Category: 2010 Varsity News

03-29-2010 vs. Bartonville Rockets

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NCWHS Wildcats	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	6	7	2
Limestone Rockets	2	2	2	0	0	1	X	7	8	4

Wildcats fall to the Rockets 7-6

Baseballs were flying out of the park early and often at Rocket Field in Bartonville on Monday.  Two Wildcat homers and three Limestone shots had the Rockets in the lead 6-5 after three innings.  Both pitchers settled in for some quick middle innings and the Wildcats tied it up in the 6^th, but the Wildcats let the lead slip away to lose 7-6.  

The Wildcats struck again in the first inning with a Kyle Vaughn walk and a couple of Rocket errors loading the bases.  Vaughn scored on a wild pitch before Jacob Birlingmaier launched a three run shot over the right center field fence.  The Rockets tied it up with 2 run shots to left in the 1^st and 2^nd inning by their second baseman.  Jason Cullen gave the Wildcat another lead at 5-4 with a leadoff homer to right center in the 3^rd, but the Rockets got a two run shot of their own that inning.

The Wildcats tied the game in the 6^th on consecutive singles by Erik Sipes, Brandon Brittin and Michael Collins, followed by a grounder up the middle from Tyler Emmerson that the Rockets did not handle. 

Michael Collins started and went five innings on the mound, giving up six runs on seven hits with six strikeouts and a walk.  Erik Sipes was the hard luck loser, allowing an unearned run on one hit and a walk in the 6^th.

The Wildcats fall to 2-3 on the season ahead of a busy week with Highland Park up next on Wednesday at IWU.

03-27-2010 vs. O’Fallon Panthers

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NCWHS Wildcats	1	0	1	4	0	0	1	7	12	1
O’Fallon Panthers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1

Vaughn Shuts Down the Panthers

 Kyle Vaughn tossed a six hit shutout against the O’Fallon Panthers on Saturday, leading the Wildcats to a 7-0 victory.  Vaughn went the distance, giving up six hits and four walks while striking out three.  He was helped by two ground ball double plays, including a comeback 1-6-3 double play to end the game. 

Michael Collins and Brandon Brittin led the potent offensive attack with three hits each.  Brock Stewart and Jason Cullen each had two hits, while Jacob Birlingmaier hit his first home run of the year.  The Wildcats jumped out to a lead in the first when Collins singled and later scored on a Cullen double.  The lead grew in the 3^rd when Stewart led off with a single and came around to score on a Wes Sery base hit. 

The Wildcats had a big inning in the 4^th as Adam Seifert got on my getting hit.  After Erik Sipes bunted him over, Brandon Brittin brought him in with a base hit.  Michael Collins singled next and then Brittin scored on a double steal.  Collins scored on a Stewart base hit and Jason Cullen brought Brock around with a double.  Jacob Birlingmaier closed out the scoring with a solo shot to right.

The Wildcats even their record at 2-2 with the win.

03-24-2010 vs. Lincoln Railsplitters

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NCWHS Wildcats	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	6	0
Lincoln Railsplitters	1	1	0	0	3	0	X	5	8	1

Railsplitters best Wildcats 5-3

 

Despite Jacob Birlingmaier’s two hits, including a double, the Normal West Wildcats suffered a 5-3 loss to the Lincoln Railsplitters on Saturday in O’Fallon.  The Wildcats, playing as the visitors, got on the board in the 1st inning for the third game in a row as Michael Collins led off with a double.  After walks to Kyle Vaughn and Brock Stewart loaded the bases, a Wes Sery ground ball brought in Collins.   After Lincoln tied the game in the bottom of the 1^st, Jacob Birlingmaier doubled to start the 2^nd and Tyler Emmerson brought him home with a double of his own.  Lincoln tied the game in the 2^nd as well.

The Wildcats resumed the lead in the top of the 4^th when Adam Seifert singled, got moved around on a Birlingmaier single and eventually scored on a wild pitch.  Unfortunately that was all the scoring for the Wildcats, despite threatening with a couple of runners on base in the 6^th.   

Tyler Emmerson pitched the first five innings and took the loss, allowing five runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts and two walks.  Brandon Brittin pitched the 6^th for the Wildcats.

The Wildcats dropped to 1-2 on the season.