Neuqua Baseball

[bob]

Harry, with you being a nurse, I thought you would be quite comfortable with the word piss rather than clutching your pearls and fainting.

[bluemoonoden]

Meanwhile back to this threads subject one has to really admire this areas athletic achievements. (Naperville, Wheaton, Aurora (Waubonsie and West Aurora basketball) If there is another area that is as strong as ours in Chicago I don't know about it. It is good to know that our student athletes compete in the best compitition in the state. Now lets get our academic level up and pass 203.

[harry]

doctorwho said:

I know facts and experience bore you , but try this one:

Mike Bowden -- currently one of the minor leagues top pitching prospects ( for the Boston Red Sox ) - played at WVHS from Sophomore thru senior year. Below are the records he holds and gee, seemingly his arm has not fallen off, and the experience he gained has allowed him to garner a wonderful signing bonus, an outstadning high school career, and it appears a sure fire major league career. Do you think he had nothing to look forward to after his sophomore year ? Did he continue to improve each and every year, not hang his head and say - well I had a good year, no need to get better ? It just makes no sense at all if one has, or understands the soul of an athlete.

wvhs.ipsd.org/athletics_springb_baseball_hx_records.asp

( And here are his minor leage stats so far to show, he didn't 'peak' in high school -- when we would go to games and see 25 pro scouts with radar guns watching his efforts --

www.soxprospects.com/players/bowden-michael.htm

I am sure he would love to hear how he should have been held back also.

WVHS Baseball
Individual Records
BATTING (Minimum 75 At Bats in a Season)
Batting Average
#
Name
Years

Season: .496 Mike Bowden 2005
Career: .427 Thad Krietz 84-86
Hits
#
Name
Years

Season: 58 Mike Bowden 2005
Career: 130 Mike Bowden 03-05
Runs
#
Name
Years

Season: 54 Sean Broihier 1996
Career: 97 Mike Bowden 03-05
Doubles
#
Name
Years

Season: 17 Mike Bowden 2005
Career: 37 Mike f*gerson 86-89
Triples
#
Name
Years

Season: 6 Rick Achilles 1988
Career: 7 Matt Bigham 97-98
Home Runs
#
Name
Years

Season: 8
8 Jason Whitehead
Scott Baron 1987
1994
Career: 17 Mike Bowden 03-05
RBI's
#
Name
Years

Season: 51 Scott Baron 1994
Career: 130 Mike f*gerson 86-89
Walks
#
Name
Years

Season: 29 Sean Broiher 1996
Career: 60 Mike f*gerson 86-89
Sacrifices
#
Name
Years

Season: 7
7
7 Larry Newman
Gary Miscovic
Kenny Hanold 1982
1985
2005
Career: 10 Joe Hackett 03-04
Stolen Bases
#
Name
Years

Season: 54 Sean Broiher 1996
Career: 68 Mark Lamberg 88-89
Hit By Pitch #
Name
Years

Season: 17 John Brock 1997
Career: 29 John Brock 96-98

PITCHING (Minimum 40 Innings Pitched in a Season)
Wins
#
Name
Years

Season: 12 Mike f*gerson 1989
Career: 34 Mike f*gerson 86-89
Innings Pitched
#
Name
Years

Season: 86 Mike Bowden 2005
Career: 286.1 Mike f*gerson 86-89
Strikeouts
#
Name
Years

Season: 185 Mike Bowden 2005
Career: 389 Mike Bowden 03-05
Fewest Walks
#
Name
Years

Season: 8 Scott McCloy 1998
Career: 33 Mike Bowden 03-05
Fewest Hits
#
Name
Years

Season: 19 Steve Riesenberg 1983
Career: 55 Eric Pfanenstiel 97-98
Fewest Earned Runs
#
Name
Years

Season: 5
5
5 Steve Riesenberg
Mike Bowden
Mike Bowden 1983
2004
2005
Career: (2 Years) 25 Eric Pfanenstiel 97-98
Career: (3 Years) 28 Mike Bowden 03-05
Lowest ERA
#
Name
Years

