2013 S e a s o n

For a team that went from fourth place in 2012 to a Championship Series in 2013 was the most striking part of it, was how quickly it all came together.

There was a new left fielder in rookie sensation Austin Ward who created a winning atmosphere from the first day. And with free-agent pickups — from infielders Matt Tincher and Bert Ramirez to pitchers Jose Silva and James Creekmore — all played for winning outfits in 2012 and brought that mentality with them to the 2013 What? Softball squads. As for many who were returning — from Ralph Lozano to Joe Yonke to Clark Collins. That’s not to say Lozano numbers weren’t impressive (.629/.657/1.241) with 56 home runs and 202 RBI in 81 games—but Ralph Lozano is someone you have to watch on a daily basis to get an idea of how valuable he truly is.

Summer League Standing

The What? Softball squad fought and toughed their way through five games to get to the Pioneer Bowl Wisconsin tournament championship game. The magic ride didn’t end until the What? squad took their fans and all of Lake County back to the ultimate joy: A Tournament championship.

After narrowly missing out on a title in 2012, the What? squad took care of business in five games this time, launching another breathtaking rally to tie the Bull Winkles in game four and then disposing of them with a eight-run outburst in the 3rd inning that was help with Economos Three-Run Home Run to secure a 8-2 win in Game 5 on Saturday night at Pioneer Bowl Field, B’, grabbing their first Tournament championship since 2012.

Summer Roster

Pitchers	Catchers	Infielders	Outfielders	Utility Players
James Creekmore	Brian Williams	Brandon Tengler	Aaron Archibald	Bert Ramirez
Jordan Lindemann	Bubba Ahern	Clark Collins	Andy Olson	Donny Crunkilton
Jose Silva	Cal Haley	Evan Berliner	Austin Ward	Jake Economos
Matt Dulaney	Derek Hansen	Matt Hermsen	Bradley Daniel	Keith Kauppi
Mike Martinez	Juan Cisneros	Matt Spiad	Joe Yonke	Matt Cross
Ralph Lozano	Kevin Keefe	Matt Tincher	Kyle Risinger	Nick Boyer
	Rich Wolfer	Max Dowd	Luke Mueller	Pat Temaner
		Nick Baron	Matt Berliner	Russell Shoumake
		Nolan Sordyl	Matt Boley	Ryan Vanderwarker
		Ray Quinones	Mike Gould	Will Vandergrift
		Ryan Siembal	Thomas Wolfer

Upper Squad Summer Stats

Player	Poss	G	P.A.	A.B.	Runs	O.B.	Hits	1B	2B	3B	HR	OPS	RBI	BB	AVG	RE
Matt Dulaney	P	10	42	42	24	34	31	21	6	1	3	1.953	13	0	.738	3
Ralph Lozano	P	81	321	307	159	211	193	117	20	0	56	1.083	202	14	.629	4
Brian Williams	C	20	70	66	25	42	38	28	5	2	3	1.448	34	4	.576	0
Bubba Ahern	C	18	74	56	21	49	31	29	2	0	0	1.251	18	9	.544	0
Juan Cisneros	C	47	162	153	47	87	70	58	9	1	2	1.106	44	9	.458	8
Rich Wolfer	C	26	96	86	43	58	46	33	10	0	3	1.360	25	10	.535	2
Clark Collins	1B	56	209	189	86	141	120	75	17	3	25	1.828	100	25	.635	1
Ryan Vanderwarker	1B	42	150	133	59	93	75	53	7	1	14	1.567	60	17	.564	1
Matt Hersmen	2B	43	164	157	64	101	90	60	15	6	9	1.533	58	7	.573	4
Ray Quinones	3B	36	145	142	55	82	78	49	11	1	17	1.566	77	3	.549	1
Matt Tincher	SS	50	171	159	51	95	81	70	9	1	1	1.153	36	12	.509	2
Austin Ward	LF	45	187	158	79	115	85	73	7	3	2	1.273	35	29	.538	1
Joe Yonke	LC	33	138	124	73	96	81	50	11	3	17	1.898	69	14	.653	1
Aaron Archibald	RC	23	71	66	18	38	32	29	3	0	0	1.065	22	5	.485	1
Bert Ramirez	RF	23	78	72	30	42	33	26	4	2	1	1.149	28	6	.458	3

