Category: 2010 Varsity News

5-1-2010 vs. Champaign Centennial Chargers

Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
NCWHS Wildcats	0	1	2	0	5	0	5	13	15	4
Centennial Chargers	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	7	12	3

 

Game 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
NCWHS Wildcats	0	4	1	1	4	3	1	14	20	6
Centennial Chargers	3	1	0	1	3	0	0	8	10	2

Wildcats Sweep Chargers

The Normal West Wildcats’ bats were on fire Saturday in Champaign, producing 27 runs on 35 hits in a doubleheader sweep of conference foe Champaign Centennial.  The 13-7 and 14-8 wins improved the Wildcats record to 17-5 overall and a league leading 5-0 in conference.  Brock Stewart led the attack with seven hits in the two games, while Kyle Vaughn and Adam Seifert had five, and Wes Sery added four.

In the first game, Kyle Vaughn started on the mound and picked up his sixth win of the season against no losses.  Kyle tossed the first five innings allowing four runs on eight hits and two walks.  Erik Sipes pitched the 6^th inning, giving up a run on a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and Brandon Brittin finished the game in the 7^th with two runs on three hits.

Brock Stewart led the offensive fireworks in the first game with three hits, including two doubles and scored three runs.  Adam Seifert also had three hits, including a double, and drove in three runs.  Jason Cullen had two hits and three RBIs, including a deep three run homer to left field in the 7^th inning that put the game away.  Kyle Vaughn and Wes Sery both contributed two hits and drove in a run apiece while Jacob Birlingmaier doubled into the rightfield gap to drive in a run and Trey Rogers got the rally started in the 7^th with a triple.  Brandon Brittin also singled and drove in a run.

In the second game, the Wildcat bats were just as hot.  Stewart had four hits, including a triple to center and drove in three runs.  Erik Sipes had three hits and two RBIs, with a solo homer to left and a triple.  Trey Rogers had three hits and drove in a run and Kyle Vaughn had three hits and drove in two runs.  Adam Seifert had two hits, scored three times and drove in two runs.  Jacob Birlingmaier singled twice and drove in a run, while Wes Sery did the same.  Jason Cullen knocked in two runs as well with a double and a sacrifice fly. 

Adam Seifert got the win on the mound in relief of Jason Cullen.  Wildcat fielders struggled in the first two innings, committing five errors amidst the four runs that scored.  Seifert came on in the 3^rd inning and pitched the last five, allowing five runs on six hits and a walk with five strikeouts. 

The Wildcats return to action on Tuesday with a conference game at home against Decatur Eisenhower.

04-29-2010 vs. Rantoul Eagles

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Rantoul Eagles	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	7	2
NCWHS Wildcats	4	2	0	0	1	0	X	7	6	3

Wildcats down the Eagles, 7-3

The Normal West Wildcats made an early lead hold up at windy West Varsity field.  A blustery 35 mph wind blowing straight in from left field made for a challenge at times, but the Wildcats put an early four spot on the board in the first and were in control throughout the game to raise the record to 15-5. 

 Michael Collins held the Eagles scoreless through six innings to get the win before giving up some baserunners in the 7^th inning and yielding to Brandon Brittin, who finished out the game.  Collins gave up three runs on six hits and no walks with four strikeouts, while Brittin gave up one hit in his inning of work.

Brock Stewart led the Wildcat attack with two RBI singles.  In the 1^st after Kyle Vaughn and Michael Collins singled, Stewart single up the middle scored Vaughn.  After an Eagle error loaded the bases, Jacob Birlingmaier brought in Collins on a fielders choice.  Erik Sipes walked to load them back up and Wes Sery walked to drive in a run.  A Tyler Emmerson ground ball drove in the final run of the inning.  In the 2^nd, Collins got hit by a pitch to start things.  He stole second and scored on a Stewart single to right field.  Stewart took second on the throw home and later scored on a Birlingmaier single to right.  In the 5^th, Jason Cullen tripled into the right field corner and scored on a wild pitch.  Stewart and Birlingmaier both had two RBI for the Wildcats.

The Wildcats return to action Saturday at Champaign Centennial in a conference matchup at 10:00.