WILL COUNTY CRACKERJACKS 2012 GAMEDAY BASEBALL NOTES

Produced by Will County CrackerJacks Media Relations Contact: Mike Garabedian --- (815) 704-2255 email: mike@crackerjacksbaseball.com website: www.crackerjacksbaseball.com Information 2012 Will County CrackerJacks Media Relations

TONIGHTS GAME

Will County CrackerJacks (3-1) at DeKalb County Liners (4-2)

June 9, 2012 7:05 p.m. Sycamore, Ill. GAMEDAY NEWS AND NOTES

GAME

2012 SCHEDULE
June 1 June 2 June 3 June 6 June 8 June 9 June 10 June 11 June 12 June 14 June 15 June 16 June 17 June 19 June 20 June 21 June 22 June 23 June 24 June 26 June 27 June 28 June 29 June 29 June 30 July 2 July 3 July 4 July 5 July 6 July 7 July 8 July 9 July 11 July 13 July 15 July 16 July 17 July 18 July 19 July 20 July 21 July 22 July 25 July 26 July 27 July 28 July 29 July 31 Aug. 1-2 Aug. 3-5
Date Opponent

Just Score More Than the Other Guys: The Will County CrackerJacks enter tonights game against the DeKalb Liners averaging eight runs per game (32 runs in four games). Although their team ERA is 5.13, the team has still won three out of its first four games and are percentage points ahead of the Northwest Indiana Oilmen for first place in the MCL South Division. We Meet Again: The DeKalb County Liners handed the Jacks their only loss of the season. On June 3 in Sycamore, the Liners scored twice in the bottom of the ninth inning to knock off the CrackerJacks 6-5. Powerball: Last night in Lisle, Ill., the CrackerJacks used starter Matt Borens and reliever Jack Rogalla on the mound against the DuPage Hounds. In the 8-5 win, Borens threw 147 pitches in eight innings, allowed just three earned runs and struck out eight batters. Rogalla picked up the save in the ninth inning, throwing 11 pitches (nine strikes), tallying two strikeouts and posting a clean 1-2-3 inning to shut the door on the CrackerJacks third win of the young 2012 season. Leftys Right: CrackerJacks southpaw Carter Smith will make his first start of the season tonight in Sycamore. Smith, a product of Tennessee-Martin and a native of St. Louis, Mo., has appeared in only one other game for Will County in 2012. On June 2 against DuPage, Smith threw 0.2 innings and picked up the save the Will Countys 6-5 Opening Night win over the Hounds. New Kids on the Block: CrackerJacks infielder Case Munson and utility man Derek Brown joined the club yesterday. Brown picked up an RBI single in the sixth inning of last nights game to tie the game 5-5 at the time.

at Southland PPD at DuPage W, 6-5 at DeKalb L, 6-5 at Northwest Indiana W, 12-9 at DuPage W, 8-5 at DeKalb 7:05 p.m. at DuPage 5 p.m. at DeKalb 7:05 p.m. at Chicago 5 p.m. at Northwest Indiana 7:10 p.m. DuPage 7 p.m. Chicago 7 p.m. Southland 2 p.m. Illinois 7 p.m. at Rockford 7 p.m. Chicago 7 p.m. at Chicago 5 p.m. at Chicago 5 p.m. at DuPage 5 p.m. at DeKalb 7:05 p.m. at Northwest Indiana 7:10 p.m. at Illinois 5 p.m. Southland 11 a.m. United States Military All-Stars (Exhibition) 7 p.m. DuPage 7 p.m. Rockford 7 p.m. DeKalb 7 p.m. Illinois 4 p.m. Rockford 7 p.m. at Southland 7:10 p.m. at Rockford 7 p.m. Southland 2 p.m. at Illinois 5 p.m. 2012 MCL All-Star Game (Lisle, Ill.) 7 p.m. Southland 7 p.m. Southland 2 p.m. DeKalb 7 p.m. Northwest Indiana 7 p.m. at Southland 7:10 p.m. Illinois 7 p.m. DuPage 7 p.m. Rockford 7 p.m. Illinois 2 p.m. at Southland 7:10 p.m. at Northwest Indiana 7:10 p.m. DuPage 7 p.m. Northwest Indiana 7 p.m. Southland 2 p.m. MCL Playoffs (Semifinals) TBD MCL Playoffs (Semifinals) TBD MCL Playoffs (Championship) TBD

