04-09-2010 vs. Chatham Glenwood Titans
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Hot Wildcat Bats Beat the Titans
The Normal West Wildcats have been relatively quiet for two games in a row, but they came alive in a 9-7 victory over previously undefeated Chatham Glenwood. Jason Cullen smacked a three-run home run over the left field fence in the 4th inning to put the Wildcats up for good at 8-5. It was Cullen’s second hit in as many innings as the middle of the Wildcat order all had two hits on the game. Kyle Vaughn moved to 3-0 on the season with another strong pitching performance, as the first five runs he gave up were all unearned. The Wildcats evened their overall record at 5-5.
Vaughn threw the first six innings on a nice day for baseball. He allowed seven runs, but only two were earned on eight hits with a strikeout and two walks. Erik Sipes earned his first save of the season, relieving Vaughn with a runner on first and no outs in the 7th. He got two strikeouts and a groundout to close out the win.
The Wildcats scored in the 1st inning for the eighth time in ten games as Brock Stewart singled to left and Jason Cullen walked to move him up. Jacob Birlingmaier stroked an RBI single up the middle to put the ‘Cats on the board first. After going down 4-1 in the 3rd inning, the Wildcats got four of their own. Adam Seifert led off with a single to right and Brock Stewart doubled to left center. Jason Cullen hit an RBI single to left put runners on the corners ahead of a Jacob Birlingmaier single off the pitcher to plate Stewart. After Kyle Vaughn sacrificed the runners up, Erik Sipes doubled down the left field line to drive them in.
In the 4th inning, Seifert and Stewart walks were followed by Cullen’s 5th homer of the year. The Wildcats added their final run in the 5th inning on a Michael Collins walk and an Adam Seifert double to left center. Seifert, Stewart, Cullen and Birlingmaier all had two hits and Cullen had four runs batted in while Birlingmaier and Sipes both had two.
The Wildcats play a doubleheader in Lasalle-Peru tomorrow at 11:00 against the Cavaliers.