James Madison High School
Warhawks Claim Third State Championship in 2002 !
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2002 State Champions !
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2002 Madison Warhawks Undefeated State Champions of Virginia
The Warhawks Captured the Third State Baseball Championship in School History Most By any High School In Northern Region State Champions 2002, 1971 and 1968
Madison Finished Nationally Ranked in The Following Poles
Click the Link on The Lower Left or the Image on Right Side to See: Honors and Awards for Madison Baseball Below are Game Highlights from the 2002. Visit the Archives created by former webmaster Denis Orsinger by clicking on the links below to enjoy photos, pages and details from several excellent Madison Teams of the Past including much more of the 2002 Warhawks.
2002 Varsity Baseball Highlights Game Summaries Courtesy of Terry Brown Madison 2, J.R. Tucker 1 Madison 2 J.R. Tucker 1 There was no need to worry that the prom would deplete the fan base for Madison at the state finals because, other than the prom-goers, it seemed that all of Vienna was there to cheer the Warhawks on to a 2-1 win over Richmond's J.R. Tucker for the State AAA baseball title. The Madison crowd was hoping for a comfortable victory when the Warhawks scored in the first inning as B.T. Good singled and Allen Wimmer drove him in with a double up the middle. A tough Tucker pitcher foiled those plans as he held Madison scoreless through the next 5 innings. Tucker's Chase Farmer tied the game in the 6th with a solo home run to left. The Warhawks held the Tigers in the top of the 7th with a strike out and a double play. For the first time this season, the Warhawks had to bat in the bottom of the 7th. With two outs Andrew Baird reached 1st base on a dropped third strike. Johnny Ayers kept the inning alive with an opposite field single. Joe Lewin then stepped up and smashed the first pitch to the center field fence as Baird raced home for the winning run. The crowd went wild! J.J. Hollenbeck threw a complete game, striking out 5 and allowing only 3 hits. After the award of the State Championship trophy, many photos and much celebration on the field, the Warhawks boarded the bus and headed for the prom. They received a raucous welcome from their fellow students and biggest fans when they arrived at the prom still in their uniforms. It was a magical season, boys. Thanks for the memories! Madison 5, Mills Godwin 2 On a chilly afternoon in the beautiful Shephard Stadium in Colonial Heights, Madison beat Mills Godwin, the perennial powerhouse from Richmond, 5-2 to advance to the State finals. The Warhawks got on the board first in the 2nd as Andrew Baird singled, advanced on an Ayers sacrifice bunt and scored on a Joe Lewin single. Madison's infield played tough, turning double plays in the 1st, 2nd, and 4th innings to hold Mills Godwin scoreless. In the top of the 5th, the Eagles managed to score 2 unearned runs, and led 2-1going into the 6th inning. The Warhawks got going immediately in the bottom of the 6th as leadoff Hollenbeck walked, Baird drove in courtesy runner Mackenzie with a double, Ayers singled and knocked Baird in and then scored on a wild pitch. Good singled, then Foley singled to drive in Good for the fourth run of the inning. The fans were hoping for more as Wimmer singled and Orsinger walked but the inning ended on a deep Hollenbeck ball to left that held promise. The infield turned one more double play in the 7th, and with a ground ball to B.T. for the 3rd out, Madison was on its way to the finals. Patrick Brown pitched a complete game, allowing only 3 hits and inducing 12 ground balls against a hot hitting team. (Mills Godwin's run production during its season was almost as high as Madison's.) Foley and Wimmer were both 3 for 3 and Baird was 2 for 3 with 1 rbi. Many students and other fans made the trip to Colonial Heights and the support was teriffic. Madison 7, Hickory 6 PHEWW!! For the first time this season Madison trailed late in the game, but fought back to beat Hickory 7-6. Hickory jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 2nd inning. Madison tied it up in the 3rd when the first batter Joe Lewin singled, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on a B.T. Good ground out and raced home on a sac fly by