Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Normal West). Everything went their way against the Urbana Tigers on Monday as they made off with a 19-1 win. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Wildcats with their most commanding win of the season.
Ty Bachman looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
Chase Knuth
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On the hitting side, Normal West got a massive performance out of Chase Knuth, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and one triple. The dominant performance also gave Knuth a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Torin DeLaere, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
Normal West always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .688. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Normal West's victory bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Urbana, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5.
Normal West will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Tigers: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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