2012 Alasks State Champions:
Back Row left to right: Coach Frank Barthel, Coach Will Race, KellenJohansen, Jackson Lehnhart,
Tanner Petrie, Jeff Pusich, Kurt Vandor, Nathan Klein, JackWithington, Tal Norvell, Coach Sean Bavard, Coach Mike Kelly, and Head Coach Sheldon Winters.
Front Row: Christian Gould, Kyle Gould, Josh Magnuson, Lance Ibesate, Ryan Kelly, Brenden Winters,Tod Baseden, and Julian Minne
Arizona 2012
Back Row (left to right): Ryan Kelly, Josh Magnuson, Nathan Klein, Jeff Pusich, Kurt Vandor,
Tanner Petrie, Brenden Winters. Front Row: Kellen Johansen, Tal Norvell, Christian Gould,
Tod Baseden, Kyle Gould, Jackson Lehnhart, and Lance Ibesate.
From Arizona in the spring to the State Tournament in Anchorage, the 2012 Crimson Bears showed improvement in each game as the season progressed. The Bears played solid baseball in every aspect of the game, leading to a tenth Southeast Regional Championship and the fifth state title in Crimson Bear history.
 The team celebrates after their State Championship clinching victory
 Seniors: Ryan Kelly, Lance Ibesate, Josh Magnuson, and Brenden Winters
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The team piles up after winning the State Title
ROSTER:
Tod Baseden (OF) Christian Gould (OF, 3B, P) Kyle Gould (2B, P) Lance Ibesate (SS, P) Kellen Johansen (OF) Ryan Kelly (C, 1B) Nathan Klein C, P) Jackson Lehnhart (OF) Josh Magnuson (P, OF, SS) Tal Norvell (OF, P) Tanner Petrie (P, 1B) Jeff Pusich (P, 1B) Kurt Vandor (OF) Brenden Winters (3B) *Julian Minne (INF) *Jack Whitington (OF) * Joined the team for the State Tournament Coaches: Sheldon Winters (Head Coach) Will Race (Assistant Coach) Mike Kelly (Assistant Coach) Frank Barthel (Assistant Coach) Sean Bavard (Assistant Coach and Pitching Coach) |
Please note that in 2012 the power of the aluminum bats was decreased. Bat performance has been limited to the "maximum performance limits of a wood bat, thereby minimizing additional risks" to those fielding the batted ball (see ASAA baseball rule change).
The change in bats was apparent as the Bears hit only six home runs all season, compared to 27 the year before.
The change in bats was apparent as the Bears hit only six home runs all season, compared to 27 the year before.
The Crimson Bears batted .342 as a team and had an on-base percentage of .466. The team scored 7.8 runs per game while allowing 3.6 runs per contest.
Lance Ibesate led the Bears with .524 average, 33 hits, 2 home runs, 20 runs batted in, and 16 stolen bases. Josh Magnuson hit .447 with two homers of his own, and finished tied for the team lead with 22 RBI with Kyle Gould, who batted .418 for the year.
The Bears had a team ERA of 2.98. Jeff Pusich led the team in Wins, ERA, and WHIP, posting a 5-0 record to go with a 1.12 ERA and a WHIP of 1.09. Ibesate went 4-0 with a 2.94 ERA and led the team with 49 strikeouts in 31 innings pitched. Magnuson went 4-1 with a 3.50 ERA and Tanner Petrie posted a 4-2 record to go with a 3.58 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 29 innings pitched.
On May 15th and May 17th, Ibesate and Petrie threw back-to-back no hitters in consecutive games. A first in Crimson Bear history.
The road to the State Tournament first went through Petersburg and the SE Region V Tournament. In three games, the Bears outscored their opponents (Wrangell, TMHS, Sitka) by a combined score of 34-7, winning their 10th Region V championship.
Lance Ibesate and Ryan Kelly were both selected to the All Region V Tournament team.
Lance Ibesate led the Bears with .524 average, 33 hits, 2 home runs, 20 runs batted in, and 16 stolen bases. Josh Magnuson hit .447 with two homers of his own, and finished tied for the team lead with 22 RBI with Kyle Gould, who batted .418 for the year.
The Bears had a team ERA of 2.98. Jeff Pusich led the team in Wins, ERA, and WHIP, posting a 5-0 record to go with a 1.12 ERA and a WHIP of 1.09. Ibesate went 4-0 with a 2.94 ERA and led the team with 49 strikeouts in 31 innings pitched. Magnuson went 4-1 with a 3.50 ERA and Tanner Petrie posted a 4-2 record to go with a 3.58 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 29 innings pitched.
