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ShepardOak Forest
Astros
4
Bengals
18

The Oak Forest (IL) varsity baseball team won Thursday's home conference game against Shepard (Palos Heights, IL) by a score of 18-4.

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Shepard12100--4--
Oak Forest14211---18--
Final score provided by R. Czarnecki.
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Game Stats

Shepard (22-23)

Oak Forest (22-23)

Shepard

Batting

#Athlete NameAvgPAABRHRBI2B3BHRGS
Team Totals.2382621454100
1Owen McGovern.00032001000
2Colin Berg.00032100000
3Josh Case1.00032021000
4Ty Urbauer.00033000000
6Paul Kladis.50032011000
7John DiFoggio.00022000000
9Matt Gilhooly00100000
11Mike Meneghini.00032200000
12Mike Radz.66733021100
20Brandon Keska.00033000000
Oak Forest

Batting

#Athlete NameAvgPAABRHRBI2B3BHRGS
Team Totals.5383626181416311
1Tyler Gentile (Sr).33343211000
2Billy Strelow (Sr).66733222000
3Trent Dian (Sr)1.00032222200
5M. De La Cruz (Sr).50042012000
6Joe Castaneda (Sr).00042100000
9Mateo Gamboa (Jr)1.00043433100
12Sean Sullivan (Jr).00011000000
13Josh Dawson (Jr)00100000
14Grant Fletcher (Jr)00100000
16Ryan Heitz (Jr).00022000000
20Logan Tokarz (Sr).33343112000
23Andrew Lucas (Jr)1.00042224011
25Jacob Houlihan (Sr)1.00022120000
27/0Nathan Powers (Jr)00100000
28/24JJ O'Connell (Jr).00011000000
Shepard

#Athlete NameSFSH/BBBKHBPROEFCLOBOBPSLGOPS
Team Totals10460207.346.285.632
1Owen McGovern10000002.000.000.000
2Colin Berg00110003.333.000.333
3Josh Case001000001.0001.0002.000
4Ty Urbauer00020002.000.000.000
6Paul Kladis00100100.667.5001.167
7John DiFoggio00000002.000.000.000
11Mike Meneghini00100100.333.000.333
12Mike Radz00010000.6671.0001.667
20Brandon Keska00020006.000.000.000
Oak Forest

#Athlete NameSFSH/BBBKHBPROEFCLOBOBPSLGOPS
Team Totals00921015.667.8461.513
1Tyler Gentile (Sr)00100003.500.333.833
2Billy Strelow (Sr)00000001.667.6661.334
3Trent Dian (Sr)001000001.0002.0003.000
5M. De La Cruz (Sr)00101001.750.5001.250
6Joe Castaneda (Sr)00200013.500.000.500
9Mateo Gamboa (Jr)001000001.0001.3332.333
12Sean Sullivan (Jr)00000001.000.000.000
16Ryan Heitz (Jr)00010003.000.000.000
20Logan Tokarz (Sr)00100002.500.333.833
23Andrew Lucas (Jr)002000001.0003.5004.500
25Jacob Houlihan (Sr)000000001.0001.0002.000
28/24JJ O'Connell (Jr)00010001.000.000.000
Shepard

Baserunning

#Athlete NameSBSBA
Team Totals1
6Paul Kladis1
Oak Forest

Baserunning

#Athlete NameSBSBA
Team Totals6
1Tyler Gentile (Sr)1
6Joe Castaneda (Sr)1
9Mateo Gamboa (Jr)2
23Andrew Lucas (Jr)2
Shepard

Fielding

#Athlete NameFPTCPOAEDPTPPBSBASBCSCS%
Team Totals.8671512120
1Owen McGovern1.00033000
2Colin Berg1.00022000
3Josh Case1.00021100
7John DiFoggio.66732010
11Mike Meneghini1.00011000
17Nathan Bucio1.00011000
20Brandon Keska.66732010
Oak Forest

Fielding

#Athlete NameFPTCPOAEDPTPPBSBASBCSCS%
Team Totals.8891815120
1Tyler Gentile (Sr)1.00022000
2Billy Strelow (Sr).00010010
3Trent Dian (Sr)1.00011000
5M. De La Cruz (Sr)1.00044000
6Joe Castaneda (Sr).00010010
9Mateo Gamboa (Jr)1.00011000
10Hunter Johnson (Jr)1.00011000
16Ryan Heitz (Jr)1.00010100
20Logan Tokarz (Sr)1.00022000
23Andrew Lucas (Jr)1.00022000
29Adam Bartuzi (Jr)1.00022000
Shepard

Pitching

#Athlete NameERAWLW%APPGSCGSOSVNHPG
Team Totals29.7501.00010
12Mike Radz17.5001.00010
17Nathan Bucio7.000010
21Mike Gory147.000010
22AJ Radz42.000010
Oak Forest

Pitching

#Athlete NameERAWLW%APPGSCGSOSVNHPG
Team Totals4.20101.00010
16Ryan Heitz (Jr)6.300010
25Jacob Houlihan (Sr)0.00101.00010
Shepard

#Athlete NameIPHRERBBK2B3BHRBFAB
Team Totals41418179213626
12Mike Radz2255510148
17Nathan Bucio122110065
21Mike Gory.157720186
22AJ Radz.254411087
Oak Forest

#Athlete NameIPHRERBBK2B3BHRBFAB
Team Totals55434602622
16Ryan Heitz (Jr)3.15434402117
25Jacob Houlihan (Sr)1.200002055
Shepard

