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3/31 - Vikings defeat Bison 11-0 in 5
Northwest pounded out 12 hits, including three a piece from Ben Schmucker and Keaton Haack and Haack pitched a complete game shutout to lead the Vikings to an 11-0 win over High Point Central. Haack went five innings striking out seven, allowing three hits and one walk. Haack also picked a runner off second base and started one of two Northwest double plays to help in the win.

Haack drove in the first two runs in the top of the first with a two out double. Chris Corbett, who had walked, and Schmucker who had singled scored on the hit. Haack moved to third on an Adam Swim single, then scored on a catcher throwing error when Swim's courtesy runner Matt Bond stole second. The Vikings broke it open with six in the top of the second. Victor Dilla led the inning off reaching on an error, then moved to third on a wild pitch and passed ball. Sanders Kuxhausen hit a sacrifice fly to score Dilla. Corbett then started the rally again with a single. Schmucker followed with a single and moved up to second on the throw to third trying to get Corbett. Following an out, Haack delivered a single for his third and fourth RBI's, scoring the same two, Corbett and Schmucker. Swim would walk and Derek Henley followed with an RBI single. Bond and Henley moved up to second and third when the outfield throw went to home. Jackson Bellenkes then drove in Bond and Henley with a single and made the score 9-0.

The Vikings added two more in the top of the fifth. Scoring in the inning were Dilla who had walked and Bond who had a pinch hit single. Steven Planted also recorded a Sacrifice fly RBI.

The win moves the Vikings to 4-5 overall and 3-3 in the Piedmont Triad 4A conference. The game with Western Guilford Wednesday was postponed due to rain and has not been rescheduled at the moment. Northwest host the same High Point Central Bison at home Friday night at 7:00.

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STATS:
Keaton Haack 3 for 4, 2B, 2 runs, 4 RBI
                    5 IP, 0 runs, 3 hits, 7 K's, 1 BB
Ben Schmucker 3 for 3, 2 runs
Jackson Bellenkes 1 for 3, 2 RBI
Adam Swim 2 for 3
Chris Corbett 1 for 2, 2 runs

3/29 - In battle of pitching, Tigers outlast Vikings 1-0
Ragsdale scored an unearned run in the bottom of the sixth inning to earn a 1-0 win over Northwest. The Vikings dropped to 3-5 overall and 2-3 in the conference.

Two Tiger pitchers combined on a four hitter strking out eight and only allowing six base runners all night. No Viking baserunner made it to third base, only one inning was there two runners on, and the only leadoff man in an inning was subsequently picked off two pitches later.

Duncan Everett matched the Ragsdale pitchers for five and two thirds innings. Everett allowed only three hits, walked four and struck out two.

Only one Tiger reached third base in the first five innings. With two outs and runners on first and third in the sixth, Everett gave way to Adam Swim. Swim's first pitch was a ground ball that turned into a throwing error at first to allow the only run of the game.

The Vikings will try to rebound with two games against High Point Central and one against rival Western Guilford this week. The Central games are at Central on Tuesday at 5:00 and Northwest Friday at 7:00. The Western game is a JV/V DH with the JV's starting at 5:00 and the varsity 30 minutes after at approximately 7:30 at Western.

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3/26 - 100 Inning Game Wrap up
Just a quick note to let everyone know how we ended up with this year’s 100 Inning Game fundraiser! In many ways this was a huge success for the following reasons:

Financially, we raised $3502.25 which includes player and parent donations, gate and concessions. Thanks to you all for your support.

3/24 - 4 Homerun fifth leads North Davidson past Northwest
Northwest held a good North Davidson Black Knights offense scoreless for four innings. However, the Black Knights scored 3 in the third and sixth and six in the fifth, included hitting four home runs, to down the Vikings 12-3. Steven Plante did a nice job on the mound keeping the Black Knights off balance for four innings before they began to figure him out in the fifth.

The Vikings jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Chris Corbett doubled with one. Two batters later Duncan Everett doubled home Corbett for a 1-0 lead. Everett moved to third on a wild pitch and scored when Keaton Haack reached on an error.

In the fifth down 9-2, Sanders Kuxhausen doubled and scored when Corbett singled him home the next at bat.

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STATS:
Chris Corbett 2 for 3, 2B, run, RBI
Sanders Kuxhausen 1 for 3, 2B, run
Duncan Everett 1 for 2, 2B, run, RBI
Adam Swim 2 for 3
Nick Mahaffey 1 for 3, 2B

3/23 - Vikings plate 3 in 7th to rally past Eagles
Northwest used a solid relief outing from Adam Swim, two critical East Forsyth mistakes, and clutch hitting to come from behind in the bottom of the seventh inning and beat East Forsyth 6-5. The win moved the Vikings to 3-3 overall and 2-2 in the competitive Piedmont Triad 4A conference. The Vikings found themselves down three heading into the bottom of the third inning. One out singles by Steven Plante and Sanders Kuxhausen started a rally. With two outs Ben Schmucker was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Duncan Everett's pop up was then misplayed to score Plante and Kuxhausen and cut the Eagle led to 3-2.

