Stadler, a pitcher, will take the mound and outfield at Indiana University in Bloomington. He also fielded offers from Illinois, Michigan State and Western Michigan.

Jones is heading to Northwestern University as a first baseman.

Meanwhile, family, coaches and administrators looked on and beamed. Among them was Stadler’s grandmother.

“This is absolutely beyond belief. We never missed a game,” said Challen Sullivan, of Glencoe.

Sully Stadler joins his brother, Walker, also a pitcher on the Indiana baseball team in his junior year. Their sister, Challen, is a sophomore at the university. All three graduated from South.

Sully Stadler was 3-2 with a save for Glenbrook South last spring with a 2.29 ERA. At the plate, he hit .349 and belted three home runs.

Hoosier coaches clocked his fastball at 88 mph. He throws a fastball, breaking ball and change-up.

Jones led Titans batters with a .468 average with three home runs and a team-high 52 hits.

“Playing baseball with all my friends for so long was great, but there comes a time when you have to move on. This is all pretty great,” Jones said before the signing. “A few colleges came around to talk to me, but not as seriously as Northwestern.

“It’s a great school academically and athletically, which were real important to me and my parents. It was a pretty easy choice.”

Paul Stevens, Northwestern’s baseball coach for 24 years, was well aware of his new prospect, adding he believed Jones could replace first baseman Paul Sneider, who graduated.

“He really brings left-handed power to the plate, which is something we need since Paul left. Like most kids who played more than one sport in high school, we think Zach can now specialize in baseball and become an outstanding hitter,” Stevens said.

“We’ve seen some really good signings lately in this area, and we’re happy to have such outstanding kids playing baseball around here.”

South baseball coach Bob Rosinski said in the last few years several GBS players have been recruited by colleges, but few have received scholarships.

“Indiana and Northwestern are getting two outstanding guys. They’ll start contributing right away, we’re sure,” he said.

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Glenbrook South’s Reinisch hooks up with elite squad

October 27, 2011 By

(Glenview Announcements) For some high school athletes, cool, autumn nights and warm, sun-drenched afternoons mean one thing: baseball.

While other high school sports draw most of the attention every fall, many dedicated baseball players continue to hone their skills by playing in leagues and tournaments, and attending camps.

Glenbrook South baseball player Michael Reinisch, an all-conference selection, was invited to play with the Norwood Blues this fall. Led by veteran head coach Rich Pildes — also the skipper at Taft — the Blues travel to different college campuses each weekend to play games against teams comprised of elite players from across northern Illinois, northwest Indiana and southeast Wisconsin.

“Fall is the perfect time to play,” Reinisch said. “The whole atmosphere of fall ball is much more relaxed. No one keeps stats. No one keeps score. It’s really all about getting better. The warm weather helps, too.”

Added Pildes: “Make no mistake about it — fall ball is low-key, but these kids are some of the best, most competitive players from three states, and they play with purpose. This also is a great opportunity to work on fundamentals and learn the craft of this very demanding game. Through the Blues, we also place great emphasis on the team element of the game.”

During the eight-week season, Blues players are scouted by coaches from Midwestern college baseball programs.

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GBS Pitcher Stadler Follows Rest of Family to Indiana

July 12, 2011 By

(CSL Insider)  Attending Indiana University has been a family affair for the Stadlers during the last two decades.

And now the Stadlers are looking to span it to three decades as another member of their family made a commitment to don the Hoosiers’ red and white.

After weighing baseball offers from the University of Illinois, Michigan State and Western Michigan, it came as no surprise when Glenbrook South incoming senior pitcher-center fielder Sully Stadler made his decision late Sunday night to play for the Bloomington school.

Stadler’s parents, Matt and Challen, graduated from IU in the mid-80s, while older brother Walker, a 2009 GBS graduate, is a junior right-handed pitcher on the baseball team and sister Challen, a 2010 GBS grad, is gearing up for her sophomore year.

“I just feel comfortable to go there,” said Sully Stadler, who will also join 2011 GBS grad and pitcher Luke Harrison at Indiana. “It’s nice there and I love it. I wanted to stay closer to home.

“It’s sweet. It’s going to be awesome. I’m going to be playing with my brother, too.”

After redshirting his sophomore year due to a shoulder injury, Walker Stadler spent some time helping Sully, a left-hander, on his pitching mechanics during bullpen sessions at GBS before the season.

