by Greg McCorkle
The Raiders of Nathan Hale traveled to West Seattle and ran into a tornado in the form of Wildcats pitcher Sam Hellinger, who pitched seven innings of outstanding baseball.

Number 20 allowed no runs on three hits, struck out fifteen, and walked only one batter. No Raider base runner advanced beyond first base.

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The Wildcats were able to take advantage of several Raider fielding errors to cruise to a 4-0 victory. Wildcat coach Velko Vitalich said of young Hellinger, “I thought he was going to be good”.

The Wildcats are now 6-3-0 overall and 5-3-0 in league play. West Seattle travels to Nathan Halle’s diamond on Friday.

Here's the rest of the Wildcat's Varsity Baseball Schedule:

Fri. April 6 Nathan Hale Meadowbrook 3:30
Mon. April 9 Rainier Beach Hiawatha 3:30
Tue. April 10 Franklin * Rainier Playfield 3:30
Thu. April 12 Franklin * Hiawatha 3:30
Fri. April 20 Ballard Hiawatha 3:30
Mon. April 23 O’Dea Judkins Park 3:30
Wed. April 25 Franklin Rainier Playfield 3:30
Fri. April 27 Franklin Hiawatha 3:30
Sat. April 28 Kentwood * Safeco Field 12:30
Mon. April 30 Bainbridge Island Hiawatha 3:30