Haden. The Warhawks had a big fourth inning. Orsinger walked, Hollenbeck singled (Mackenzie--courtesy runner), both advanced as Baird put the ball in play on the ground and Gabe scored as Ayers made good contact.. With 2 outs, Lewin got on with a fielding error, scoring Mackenzie, then Good smashed a double into the corner of right field, scoring Lewin. Foley drove in Good with a single up the middle. The comfort of a 5-1 lead didn't last long as Hickory scored 2 in the 5th. In the top of the 6th, with 2 outs, two Hickory runners reached on miscues and a home run by Justin Upton added 3 for a 6-5 Hickory lead. The Warhawks got down to business in the bottom of the 6th. With one out, Good singled then stole 2nd. Foley stepped up with 2 outs and smashed a triple to deep center field, scoring B.T. Wimmer knocked in Tyler Garner (running for Foley) for the go ahead run. Hickory's first two guys reached with singles in the 7th and advanced to 2nd and 3rd on a sacrifice bunt. With the 2000 plus Madison fans in attendance worked up to a fevered pitch, a determined Hollenbeck, who pitched a complete game, struck out the next two batters to clinch the win. On to Colonial Heights. . .--Terry Brown Madison 11 Centreville 3 A huge crowd turned out to watch Madison claim the Northern Region title by beating Centreville 11-3. B.T. Good set the tone for the evening with a leadoff double. Matt Foley sent one deep over the left field fence for the early Madison 2-0 lead. Centreville came back to score in the 3rd and 4th, tying the game. The Warhawks exploded in the bottom of the 4th. Hollenbeck was hit by a pitch, Baird smashed a line drive single to center, and Ayers walked to load the bases. Joe Lewin then hit a double to the top of the center field fence, driving in two. Good followed with a duplicate double, also plating two. Haden and Foley got on with a pair of Wildcat errors and another run scored. Mackenzie (running for Foley) got into a rundown, allowing Haden to score. The Warhawks scored two more runs in the 5th on another Lewin double, and the final run in the 6th. Good was 3 for 4, Lewin was 2 for 3 and Hollenbeck was 2 for 2 at the bat. Josh Canova got the win and Brown and Moniri combined for 5 strikeouts in the last 3 innings. Madison 3 Robinson 2 In a hard fought regional semi-final Madison came through to beat a good Robinson team 3 to 2. J.J. Hollenbeck struck out 10 in the complete game victory and drove in the winning run. The Rams scored first in the top of the 3rd on three consecutive hits. The Warhawks answered in the bottom of the inning when, with 2 outs, Good, Haden and Foley drew walks to load the bases and Allen Wimmer drove in 2 with a double. Robinson scored again in the 4th, but couldn't advance a runner past 2nd base in the last 3 innings. In the bottom of the 6th, the lead-off Wimmer reached 2nd on a 2-base throwing error. Orsinger advanced Allen to 3rd and J.J. drove him in with a double. Fred Haden made several nice plays in the field.--Terry Brown Madison 10, Falls Church 4 The one day rain postponement of the regional quarterfinal game against Falls Church didn't dampen the Warhawks bats, as Madison won 10-4. The Warhawks jumped ahead in the first inning to lead 5-0. The Jaguars fought back to score 4 runs in the top of the third, putting pressure on Madison. The Warhawks responded beautifully by scoring 3 runs in the bottom of the 3rd, another in the 5th and the 10th run in the 6th. The offense was led by Joe Lewin ( 2/3, double, 3 rbi), Matt Foley (2/3, 2 doubles, 1 rbi), Gabe Orsinger (2/3, triple), J.J. Hollenbeck (single, 2 rbi) and Johnny Ayers (2/4) who stroked a solo home run to right. Baird and Good also contributed hits. The defense turned a double play and Good made two great defensive plays to rob Jaguar hits. Patrick Brown got the win for 6 innings of work and Kevan Moniri closed out the 7th with 2 strikeouts.