That paid dividends for Sully after going 4-2 last spring and increasing the velocity on his fastball from 85 to 88 miles per hour this summer. But the biggest aspect Sully has learned from his brother is the valuable advice he will use at Indiana.

“I talk to my brother a lot about Indiana and he said it’s going to be hard work, but it’s going to pay off in the games,” Sully said. “I know it’s going to be tough to go through.

“I have to compete for a starting spot and that’s going to be tough and we’ll see how I can gain some playing time.”

IU coach Tracy Smith and his staff recruited Sully as a pitcher but mentioned that his new recruit also has a chance to play the outfield.

Smith guided the Hoosiers to a 30-25 record overall this spring, including 11-13 for seventh place in the Big Ten and has a career record of 132-153 in six seasons.

Walker last pitched for the Hoosiers as a freshman, making 10 starts in 19 appearances and going 3-4 with a 6.27 ERA in 60 1/3 innings.

Just as he has experienced the last few years, Sully’s summer has been stacked with a daily routine of football in the morning and baseball in the afternoon.

Although his future is in check at IU, Sully still plans on being a big part of coach Mike Noll’s football team this fall and contribute as a wide receiver.

But just like Harrison, who starred at soccer and baseball and kicked for the football team, Sully knew he’d have to drop a sport by the time his prep career comes to an end.

“I love baseball the most for sure,” Sully said. “I’ve been playing baseball since I was really little starting with T-Ball at Roosevelt Park. I just have more fun playing it, but I love football, too.

“I’m for sure sticking with football (this season). It helps me compete a lot more and it helps me in the game of baseball to stay aggressive and just competing.”

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Glenbrook South makes too-quick exit from playoffs

June 2, 2011 By

(Glenview Announcements) Glenbrook South head coach Bob Rosinski gave his team a few days to reflect on a memorable season after the Titans were upset 8-2 by Loyola in Saturday’s Class 4A Notre Dame Regional final.

“It ended prematurely and the coaches haven’t talked to the kids yet,” Rosinski said Tuesday afternoon. “We let the kids have the weekend. It’s hard at the end of the season to listen to what everybody has to say. We’ll meet (Wednesday) and see where we’re at.

“It was a successful season, for sure. We won a lot of games, got better. But it’s a premature end to the season when you lose so early.”

The Titans went 25-8, won the outright CSL South title — the program’s first since 1999 — and had the conference player of the year in pitcher Luke Harrison, who is bound for Indiana.

Even the postseason seemed to be shaping up well for GBS as No. 10 Loyola upset No. 6 Notre Dame in the Friday’s Notre Dame Regional semifinal.

A victory over the Ramblers (17-18) would have sent the Titans back home for this week’s sectional. Glenbrook South also had Harrison rested for a trip to the mound.

But Loyola’s record and seed were misleading. The team had gotten off to a poor start and played in Chicago Catholic League, one of the state’s best conferences for baseball. The Ramblers were playing their best ball at the right time.

On Saturday in Niles, the Titans had little answer for Ramblers’ sophomore lefty Danny Rafferty, who went the distance, giving up six hits, two runs and striking out 13.

“(Rafferty) threw a great game,” Rosinski said. “He threw three pitches for strikes and kept us off-balance. We didn’t have very good at-bats at all. He’s a real good pitcher.”

Harrison, meanwhile, threw a solid game for GBS, striking out 10. However, he allowed a couple of key two-out hits.

The contest was tied 1-1 into the fifth, when Loyola senior second baseman Max Hogan belted a three-run homer. Hogan later knocked in two more with a double.

Glenbrook South scored its first run on an RBI single by senior Chris Szafranksi. Sophomore Sam Koloms got the other RBI when he drew a bases-loaded walk.

The Titans will lose Harrison but return the core of the team for next season. Glenbrook South’s top three pitchers, juniors Sully Stadler and Josiah Carlson and Koloms, will be back. First baseman Zach Jones, outfielder George Stellas and middle infielder Mike Reinisch all were juniors.

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Szafranski, Titans itching for rematch

May 26, 2011 By

(Glenview Announcements) If Chris Szafranski gets his way, Glenbrook North and Glenbrook South will settle this season’s series once and for all June 2.

After the two teams split two games during the regular season, the Spartans and Titans could meet in the sectional semifinals at Glenbrook South.

