Ben Matthews – Page 18 – Normal West Baseball

April 1, 2014May 2, 2014

Varsity vs. Pekin Dragons 4-1-14

4-01-2014 vs. Pekin Dragons

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Dragons	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	6	9	2
NCWHS Wildcats	0	0	2	2	2	0	1	7	5	2

Wildcats fight off a late Pekin comeback to win in the bottom of the 7th.

The Wildcats managed only 5 hits in the win over Pekin, but four of those hits were for extra bases. West manufactured two runs each in the 3^rd and 4^th to take the 4-2 lead into the 5^th. A leadoff double by Ryan Frye, a triple and RBI from Reid Birlingmair, and a passed ball pushed the lead to 6-2 in the 5^th, before a late comeback by the Pekin Dragons. Pekin tied the game up at 6-6 in the top of the 7^th before a double by Cody Rogers, and a game-winning double and RBI by Reed Rogers ended the game with the Wildcat victory.

Reid Birlingmair pitched the first 5.2 innings giving up 3 runs on 7 hits and 7 strikeouts. Steven Lorenz relieved in the 6^th inning giving up 3 runs (1 earned) on 2 hits. Noah Johnson came in to close out the game in the 7^th to earn the win.

Normal West record (4-4)

Next game tomorrow night at LaSalle Peru, 4:30 PM start.

March 30, 2014March 31, 2014

Sophomores vs. Lincoln – Game 2

3-29-2014 vs. Lincoln Railsplitters

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Lincoln	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5
NCWHS Wildcats	1	1	2	0	4	1	X	9	9	1

Ericson and Nave combine for three hitter in 9-1 victory

Owen Ericson did not allow an earned run in 5 innings while striking out 9 and allowing just one walk. Brayden Nave pitched 2 scoreless innings to get the save. The Wildcats received two hits and 2 RBI from Connor Kennedy and Michael Gogan along with a hit and RBI apiece from Sam McDowell, Nave, Matt Ogden and Nate Beal. Kyler Stork also added a base hit and 2 stolen bases. The 5^th inning was highlighted defensively by Connor Kennedy fielding a base hit to right field and Storks relay throw to Matt Ogden at third to end a scoring threat.

West hosts Sacred Heart Griffin at 4:30 on Thursday.

Normal West record (3-0)

March 30, 2014March 30, 2014

Sophomores vs. Lincoln – Game 1

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.