4-2-2011 vs. Ottawa Pirates
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Wildcats Blast the Pirates 16 – 6
The Normal West Wildcats jumped on the Ottawa Pirates early and cruised to a 16-6 victory at windy Wildcat Varsity Field today. The Wildcats improved to 7-3. Mac Byrd took the win in his first varsity start, holding the Pirates in check for 4 2/3 innings. Byrd pitched with the lead throughout the game, getting clutch outs with runners on base in several of the early innings. Byrd gave up six runs on the day, from ten hits, three walks, a hit batter and four strikeouts. Nick Barnhill came on to record the last out with a strikeout in his first varsity appearance.
The Wildcats bats struck quickly in the 1st inning, putting a 7 spot on the board. Alex Jefferson walked and got bunted to second base, balked to third and scored on an Adam McGinnis single. McGinnis stole second, moved up on a wild pitch and after Wes Sery walked, scored on a Matthew James single to right. Adam Seifert kept the train moving with a single that scored Sery. An infield error plated James and then Jake McDowell got a base hit to load the bases. Garrett Cook walked to bring in one and Alex Jefferson singled to drive in another run.
In the 2nd, Sery doubled and then Seifert doubled him in to make it 8-1. In the 3rd, Jefferson singled and took second on a bad throw. Kyle Vaughn doubled him home and then scored on an RBI single from McGinnis. In the 4th, Adam Seifert led off with a double before McDowell walked and a fielder’s choice put McDowell and Cook at second and first. Jefferson doubled both of them in and scored on a Vaughn single.
It looked like a run-rule game, but the Pirates got three in the top of the 5th to avoid that. The Wildcats, though, got them back in the bottom half on a walk to Jacob Davis, an infield error when Dustin Detweiler batted and a triple by Erik Sipes that drove both of them in. Unfortunately, Erik broke the third baseman’s nose on the play at third and the blood was a mess. Sipes scored on a wild pitch when play resumed to close out the game.
Jefferson, Vaughn and Seifert had three hits for the Wildcats while McGinnis had two and Jefferson led the Wildcats with three runs batted in as McGinnis, Seifert and Sipes had two.
The Wildcats return to action on Tuesday with a trip to Lanphier Park in Springfield to face the Springfield Senators.