5-4-2011 vs. Normal Community Ironmen
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Wildcats Down the Ironmen 11-1
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The first game of the season against crosstown rival Normal Community Ironmen always brings a little extra tension, and the additional ‘wow’ factor of playing at the Corn Crib, just added more. The first half of the ballgame only heightened that tension as three and half innings went in the books at 0-0. Wes Sery broke that tension when he smashed a ground rule double into right center field to put runners on second and third with no outs in the bottom of the 4th. The Wildcats put up four runs in the inning and eventually cruised to an 11-1 six inning victory. The win ups the Wildcats overall record to 19-4 and 5-0 in the Big 12 Conference. The Ironmen fall to 13-8 overall and 4-2 in conference.
Matthew James picked up the win for the Wildcats on the mound. He scattered three hits over 5 2/3 innings, getting out of a first inning jam with two strikeouts. The Ironmen’s only run scored on a bunt single with a throwing error that put the runner on third base, followed by a sacrifice fly. James struck out nine and walked two. Adam Seifert pitched one third of an inning, entering with a 4-1 lead in the top of the 6th.
Wildcat bats were hot in the even numbered innings. In the 2nd, the Wildcats got three bats hits but also hit into a double play and had a runner thrown out at third base. In the 4th, Adam McGinnis led off with a chopper up the middle for a base hit. Wes Sery then popped the cork on the offense with his double. Trey Rogers sacrifice fly to center brought in McGinnis to get the Wildcats on the board. Adam Seifert’s line drive hit up the middle caught the umpire square in the leg, so Rogers stayed at second. Erik Sipes then cleared the bases with a triple into the right center gap and scored on James sacrifice fly to center.
In the 6th inning, the Wildcats smelled blood in the water and went for the kill. Trey Rogers singled to center to lead things off. Adam Seifert singled past the first baseman to put runners on the corners and then Erik Sipes capped off his perfect day with a two RBI double to left. After a balk and a Matthew James walk, a wild pitch brought home Sipes. Garrett Cook bunted for a hit to put runners again at the corners and Alex Jefferson also bunted for a hit that scored Cook and moved James to third. Kyle Vaughn drove a triple down the right field line to make it 10-1 with no outs. After an intentional walk to Sery, Trey Rogers took a walk and the final pitch was a wild one that scored Vaughn for the win.
Sipes led the Wildcats with three hits, while Rogers, Seifert and Cook each had two. Sipes also led the team in runs batted in with four, while Vaughn had two.
The Wildcats and Ironmen meet again tomorrow at 5:00 at the Corn Crib with the Ironmen being the hosts.