Minooka pitcher Josh Jimenez delivers against Lyons on Friday in a Class 4A state semifinal in Joliet. | Ray Luna ~ For Sun-Times Media
Minooka’s Tyler Thorson dives back ahead of the tag from Lyons' Tom Prescott. | Ray Luna ~ For Sun-Times Media
Lyons' Stewart Nelson advances to second ahead of the tag by Minooka’s Tyler Thorson. | Ray Luna ~ For Sun-Times Media
Lyons players celebrate their victory over Minooka. | Ray Luna~For Sun-Times Media
Lyons Township starting pitcher Keith Lehmann will be one of the players representing the Lions at 15th annual Stevenson Showcase. | Ray Luna ~ For Sun-Times Media
Lyons players celebrate their victory over Minooka. | Ray Luna ~ For Sun-Times Media
Lyons players celebrate their victory over Minooka. | Ray Luna ~ For Sun-Times Media
Grant’s starting pitcher Jared Helmich delivers against OPRF Friday at the IHSA class 4 A semifinals in Joliet, June, 8, 2012.| Ray Luna ~ For Sun-Times Media
Mike Brennan (15) singled in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh to give Oak Park-River Forest its first state title since 1981, defeating Lyons Township 4-3. | Ray Luna~for Sun-Times Media
Oak Park-River Forest pitcher Joe McKune delivers against Grant in the Class 4A state semifinal. McKune is not spending time on the golf course. | Ray Luna~For Sun-Times Media
Minooka coach Jeff Petrovic glanced at the throng of media gathered in the press box at Silver Cross Field and said, “Obviously this is not the interview we wanted to be doing.” After playing so well throughout the playoffs, the Indians suffered through a poor …