4-8-2011 vs. Chatham Glenwood Titans
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Wildcats Crush the Titans
The Normal West Wildcats turned a tight game into a blowout, erupting for four runs in the 5th inning and five in the 6th to down the Chatham Glenwood Titans 11-0 at Chatham. Leading 2-0 heading to the top of the 5th, five hits sandwiched around a Titan error and a sacrifice fly blew the game open for the Wildcats. Matthew James handcuffed the Titans on two hits over five innings for the win as the Wildcats raised their record to 9-3.
Coming off their first loss of the season, the 12-1 Titans were ranked No. 2 in the state by Prep Baseball Report, but the Wildcats got on the board right away. Adam McGinnis doubled to right center and Wes Sery tripled into the right field corner to make it 1-0. In the 4th, Matthew James walked and scored on Erik Sipes’ triple to right center.
It was a pitcher’s duel to that point with James only giving up a walk and a hit batter through four innings. In the 5th, Alex Jefferson led off with a single and moved to third on Kyle Vaughn’s single past the first baseman. When Chatham couldn’t handle Adam McGinnis’ ground ball, Jefferson scored. Wes Sery bunted for a hit to load the bases before Matthew James scored Vaughn with a deep fly to center. Adam Seifert singled to left to score McGinnis and came all the way around to score on a single by Erik Sipes that was misplayed by the Titans rightfielder.
James gave up his only two hits in the 5th, but got out of the bases loaded jam by inducing a ground ball to second base where Jacob Davis made a nice play to end the inning.
In the 6th, the Wildcats put it away with Jefferson and Vaughn leading off with singles before McGinnis crushed a fastball into a slight breeze over the 380 sign in straight away center for a three-run homer to put the Wildcats up 9-0. Wes Sery got aboard on an error and Erik Sipes provided the winning margin with a towering homer over the left field fence.
James pitched five innings for the win, giving up two hits, a walk, a hit batter and striking out four. Adam Seifert pitched the 7th, giving up one hit.
Sipes and Vaughn led the Wildcats with three hits each, while Jefferson, McGinnis and Sery had two. McGinnis had four runs batted in for the Wildcats and Sipes had 3.
The Wildcats come back home for a noon game at IWU against No. 8 ranked O’Fallon Panthers on Saturday.