Time/Result

MIDWEST COLLEGIATE LEAGUE STANDINGS

North Division DeKalb County Liners DuPage County Hounds Rockford Foresters* Chicago Zephyrs South Division Will County CrackerJacks Northwest Indiana Oilmen Illinois Lincolns Southland Vikings*
*Late Game

W 4 3 2 2 W 3 5 2 1

L 2 3 3 4 L 1 2 3 4

PCT 0.667 0.500 0.400 0.333 PCT 0.750 0.714 0.400 0.200

GB 1 1.5 2 GB .5 1.5 2.5

STREAK 1W 1L 1L 1L STREAK 2W 2W 1L 4L

LAST 10 4-2 3-3 2-3 2-4 LAST 10 3-1 5-2 2-3 1-4

CRACKERJACKS PROBABLE STARTERS

# 5 25 19 9 11 4 30 14 7 Player Andrew Johnson Derek Brown Michael Vilardo Daniel Nevares Landon Lucansky Mitch Elliott Jake Thomas Scott Hull Shaun McGraw Pos. C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DH B/T R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/L R/R Ht. 5-11 6-1 6-1 5-10 5-11 5-11 5-9 6-0 5-11 Wt. 180 200 190 180 183 180 162 195 190 Hometown Bartlett, Ill. Woodstock, Ill. Cary, Ill. Toa Alta, Puerto Rico Leawood, Kan. Germantown Hills, Ill. Litchfield, Ohio Bartlesville, Okla. Brewerton, N.Y. College Army George Washington Pennsylvania Binghamton Missouri Xavier Bowling Green Oklahoma State Binghamton

CRACKERJACKS PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER

# 35
Player Smith, C

Player Carter Smith

G 1 GS 0 0

Pos. LHP
CG IP 0.2

B/T L/L
H 0 R 0

Ht. 6-3
ER 0

Wt. 200
BB 0 0

Hometown St. Louis, Mo.

SO W 0 L 0 SV 1 2B 0 0

College UT-Martin
3B ERA 0.00

Will County CrackerJacks Statistics

Pitching Statistics (sorted by IP) Player G GS Borens, M 2 1 Oczypok, M 1 1 Gullo, B 1 1 Spracklin, A 1 1 Rogalla, J 2 0 Potts, D 1 0 Pomeroy, K 2 0 Smith, C 1 0 Grindstaff, M 1 0 Totals 12 4 Expanded Pitching Statistics Player ERA SHO Smith, C 0.00 0 Borens, M 2.38 0 Potts, D 3.38 0 Gullo, B 3.60 0 Spracklin, A 3.86 0 Oczypok, M 5.40 0 Rogalla, J 6.23 0 Pomeroy, K 13.50 0 Grindstaff, M 108.00 0 Totals 5.13 0 HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 AB 19 16 15 15 15 14 13 12 12 10 8 4 2 2 157 CG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IP 11.1 5.0 5.0 4.2 4.1 2.2 1.1 0.2 0.1 35.1 BAA .000 .271 .417 .316 .200 .318 .278 .200 .667 .284 R 8 5 2 2 6 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 31 H 13 7 6 3 5 5 1 0 2 42 WP 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 6 H 7 4 7 5 7 4 4 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 49 OBP .750 .667 .571 .500 .455 .375 .385 .375 .333 .400 .250 .375 .125 .182 .405 R 6 3 2 3 4 1 2 0 4 25 HBP 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 4 2B 1 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 ER 3 3 2 2 3 1 2 0 4 20 WHIP 0 1.64 3 2.6 1.5 1.8 1.5 1 0 1.82 3B 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 BB 5 2 7 3 1 1 0 0 3 22 SO 10 1 1 4 6 2 1 0 1 26 W 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 L 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 SV 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2B 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BIPA 0 .302 .385 .222 .176 .292 .308 .167 .333 ERA 2.38 5.40 3.60 3.86 6.23 3.38 13.50 0.00 108.00 5.13 K/9 0 7.941 6.75 1.8 7.714 1.8 12.462 6.75 27 ERC -.56 4.209 10.213 8.645 2.674 6.279 5.095 7.284 344.569 FPS% 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0