#Athlete NameOBAOBPWPHBPSFSH/B#PBKPOSB
Team Totals.538.66711128005
12Mike Radz.250.5710154002
17Nathan Bucio.400.5000019001
21Mike Gory.833.8751029002
22AJ Radz.714.7500026000
Oak Forest

#Athlete NameOBAOBPWPHBPSFSH/B#PBKPOSB
Team Totals.227.34600112001
16Ryan Heitz (Jr).294.4290091001
25Jacob Houlihan (Sr).000.0000021000
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Game Story

Illinois High School Baseball - Oak Forest wallops Shepard

April 13, 2023: Oak Forest, IL 60452

Spectators at Thursday's league battle between the Oak Forest Bengals (Oak Forest, IL) and the visiting Shepard Astros (Palos Heights, IL), saw Oak Forest's baseball squad knock off Shepard by a count of 18-4.

Coming up next, the Bengals play the Lincoln Park Lions (Chicago, IL) in a non-league battle, on Saturday, April 15. Oak Forest will attempt to move on its 8-2 season record. The Lions enter the battle with a 5-7 record after their 6-1 league loss to Taft (Chicago, IL).

The Astros now possess a 4-7 record. They take the field next when they travel to Plainfield Central for a non-league battle on Saturday, April 15. Shepard will play a Wildcats squad coming off a 10-6 non-league win over West Aurora (Aurora, IL). The Wildcats record now stands at 12-5.

Rankings & Records

Shepard (22-23)

ILClass
374128
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %RFRA
10-247-126-114-13.294.368177269

Oak Forest (22-23)

ILClass
13731
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %RFRA
25-1116-39-511-55-1.694.842292124

Team Scoring Averages

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Shepard		1.2.71.11.0.61.1.65.29.32.0
Oak Forest		1.81.41.01.51.01.2.98.19.01.3

Team Stat Comparison

ShepardOak Forest
.248Batting Average.324
.397On Base Percentage.443
.316Slugging Percentage.468
.885Fielding Percentage.931
.200Win Loss Percentage.833

Team Leaders

ShepardOak ForestNational Avg.
#17 Nathan Bucio1.000Batting Average#13 Josh Dawson.714.243
#17 Nathan Bucio1.000On Base Percentage#13 Josh Dawson.750.375
#17 Nathan Bucio1.000Slugging Percentage#21 Andrew Dawson.750.307
#22 AJ Radz1.000Fielding Percentage#10 Hunter Johnson1.000.861
#17 Nathan Bucio1.000Win Loss Percentage#10 Hunter Johnson1.000.543

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Shepard7-14Oak Forest17-5
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
4/3/23ShepardBlue Island Eisenhower(W) 13-25/18/23Blue Island EisenhowerOak Forest(W) 12-2
4/4/23Blue Island EisenhowerShepard(W) 3-2
4/10/23RichardsShepard(L) 12-94/6/23Oak ForestRichards(W) 7-3
4/11/23ShepardRichards(L) 9-5
4/18/23Oak LawnShepard(L) 11-05/4/23Oak LawnOak Forest(W) 14-4
4/19/23ShepardOak Lawn(L) 1-0
4/20/23LemontShepard(L) 8-24/10/23LemontOak Forest(L) 11-1
4/11/23Oak ForestLemont(L) 4-0
4/25/23HillcrestShepard(W) 7-34/18/23Oak ForestHillcrest(W) 23-0
4/19/23HillcrestOak Forest(W) 11-0
4/27/23ShepardThornton Fractional South(L) 11-65/8/23Thornton Fractional SouthOak Forest(L) 8-4
5/9/23Oak ForestThornton Fractional South(W) 11-9
5/2/23ShepardReavis(L) 4-14/27/23Oak ForestReavis(W) 5-0
5/3/23ReavisShepard(L) 9-05/13/23Oak ForestReavis(W) 4-2
5/4/23ShepardThornton Fractional North(W) 21-64/24/23Thornton Fractional NorthOak Forest(W) 17-0
4/24/23Oak ForestThornton Fractional North(W) 9-1
5/5/23ShepardMarian Catholic(L) 11-15/11/23Marian CatholicOak Forest(L) 6-2
5/8/23ShepardArgo(W) 16-105/19/23ArgoOak Forest(W) 12-0
5/9/23ArgoShepard(W) 11-0
5/10/23Lincoln-Way WestShepard(L) 6-04/22/23Oak ForestLincoln-Way West(L) 7-5
5/23/23ShepardLincoln-Way West(L) 10-2
5/11/23BremenShepard(W) 8-15/2/23Oak ForestBremen(W) 18-0
5/3/23BremenOak Forest(W) 3-2
5/15/23Evergreen ParkShepard(L) 9-14/20/23Oak ForestEvergreen Park(W) 9-3
5/16/23ShepardEvergreen Park(L) 4-25/27/23Oak ForestEvergreen Park(W) 2-0
5/18/23Tinley ParkShepard(L) 9-14/8/23Tinley ParkOak Forest(W) 14-4
5/6/23Oak ForestTinley Park(W) 6-5

Record Breakdown

Shepard (22-23)

Oak Forest (22-23)
10-24
Overall
25-11
7-12
League
16-3
3-11
Non-League
3-7
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
7-14
Common Opponent
17-5
6-11
Home
9-5
4-13
Away
11-5
0-0
Neutral
5-1
0-1
Playoff
2-1
10-24
In-State
20-11
0-0
Out-of-State
5-0