“I hope we get to play them again,” the Glenbrook South senior said after the Spartans beat the Titans 4-3 Thursday in the unofficial CSL championship game. “That would be the big win, and it would be very exciting.” Szafranski did his part last week by going 3-for-4 with a double. Glenbrook South coach Bob Rosinski gave one of its best players. Indiana-bound Luke Harrison, the day off.

“I think that game was more fun than anything else,” Szafranski said. “Neither one of us threw our No. 1s. We were trying to work out some kinks. It was fun even though we lost.”

The Titans squandered two leads and issued the game-winning hit with two outs in the bottom of the sixth.

They entered the playoffs 23-7 after capturing their first CSL South championship since 1999. Both the Titans and Spartans finished 14-2 in league play.

“I am really happy with the season,” said Szafranski, who joined the varsity as a junior. “I hope the juniors and sophomores realize how good this team is and to cherish the moments. It’s been an awesome year.”

Much of the team’s success can be traced to its pitching staff. Sam Koloms, Sully Stadler, Josiah Carlson and Harrison ranks among the best four-man rotations in the Chicago area.

“That keeps us in every game,” Szafranski said. “If we just get some runs here and there, we usually win games. We got to be ready to go, though. We need a good start to the playoffs.”

Glenbrook South, the No. 3 seed at its own sectional, starts the state tournament Wednesday at the Notre Dame Regional. The Titans last won consecutive regional titles 2004-2006.

“Last year we had a great run,” said Szafranski, who was part of the regional title. “We were right there for another championship. We have some of the same talent, and we maybe are even better.”

 

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Harrison Picks Baseball and Indiana

May 12, 2011 By

(Glenview Announcements) Luke Harrison is such a good athlete that the Glenbrook South senior had his choice of playing either soccer or baseball in college.

Harrison’s first choice was to play soccer for DePauw, but he waited for some other schools to check in before he made his decision. His patience was rewarded when Indiana offered a baseball scholarship to the 6-foot-4, 205-pound pitcher.

“I really didn’t know,” said Harrison, who also plays shortstop for the Titans. “But a Division I offer was the best thing. I wanted to be happy wherever I want, and I dreamed of playing in the Big Ten. I also applied to Indiana, so it’s a school I wanted to go to because of its academics.”

Harrison is one of the most unusual three-sport athletes to play in high school. In addition to soccer in the fall, he kicked for the football team. In the spring, he plays baseball.

“I always enjoyed soccer and baseball,” said Harrison, who occasionally had to field questions about why he didn’t play football.

Harrison is enjoying his best season on the diamond this spring. After winning all five games last week, the Titans entered this week 20-5 overall and 10-1 in the CSL South. They were scheduled for doubleheaders with Niles West and Niles North this week.

“We had a solid team last year, but we had only one solid starting pitcher,” said Harrison, who was part of last season’s regional championship, the program’s second since 2008. “This year we have four solid pitchers, and all are doing a great job. No one has a losing record.”

At Indiana, Harrison will join Glenbrook South graduate Walker Stadler, a sophomore pitcher for the Hoosiers. Stadler’s younger brother is a junior for the Titans.

“I don’t know him that much,” Harrison said of Walker. “But I did talk to him about the decision, about what it’s like there.”

 

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Titans Rally Past GBN With Clutch Hitting

May 4, 2011 By

(Glenview Patch) Standing at a mere 5-foot-9, Andy Dunk knows he doesn’t intimidate opposing pitchers when he steps into the batter’s box.

So when Dunk was called upon to pinch hit in the fifth inning with two outs and runners on second and third, the senior knew what was coming.

“I was thinking they were going to go fastball with the bottom of the order,” Dunk said. “I’m a small guy, they usually start me off with a fastball.”

Dunk got a fastball on the outside corner and lined a single into right field, scoring both runners to tie the game at 2-2 in the fifth inning. Glenbrook South (16-5, 7-1 CSL) would score three more in the sixth inning for a come-from-behind victory against rival Glenbrook North, 5-2.

“This is a big win. It’s a conference game so it’s a huge win,” Dunk said. “I went to school with a lot of those guys. It’s just a big win.”

Facing a Glenbrook North team that hadn’t lost any gams against Illinois opponents all season, the Titans looked flat at the start.

Shaky defense by the Titans led to two early runs for Glenbrook North. In the second inning, left fielder Chris Szafranksi originally broke back on a fly ball that fell in for a bloop single. That hit would result in Glenbrook North’s first run after a groundout and an RBI single.