Season: 0.41 Mike Bowden 2005
Career: 0.91 Mike Bowden 03-05
Win/Loss
#
Name
Years

Season: 12-1
8-0 Mike f*gerson
Kirk Salek 1989
1989
Career: (4 Years) 34-10 Mike f*gerson 86-89
Career: (3 Years) 28-5 Mike Bowden 03-05

Batting Average for One Season (Min. 75 AB's)
Name Average Year
Mike Bowden .496 2005
Ken Folkers .494 1992
Mike f*gerson .468 1989
Scott Baron .456 1994
Mark Odzga .454 1991
Thad Kreitz .448 1986
Dave Luzi .438 1985
Brian Kirchner .434 2006
Jason Whitehead .431 1986
Mike Kelly .431 2002
Kevin Iaquinto .424 1998
Brian Moseley .420 1978

Hits in a Season
Name Hits Year
Mike Bowden 58 2005
Scott Baron 53 1994
Zach Starkey 53 2005
Rob Brock 48 1996
Ken Folkers 48 1996
Mike Kelly 46 2000
Nate Caldwell 45 2006
Thad Kreitz 44 1986
Mike f*gerson 44 1989
Josh Puscas 44 2007
Brian Bernatowicz 43 2005
Zach Starkey 43 2004
Mike Siwek 43 1999
Matt Bigham 43 1997
Mark Focken 43 2002
Brian Kirchner 43 2006

Runs Batted In (One Season)
Name RBI's Year
Scott Baron 51 1994
Mike Bowden 47 2005
Andy Marin 45 1999
Mike f*gerson 42 1988
Mike f*gerson 42 1989
Thad Kreitz 36 1986
Cole Wright 36 1996
Mike f*gerson 35 1987
Jason Whitehead 35 1987

PITCHING
Wins in a Season--8 or More
Name Wins Year
Mike f*gerson 12 1989
Mike Bowden 11 2005
Mike Kelly 10 2000
Mike Bowden 10 2004
Mike f*gerson 9 1987
Steve Jumper 8 1980
Mark Lentz 8 1987
Mike Joyce 8 1988
Kirk Salek 8 1989
Mark Odzga 8 1991
Ken Folkers 8 1992
Dave Matzdorf 8 1997
Scott McCloy 8 1998
Tim Cody 8 1999
Brian Bernatowicz 8 2005

Strikeouts in a Season--80 or more
Name K's Year
Mike Bowden 185 2005
Mike Bowden 124 2004
Mike f*gerson 102 1989
Ken Folkers 98 1992
Brian Bernatowicz 92 2005
Mike f*gerson 91 1986
Doug Anderson 89 1992
Mike Christl 89 2003
Steve Jumper 87 1980
Mike Kelly 84 2000
Mark Odzga 83 1990
Mike Kaczmarek 80 1977
Brian McDevitt 80 1999
Mike Bowden 80 2003

No Hitters
Name Year
Steve Jumper 1978
Kurt Warkenthien 1979
Steve Jumper 1980
Mike f*gerson 1987
Mike f*gerson 1989
Luke Babler 1995
Brian McDevitt 1999
Mike Kelly 2000
Mike Bowden 2004
Mike Bowden (Perfect Game) 2005

God loves Mike bowden, a minor league player!! Bravo and good luck to you in your baseball future.

Don't know how I missed this earlier.

WVHS stats of 'people who played and had a good record in hs'.

logged on a Neuqua thread. I am trying to understand the point of the post, quite frankly.

[gatormom]

harry said:

God loves Mike bowden, a minor league player!! Bravo and good luck to you in your baseball future.

Don't know how I missed this earlier.

WVHS stats of 'people who played and had a good record in hs'.

logged on a Neuqua thread. I am trying to understand the point of the post, quite frankly.

harry said:

Shame on those sophomore pitchers' parents for letting them play up....nothing to look forward to and wasting their young arms B4 they are developed

harry it was a response to your comment to shame the parents of the sophomore pitchers from the NV team. You were trying to make a point about children not playing up and that it would ruin their arms. Bowden played as a sophomore and his arm is just fine. That was the point.

Congrats to the NV basball team. Great ending to a great season.