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Wildcats Shoot Down the Redbirds
The Normal West Wildcats offense came alive against the Metamora Redbirds at West Varsity Field, pounding out 13 hits in an 11-5 victory. The Wildcats upped their record to 6-3 with the win.
The offensive show started early as Alex Jefferson led off the bottom of the 1st with a single and Adam McGinnis launched a two run shot over the left field fence. After the Redbirds briefly got the lead 3-2, the Wildcats jumped back on top in the 2nd on a Ryan Speller walk, sacrifice bunt to move him, single by Jefferson and double steal that put Jefferson on second base and scored Speller. Jefferson then moved up on a ground out and scored on a wild pitch. In the 3rd, the Wildcats tacked on three more when Wes Sery singled, Adam Seifert singled, Speller walked and Sery and Seifert both scored on a squeeze bunt by Garrett Cook. Jefferson then singled for the third time to drive in Speller.
In the 4th, the Wildcats broke the game open when James led off with a double high off the fence in left. Jake McDowell singled to right to put runners at the corners and Seifert drove in James with a hit. Ryan Speller got a bunt hit to load the bases before Garrett Cook drove two in with a base hit. Jake McDowell manufactured the run in the 7th when he got aboard on a dropped strikeout and stole second base. He moved up on a groundout and drew a balk to get home.
Alex Jefferson and Adam McGinnis led the Wildcats with three hits, while Adam Seifert had a pair. McGinnis and Garrett Cook both drove in two.
Alex Jefferson and Adam McGinnis split the game on the mound with Jefferson starting and going 3 2/3 innings for the win while McGinnis pitched the final 3 1/3 for the save . Jefferson gave up five runs on five hits with four walks and four strikeouts while McGinnis gave up no runs on a hit and a walk with six strikeouts, including the final six batters he faced.
This was the first game of a split doubleheader as the Wildcats face the Ottawa Pirates after Metamora and Ottawa have played.