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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.