Prep Baseball Report

Watson's 11 K Complete Game Shutout Leads No. 11 LN over North Central





By Phil Wade

Indiana Executive Director



INDIANAPOLIS---The 11th ranked Lawrence North Wildcats blanked conference foe North Central Tuesday evening 8-0.  In front of a dozen or so MLB scouts, Vanderbilt signee Nolan Watson was masterful on the mound.  The right-hander pitched a complete game shutout allowing just two hits and one walk while striking out 11.  

Watson was 90-94 throughout his seven innings of work, even bumping a couple of 95's. He showed the ability to control the zone with all pitches, keeping hitters off balance with his 81-84 mph slider and 78-79 mph curveball. 

The Wildcats' offense was led by Junior 3B Coby Taylor who went 2-4 with a double and a grand slam, finishing his night with 4 RBI.  Junior SS Tyler Hofmann was 3-3 with an RBI.  Other contributors to the Wildcats' offense included senior Skyler Ramberger (3-3), Justin Reed (2-4) and Josh Sampoll (1-3, RBI). 

Both teams will meet again Wednesday evening at North Central. 

                                  1 2 3 4 5 6 7  R H E

NORTH CENTRAL       0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0  2 2

LAWRENCE NORTH    0 0 6 1 0 1     8 12 1

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