2016 S e a s o n

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The WHAT? Softball Squads finished the 2016 season with a decidedly pedestrian record of 32 – 45. Their middle of the standing finish behind the usual Lake County Clubs was marked by a series of false starts that ruined the hopes of fans, as well as themselves. The question now of course is whether that was merely a hiccup or the beginning of the end of a run that never fully materialized.

The standouts for the summer were MVP outfielder Adam Tagli, who batted .565 during league play. He had 28 extra base hits and 60 RBIs. Pitcher Ralph Lozano was also stellar during the league play, he had 37 extra base hits and 119 RBIs. Kyle Risinger (28), Ryan Siembal (24) and Aaron Archibald (23) reach on Base on Balls was a combined total of 75 that lead all of Lake County.

Summer League Standing

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Trophy Fall League 2016 Season

The WHAT? Squad have had some great teams and some bad teams. Teams that have won championships and teams that have fallen short. On Thursday July 7th, the Libertyville squad defeated Emil’s club to a score of 10 – 7 to remain undefeated at 8 and 0, and clinch 1st place and the Thursday Night League title. The game ended with shortstop Matt Boley making a spectacular defensive play on which he throw out base runner and onetime teammate Thomas Wolfer at first base to capture the title.

Three prospects who may crash the top five or crash are outfielders Tommy Dubicki and Brad Callahan with first basemen Connor Fitzgerald. All three of them graduated Lakes High School in 2014 and all three of them were in the batting order with Brad Callahan being of great interest based on age – just 19-years-old last season. Callahan who took home the Rookie of the Year award with 10 extra base hits and 36 RBIs in 25 games played. The term “intriguing” is applied to Callahan.

Summer Roster

Pitchers		Catchers		Infielders		Outfielders		Utility Players
Ralph Lozano		Dylan Cartwright		Aaron Archibald		Adam Tagli		Eric Matthews
		Noah Daniel		Brad Shippee		Brad Callahan		Kyle Schrader
				Connor Fitzgerald		Bradley Daniel		Neil Sankpal
				Clayton Stockman		Kevin Matesi		Warren Egan
				Dakota Morand		Kyle Risinger
				Evan Bierman		Louie Enriquez
				Matt Boley		Mike Gould
				Mike Nielsen		Ryan Dones
				Ryan Siembal		Tommy Dubicki

Summer Stats

Player	Poss	G	P.A.	A.B.	Runs	O.B.	Hits	1B	2B	3B	HR	OPS	RBI	BB	AVG	RE
Ralph Lozano	P	43	183	164	80	124	103	66	10	0	27	1.861	119	19	.628	2
Dylan Cartwright	C	50	188	183	60	83	75	66	7	1	1	.916	41	5	.410	3
Noah Daniel	C	32	114	106	32	50	42	36	4	2	0	.911	21	8	.396	0
Connor Fitzgerald	1B	27	95	91	34	55	50	48	1	1	0	1.161	23	4	.549	1
Clayton Stockman	1B	20	78	77	25	40	38	25	10	1	2	1.240	20	1	.494	1
Aaron Archibald	2B	40	153	130	55	103	77	66	7	4	0	1.381	39	23	.592	3
Evan Bierman	3B	13	48	43	19	30	24	14	3	2	5	1.695	22	5	.558	1
Mike Nielsen	3B	9	31	27	12	22	18	16	1	0	1	1.525	13	4	.667	0
Ryan Siembal	3B	51	179	155	50	123	95	87	4	3	1	1.384	62	24	.613	4
Brad Shippee	SS	25	109	100	49	62	49	39	8	2	0	1.179	39	9	.490	4
Dakota Morand	SS	8	30	30	9	14	13	12	1	0	0	.934	8	0	.433	1
Matt Boley	SS	21	69	63	16	32	25	18	5	1	1	1.020	20	6	.397	1
Adam Tagli	LF	49	199	191	75	121	108	80	19	8	1	1.372	60	8	.565	5
Bradley Daniel	LF	17	64	58	18	37	29	24	4	1	0	1.181	17	6	.500	2
Kevin Matesi	LC	28	99	93	24	51	42	31	7	3	1	1.139	29	6	.452	3
Tommy Dubicki	LC	23	82	78	32	46	41	33	2	5	1	1.279	21	4	.526	1
Brad Callahan	RC	25	102	94	46	68	54	44	4	2	4	1.454	36	8	.574	6
Mike Gould	RC	52	203	190	64	109	93	73	13	5	2	1.179	55	13	.489	3
Kyle Risinger	RF	55	186	158	53	105	72	65	5	2	0	1.078	41	28	.456	5
Louie Enriquez	RF	23	74	65	22	36	26	23	1	2	0	.963	22	9	.400	1
Ryan Dones	RF	15	58	56	18	33	30	24	4	2	0	1.248	20	2	.536	1

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Most Valuable Player

Outfielder Adam Tagli took home the MVP award. This season Tagli finished with a .556 / .608 / .764 (1.372 OPS) batting line with 60 RBI’s and 75 Runs Scored. His batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS, and OPS+ are all new career highs. He also led all players — that includes position players — with 8.3 WAR in 2016.

Adam Tagli isn’t going anywhere, not after an All City Championship ring as a token of his best season so far in the big leagues. Tagli, the 5-foot-9 All-Star outfielder, has been defying the odds his whole career, winning the July Player of the Month Award, Sports Personality of the Year and the Utility Player of the Year. Tagli, without question, turned himself into, one of the best players in the league.

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Rookie of the Year

Right centerfielder Brad Callahan was named the 2016 Rookie of the Year on. He prevailed in the voting over fellow award finalists Tommy Dubicki and Connor Fitzgerald. Callahan was one vote short of being a unanimous choice.

Callahan, made his team debut on September 24th. 2015 against Austin’s Pub Softball at Libertyville Park going ( 2 for 4 ). He collected his first Triple base hit on Thursday October 8th, 2015 against O’Tooles Softball Squad, Gm. 1 at Libertyville Park. Hit his first Home Run on Thursday November 12th, 2015 against Austin’s Pub Softball, Gm. 1 at Libertyville Park.

Team Memorabilia

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This is a 2016 authentic softball trading card of Gold Glover’s from WHAT? Second Basemen Aaron Archibald and first basemen Connor Fitzgerald. SP Chirography Card represents Aaron Archibald with his Come-Back Player of the Year Award and Utility Player of the Year Award winner. All-Star Connor Fitzgerald won a Gold Glove Award along with a May Player of the Month Award. There is a certificate of authenticity from the CEO of Softball Trading Cards on the back of the card.

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