05-21-2011 vs. Oak Forest Bengals
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Wildcats Fall to Bengals 3-1
One way to prepare for the state baseball tournament is to face tough pitching. The Normal West Wildcats took on that challenge against the Oak Forest Bengals on a beautiful day for baseball at West Varsity Field, but came up on the short end of a 3-1 game. Louisville-bound Oak Forest pitcher Kyle Funkhouser subdued the Wildcats on three hits to raise his record to 9-0. The Wildcats had runners on base in the each of the first three innings, but couldn’t break through. Funkhouser settled in from there and only allowed one baserunner over the final four innings. The Wildcats record moves to 27-7 on the season with the loss.
Kyle Vaughn led the Wildcats with two hits, including a single in the 6th that led to the Wildcats only run. After the single, Vaughn moved to second on an errant pickoff throw and to third on a balk before Adam McGinnis drove him in with an infield out. McGinnis accounted for the Wildcats other hit with a single up the middle in the 1st inning.
Alex Jefferson started on the mound and took the loss. Jefferson pitched 3 1/3 innings, giving up two runs on four hits with two walks and six strikeouts. Dustin Detweiler relieved in the 4th inning, pitching 2 2/3 innings with an unearned run on two hits, a walk and three strikeouts. Adam McGinnis pitched the 7th inning, allowing no runs on a hit and a walk and striking out three.
The Wildcats get one more tuneup before regional action when they travel to Springfield and Lincoln Land Community College to face the Edwardsville Tigers on Monday.