--Terry Brown May 20, 2002 Madison 6, South Lakes 1 It was a total team effort in front of a huge home crowd as the Warhawks beat South Lakes 6-1 in the first round of the regional tournament. The first run of the game was scored by B.T. Good (2 hits) who got on with a single to right, went to 3rd on a sacrifice bunt and savvy base-running ploy by Haden (1 hit) and came home on a sac fly by Foley. Foley later ripped 2 doubles and drove in 3 more runs. Hollenbeck came through with a clutch hit and drove in 2 runs as he battled with 2 outs and 2 strikes in the bottom of the 3rd. Wimmer contributed a single and was shown respect as he was intentionally walked and scored on the Hollenbeck hit. Hollenbeck kept his pitch count low as he struck out 6 and held South Lakes to no earned runs. Josh Canova entered in the 7th to notch 2 more strikeouts and hold the Seahawks. Liberty District Finals Madison vs. Lee (3-1) It might not have been pretty but Madison beat Lee 3-1 to claim the Liberty District Championship. Leadoff batter B.T. Good scored the first run in the first inning after he walked, stole 2nd and raced home on a throwing error. Allen Wimmer drove in David Mackenzie (running for Foley) with a double to left center for the second Warhawk run. In the 2nd inning, Johnny Ayers reached base on an error, stole 2nd and scored on a throwing error. Although the Warhawks got 2 more hits from Wimmer, two from Baird and one from Ayers, that was all the runs Madison would need as they held on to win. Patrick Brown struck out 8, fought off scoring threats with strikeouts in the 5th and 6th, and gave up one run in 6 innings. Josh Canova struck out two on his way to retiring the Lancers in order in the 7th. --Terry Brown District Semi-Finals Madison vs. Langley (9-1) It took two days to complete the Liberty District semifinal game against Langley, but the outcome advanced Madison to the District finals, as the Warhawks won 9-1. On a wet Friday night, Madison scored 5 runs in the first inning. The umpires postponed the game, due to heavy rain, in the bottom of the 2nd with 2 outs, and Madison leading 6-0. Madison finished the job on Saturday evening, scoring 3 more runs in the 6th inning. Gabe Orsinger started the scoring in the 1st with a huge double, driving in 3 runs. Other offensive contributors were: Foley (2/3, 1 rbi), Garner (beautiful rbi bunt), Good (single, 1 rbi), Ayers (single, score), Lewin (single, score), Hollenbeck (BB, forcing in a run). Hollenbeck got the win for 5 innings of work over the 2 days, and Josh Canova, after a 3-wk. absence from the mound because of injury, shut down the Saxons in the last two innings.--Terry Brown Madison vs. Lee (6-0) The Warhawks finished the regular season with a 6-0 win over the Lancers that was highlighted by the long ball. Fred Haden started the scoring in the 1st inning with a solo shot to left field. B.T. Good and Allen Wimmer each smashed two run homers in the 3rd inning. Tyler Garner knocked in the final run with a single to right in the 5th. Orsinger and Ayers also contributed hits. Pat Brown started the game on the hill. Brown, Moniri and Matt Riffee, who returned from a serious back injury with an outstanding pitching performance, combined to shut out the Lancers. Fred Haden made an excellent play of a ball deep in the hole to get the third out with bases loaded in the 4th and the Warhawks impressive pitching depth improved with the return of Riffee from injury. Madison vs. Fairfax (5-4) The Warhawks jumped ahead early and held on to beat Fairfax in a close one on Senior Night. Johnny Ayers, batting in the leadoff position, went 3 for 4 with a double. Baird was 2 for 2 with 2 rbis. Lewin hit his 7th double of the season and knocked in a run. Allen Wimmer was 2 for 4 with an rbi and Foley contributed 2 hits and scored twice. Foley also did a great job behind the plate. J. J. Hollenbeck got the win and Patrick Brown set down the Rebels in order in the 6th and 7th.--Terry Brown Madison 7 vs. McLean 0 (7-0) Kevan Moniri struck out 9 and allowed only 1 hit in a complete game shutout of McLean. Joe Lewin had 2 rbis including a line drive solo home run to center. Mackenzie had a double and an rbi and Good had a double. Wimmer and Orsinger each tallied 1 single and 1 rbi. Bechtold and Baird also contributed hits and each scored. Madison vs. Oakton (14-0, 6 innings) In a game that was supposed to have been the season opener, but delayed due to rain, Madison beat cross-town rival Oakton 14-0. A large Wednesday night crowd saw Joe Lewin go 3 for 3 with 2 doubles and 2 rbis. Matt Foley went 3 for 3 with 3 rbis, Tyler Garner was 3 for 4 with 2 rbis, B. T. Good was 2 for 4 with 1 rbi, and J.J. Hollenbeck was 2 for 3. Allen Wimmer crushed a two run homer to left center and Adam Bechtold smashed a double to the