Sabermetric Pitching Statistics Player ERA PFR Smith, C 0.00 0 Borens, M 2.38 1.324 Potts, D 3.38 1.125 Gullo, B 3.60 1.6 Spracklin, A 3.86 1.5 Oczypok, M 5.40 .6 Rogalla, J 6.23 1.615 Pomeroy, K 13.50 .75 Grindstaff, M 108.00 12 Totals 5.13 RBI 0 1 4 4 7 1 4 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 27 BB 3 3 1 1 4 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 23 HBP 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 SO 0 2 4 2 1 1 1 1 7 3 3 2 0 0 27 SF 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 BB/PA .5 .333 .19 .063 .136 .063 .077 .063 .067 .15 0 .25 0 .091

Batting Statistics (Sorted by AB) Player P AVG G Vilardo, M SS .368 4 Thomas, J OF .250 4 Elliott, M OF .467 3 McGraw, S OF .333 3 Nevares, D 2B .467 4 Hull, S 1B .286 3 Lucansky, L 3B .308 3 Menken, J OF .167 3 Hammer, S OF .333 3 DeJong, P C .100 2 Brown, J C .125 3 Martin, H IF .250 2 Brown, D IF .500 1 Jameson, P IF .500 1 Totals .312 4 Expanded Batting Statistics Player P AVG Jameson, P IF .500 Brown, D IF .500 Nevares, D 2B .467 Elliott, M OF .467 Vilardo, M SS .368 McGraw, S OF .333 Hammer, S OF .333 Lucansky, L 3B .308 Hull, S 1B .286 Thomas, J OF .250 Martin, H IF .250 Menken, J OF .167 Brown, J C .125 DeJong, P C .100 Totals .312

SH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SB 7 1 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18

CS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 SECA 1 0 .667 .533 .579 .2 .167 .077 .214 .25 0 .667 0 .2

DP 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 ISOP 0 0 .333 .2 .053 .067 .083 0 0 .063 0 .25 0 .1

E 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 9 RC .75 .667 6.947 5 3.636 2.25 1.923 1.429 1.333 1.842 .25 1.875 .125 .364

OPS 1.25 1.167 1.371 1.167 .876 .775 .802 .683 .619 .713 .5 .792 .25 .382 1.022

SLG .500 .500 .800 .667 .421 .400 .417 .308 .286 .313 .250 .417 .125 .200 .414

Sabermetric Batting Statistics Player P AVG AB/HR Jameson, P IF .500 0 Brown, D IF .500 0 Nevares, D 2B .467 0 Elliott, M OF .467 0 Vilardo, M SS .368 0 McGraw, S OF .333 0 Hammer, S OF .333 0 Lucansky, L 3B .308 0 Hull, S 1B .286 0 Thomas, J OF .250 0 Martin, H IF .250 0 Menken, J OF .167 12 Brown, J C .125 0 DeJong, P C .100 0 Totals .312

BB/K 0 0 4 .25 0 .5 .143 1 1 1.5 0 4 0 .333

DeKalb County Liners Statistics

Pitching Statistics (sorted by IP) Player G GS Provence, D 2 2 Funke, T 1 1 Strecker, Z 2 2 Justice, B 3 0 Harrison, L 2 1 Taccona, M 1 0 Gault, J 2 0 Burney, J 1 0 Lockwood, E 1 0 Totals 15 6 Expanded Pitching Statistics Player ERA SHO Burney, J 0.00 0 Lockwood, E 0.00 0 Gault, J 0.00 0 Strecker, Z 1.13 0 Taccona, M 2.25 0 Harrison, L 2.84 0 Funke, T 3.00 0 Justice, B 4.70 0 Provence, D 6.17 0 Totals 3.23 0 HR 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 AB 21 20 20 19 19 18 18 15 14 12 12 11 8 207 CG 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 IP 11.2 9.0 8.0 7.2 6.1 4.0 3.1 2.0 1.0 53 BAA .125 .000 .083 .172 .154 .286 .250 .344 .195 .220 R 3 4 8 3 7 2 2 6 2 3 2 0 2 44 H 8 9 5 11 8 2 1 1 0 45 WP 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 7 H 5 5 3 4 9 4 6 5 6 3 4 2 3 59 R 8 6 1 6 4 3 1 0 0 29 HBP 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 7 2B 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 7 ER 8 3 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 19 WHIP 1 0 .33 .88 1.5 1.5 1.22 2.57 1.82 1.40 3B 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 HR 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 BB 12 2 2 7 1 4 0 1 0 29 SO 10 4 7 6 6 0 4 1 2 40 W 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2B 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 BIPA .125 0 .111 .192 .095 .318 .243 .324 .186 ERA 6.17 3.00 1.13 4.70 2.84 2.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.23 K/9 4.5 18 10.8 7.875 0 8.526 4 7.043 7.714 ERC 1.117 -.56 .189 1.841 4.475 4.907 2.96 10.467 4.187 FPS% 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 E 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 11

