Varsity – Page 60 – Normal West Baseball

March 25, 2011March 26, 2011

Rock Island 03-23-2011 Varsity

03-23-2011 vs. Rock Island Rocks

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Rock Island	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	0	1	4
NCWHS Wildcats	2	2	4	2	X	X	X	10	12	1

Wildcats Tumble the Rocks

The Normal West Wildcats jumped on the Rock Island Rocks early and cruised to a 10-0 behind big bats and the pitching of Matthew James at West Varsity Field today. The Wildcats upped their record to 3-1.

The Rocks could not touch James over five innings, getting only a first inning single, while fanning nine times. James only faced two batters over the minimum as a hitter in the 4^th inning reached on an outfield error, but was promptly picked off first, and one batter got hit by a pitch in the 5^th inning.

03-23-11 v Rock Island — Garrett Cook goes deep. (Click on photo to see all photos in the set)

West offense was powered by two-run homers from Alex Jefferson and Garrett Cook, as well as three hits and three runs batted in from Erik Sipes. Jefferson started the game off with a single, stole second and scored on an Adam Seifert double. Seifert moved to 3^rd base on a Wes Sery single and scored when the catcher’s throw on a double steal was too high. In the 2^nd inning, Sipes led off with a double to left center, was sacrificed over and came in on Jefferson’s blast to left field. In the 3^rd, Kyle Vaughn got on to start things on an infield error. A Matthew James single put runners on the corners and Vaughn scored on the double steal. Ryan Speller then singled and moved to second on an error before scoring on Erik Sipes second hit of the day. Garrett Cook followed that with his shot over the left field fence. In the 4^th, the Wildcats got two runs when Adam McGinnis led off with a single and stole second. After an infield error and a Ryan Speller walk, Sipes got his third hit of the day, driving in McGinnis and James to up the lead to 10-0.

Sipes led the Wildcats with three hits, while Jefferson and McGinnis both had two. Sipes had three runs batted in as Jefferson and Cook had two.

The Wildcats next take on the Morton Potters in Morton on Thursday.

March 24, 2011March 26, 2011

Moline 03-22-2011 Varsity

03-22-2011 vs. Moline Maroons

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Moline Maroons	3	5	0	0	0	2	0	10	10	0
NCWHS Wildcats	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	10	0

Wildcats Get Marooned

The Normal West Wildcats lost 10-2 in their home opener to the Moline Maroons. The Wildcats fall to 2-1 on the season.

The Wildcats got down early, falling behind 8-0 after an inning and a half. Matthew James’ home run to center field got the Wildcats on the board in the bottom of the 2^nd. The Wildcats hit the ball hard often, including hits in six of the seven innings, but couldn’t find the holes at the right times to score runs.

Dustin Detweiler held the Maroons scoreless through the middle of the game, including strikng out the side in the 4^th, before giving up a pair of runs in the 6^th inning. The Wildcats scored their second run in the 7^th when Alex Jefferson led off with a single, stole second and scored on a Wes Sery single.

03-22-11 v Moline — Dustin Detweiler (Click on photo to see all photos in the set)

James led the Wildcats with three hits, including the home run, while Jefferson and Sery each had two hits.

Alex Jefferson took the loss, going two innings and giving up eight runs on seven hits with a walk and two hit batters and one strikeout. Dustin Detweiler pitched four innings, giving up two runs on three hits with four walks and eight strikeouts. Ryan Speller pitched a scoreless 7^th inning, allowing one walk.

The Wildcats return to action tomorrow against the Rock Island Rocks at West Varsity Field at 2:00.

March 20, 2011March 26, 2011

Pekin 03-19-2011 Varsity

03-19-2011 vs. Pekin Dragons

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Pekin Dragons	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	3	8	2
NCWHS Wildcats	2	1	0	1	0	2	X	6	6	0

Wildcats Beat the Dragons

The Normal West Wildcats completed the Saturday sweep in Galesburg with a 6-3 victory over the Pekin Dragons. The Wildcats move to 2-0 on the season.

The Wildcats got out to a 2-0 lead in the 1^st inning when Alex Jefferson led off with a walk, stole second, moved to third on an infield out and scored on an Adam McGinnis sacrifice fly to center. Wes Sery then walked, stole second and scored on a Kyle Vaughn single up th e middle. In the 2^nd, the Wildcats added to the lead Erik Sipes got aboard on a Dragon error and moved up on wild pitches. Ryan Speller then walked to put runners on the corners. Sipes was out at the plate on an attempted squeeze, but Speller moved to second. The next batter grounded to short and Speller was able to race home when the second baseman threw wildly on the double play attempt. In the 4^th, Garrett Cook doubled to right and moved to third on an infield out before scoring on a balk.

After the Dragons made it 4-3 with two runs in the 6^th inning, the Wildcats got some insurance runs in their half with two outs when Alex Jefferson beat out an infield hit, Adam Seifert doubled him home with a drive over the center fielder and Adam McGinnis doubled Seifert home with a shot to right center.

03-19-2011 v Pekin — Adam Seifert (Click on photos to see all photos in set)

Adam Seifert took the win on the mound with 5 2/3 innings of work. He gave up three runs on six hits with a walk and three strikeouts. Alex Jefferson worked the final inning and a third to get the save, allowing no runs on two hits, a hit batter and three strikeouts.

Six Wildcats had a hit in the game with Jefferson scoring two runs and McGinnis driving in two.

The Wildcats return to action at home on Tuesday with a varsity/junior varsity doubleheader against Moline at 2:00.