fence in center. Patrick Brown struck out 5 and allowed only 3 hits in the six inning shutout. Madison vs. Langley (4-0) The Warhawks had all aspects of their game going as they beat Langley 4-0. J.J. Hollenbeck was masterful as he struck out 14 Saxons on the way to a no-hitter. J.J. was well supported by the Warhawk defense. Madison jumped ahead early as leadoff hitter Good walked in the top of the first and scored on a Foley single. Gabe Orsinger led off the second inning with a single, stole his way around the bases and scored on a passed ball. Another run was added in the second on a Good double that drove in Lewin. The nightcap came in the seventh as Adam Bechtold singled, advanced on a beautiful Ayers bunt and scored on a perfect Lewin sacrifice fly. The Warhawk runs were hard won against a hard-throwing Jay Sborz.--Terry Brown Madison 4 vs. Woodson 0 (4-0) The Warhawks beat a tough Woodson team 4-0 on hostile Cavalier turf. Patrick Brown struck out 11 in a complete game shutout. Allen Wimmer scored first for the Warhawks with a huge home run in the second inning. Joe Lewin scored two runs and went 2 for 2 with a double. Andrew Baird turned a walk into a score as he stole his way around the bases for Madison's final run of the night.--Terry Brown Madison vs. Marshall (12-2, 6 innings) On Vienna Little League night at the Warhawk ballpark, former Vienna Little Leaguers from Madison beat former Vienna Little Leaguers from Marshall 12-2. Wimmer, Foley, Lewin, and Hollenbeck all had multiple extra base hits. Ayers had a triple and Haden got on base 4 times, including 2 hits. Good, Baird and Orsinger also contributed hits. J.J. Hollenbeck struck out 13 Statesmen in a complete game 6 innings.--Terry Brown Madison vs. Hayfield (9-1) Kevan Moniri struck out 6 in five innings to get the win against a good Hayfield team. Josh Canova held the Hawks as he closed out the last two innings. Allen Wimmer had the hot bat, going 3 for 4 with 2 doubles and 2 rbis. Matt Foley smashed a 2-run homer. Lewin, Hollenbeck and Orsinger all drove in runs and Baird was 2 for 4.--Terry Brown Madison vs. Lee (8-1) The Lancers scored first but the Warhawks held them and won the game 8-1. Effective Warhawk defense produced a double play and two pickoffs of Lee runners. Joe Lewin led the Madison offensive charge with 2 doubles. Good, Hollenbeck and Allen Wimmer also hit doubles. Foley went 2 for 3 and Orsinger laid down a beautiful bunt for a hit. Patrick Brown got the win for five innings of work and Josh Canova shut the Lancers down in the last 2 innings, notching 4 strikeouts.--Terry Brown Madison vs. Fairfax (2-1) The Rebels kept it close with tough pitching, but the Warhawks eked out the 2-1 win. Fred Haden (2 singles) drove in Johnny Ayers (2 singles) for the first run in the 3rd inning. Madison waited until the top of the 7th to score again as Andrew Baird (single, triple) smashed a hit to deep right center and drove in Tyler Garner who was running for J.J. Hollenbeck after he led off the inning with a single. Fortunately that was all Madison needed as their defense came through to hold Fairfax in the bottom of the seventh. Hollenbeck pitched effectively for 6 innings, scattering 4 hits. Patrick Brown closed in the 7th, striking out 2.--Terry Brown Madison vs. McLean (15-1) The Warhawks waited until the second inning to get their bats going, but once they did they never stopped, as Madison beat McLean 15-0 in 5 innings. Johnny Ayers smashed a double and a triple and knocked in 3 runs. These players all had multiple or extra base hits: Haden (2 singles, 1 rbi), Foley (single, double, 2 rbis), Wimmer (single, double, 2 rbis), Baird (2 singles, 2 rbis), Lewin (single, double, 2 rbis), Mackenzie (double, 1 rbi). Josh Canova shut down the Highlanders allowing only 1 hit and striking out 6.--Terry Brown Madison vs. Langley (5-1) A large crowd was on hand for a rare Saturday game to watch Madison beat Langley 5-1. Allen Wimmer led the offense with a double, a triple and 1 rbi. Gabe Orsinger had an rbi double and Fred Haden had an rbi single. Good and Baird contributed a hit apiece. The Warhawks ran the bases well and a sacrifice bunt by Ayers set up two runs in the 2nd inning. Patrick Brown got the win and allowed only two hits in 5 innings. In the 6th and 7th, J.J. Hollenbeck struck out three and didn't allow a baserunner.