On May 15th and May 17th, Ibesate and Petrie threw back-to-back no hitters in consecutive games. A first in Crimson Bear history.
The road to the State Tournament first went through Petersburg and the SE Region V Tournament. In three games, the Bears outscored their opponents (Wrangell, TMHS, Sitka) by a combined score of 34-7, winning their 10th Region V championship.
Lance Ibesate and Ryan Kelly were both selected to the All Region V Tournament team.
 The infield comes together for a conference during the state title game.
 Jackson Lehnhart drives the ball
 Josh Magnuson stands tall on the mound
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State Championship
In order for the Crimson Bears to reach the State Championship game they had to face the undefeated Service Wolverines in the Semi-finals. Service came into the state tournament as the number one seed overall. The Bears scored early and often, bringing across two runs in the first inning, three in the third, two in the fourth, and three in the fifth, and led going into the bottom of the fifth inning by a score of 10-0. But Service fought back, scoring 6 runs in the 5th, two in the 6th, and two more in the 7th inning, cutting the deficit to 11-10, after JDHS tacked on one more crucial run in the sixth. In the 7th inning, the Wolverines had runners on first and second with two outs, but the Bears were able to close it out and head to the state title game.
Ryan Kelly led the Bears offensively, going 3-for-4 with a single, a double, and a triple, while knocking in 4 RBI. Christian Gould batted in two runs of his own in the win. Magnuson, the winning pitcher, started the game and pitched 4 strong innings, giving up just 4 hits and no runs before running into trouble in the fifth. Tanner Petrie came in in relief to pitch two innings and Ibesate came in as a closer in the seventh to pick up the save. The Bears then faced conference foe Ketchikan in the State Championship game. Ketchikan scored first in the top half of the first inning, tallying two runs off Ibesate, the JDHS starter. But the Bears responded immediately, tying the game with two runs in the bottom half of the first and then took the lead in the second by scoring two more runs. Ketchikan tied the game up in the top half of the fourth at 4-4, but the Bears took the lead back in the bottom of the inning, taking a 5-4 lead. JDHS unloaded in the bottom of the fifth, scoring seven runs on seven hits, including a grand slam by Ibesate. The big inning extended the Bears' lead and helped them cruise on to an 11-6 title clinching victory. JDHS was led offensively by Ibesate who finished 4-for-5 with 6 RBI at the plate, including a grand slam. Kyle Gould went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI, and Jackson Lehnhart added three hits of his own in the game. The Bears bats exploded for 17 hits in the win. Ibesate pitched 6 innings of the game, tallying 6 strikeouts. Jeff Pusich came in in relief to close out the win. The Bears placed four players on the All-State Tournament Team: Lance Ibesate, Ryan Kelly, Kyle Gould, and Jackson Lehnhart.  Lance Ibesate and his catcher Nathan Klein confer
 Brenden Winters makes a play at third base against Ketchikan
 Jeff Pusich connects with a pitch against Ketchikan
 Kyle Gould reaches third base safely against Chugiak
 Tod Baseden takes a hack against Chugiak
 Lance Ibesate laces a base hit
 Ryan Kelly tags out a TMHS baserunner in a rundown
 Tal Norvell connects
 Josh Magnuson kicks and fires against Thunder Mountain
 Tanner Petrie is greeted at home plate after a home run
 Kyle Gould is congratulated by Assistant Coach Sean Bavard after scoring
 Lance Ibesate applies the tag to a Sitka baserunner
 Lance Ibesate receives a shaving cream pie to the face from Christian Gould after Ibesate was named player of the game in the State Championship
 No-hitter by Tanner Petrie against Ketchikan 5/17/2012
Crimson Bears' 2012 Results:
JDHS 11 Chugiak 2 JDHS 6 Chugiak 4 JDHS 6 Chugiak 1 JDHS 10 TMHS 2 JDHS 6 Ketchikan 3 JDHS 3 TMHS 1 JDHS 3 Sitka 7 JDHS 2 TMHS 0 JDHS 7 Sitka 8 JDHS 10 Sitka 14 JDHS 5 Ketchikan 1 JDHS 13 TMHS 0 NO-HITTER by Ibesate JDHS 3 Ketchikan 0 NO-HITTER by Petrie JDHS 5 Sitka 4 JDHS 12 Ketchikan 2 -------------------------------------- 2012 Region V Tournament JDHS 10 Wrangell 0 JDHS 11 TMHS 4 JDHS 13 Sitka 3 Juneau Douglas High School 2012 Region V Champions 2012 Alaska State Championship Tournament JDHS 6 Monroe Catholic 3 JDHS 11 Service 10 JDHS 11 Ketchikan 6 Juneau Douglas High School 2012 Alaska State Champions Won 18 Lost 3 |
Team and Individual Statistics
The 2012 Alaska State Championship Crimson Bears' Baseball season records are:
Batting Average = H / AB (H=Hits) / (divided by) (AB= At Bats)
TEAM Batting Average = 190 / 556= .342
Leaders:
Lance Ibesate .524
Josh Magnuson .447
Kyle Gould .418
Five other Crimson Bears hit over .300
The better hitters have batting average of .300 or higher. However some hitters may hit lower than .300 but hit more timely hits than hitters with higher batting averages, for example hit when runners are on base or in scoring position (a runner on 2nd or 3rd) or hit to keep a rally going.
