Category: 2011 Varsity News

4-30-2011 vs. Champaign Centennial Chargers

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Centennial Chargers	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	0	3	2
NCWHS Wildcats	0	1	6	7	X	X	X	14	10	1

 

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Centennial Chargers	0	1	0	0	0	X	X	1	4	5
NCWHS Wildcats	3	0	4	4	X	X	X	11	11	2

 

Wildcats Corral the Chargers Twice

The Normal West Wildcats felt the Champaign Centennial Chargers would be their first big test in the Big 12 conference.  The Wildcats passed with flying colors, sweeping a doubleheader from the Chargers by the 10-run rule in both games.  The Wildcats maintain the conference lead, along with Mattoon, at 4-0 while moving their overall record to 18-4.

In the first game, Kyle Vaughn dominated the Chargers just like he has for three years.  He gave up three singles, but faced only two over the minimum as the leadoff batter got caught attempting to steal third base in the 1st inning and Kyle started a nice double play in the 4^th inning on a liner back to him.  Kyle also struck out one batter with no walks to raise his record to 5-1.

The Wildcats offense got on the board in the second when Trey Rogers singled to left and stole second base.  Adam Seifert sacrificed him to third and Erik Sipes sacrificed him home on a nice squeeze play.  In the 3^rd, Alex Jefferson led off with a walk and stole second before a Kyle Vaughn singled off the pitcher and stole second as well to put runners on second and third base.  Adam McGinnis drove in a run with a groundout before Wes Sery singled to knock in Vaughn.  Rogers and Seifert then walked to load the bases before Erik Sipes knocked in two with a single to left.  After a balk moved Seifert and Sipes up a base, Seifert stole home off the pitcher for the second time in his career and Sipes came around to score when the ball got away from the catcher and he didn’t chase it very quickly.

In the 4^th, Jefferson started it with a walk and stolen base again.  McGinnis doubled him in with a drive over the rightfielder.  Sery got aboard on an error before Rogers got hit with a pitch.  Seifert’s fielder’s choice drove in McGinnis and Sipes singled again to drive in Sery.  Matthew James knocked in two more with a base hit.  Jake McDowell drilled a single to center to drive in a run and then an infield error brought James home.

Vaughn and Sipes led with Wildcats with two hits each in the game while Sipes had four RBI and McGinnis and James had two each.

 

In the second game, Dustin Detwieler toed the rubber for the Wildcats.  He got his third win of the season by pitching five innings without allowing an earned run on four hits, a walk and two strikeouts.

Alex Jefferson got the Wildcats offense off with a jolt as he smashed a drive over the center field fence into a very strong crosswind.  Adam McGinnis singled to right and came home on a Wes Sery double.  An Adam Seifert infield single scored him.  In the 3^rd inning, McGinnis singled, moved up on a Sery walk and scored on an error before Rogers doubled home Sery.  Seifert bunted for a hit to put two runners on.  James drove in Rogers with a fielder’s choice and Jake McDowell squeezed home Seifert.   Jefferson led off the 4^th with a hit and after Kyle Vaughn walked, McGinnis drove home a run with his third hit of the game.  After an error and a fielder’s choice, a Seifert infield hit loaded the bases.  James singled to drive in the game ending runs for the Wildcats.

McGinnis and Seifert led the Wildcats with three hits while Jefferson had two.  James drove in three runs to lead the Wildcats.

The Wildcats return to action this week against crosstown rival Normal Community with a pair of games at the Corn Crib on Wednesday and Thursday at 5:00.

4-29-2011 vs. Decatur Eisenhower Panthers

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NCWHS Wildcats	5	3	1	3	9	X	X	21	18	2
Eisenhower Panthers	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	0	3	3

 

Wildcats Beat the Panthers

The Normal West Wildcats took care of business in Decatur with a 21-0 five inning win over the Eisenhower Panthers on Friday.  Alex Jefferson handled the Panthers on the mound and the Wildcat offense was in high gear in the Big 12 conference matchup.  The victory raises the Wildcat’s record to 16-4 overall and 3-0 in conference.

 

Wes Sery led the offensive charge with four hits, three of them doubles, as he drove in five runs on the day.  Trey Rogers had three hits, including a double over the centerfielder, and a pair of runs driven in, while Alex Jefferson, Adam McGinnis, Adam Seifert and Nolan Caldwell each had two hits.  Seifert also drove in three runs.  Several players got in the act, with Jake McDowell drawing a walk and driving in a run with a line drive single, Nick Barnhill drawing an RBI walk and Jacob Davis driving in a run with a hit batter.

Alex Jefferson picked up the win for Wildcats. He pitched five innings of three hit baseball, with no walks and seven strikeouts.

The Wildcats return to action tomorrow at home against conference foe Champaign Centennial at 10:00.

4-28-2011 vs. Rantoul Eagles

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NCWHS Wildcats	0	0	4	4	5	X	X	13	13	0
Rantoul Eagles	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	0	1	2

 

Wildcats Soar Past the Eagles

After quiet bats for two innings, the Normal West Wildcat’s Matthew James opened the floodgates on a four run, six hit third inning with a triple to deep left center.  James stuffed the Rantoul Eagles on the mound too, leading the Wildcats to a 13-0 five inning victory.  The Wildcats upped their record to 15-4 on the season with the win.

 

Following up his perfect game in his last outing, James was dominant again allowing only one baserunner, a leadoff single in the first.   He struck out 12 didn’t walk a batter.  The only plays the defense made were a foul pop to third base, a looper to third and Garrett Cook’s diving catch in left field to end the game.  James moves to 4-0 on the season.

James led off the 3rd inning with a triple.  Garrett Cook then singled to left field on a nice piece of batwork, slapping an 0-2 curve between the drawn in infield to score James.  Alex Jefferson blasted a double to left center to score Cook and moved up on a nice Kyle Vaughn sacrifice bunt.  Adam McGinnis found the left side hole for an RBI single before Wes Sery doubled to put runners at second and third.  Erik Sipes loaded the bases and Adam Seifert’s infield hit scored Jefferson to give the Wildcats a 4-0 lead.

In the 4^th, Garrett Cook singled to center for his second hit of the game.  He moved to second on an infield error and third on Vaughn’s second nice sacrifice bunt.  McGinnis scored Cook and Jefferson with a single to center before Sery got aboard on an infield error.  After they both stole a base to move up, Seifert drove them in with an RBI single.

In the 5^th, James tripled again to the same spot to lead things off.  Cook walked and Jefferson got a hit in front of the right fielder to score James.  After McGinnis and Sery walked, Seifert cleared the bases with a triple over the center fielder.

Seifert led the Wildcats with four hits in the game while Jefferson, McGinnis, James and Cook had two hits.  Seifert had six runs batted in, while McGinnis had three and Jefferson two.

The Wildcats return to action tomorrow against Decatur Eisenhower at Stephen Decatur in a Big 12 Conference matchup.