Baseball Recap: Normal West Wins Going Away Against Danville

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

04/28/25 vs Peoria	19
04/07/25 @ Urbana	18
04/07/25 @ Urbana	18
05/08/25 @ Danville	16
04/28/25 vs Peoria	15

Normal West got themselves on the board against Danville on Thursday, but Danville never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 16-0 win. Considering the Wildcats have won ten games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Sam McCully made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). McCully was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.

In other batting news, Torin DeLaere was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. Gage Flairty was another key player, earning three runs and two stolen bases.

The victory made it two in a row for Normal West and bumps their season record up to 18-9. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 3-19 Danville and 11-13 Peoria Notre Dame. As for Danville, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-19.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Normal West will square off against rival Peoria Notre Dame at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Danville is set to challenge their familiar foe Centennial at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.