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On Base % = (H+BB+HP) / (AB+BB+HP+SF) (BB=Base on Balls) (HP=Hit by a pitch) (SF= Sacrifice Fly Out).
TEAM On Base % =190+100+36 / 556+100+36+7 = .466
Leaders:
Ryan Kelly .577
Lance Ibesate .575
Josh Magnuson .557
Kyle Gould .506
Five other Crimson Bears had an On Base % over .400
(The career highest OB% belongs to Ted Williams at .482).
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Slugging % =(1B+2x2B+3x3B+4xHR) / AB (1B=singles) (2B=doubles) (3B=triples) (HR=Home Runs).
TEAM Slugging % = 142+ 38x2= 5x3+ 6x4 / 556 = .462
Leaders:
Lance Ibesate .794
Josh Magnuson .681
Kyle Gould .627
Two other Crimson Bears had slugging percentages in the .500 to .700 range.
(At the major league level the slugging % is in the .500 to .700 range. The career highest Slugging % is held by Babe Ruth at .690).
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Contact Rate = (AB minus K) / AB (K=Strike Outs)
TEAM Contact Rate = 556-60 / 556 = .892
Leaders:
Kyle Gould .955
Ryan Kelly .940
Christian Gould .919
Tod Baseden .919
Jackson Lehnhart .907
Lance Ibesate .905
(The major league contact rate level is at 80%. However batters who are hitting .300 or better are in the 90% range) (source: Ron Shandler USA Today 4/17/2008).
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NOTE: all the individual pitching stats listed below are based on pitchers who pitched at least 20 innings.
Pitching Statistics: Won-Lost ERA WHIP Ratio K/BB Opp. BA # of pitches per
inning
TEAM 18-3 2.98 1.29 2.27 .211 15.5
Pitching Leaders:
Jeffery Pusich 5-0 1.12 1.09 1.7 .205 12.6
Lance Ibesate 4-0 2.94 1.23 2.7 .171 19.9
Josh Magnuson 4-1 3.50 1.16 2.9 .241 13.8
Tanner Petrie 4-2 3.58 1.23 3.4 .193 13.0
ERA= (ER x 7) / IP (Earned Runs x 7innings (in high school baseball) divided (/) by Innings Pitched).
A good ERA is under 4.00
WHIP= (BB+H) / IP
NOTE: WHIP is another way to measure the effectiveness of a pitcher. Two pitchers could have identical ERAs but one pitcher could have a lower WHIP incating that he is a more effective pitcher. For example Pitcher A could give up no runs 1 hit and issue 2 walks.His ERA is 0.00 and his WHIP is ( 2 BB + 1 H / 6 innings pitch) = .600. Pitcher B could give up no runs 7 hits and issue 3 walks. His ERA is 0.00 and his WHIP is (3 + 7 / 6) = 1.66.
A good WHIP is around 1.00 below that is excellant. A poor WHIP is 1.75 or higher.
In our example Pitcher B is allowing nearly 2 runners per inning. If a pitcher continues on that path, trouble ahead. Here Pitcher B most likely had solid defense behind him or he struck out batters thereby pitching a shtutout.
K / BB = Strikeouts / Base on Balls
Opp. BA = Opponent's Batting Average
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Fielding: = (PO + A) / (PO + A + E) = Fielding % (PO=Put Outs; A=Assists; E=Errors)
TEAM Fielding %= 403+136 / 403+136+40 = .931
PO A E Fielding %
Leaders:
Tanner Petrie 84 11 3 .9694
Ryan Kelly 117 11 4 .9412
Josh Magnuson 13 17 2 .9375
Kyle Gould 19 33 4 .9286
Lance Ibesate 33 30 5 .9265
(individual stats base on 30 or more plays or chances)
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