Warhawks Game News and Notes

 

Madison Warhawks (2-0) vs Jefferson (1-0)

March 28, 2006

 by Joey Kamide             Game 3

 

 

 

LIBERTY DISTRICT STANDINGS

TEAM              OVERALL     DISTRICT

Madison         2-0       2-0

South Lakes          2-0         2-0

W.T. Woodson       2-1         1-1

McLean                 1-1         1-1

Langley                 1-1         1-1

G.C. Marshall        1-2         1-1

Stone Bridge          1-2         0-2

Thomas Jefferson  1-4         0-2

 

MADISON VARSITY SCHEDULE

DATE        OPPONENT          TIME  W/L   

March 23    STONE BRIDGE      6:30  W, 3-2

March 24    MCLEAN            6:30  W, 5-4

March 28    JEFFERSON         6:30

March 31    SOUTH LAKES 6:30

April 4        at Marshall       6:30

April 6       W.T. WOODSON      6:30

April 8-15  Charleston, S.C. Tournament

April 18    LANGLEY           6:30

April 21    at Stone Bridge   6:30

April 22    at Oakton         4:00

April 25    at McLean         6:30

April 28    at Jefferson      6:30

May 2       at South Lakes    6:30

May 5       MARSHALL          6:30

May 9       at W.T. Woodson   6:30

May 12      at Langley        6:30

 

MADISON VARSITY ROSTER
#    PLAYER       YEAR        POSITION

02  Pat Powers          Senior      INF

03  Mark Riffee   Senior            OF

04  Rich Conlon   Junior            INF

05  Jimmy McNamara  Senior          OF

06  Brig Tison          Sophomore   INF

07  Kevin Ashcraft      Senior      LHP

10  Sam Gilbert   Junior            RHP

11  Jason Farley  Junior      P/OF/INF 

12  Ryan Matthews Senior            C

13  Kyle McIntyre Sophomore   INF/OF

14  Kyle Hughes   Senior            OF

16  Joey Hayes          Senior      INF

18  Brad Wimmer   Junior            RHP

19  Matt Zepp           Sophomore   RHP/INF

20  Brian Smith   Junior            INF

21  Alex Andrews  Junior            C

23  Todd Crissey  Sophomore   OF

24  Josh Carter         Senior      OF

25  Sterling Sams Junior      OF/INF

27  David McIntyre      Junior      OF

29  Jesse Jeter         Sophomore   RHP

30  Collin Flaherty     Sophomore   C/OF

33  Arman Moniri  Junior            INF

 

WARHAWKS NEWS AND NOTES

 

- Brian Smith drove in Jason Farley with a walk-off single in last Friday’s 5-4 win over McLean. Sam Gilbert struck out three over two innings to pick up the win in relief against the Highlanders.


- Mark Riffee hit the team’s first home run of the season against Mclean, a 3-run shot to tie the game.

- The team returns 15 letter winners from the 2004 squad that went 10-11 overall, 7-7 in the district.

- The Warhawks have never had back-to-back losing records under Mark “Pudge” Gjormand, compiling winning campaigns in eight of his 10 seasons.

- Madison has compiled the best record of any Northern Region school this decade, going 117-33 since the 2000 season with three district crowns.

- Two Warhawks have committed to play college baseball. Mark Riffee will play at the University of Virginia, and Joey Hayes will play at Shepherd Univ.

 

TONIGHT’S HIGHLIGHTED SENIOR

 

RYAN MATTHEWS – Is entering his second year on the varsity … Also lettered in football three times… Will attend Old Dominion University next year … Has played for three years with the Vienna Mustangs program, helping his 14U team to a sixth-place finish at nationals … Is a former four-time Vienna Little League all-star with the Astros.

 

MARK “PUDGE” GJORMAND

 

Mark “Pudge” Gjormand took over the Madison High School baseball program in 1996, and has since won six Liberty District regular season or tournament championships, two Northern Region championships and one Group AAA state title. He enters today’s game with a 166-70 (.703) record at the school.

 

MADISON BASEBALL HISTORY

 

Madison’s baseball program has won 16 district championships, six regional championships and three Group AAA state championships since the school fielded its first varsity team in 1959. The Warhawks won four straight region titles from 1967-71, winning state titles in 1968 and 1971.A few generations later, Madison won back-to-back region titles in 2002-03, winning the state title with a 29-0 record in 2002.

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