Category: 2015 Freshman Results

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Lincoln	0	0	1	0	0	–	–	1	1	3
NCWHS	4	2	0	5	–	–	–	11	11	1

 

The NCWHS Wildcats jumped out to an early lead on Lincoln and never looked back, coasting to an 11-1 victory Monday.

An RBI single by Jake Marti, a two-run double by Ben Smith, and an error in the first inning – along with an RBI single by Marti and an RBI double by Smith in the second inning – supplied the early offense for the Wildcats.

Marti racked up four RBIs on three hits, with Smith adding four more RBIs on a pair of doubles for NCWHS.  Tyler Ott and Jake Rutkowski also doubled for the Wildcats, with Ott, Ryan Weber, Holden Lueck, and Max Deffenbaugh all adding base hits to round out the offense.

Lincoln’s lineup had no answer for Chase Hacker.  Lincoln managed just one hit off Hacker, who allowed no earned runs, and struck out six during his three innings of work.  Lueck closed out the game for the Wildcats, allowing no earned runs and recording a pair of strikeouts.

The NCWHS Freshman Wildcats play their next game at Peoria Notre Dame on Wednesday afternoon at 4:30pm.

 

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
NCWHS	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	6	4	3
Morton	0	0	0	4	0	5	–	9	8	1

 

The NCWHS Wildcats fought hard, but came up short in a 9-6 loss to Morton in the first game of their double-header.

Mark Ogden started on the rubber for NCWHS, giving up just two earned runs over 3 2/3 innings and recording two strikeouts. Tyler Joaquin closed out the final 2 1/3 innings for the Wildcats, including a scoreless fifth.

Jeremy Fischer led the offense for the Wildcats, reaching base three times and scoring one run and driving in another on a double in the fourth inning.  McCade Brown also had an RBI for the Cats, driving in Jake Rutkowski on a sacrifice fly in the sixth.  NCWHS scored their remaining runs on a pair of singles in the seventh by Joaquin and Tyler Ott.

 

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
NCWHS	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	0	1	7
Morton	2	3	2	2	1	–	–	10	10	1

 

NCWHS dropped the second half of their double-header 10-0 to Morton at Westwood Park on Saturday.

Tyler Ott was the starting pitcher for the Wildcats, lasting 1 2/3 innings and recording four strikeouts.  Jake Rutkowski replaced Ott, allowing just one earned run and recording three strikeouts before handing the ball over to Ethan Stroyan for the final inning.

Ben Smith logged the only hit for NCWHS, a single in the second inning.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Pekin	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	7	3
NCWHS	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	3	1

 

The NCWHS Wildcats recorded their first victory of the year, rallying late to take down Pekin 3-2.

Ben Smith started on the mound for the Wildcats, giving up one earned run over four innings.  Zack Jones closed out the remaining three innings, giving up just one earned run, logging four strikeouts, and recording the win.

Smith also led the Wildcats at the plate, going 2-4 and driving in the winning run on a walk-off double in the bottom of the seventh to send the Wildcats home with the win.

The NCWHS Wildcats rallied in the sixth to put themselves in position for the win behind a a two-run single by Mark Ogden that scored Smith and Chase Hacker.