Category: Results

 

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

 

The West JV Wildcats battled the weather and the Rockets Friday night, coming up short 8-5 despite a fifth inning rally in a weather-shortened affair Friday night in Limestone.

Jeremy Fisher started on the hill for Normal West, registering a strikeout, seven hits, and scattering three earned runs over 3 innings of work.  Mark Ogden closed out the final inning, recording an additional strikeout and allowing one hit in relief.

Jake Marti (homerun, RBI) led the offense for the Cats, pounding his second homerun in as many games on a line drive to right field in the second inning.  Ben Smith (double, 2 RBIs), Chase Hacker (double), Fischer (single, RBI), and Holden Lueck (single, RBI) rounded out the rest of the offense for West.

NCWHS JV return to action Saturday, where they’ll face Pekin at the Pekin Sports Complex beginning at 12pm.

 

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
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.

 

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
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.