Swim entered with a man on in the fourth. His first four batters went fielders choice, hit, hit and sacrifice fly. East moved their lead to 5-2. Counting that sacrifice fly, Swim would retire 11 straight Eagle hitters, going three up and three down the last three frames to keep the Vikings in the game and set up the seventh inning drama. Swim recorded three strike outs and picked up his first win in his four innings.

Jackson Bellenkes helped the Vikings inch closer with a home run to left field in the fourth cutting the Eagle lead to 5-3. The Vikings would put a runner on in the fifth and sixth, but the Eagle starter pitched around both and went six crafty innings keeping the Vikings off balance through out the night. East' ace entered in the seventh and the drama began. Derek Henley struck out to lead off the bottom of the seventh on a ball in the dirt. The Eagle catcher pulled the first basemen off the bag to allow Henley to reach. Two batters later, Kuxhausen doubled to put runners on second and third. Chris Corbett followed Kuxhausen with a game tying two RBI single and moved up to second on the throw to the plate. Ben Schmucker was intentionally walked to bring up Duncan Everett. Everett hit the first fast ball he saw back up the middle to score Corbett and give the Vikings the come from behind and much needed win.

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STATS:
Sanders Kuxhausen 2 for 3, 2B, 2 runs
Chris Corbett 1 for 4, run, 2 RBI
Duncan Everett 1 for 4, RBI
Jackson Bellenkes 1 for 3, HR
Adam Swim (1-0) 4 IP, 2 hits, 3 K's, 0 BB's

3/23 - Pictures Posted of 100 Inning Fundraiser
Click on the Multimedia Tab on the Menu Bar to see pictures from the 100 Inning Fundraiser.

3/21 - Vikings fall to Cowboys 6-5
Northwest Guilford dropped another close Piedmont Triad 4A conference game to Southwest Guilford 6-5. The loss drops the Vikings to 1-2 in the conference and 2-3 overall.

The Vikings would answer a Cowboy run in the top of the first with two in the bottom. Sanders Kuxhausen was hit by a pitch with one out and Ben Schmucker followed with a single. Keaton Haack then reached on an error to load the bases. Duncan Everett singled home Kuxhausen and Schmucker to give Northwest the lead. Down 4-2 in the third, Kuxhausen and Everett would inch the Vikings closer again. Kuxhausen singled to lead off the inning, stole second and moved to third on a ground out. Everett then singled to left with two outs to score Kuxhausen and earn his third RBI of the game.

Down 6-3 in the fifth, the Vikings loaded the bases on a Chris Corbett hit by pitch, a Kuxhausen single and an Everett hit by pitch. Southwest would fend off the rally and keep the score the same at the end of the inning.

The Vikings made one last push in the sixth. Derek Henley led the inning off with a walk. Adam Swim followed Henley with a base hit to put runners at first and second. Jackson Bellenkes then scorched a double into the right centerfield gap scoring Matt Bond (pinch running for Henley) and putting runners on second and third. Two batters later, Sanders Kuxhausen scored Nick Mahaffey (Swim's coutesy runner) on a ground out and moved Bellenkes to third. The Southwest pitcher got the next out and struck out the side in the seventh to preserve the 6-5 win.

Northwest has a huge week hosting East Forsyth in a conference game on Tuesday at 7:00, a big non-conference game at home vs. North Davidson on Thursday at 6:00 and a conference game at Ragsdale on Friday at 7:00.

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STATS:
Sanders Kuxhausen 2 for 3, 2 runs, RBI
Duncan Everett 2 for 3, 3 RBI
Jackson Bellenkes 1 for 3, 2B, RBI

3/18 - Vikings lose hearbreaker to Bobcats 3-6
Northwest led or was tied most of the game, but ended up falling to the Glenn Bobcats 6-3. The Bobcats used great pitching and defense, viking defensive miscues and timely hitting to earn the win. Duncan Everett had a good outing for the Vikings going six innings only allowing four hits and two walks, but took the loss as Northwest fell to 2-2 overall and 1-1 in the Piedmont Triad 4A.

Everett give the Vikings the lead in the bottom of the second with a two run homer to left. Chris Corbett also scored and singled earlier in the inning. The pesky Bobcats would answer with two in the top of the third to tie the game at two. Ben Schmucker's opposite field shot would give the Vikings a 3-2 lead after four. The Bobcats rallied for four in the top of the sixth, capped off by a three run homer.

Adam Swim and Jackson Bellenkes excited the crowd in the bottom of the seventh with back to back two out hits, but they were left stranded as the Bobcats held on for the 6-3 win.

