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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
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H |
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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.
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
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H |
E |
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| Lincoln |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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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.