--Terry Brown Madison vs. Paul VI (12-1) For the first time this season the temperature at game time finally reached 60 degrees but the Warhawks responded in the same manner as in their previous (cold) games and beat Paul VI 12 to 1. B.T. Good led off the scoring in the 3rd inning when he hit a high-flying solo home run to left. Matt Foley ended the scoring in the bottom of the 5th when he drilled a home run with two men on base to invoke the slaughter rule. Matt was 3 for 4 with 5 rbis. Fred Haden (2 rbis) and Johnny Ayers (1 rbi) each contributed a double. Kevan Moniri got the win and Patrick Brown struck out 4 in two innings of relief.--Terry Brown Madison vs. Woodson (9-0) A game that started out as a pitcher's duel ended with the Warhawks scoring 9 runs, topping Woodson 9-0. In the bottom of the 3rd inning Andrew Baird got the first Warhawk hit and scored on an Ayers single. Good drove in Johnny. In the 6th B. T., Fred Haden, and Hollenbeck each singled. Gabe Orsinger smashed a double and drove in 2 runs. J.J., Ayers and Allen Wimmer also drove in a run apiece that inning. Hollenbeck pitched a complete game, giving up only 2 hits, stiking out 9 and shutting out the Cavaliers. Just for the record, it was another cold evening.--Terry Brown
Madison vs. Marshall (22-1, 5 innings) The Warhawks seem to like cold, blustery game time weather as they came through again, pounding out 20 hits and scoring 22 runs to beat the Statesmen 22-1. Allen Wimmer led the charge as he went 3 for 5 with a grand slam and 8 rbis. B.T. Good was 3/3 with a double, Andrew Baird was 3/4 with 3 rbis, Josh Canova drove in two runs and went 2 for 4, Fred Haden was 2 for 2 after being hit by a pitch in his first at bat. Despite the swirling wind on the mound that knocked off the hats of the pitchers of both teams several times, Patrick Brown and Kevan Moniri combined to notch 10 strikeouts in 5 innings, allowing no earned runs.--Terry Brown
Madison 15 Centreville 3 (15-3, 5 innings) In the championship game, Madison continued its strong offense and stingy defense as the Warhawks beat a strong Centreville team (ranked #9 in the D.C. area in the Washington Post preseason poll) for the second time in a week. Andrew Baird, B.T. Good, J.J. Hollenbeck and Joe Lewin all hit home runs. Orsinger was 2-3 at the bat and Allen Wimmer was 2-2. Hollenbeck and Moniri combined to strike out 9 in 5 innings, as the game was ended at that point due to the slaughter rule.--Terry Brown
Madison vs. Westfield (8-0) On yet another cold night, Josh Canova and the rest of the Warhawk defense shut down the Westfield batters. Josh pitched a complete game, striking out 10 and allowing only one hit. He also came through at the plate, knocking in 2 runs, on 2 hits in 4 at bats. Matt Foley was 2-3 with a double. Hollenbeck, Orsinger, Baird, Bechtold, and Ayers also contributed hits. Johnny Ayers drove in two runs and J.J. and Gabe drove in one each.--Terry Brown
Madison vs. Potomac Falls (16-0, 5 innings) A total team effort produced a 16-0 win over Potomac Falls on another cold night. Allan Wimmer drove in 4 runs with 2 hits, including a triple. Johnny Ayers had a double and a single and 3 RBI's. Foley, Mackenzie and Good drove in 2 runs a piece. Canova and Bechtold each doubled. Patrick Brown shut out the Panthers at the plate as the Warhawks won in 5 innings with the slaughter rule.--Terry Brown
Madison vs. Falls Church (16-2, 5 innings) It wasn't much warmer the next morning, but the Warhawks were hot as they beat Falls Church 16-2 in the second game of the Vienna Inn-vitational. Bechtold, Garner, the Wimmer brothers, and Mackenzie all contributed base hits. Kevan Moniri pitched well and combined with the effective Madison defense to hold Falls Church to 2 runs. Allan Wimmer pitched the final 5th inning as the Warhawks won by the slaughter rule.--Terry Brown
Madison vs. Centreville (4-0) On a frigid evening, in the first official game of the 2002 season, the Warhawks beat Centreville 4-0. J.J. Hollenbeck shut down the Wildcat batters, allowing only 2 hits while striking out 9 in 6 innings. Josh Canova set down the last 3 batters in order in the 7th. Hollenbeck went 2 for 2 at the plate with 2 RBI's. Joe Lewin was 2 for 3 with 1 RBI, and Matt Foley was 3 for 4 with a double.--Terry Brown
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