Rightfielder George Stellas misplayed a line drive into a triple to open the third inning leading to the Spartans’ second run of the game.

Glenbrook South’s offense was stymied in the first four innings. Glenbrook North pitcher Sean Thomas set down 10 consecutive hitters going into the fifth inning.

But the Titans hitters showed a little more patience at the plate, resulting in a single and a hit batsmen to start the inning. Sam Koloms sacrificed the runners over and Cody Libman struck out to set up Dunk’s big hit.

“He’s an aggressive kid who always puts the ball in play and that’s a situation where you give a senior a chance to go in there and make something happen and he did,” Glenbrook South Coach Bob Rosinkski said.

After retiring Glenbrook North in the top of the sixth, the Titans offense picked up where they left off in the bottom half. George Stellas drew a four-pitch walk and was sacrificed over to second before Zach Jones delivered the go-ahead RBI double down the right field line. Luke Harrison followed with an infield single and Mike Reinisch hit a sac fly to give the Titans a two-run cushion. Glenbrook South scored its final run on a wild pitch.

Aside from the two early runs, pitcher Sam Koloms settled down and kept the Titans in the game. He scattered seven hits and had two strikeouts to earn the complete-game victory.

The Titans play their next two games against Waukegan, at home on Tuesday and on the road Thursday afternoon.

“We’ve got a good group of seniors who lead well, we have a good group of kids who do the right things,” Rosinkski said. “If you give us enough chances, we’re bound to get a couple hits and maybe something happens for us.”

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GBN, GBS baseball teams ready for Burger Battle

May 1, 2011 By

(CSLInsider.com) The Glenbrook North and Glenbrook South baseball teams are battling over bragging rights again but, this time, it’s not on the baseball diamond.

The baseball rivals are teaming up with Meatheads Burgers & Fries, 1036 Willow Road in Northbrook, for a Burger Battle to raise awareness of hunger in their communities while raising support for the Northfield Township Food Pantry.

Each team worked with Meatheads’ staff to create custom burgers that will be offered on the restaurant’s regular menu from May 1- June 15.

The public will determine the winning burger by voting on Meathead’s Facebook page or by purchasing the burgers at the restaurant from May 1-15.

To vote, go to facebook.com/meatheadsburgers and click “Like” under the Spartan Burger (Glenbrook North) or Titan Thunder (Glenbrook South).

The Spartan Burger features 1/3-pound angus beef, chili, American cheese, raw onions, bacon and lettuce.

The Titan Thunder features 1/3-pound angus beef, cheedar cheese, pepperjack cheese, bacon, buffalo ranch sauce, lettuce and fries on top.

Meatheads Burgers & Fries will contribute $250 to the Northfield Township Food Pantry in honor of the winning team as well as 10 percent of the proceeds from each Burger Battle burger purchased during the contest.

“Our Burger Battle shows how people can work together to help others, no matter who they are or where they come from”, GBS co-captain Chris Szafranski said.

Added GBN co-captain Brett Synek: “Burger Battle is a fun way to help our schools and community address a very serious problem.”

Each month, more than 1,500 area residents turn to the Northfield Township Food Pantry for perishable and non-perishable groceries, Northfield Township Food Pantry Coordinator Mary Lou Kratochwill said.

“We are extremely proud and fortunate that these young people are stepping up to help our neighbors in need and support our belief that hunger is unacceptable in our community,” Northfield Township Supervisor Jill Brickman said.

The Burger Battle is a good way for the baseball teams to serve their community.

“Asking our teams to get involved in the community is our Booster Club’s way of reminding athletes that life is a team sport,” GBS Titans Booster Club board member Rick Pullano said. “We’re very proud of the creative way Glenbrook South and Glenbrook North’s baseball programs are working together to help others. That’s the sweetest victory of all.”

Meatheads Burgers & Fries is involved in their communities through fund-raising programs (10 percent of purchases go to designated organizations), reading programs, motivational presentations for elementary school kids, Meathead of the Game program (awarding kids for determination, hustle, and hard work) and special projects, like Burger Battle.

Meatheads Burgers & Fries is located in the Willow Festival Shopping Center. Visit www.meatheadsburgers.com, on Twitter @meatheadsburger, and on Facebook at facebook.com/meatheadsburgers.

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