Bearcats lose first three to Washburn, game four on Sunday
Your Bearcats have had a tough start to the Washburn series so far this weekend. Washburn has defeated your Bearcats in each of the first three games of the series. Of the 28 games the Bearcats have played this season, all but 5 have been on the road. Your 'Cats have been playing hard in the Washburn series but haven't been able to put together all three phases of the game (pitching, batting, and defense). However, Northwest is still playing .500 ball in conference with 12 of their next 16 games in Maryville for a play-off push in the home stretch of the season. All but three of Northwest's conference games have been on the road. I'm sure if you ask any coach or administrator before the season started if they would take the 'Cats playing .500 ball on all road games, they would accept it in a second. The fact of the matter is the Bearcats are playing tough on the road and hanging in there for a play-off push with a bunch of home games to help make the run.
In game one, Washburn defeated Northwest by the score 7-0 in a nine-inning game on Friday. Your Bearcats starting nine included Brandon Huske, SS, Paul Johnson, 2B, Ryan Abernathy, CF, Eric McLaughlin, DH, Austin Wulff, LF, Steven Garber, 1B, Jon Pomatto, RF, Blake Hardegree, C, Zack Ferreira, 3B, and your starting pitcher was Austin Warren.
Offensively, Northwest did not score a run, earned 5 hits, 3 walks, 5 strike-outs, and left 6 runners on base. Your offensive star of the game was Steen Garber, who went 2 for 4 in the game. Ryan Abernathy, Eric McLaughlin, and Austin Wulff each earned a hit in the game.
Defensively, Northwest was charged with one error (Zach Douglas) in the game.
Pitching, Austin Warren was your starter in the game but was tagged with the loss to see his 2014 record fall to 1-3. In total, Austin worked 4.0 innings, allowed 4 hits, 2 runs (both earned), 0 walks, 1 strike-out, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and he did not hit a batter. Blaine Reutter came into the game in the fifth inning and worked 2.0 innings, allowed 3 hits, 2 runs (both earned), 0 walks, 0 strike-outs, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and he did not hit a batter. Bex Trout came into the game in the 7th inning and worked 1.0 inning, allowed 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 2 strike-outs, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and he did not hit a batter. Brian Schmiedt came into the game in the 8th inning and worked 0.1 inning, allowed 3 hits, 3 runs (all earned), 1 walk, 1 strike-out, 1 wild pitch, 0 balks, and he did not hit a batter. Daulton Perry came into the game with one out in the 8th inning and worked 0.2 inning, allowed 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 1 strike-out, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and he did not hit a batter.
In game two, Northwest lost 7-5 in a seven-inning game against the Ichabods. Your Bearcats starting nine included Brandon Huske, SS, Paul Johnson, 2B, Ryan Abernathy, CF, Eric McLaughlin, DH, Austin Wulff, LF, Steven Garber, 1B, Jon Pomatto, RF, Blake Hardegree, C, Zack Ferreira, 3B, and your starting pitcher was Hondo Pearcy.
Offensively, Northwest scored 5 runs off of 5 hits, 5 RBIs, 3 walks, 5 strike-outs, and 6 runners left on base. Your offensive star of the game was Eric McLaughlin, who went 2 for 3 (including a home run) with 3 RBIs, a walk, and a run scored. Ryan Abernathy, Jon Pomatto, and Alex Singleton each earned a hit in the game.
Defensively, Northwest was charged with one error in the game (Austin Wulff).
Pitching, Hondo Pearcy earned the start in the game but picked-up the loss to see his 2014 record fall to 3-2. In total, Hondo worked 2.1 innings, allowed 5 hits, 6 runs (all earned), 2 walks, 1 strike-out, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and he did not hit a batter. Nikko Pablo came into the game in the third inning and worked 2.2 innings, allowed 2 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strike-out, 0 wild pitches, 1 balk, and he did not hit a batter. Rob Henrichs came into the game in the 6th inning and worked 0.1 inning, allowed 4 hits, 1 run (earned), 0 walks, 0 strike-outs, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and he did not hit a batter. Daulton Perry came into the game with one out in the 6th inning and worked 0.2 innings, allowed 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strike-out, 0 wild pitch, 0 balks, and he did not hit a batter.
In game three, Washburn defeated Northwest by the score 12-8 in a seven-inning game. Your Bearcat starting nine included Brandon Huske, SS, Garrett Fort, 2B, Ryan Abernathy, CF, Eric McLaughlin, DH, Austin Wulff, LF, Steven Garber, 1B, Jon Pomatto, RF, Blake Hardegree, C, Zack Ferreira, 3B, and your starting pitcher was Kole Klocko.
Offensively, Northwest scored 8 runs off of 9 hits, 5 RBIs, 4 walks, 8 strike-outs, and 7 runners were left on base. Your two offensive stars of the game were Jon Pomatto, who went 3 for 3 with a walk and 2 runs scored, and Eric McLaughlin, who went 2 for 3 (including a home run) with a walk, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored. Garrett Fort, Ryan Abernathy, James Holler, and Zack Ferreira each earned a hit in the game.
Defensively, Northwest was charged with three errors in the game (Ryan Abernathy, Austin Wulff, and Jon Pomatto).
Pitching, Kole Klocko earned the start in the game but had a tough day and was tagged with the loss in the game to see his 2014 record fall to 1-2. In total, Kole worked 0.1 inning, allowed 1 hit, 3 runs (2 earned), 2 walks, 0 strike-outs, 1 wild pitch, 0 balks, and he did not hit a batter. Taylor Bruch came into the game with one out in the Bottom of the first and worked 1.2 innings, allowed 4 hits, 4 runs (all earned), 1 walk, 0 strike-outs, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and he did not hit a batter. Bex Trout came into the game in the 3rd inning and worked 1.0 inning, allowed 1 hit, 2 runs (only 1 earned), 1 walk, 1 strike-out, 1 wild pitch, 0 balks, and he hit 1 batter. Patrick Brady came into the game in the 4th inning and worked 2.0 innings, allowed 1 hit, 0 runs, 3 walks, 2 strike-outs, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and he did not hit a batter. Tanner Smith came into the game in the 6th inning but did not record an out. Tanner allowed 2 hits, 2 runs (1 earned), 0 walks, 0 strike-outs, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and he did not hit a batter. Blane Reutter came into the game after Tanner in the 6th inning and worked 1.0 inning, allowed 1 hit, 1 run (unearned), 1 walk, 0 strike-out, 0 wild pitches, 0 balks, and he did not hit a batter.
Next - Northwest will close-out the series at Washburn on Sunday, March 30, 2014. First pitch is 1pm.
Go Cats!!
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