Monday, June 19, 2006

Seaside Wildcats Go 1-4 In First Home Stand

The Seaside Wildcats played at Broadway field for the first time this summer. The Wildcats play in the Pacific International League which is a woodbat summer league made up of college players from all over the country. The Wildcats lost their home opener to the Everett Merchants 5-2. Seaside lead early in the game 2-1 as the Wildcats put two runs on the board in the second inning. With one out and runners on the corners in the bottom of the second Mason Reilly came up to the plate and hit a deep ball to center field. Zack Woodward missed played the ball and two run were able to score for the Wildcats. That would be it for the wildcasts offensivley. The wildcats left seven runners in scoring position for the rest for the game. The Merchants took the lead on back to back solo home runs from Andrew Lefave and Robbie Nelson in the fifth. Everett got one more run in the ninth inning to win it 5-2. It could have been a lot worse for the Wildcats as the Merchants left 17 runners on base. Friday's double header against the Merchants was rained out and a make up date has not be scheduled yet.
The league leading Seattle Studs with a record of 10-1 came to Seaside for a double header on Saturday. They split the double header taking game one 6-2 and falling in game two 6-5. The bats came alive for the Wildcats in the first game as they scored six runs on 10 hits. Andre Marshall lead off the game with a home run to put the studs up 1-0. Marshall went deep on the very first pitch he saw. The Wildcats answered with a run of their own in the first when Aaron Svarthumle doubled and drove in lead off man Robbie Knowles from second base. The game remained tied going into the fifth when Andre Marshall came up with one out and blasted his second home run over right field. That would be it for the Studs offense in game one. Addis O'Conner pitched a complete game went six innings gave up just two runs on six hits walked two and struck out two. The Wildcat offense came alive in the fifth as they scored five runs. Robbie Knowles started the inning off with a walk and then stole second. Aaron Nelson came up and hit a double and scored Knowles from second. Aaron Svarthumle walked and then Matt Hendryx was hit by a pitch. With runners on first and second Mason Reilly hit a single that scored two runs. Then Mike Rector and Rob Hitchens each added one run singles to put the Wildcats up 6-2. Robbie Knowles scored two runs, Aaron Nelson went two for three and scored a run, Aaron Svarthumle went one for four with one run scored and one RBI, Matt Henryx scored one run. Mason Rielly went two for three with two RBI's, and Mike Rector went one for three with one RBI.
The Seattle Studs took game two 6-5. Derek Haner took the hill and ptiched five sold innings for the Wildscats. Seaside took the lead in the first inning. Robbie knowles singled. Aaron Nelson reached on an error. Both runners take a base on a passed ball. With one out the DH Rob Lloyd came and and hit a single that scored Knowles from third. Knowles came up in the third inning and led off the inning a with a solo home run. The Studs answered with a pair of runs to tie the game at two in the fifth inning. With one out lead off hitter Nate Baker walked then stole second. Then Pat Allen flew out to right. The DH Shawn Lindsey smacked a double that drove in Baker from second. Then Tony Capacelli hit a double and scored Lindsey from second. Andre Marshall popped up to third base to end the inning but the Studs got two big runs with two outs. The Wildcats went back on top when they scored a run in the sixth to make it a 3-2 game. Aaron Svarthumle started the sixth off with a single. Rob Lloyd followed and was hit by a pitch. After Rector and Hitchens both flew out short stop Adam White singled and drove in Svarthumle. The Studs again tied the game in the seventh when they scored one run to amke it a 3-3 game. With one out Nate Baker reached on an error by White. Then Patt Allen singled and Baker went to third. Shawn Lindsey popped out to third. With two outs Tony Capacelli hit a single and scored Baker from third. Another big two out hit by Capacelli that scores a run. The wildcasts came right back in the bottom of the seventh and scored two runs. Aaron Svarthumle and Lucas Stelter each hit solo home runs to put the Wildcats back up 5-3. Seattle put up two runs in the eighth to tie the game at five. The Wildcats threatened in the eighth they had bases loaded with one out when Rob Hitchens came home on a squeeze play. Adam White failed to lay down a bunt and Hichens was out at home. White would reach on a fielders choice and Matt Hendryx followed with a single but Lucas Stelter struck out to end the inning. To the ninth we went tied at five. And leading things off was Andre Marshall. Marshall hit two home runs in the first game. On a 2-1 pitch Marshall went deep for the third time of the day. The Wildcats went down one two three in the bottom of the ninth. It was Andre Marshall's solo home run in the top of the ninth that was the difference in game two as Seattle wins it 6-5. For the Wildcats Robbie Knowles went 2-5 and scored two runs, Aaron Svarthumle went 2-5 with a home run and scored two runs, Lucas Stelter went 1-4 with a home run, and Adam White and Rob Lloyd each had and RBI.
The Portland Titans came into on Sunday for one game and looked very good as the beat the Wildcats 9-2. The titans were led by their lefty ace Logan Miller who was already 1-0 against
the WIldcasts this year. Miller went seven innings gave up just one run, struck out six, and only walked two. The Titans got to Wildcats pitcher Matt Young early as they scored two runs in the first. WIth two outs and runners on second and third the DH Doug McGee hit a single that scored two runs. Young would settle down and had things under control until the fifth. The Titans added one in the fourth. After Trevor Womack walked Spencer Omalza came up and hit a triple into right field scoring Womack. In the fifth Young allowed two runs off two hits and walked three batters. Jeff Willis came came in to relieve Young and faced a bases loaded with two outs. Willis got Omalza to pop out to right field on two pitches to end the fifth. The Titans added two more in the eight to go up 9-0. The one bright spot for the Wildcats came in the bottom of the eight when Aaron Svarthumle hit a two run bomb to striaght away center field. That would be it for the Widcats. They finish the day with two runs on three hits.
The Seaside Wildcasts are now 6-9 on the year and 2-6 in the PIL. This week the Wildcats will be at Sckavone Field Wenesday to take on the Pacific Javelinas then they return home:
Friday 7:00 vs Skagit Eagles (9) game will be on 1230 ESPN radio
Saturday 4:00 vs Skagit Eagles (DH 1x7,1x9) game 1 will be on 1230 ESPN radio
Sunday 1:00 vs Portland Titans (DH 1x7, 1x9) game 1 will be on 1230 ESPN radio

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