Warhawks Game News and Notes
Madison
Warhawks (21-1) vs West Springfield Spartans (14-7)
Northern Region Tournament First Round
May 26, 2006
by Joey Kamide Game 23
Warhawks Game News and Notes
Madison
Warhawks (21-1) vs West Springfield Spartans (14-7)
Northern Region Tournament First Round
May 26, 2006
by Joey Kamide Game 23
Game #1 – C4 Fairfax at N1 Edison, 7:00
Game #2 – P3 Hayfield at L2 Stone Bridge, 7:00
Game #3 – N4 Falls Church at C1 Robinson, 7:00
Game #4 – L3 McLean at P2 Lake Braddock, 7:00
Game #5 – L4 Langley at P1 South County, 7:00
Game #6 – N3 Washington-Lee at C2 Westfield, 7:00
Game #7 – C3 Oakton at N2 Wakefield, 7:00
Game #8 – P4 West Springfield at L1 Madison, 7:00
Game #9 - Winner Games #1/#2 at Madison, 1:00
Game #10 - Winner Games #5/#6 at Robinson, 1:00
Game #11 - Winner Games #3/#4 at Madison, 4:00
Game#12 - Winner Games #7/#8 at Robinson, 4:00
Game #13 – Winners Games #9/#11 at Madison, 4:00
Game #14 – Winners Games #10/#12 at Madison, 7:00
Game #15 – Winners Games #13/#14 at Madison, 7:30
MADISON VARSITY SCHEDULE
March 23 STONE BRIDGE 6:30 W, 3-2
March 24 MCLEAN 6:30 W, 5-4
March 28 JEFFERSON 6:30 W, 9-0
March 31 SOUTH LAKES 6:30 W, 9-1
April 4 at Marshall 6:30 W,13-5
April 6 W.T. WOODSON 6:30 W, 8-0
April 10 Stratford (S.C.) 2:30 W,10-9
April 11 Northwood Ac.(S.C.) 5:00 W, 2-1
April 12 Ben Lippen (S.C.) 5:00 W, 9-2
April 13 Wando (S.C.) 5:30 W, 4-0
April 14 James Island (S.C) 5:15 W,17-6
April 15 Miami Senior(FL) 10:00 W,10-3
April 18 LANGLEY 6:30 W, 3-0
April 24 at Stone Bridge 6:30 W,12-0
April 25 at McLean 6:30 L,4-2
April 28 at Jefferson 6:30 W,8-0
May 2 at South Lakes 6:30 W,13-0
May 5 MARSHALL 6:30 W,6-0
May 9 at W.T. Woodson 6:30 W,13-0
May 12 at Langley 6:30 W,3-2
May 19 Langley* 5:00 W, 11-2
May 22 Stone Bridge* 7:00 W, 6-3
May 26 W. SPRINGFIELD** 7:00
* - Liberty District Tournament
*** - Northern Region Tournament
01 David McIntyre Junior OF
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
25 Sterling Sams Junior OF/INF
27 Josh Carter Senior OF
29 Jesse Jeter Sophomore RHP
30 Collin Flaherty Sophomore C/OF
33 Arman Moniri Junior INF
Tonight’s Game: The Warhawks enter on a seven-game winning streak and fresh off winning their fourth Liberty District Tournament title in five years. The Spartans are coming off a 4-3 loss in the Patriot District semifinals to Lake Braddock last Friday night. Junior LHP Jason Farley, who enters with an 8-1 record this season, will start on the mound for Madison tonight.
Last Time Out: Behind a 3-for-3 night from senior CF Mark Riffee and a gritty effort by sophomore RHP Jesse Jeter, Madison defeated Stone Bridge, 6-3, in the Liberty District final at South Lakes on Monday night.
Region Honors: Farley was named the Northern Region’s player of the year, and was joined on the region’s first-team by senior Riffee. Senior 2B Joey Hayes and junior 1B Arman Moniri were second-team selections.
District Honors: Madison had 13 players earn all-Liberty District honors and Mark “Pudge” Gjormand was named the coach of the year. Riffee, Farley, Hayes and Moniri each earned first-team honors. Senior RF Josh Carter, junior LF Sterling Sams, junior 3B Brian Smith, junior SS Rich Conlon, junior RHP Sam Gilbert and sophomore RHP Jesse Jeter earned second-team honors. Junior C Alex Andrews, senior pitcher Kevin Ashcraft and sophomore Brig Tison were selected honorable mention.
All-Met: Riffee and Farley each were named first-team All-Met selections by The Washington Post earlier this week. Madison now has had nine players earn first- or second-team All-Met honors since the 2001 season.
Rankings: Madison enters the game ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press’s state poll, No. 2 in the D.C. Examiner Northern Virginia poll, No. 3 in The Washington Post metro poll, No. 18 in the Student Sports national poll and No. 20 in the USAToday national poll.
Protect This House: The Warhawks enter having won each of their eight home games this season. Madison is 7-1 on the road and 6-0 at neutral sites on the year.
Stingy Defense: Madison has allowed just 44 runs (2.0 per game) this season. The Warhawks have shutout nine opponents and at one point did not allow a run over a span of 34 innings while posting four straight shutouts.
Dominant Decade: Madison has compiled the best record of any Northern Region school this decade, going 136-34 (.800) since 2000 with four Liberty District titles.
Mark “Pudge” Gjormand took over the Madison High School baseball program in 1996, and has since won Liberty District regular season or tournament championships in seven of his 11 seasons while also winning two Northern Region championships and one Group AAA state title. He enters today’s game with a 185-71 (.723) career record at the school.
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