Lower Squad Summer Stats

Player	Poss	G	P.A.	A.B.	Runs	O.B.	Hits	1B	2B	3B	HR	OPS	RBI	BB	AVG	RE
James Creekmore	P	33	114	104	22	59	49	46	2	0	1	1.037	31	10	.471	0
Jordan Lindemann	P	19	61	57	19	37	30	24	4	0	2	1.309	27	4	.526	3
Cal Haley	C	17	59	58	27	41	40	32	2	0	6	1.729	37	1	.690	0
Derek Hansen	C	20	58	55	21	34	28	26	0	2	0	1.168	9	3	.509	3
Kevin Keefe	C	33	91	88	24	46	38	35	2	0	1	.994	25	3	.432	5
Matt Spaid	1B	14	45	45	14	23	22	14	6	0	2	1.276	20	0	.489	1
Evan Berliner	2B	16	45	44	14	26	23	22	0	1	0	1.146	15	1	.523	2
Max Dowd	2B	17	47	42	15	22	15	13	0	1	1	.944	7	5	.357	2
Nick Baron	3B	58	206	202	66	114	107	79	20	6	2	1.271	56	4	.530	3
Ryan Siembal	3B	8	27	24	7	12	9	9	0	0	0	.819	4	3	.375	0
Brandon Tenlger	SS	29	89	85	31	43	37	30	5	1	1	1.036	26	4	.435	2
Nolan Sordyl	SS	21	72	68	23	34	30	22	4	3	1	1.104	16	4	.441	0
Bradley Daniel	LF	16	52	45	21	30	22	19	2	1	0	1.155	13	7	.489	1
Jake Economos	LF	46	172	164	83	109	100	57	17	10	16	1.762	79	8	.610	1
Luke Mueller	LC	14	49	48	16	32	29	18	6	2	3	1.653	29	1	.604	2
Matt Berliner	LC	63	223	219	73	128	115	96	10	7	2	1.236	61	4	.525	9
Matt Boley	RC	24	84	70	30	49	34	29	3	2	0	1.169	21	14	.486	1
Thomas Wolfer	RC	72	272	239	127	179	141	92	21	10	18	1.169	92	33	.590	5
Andy Olson	RF	26	85	75	21	33	23	18	3	2	0	.788	14	10	.307	0
Kyle Risinger	RF	33	98	77	30	52	27	22	4	0	1	.973	18	21	.351	4
Mike Gould	RF	37	118	109	37	61	50	39	6	4	1	1.132	33	9	.459	2

Most Valuable Player

If you’re starting to get a little déjà vu now, that’s only normal. If not, you probably lived under a rock during the famous MVP debates of 2013.

Just like last season, it came down to Thomas Wolfer traditional power stats—and, you know, being the most feared hitter on the planet—versus Ralph Lozano advanced-statistical prowess.

Although Wolfer didn’t have the Triple Crown narrative, his 2013 numbers were somehow a step above last year’s. He led his Squad in batting average (.683), second in on-base percentage (.685), fifth in extra base hits (41) and forth in BB (18), while he hit 41 extra base hits, crossed the plate 127 times and drove in 117.

Rookie of the Year

Jake Economos was sort of like the Thomas Wolfer of the world. That is, in the sense that his traditional numbers, although impressive across the board, were still overwhelming—.505/.560/.959, 21 extra base hits, 53 RBI and 42 runs scored.
But his value—hey, that’s the name of the award—to the WHAT? crew was crucial.

Economos made his team debut on May 20th. 2013 against Bombers club at SportsPark, D’ going ( 2 for 4, with 4 RBIs and 2 Runs ). Collected his first Triple on Saturday June 1st, 2013 vs. Mad Bogs softball, Gm 1. at Pionner Bowl, Wi. Tournament. Collected his first Home Run on Monday May 20th, 2013 vs. Bubba’s club, Gm 2. at SportsPark, D’.

Team Memorabilia

This is a 2013 authentic softball trading card of the WHAT? Left Centerfielder Thomas Wolfer and Left Fielder Austin Ward. SP Chirography Card represents Thomas Wolfer "Most Valuable Player” season, Gold Glove Award, Sporting News All Star Award. Along with Austin Ward Gold Glove Award, there is a certificate of authenticity from the CEO of Softball Trading Cards on the back of the card.

WHAT?

2013 S e a s o n

Summer League Standing

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Team Memorabilia