Wildcats battle, fall behind down the stretch in 7-4 loss to Morton

 

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The NCWHS JV Wildcats jumped out to an early lead before falling behind in the sixth and eventually succumbing 7-4 to Morton Monday night at Normal West.

Jake Rutkowski had a strong showing on the hill for the Cats, recording seven strikeouts while spreading out five hits and just one earned run over 5 innings of work.  Jake Marti closed out the final 2 frames, ringing up another strikeout in the defeat.

Marti (2 singles, 2 RBIs) and Tyler Ott (2 singles, 2 RBIs) led the offense for the Wildcats, with McCade Brown (double), Jeremy Fischer (single), Ben Smith (single), Ben Heberer (single), and Rutkowski (single) all contributing in the loss.

The Wildcats will look to grab their first victory when they return to the field Saturday morning at 10:00am to face Lincoln in a doubleheader at Normal West.

2016 Sophomore Results

 

2016 Normal West JV Baseball Results
Date
Opponent
W/L
Score
Record
Photos/Article
03/19/2016
 v. Moline
L
 5-7
0-1
Article 
03/19/2016
 v. Moline
L
1-11
0-2
Article
03/21/2016
 v. Morton
L
4-7
0-3
Article 
03/26/2016
 v. Lincoln
W
9-5
1-3
Article
03/26/2016
 v. Lincoln
W
11-1
2-3
Article
03/28/2016
 v. Central Catholic
W
11-1
3-3
Article
03/31/2016
 v. Sacred Heart Griffin
 
 
 
Cancelled
04/01/2016
 @ Rantoul
W
15-5
4-3
Article
04/02/2016
 v. Metamora
 
 
 
Cancelled
04/02/2016
 v. Ottawa
 
 
 
Cancelled
04/04/2016
 v. Prairie Central
 
 
 
Cancelled
04/06/2016
 v. Olympia
 
 
 
Cancelled
04/08/2016
 @ Limestone
L
5-8
4-4
Article
04/09/2016
 @ Pekin
 
 
 
Cancelled
04/09/2016
 @ Pekin
W
5-4
5-4
Article
04/12/2016
 @ Peoria Notre Dame
L
4-6
5-5
Article
04/14/2016
 v. Peoria Notre Dame
L
2-10
5-6
Article
04/16/2016
 @ Danville
W
11-1
6-6
Article
04/16/2016
 @ Danville
W
18-0
7-6
Article
04/19/2016
 @ Washington
W
5-3
8-6
Article
04/21/2016
 @ Peoria Manual
 
 
 
Cancelled
04/23/2016
 @ Urbana
W
11-3
9-6
Article
04/23/2016
 @ Urbana
W
20-3
10-6
Article
04/26/2016
 @ Peoria High School
W
15-1
11-6
Article
04/27/2016
 v. Champaign Central
 
 
 
Cancelled
04/29/2016
 @ East Peoria
W
10-5
12-6
Article
05/02/2016
 v. U-High
L
0-2
12-7
Article
05/03/2016
 v. Richwoods
W
10-0
13-7
Article
05/05/2016
 @ Richwoods
W
16-3
14-7
Article
05/06/2016
 v. Limestone
W
7-6
15-7
Article
05/07/2016
 @ Bloomington
W
6-4
16-7
Article
05/07/2016
 @ Bloomington
L
6-8
16-8
Article
05/10/2016
 v. Normal Community
W
3-2
17-8
Article
05/12/2016
@ Normal Community
L
0-8
17-9
Article
05/14/2016
 v. Centennial
W
16-4
18-9
Article
05/14/2016
 v. Centennial
W
7-3
19-9
Article
05/20/2016
 v. NCWHS/NCHS Invite
 
 
 
 
05/21/2016
 v. NCWHS/NCHS Invite
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NCWHS JV show promise, come up short against Moline in opening day doubleheader

 

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The NCWHS Wildcats took a 4-2 lead into the 7th, but came up short in a 7-5 loss to Moline in the first game of their double-header.

McCade Brown started on the mound for NCWHS, ringing up eight strikeouts, scattering four hits, and giving up no earned runs over 4 strong innings of work.  Mark Ogden logged 2 1/3 innings of work, registering two more strikeouts before giving way to Jake Marti to close out the bottom of the seventh.

Ben Smith (double, sac bunt, RBI) and Jake Rutkowski (double, RBI) started the scoring for the Wildcats with a pair of doubles and a run in the fourth inning.  Smith, Brown (single, 2 RBIs), Holden Lueck (double, single), and Jeremy Fischer (single) combined for three more runs in the fifth inning, with Ben Heberer (single) and Marti (sac fly, RBI) also contributing in the loss.

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NCWHS dropped the second half of their double-header 11-1 to Moline in Normal on Saturday.

Jeremy Fischer was the starting pitcher for the Wildcats, throwing 5 solid innings while notching six strikeouts, distributing four hits, and giving up just one earned run.  Chase Hacker and Ethan Stroyan combined to close out the sixth inning, each recording one and two strikeouts, respectively.

Jake Marti (single, RBI) drove in the only run for NCWHS, with Ben Smith (single), Fischer (single), and Max Deffenbaugh (single) providing the remainder of the offense for the Cats.

The Wildcats return to the field Monday afternoon at 4:15pm to face Morton on the NCWHS JV baseball field.