Sabermetric Pitching Statistics Player ERA PFR Burney, J 0.00 1 Lockwood, E 0.00 2 Gault, J 0.00 1.2 Strecker, Z 1.13 1.125 Taccona, M 2.25 1 Harrison, L 2.84 1.105 Funke, T 3.00 .667 Justice, B 4.70 1.696 Provence, D 6.17 1.886 Totals 3.23 RBI 1 6 7 1 6 4 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 34 BB 6 2 6 4 2 4 1 4 1 1 2 1 3 37 HBP 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 SO 3 2 2 5 5 3 5 3 2 1 3 3 2 39 SF 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Batting Statistics (Sorted by AB) Player P AVG G Wallace, B 3B .238 6 Venditti, C OF .250 5 Burney, J 1B .150 6 Estevez, B SS .211 6 Turner, B 2B .474 5 Duckworth, M OF .222 5 Abbott, J OF .333 4 Dennehey, C OF .333 5 Taylor, D OF .429 4 Risdon, M C .250 3 Foulk, A C .333 3 Tomany, J IF .182 3 Colosimo, A 1B .375 3 Totals .285 6

SH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

SB 0 0 1 1 6 1 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 17

CS 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4

DP 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8

Expanded Batting Statistics Player P AVG Turner, B 2B .474 Taylor, D OF .429 Colosimo, A 1B .375 Foulk, A C .333 Dennehey, C OF .333 Abbott, J OF .333 Risdon, M C .250 Venditti, C OF .250 Wallace, B 3B .238 Duckworth, M OF .222 Estevez, B SS .211 Tomany, J IF .182 Burney, J 1B .150 Totals .285

OPS 1.174 .967 .958 .762 .874 .739 .69 .904 .667 .753 .559 .432 .993 1.012

SLG .632 .500 .375 .333 .400 .389 .333 .600 .238 .389 .211 .182 .600 .411

OBP .542 .467 .583 .429 .474 .350 .357 .304 .429 .364 .348 .250 .393 .406

Sabermetric Batting Statistics Player P AVG AB/HR Turner, B 2B .474 0 Taylor, D OF .429 0 Colosimo, A 1B .375 0 Foulk, A C .333 0 Dennehey, C OF .333 0 Abbott, J OF .333 0 Risdon, M C .250 0 Venditti, C OF .250 10 Wallace, B 3B .238 0 Duckworth, M OF .222 0 Estevez, B SS .211 0 Tomany, J IF .182 0 Burney, J 1B .150 6.667 Totals .285