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Ben Schmucker 2 for 3, 2B, HR

3/14 - Haack and extra base hits led Vikings to shutout win
Northwest Guilford 4 Ragsdale 0

Northwest used strong pitching performances from Keaton Haack and Adam Swim and three triples and a home run to beat Ragsdale 4-0 and record their first conference win of the year in the tough Piedmont Triad 4A.

Haack led the Vikings on the mound with five solid innings striking out 11, allowing only two walks and three hits. The victory was Haack's first following his tough luck lost against Northeast. Adam Swim came in to record the last six outs and earn his first save of the season. The pair combined for the first Northwest shutout since 2009.

Sanders Kuxhausen opened the scoring in the bottom of the first with a blast over the centerfield fence to put the Vikings ahead 1-0. Chris Corbett extended the lead in the second when he led the inning off with a triple and scored two pitches later on a wild pitch. With one out in the third, Kuxhausen was hit by a pitch and would later advance two bases on a pickoff attempt error. Ben Schmucker drove Kuxhausen home with a triple and push the lead to 3-0. Haack followed with a sacrifice fly to score Schmucker and finish the game scoring at 4. Haack led off the sixth with the third Viking triple of the game, but good Ragsdale pitching kept him at third and didn't allow him to score.

The Vikings, now 2-1 overall and 1-0 in the Piedmont Triad 4A, have two big home conference games this week. They host the Glenn Bobcats at 6:00 on Tuesday night and the Southwest Guilford Cowboys at 7:00 on Friday night.

3/8 - Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason Atlantic Region List
Congratulations to Duncan Everett and Sanders Kuxhausen for being Honorable Mention on the Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason Atlantic Region list.

Check out the COMPLETE ATLANTIC REGION

3/4 - Vikings pick up 1st win 14-6 at McMichael
Northwest Guilford pounded out 12 hits to score 14 runs and Duncan Everett pitched five solid innings for his and the Vikings first win of the year, 14-6 over McMichael.

Victor Dilla lead off the top of the first with a single and moved to second on a passed ball. Sanders Kuxhausen then hit a shot the shortstop couldn't handle and Dilla came around to score to put Northwest up 1-0.

The Phoenix put two on the board in the bottom of the first, but their lead was short lived as the Vikings exploded for six runs in the top of the second.

Derek Henley led the inning off with a single. Jackson Bellenkes then walked and Steven Plante followed with a bunt single to load the bases. Dilla singled up the middle to tie the game at two scoring Henley. Two batters later, Ben Schmucker knocked in Bellenkes and Plante with a single giving the Vikings the lead for good and making the score 4-2. Two batters later, Chris Corbett drilled a 3-0 pitch into left field scoring Dilla and Schmucker. Corbett later came around to score on a wild pitch to give Northwest a 7-2 lead.

Back to back doubles in the fourth from Kuxhausen and Schmucker answered a Phoenix run in the bottom of the third to make the score 8-3. Northwest would tack on five more runs in the sixth. Keaton Haack and Bellenkes each had a two RBI single in the inning and Henley had an RBI hit as well.

Kuxhausen rounded out the Viking scoring with a solo home run in the seventh.

Everett had a solid outing allowing only two hits, striking out nine and recording three three up three down innings of the five he pitched. Northwest returns to action Friday March 11th at home, 7:00 vs. Ragsdale in the first Piedmont Triad 4A conference game of the year.

STATS:
Duncan Everett 5 IP, 9 K's, 2 hits
Victor Dilla 2 for 3, 2 runs, RBI
Sanders Kuxhausen 2 for 5, 2 runs, RBI
Ben Schmucker 2 for 5, run, 3 RBI
Keaton Haack 1 for 3, run, 2 RBI
Chris Corbett 1 for 4, 2 runs, RBI
Derek Henley 2 for 3, run, 2 RBI
Jackson Bellenkes 1 for 3, run, 2 RBI
Steven Plante 1 for 2, 2 runs

3/2 - Vikings drop season opener in a 2-1 pitching dual
Keaton Haack pitched six strong innings striking out 11 and giving up only 2 hits to the highly potent Northeast Guilford lineup. But, Harrison Phillips struck out 9 Vikings of his own in six innings and scattered six hit to lead the visiting Rams to a 2-1 victory over Northwest.

Northeast pushed across a run in the top of the first on the only two hits Haack give up. Haack lead off the bottom of the second with a single. With one out, Ducan Everett doubled home Haack to tie the score.

Northeast went ahead for good in the fourth on a fielders choice ground out. The Vikings best rally came in the bottom of the fifth. Adam Swim had a one out single and Victor Dilla followed with a walk. Sanders Kuxhausen then singled up the middle to load the bases. Ben Schmucker followed with a bullet line drive that was caught by the shortstop who threw to second for the DP to end the Viking threat. Chris Corbett had a two out single and Everett followed with a walked in the fourth and Derek Henley lead the bottom of the seventh off with a single, but none came around to score.

The Vikings look to even their record in the young season at McMichael on Friday evening. Game time is 6:00.