Category: 2014 Sophomore News

3-29-2014 vs. Lincoln Railsplitters

	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
Lincoln	3	0	2	0	0	5	6	4
NCWHS   Wildcats	5	2	4	5	0	16	12	2

Wildcats bats stay hot

Matt Ogden had three hits and three RBI while earning the victory. On the mound, Ogden allowed no earned runs while striking out 4 and allowing just one walk in 3 1/3 innings.  Michael Gogan pitched a scoreless 5^th inning while striking out the side.  The Wildcats also received a single, double and three RBI from Nate Beal, two hits and an RBI from Gogan and a single and triple from Brock Hirn.  Normal West also had 11 stolen bases with Dave Watson leading the way with 3 followed by Sam Fisher and Ogden with two apiece.  Defensive gems include running catches by Watson in center and Cole Dillon in right along with Sam McDowell gunning down a runner attempting to steal for the second straight game.

3-26-2014 vs. Rock Island Rocks

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
NCWHS Wildcats	3	0	1	2	5	0	3	14	12	2
Rocks	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	7	6

Wildcats use hot bats to run away from Rock Island

The Wildcats used 12 hits from 10 different players along with 12 stolen bases and the pitching of Nate Beal, Cole Dillon and Owen Ericson to cruise to a 14-5 victory.  A first inning 2 run single to center by Brett Kirkwood set the tone.  The Wildcats broke the game open in the fifth inning with an RBI double by Matt Ogden, RBI single by Beal and a two run double by Dillon.  The hits kept on coming in the top of the seventh with an RBI double by Brayden Nave and RBI singles by Kyler Stork and Sam McDowell.  Defensively the seventh inning was highlighted by a 6-4-3 double play by Beal, Stork and Nave.

West plays host to Lincoln on Saturday.

Normal West record (1-0)