BB/PA .083 .067 .25 .143 .211 .05 .071 .087 .214 .182 .174 .077 .214

BB/K .4 .5 1.5 .667 1.333 .2 1 1 2 1.333 .8 .333 3

SECA .526 .143 .375 .417 .467 .222 .167 .45 .286 .444 .158 .091 .8

ISOP .158 .071 0 0 .067 .056 .083 .35 0 .167 0 0 .45

RC 6.286 3.267 1.636 1.714 2.842 2.579 1.231 3.818 2.037 2.545 1.391 .5 4.154

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No. 17 24 25 26 27 32 35 36 25 8 9 11 19 23 34 4 7 13 14 18 30 5 10 16 Name Michael Oczypok Kyle Pomeroy Adam Spracklin Ben Gullo Jack Rogalla Mike Grindstaff Carter Smith Matt Borens Dalton Potts Kyle Dowdy Derek Brown Hayden Martin Daniel Nevares Landon Lucansky Michael Vilardo Patrick Jameson Case Munson Jacob OBrien Mitch Elliott Shaun McGraw Sam Hammer Scott Hull John Menken Jacob Thomas Andrew Johnson Paul DeJong Jesse Brown Pos RHP RHP LHP RHP RHP RHP LHP RHP LHP RHP Util. IF IF IF IF IF IF IF/OF OF OF OF OF OF OF C C C B/T L/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/L R/R L/L R/R L/L L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/L R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R Ht. 6-4 6-1 6-0 6-4 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-8 5-11 6-1 6-1 5-10 5-10 5-11 6-1 6-1 5-11 6-0 5-11 5-11 6-2 5-11 6-2 5-9 5-11 5-11 6-0 Wt. 225 200 170 215 190 195 200 185 175 220 200 165 180 183 190 210 183 200 180 190 215 195 195 162 180 175 195 College University of Alabama Long Island University UNC-Asheville Eastern Kentucky University Binghamton University Northern Illinois University Univ. of Tennessee-Martin Eastern Illinois University Univ. of Tennessee-Martin University of Hawaii George Washington University Oral Roberts University Binghamton University University of Missouri University of Pennsylvania University of Southern California University of Missouri Oral Roberts University Xavier University Binghamton University UW-Milwaukee Oklahoma State University Southern Illinois University Bowling Green State University Army Illinois State University Long Island University Hometown Royersford, Pa. La Crescenta, Calif. Farmington, Conn. Lake Zurich, Ill. Oak Park, Ill. Joliet, Ill. St. Louis, Mo. Monee, Ill. Greenfield, Tenn. Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. Woodstock, Ill. Murphy, Texas Toa Alta, Puerto Rico Leawood, Kan. Cary, Ill. Tarzana, Calif. St. Charles, Mo. Tulsa, Okla. Germantown Hills, Ill. Brewerton, N.Y. Milwaukee, Wis. Bartlesville, Okla. Bartlett, Ill. Litchfield, Ohio Elmhurst, Ill. Antioch, Ill. Indianapolis, Ind.

Vern Hasty Bob Dernier Mike Vucsko

Manager Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach ROSTER BREAKDOWN PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Michael Oczypok.............................................OZEE-pok Daniel Nevares..............................................neh-VAR-es Paul DeJong.....................................................de-YONG John Menken....................................................MAYN-kin Landon Lucansky........................LAN-den lou-CAN-skee

Illinois..............................10 Tennessee............,............1 California...........................3 Texas.................................1 Oklahoma..........................2 Puerto Rico........................1 Missouri.............................2 New York............................1 Pennsylvania.....................1 Indiana..............................1 Kansas..............................1 Connecticut.......................1 Wisconsin..........................1 Ohio.................................1

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No. 89 12 18 21 90 22 20 9 13 6 5 10 74 4 7 11 15 27 1 24 14 2 3 73 Name David Deliz John Gault Luke Harrison Drew Provence Cody Simon Zach Strecker Mike Taccona Brody Justice Tanner Funke Joey Burney Anthony Colosimo Brian Estevez Eric Lockwood Jared Tomany Brent Turner Beau Wallace Justin Abbott Charlie Dennehey Markus Duckworth Demetre Taylor Christian Vandetti Matt Risdon Anthony Foulk Michael Zavala Pos RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP LHP LHP IF IF IF IF IF IF IF OF OF OF OF OF C C C Manager B/T R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/L L/L R/R L/L R/R L/R R/R L/L S/R L/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R Ht. 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-4 Wt. 205 200 210 190 210 200 College Wright State University Hinds Community College Indiana University North Greenville University Wright State University University of Kentucky Benedictine University Paris (TX) Community College Old Dominion University Harper Community College University of Hartford Pacific University Kishwaukee College Western Illinois University Hinds Community College Georgetown University Blackhawk Community College North Greenville University Eastern Illinois University Georgetown University Kishwaukee College North Greenville University Rutgers University Hometown Cleveland, Ohio Shreveport, La. Glenview, Ill. Fayetteville, Ga. Berlin Heights, Ohio Louisville, Ky.

6-2 5-11 5-9 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-5 5-10 6-4 6-0 5-8 5-8 6-2

210 180 175 190 190 185 195 180 215 180 240 185 190 170 205

Gloucester, Va. Lake Forest, Ill. Riveredge, N.J. Broomfield, Colo. Bryant, Wis. Normal, Ill. Vicksburg, Miss. Raleigh, N.C. Morrison, Ill. Belmont, N.C. Tampa, Fla. Newtonville, Mass. Mundelein, Ill. Sycamore, Ill. Randolph, N.J.

Mike Siwiec