Category: 2016 Sophomore Results

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NCWHS	0	0	0	5	0	3	7	15	8	3
Rantoul	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	5	6	0

 

The West JV Wildcats picked up their fourth straight victory, defeating Rantoul 15-5 at soggy Wabash Park Friday evening.

Jake Rutkowski secured the win for the Cats, recording five strikeouts, scattering six hits, and allowing three earned runs over 5 strong innings of work.  Zack Jones was dominant in relief, registering four more strikeouts while allowing no hits or earned runs over the final 2 frames.

Rutkowski (double, single, 5 RBIs), McCade Brown (2 doubles, 3 RBIs), and Jeremy Fischer (double, single, 3 RBIs) led the offense, with Jake Marti (homerun, 2 RBIs) delivering a towering home run to left field to cap off a seven run seventh inning for the Wildcats.  Ben Smith (single, RBI) and Holden Lueck (RBI) also came up big for the Cats in the victory.

The Wildcats return to action Saturday, where they’ll face Metamora and Ottawa in a three-team round-robin at Normal West beginning at 10am.

 

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CCHS	0	0	1	0	0	–	–	1	2	5
NCWHS	0	1	0	2	8	–	–	11	8	0

 

The NCWHS JV Wildcats continued their winning ways, besting Central Catholic 11-1 in 5 innings Monday evening at Normal West.

McCade Brown had another great outing for the Cats, pitching a complete game and ringing up eight strikeouts while surrendering only two hits and one earned run.

Brown (double, 2 singles, RBI) also led the way at the plate for West, with Jake Rutkowski (2 singles, sac fly, 2 RBIs), Jake Marti (double), Ben Smith (single, RBI), Tyler Ott (single, RBI), Chase Hacker (single, RBI), Jeremy Fischer (RBI), and Holden Lueck (RBI) all coming up big in the victory.

The Wildcats will look to keep their streak alive Thursday afternoon when they return to the field at 4:30pm to face Sacred Heart Griffin at Normal West.

 

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Lincoln	3	0	0	2	0	0	5	5	6	4
NCWHS	0	1	3	3	0	2	–	9	10	1

 

The Wildcats fell behind early, but roared back to defeat Lincoln 9-5 in the first game of their double-header Saturday in Normal.

The Wildcats continued their strong pitching this season, with Mark Ogden starting on the hill and notching ten strikeouts, scattering five hits, and spreading five earned runs over 5 innings of work.  Tyler Ott was dominant in relief, securing the save and ringing up four more strikeouts over the final 2 frames.

Ott (double, single, 3 RBIs) and Jeremy Fischer (2 singles, RBI) led the way for the Wildcats offense, with Ogden (single, RBI), McCade Brown (single, RBI), and Jake Rutkowski (single, RBI) also driving in runs.  Jake Marti (single), Holden Lueck (single), and Ben Smith (single) stayed hot while contributing to the team’s first victory.

 

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Lincoln	0	1	0	0	0	0	–	1	3	3
NCWHS	3	1	2	0	3	2	–	11	10	1

 

NCWHS also took the second half of their double-header 11-1 against Lincoln on Saturday.

Zach Jones was nearly unhittable on the mound for the Wildcats, working 5 strong innings while recording ten strikeouts and allowing just two hits and one earned run.  Jake Rutkowski closed it down for NCWHS, collecting two more strikeouts in 1 inning of relief.

Chase Hacker (2 singles, RBI), Ben Smith (2 singles, RBI), and Jeremy Fischer (2 singles, RBI) provided the offense for the Cats, with Matthew Pritchett (single, 2 RBIs), Jones (single, 2 RBIs), Camden Scwharz (single, RBI), Max Deffenbaugh (single), and Ben Heberer (RBI) also coming up big in the victory.

The Wildcats will look to extend their winning streak when they return to the field Monday afternoon at 4:30pm to face Central Catholic on the NCWHS JV baseball field.