WILDCATS LOSE TEMPERS, GAMES AT EVERETT
The Seaside Wildcats were running so short on pitching this weekend that 40-year-old assistant coach Joel Dierickx actually warmed up in the bullpen Sunday at Everett.
"I played in a 30-and-over league in Wenatchee before I moved here," said Dierickx, who moved here to the coast about eight years ago to teach and coach football and baseball at Seaside High School. Despite the layoff, he couldn't have done much worse than the guys the Wildcats put on the mound.
The Merchants swept Sunday's doubleheader by playing home run derby, winning game one 8-2 and taking game two 19-7.
The 'Cats actually trailed game two 18-1 before putting up some late runs in a game that saw owner/general manager Mike Clark ejected from the stands for the second time of the day. Game one also featured the ejections of manager Gerald Bolden and rightfielder Matt Webb--all coming via the thumb of the same umpire, who like the Merchants offense, appeared to be on a power trip.
A.J. Ornelas surrendered a pair of 3-run home runs in game one, while the Merchants teed off against starter Matt Young in game two, rolling up 11 runs in the first four innings. Jason Scheumann fared no better in relief, giving up seven runs in the fifth inning. Craig Neu finally settled things down in the late innings, but by then the game was well out of hand.
Already without injured righthander Kyle Corwin, the Wildcats' Jason Willis had to leave Saturday's game with numbness in his left (pitching) arm. Another pitcher, Seaside graduate Daniel Terranova, left the team after seeing little action on the field. Another potential contributor from Seaside, 2001 graduate Jeff Budnick, has returned from a European trip but apparently broke his foot playing soccer. The injuries, combined with five games in a 3-day span simply tapped out the Seaside staff.
With two days rest, Seaside returns to action Wednesday at Sckavone Field in Portland with a game against the Portland Titans at 7:00 p.m., followed by a make-up doubleheader against Everett at Broadway Field Thursday at 2:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday, the Wildcats travel to Seattle to take on the Pacific International League-leading Studs.
"I played in a 30-and-over league in Wenatchee before I moved here," said Dierickx, who moved here to the coast about eight years ago to teach and coach football and baseball at Seaside High School. Despite the layoff, he couldn't have done much worse than the guys the Wildcats put on the mound.
The Merchants swept Sunday's doubleheader by playing home run derby, winning game one 8-2 and taking game two 19-7.
The 'Cats actually trailed game two 18-1 before putting up some late runs in a game that saw owner/general manager Mike Clark ejected from the stands for the second time of the day. Game one also featured the ejections of manager Gerald Bolden and rightfielder Matt Webb--all coming via the thumb of the same umpire, who like the Merchants offense, appeared to be on a power trip.
A.J. Ornelas surrendered a pair of 3-run home runs in game one, while the Merchants teed off against starter Matt Young in game two, rolling up 11 runs in the first four innings. Jason Scheumann fared no better in relief, giving up seven runs in the fifth inning. Craig Neu finally settled things down in the late innings, but by then the game was well out of hand.
Already without injured righthander Kyle Corwin, the Wildcats' Jason Willis had to leave Saturday's game with numbness in his left (pitching) arm. Another pitcher, Seaside graduate Daniel Terranova, left the team after seeing little action on the field. Another potential contributor from Seaside, 2001 graduate Jeff Budnick, has returned from a European trip but apparently broke his foot playing soccer. The injuries, combined with five games in a 3-day span simply tapped out the Seaside staff.
With two days rest, Seaside returns to action Wednesday at Sckavone Field in Portland with a game against the Portland Titans at 7:00 p.m., followed by a make-up doubleheader against Everett at Broadway Field Thursday at 2:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday, the Wildcats travel to Seattle to take on the Pacific International League-leading Studs.
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