Mar 4, 2008
| West Henderson's Tim Isgett leads off from first base during Monday's game against Madison at West. PATRICK SULLIVAN/TIMES-NEWS |  |
By Jeremy Darnell
Times-News Staff Writer
West Henderson's batters didn't take long introducing themselves to Madison starting pitcher Zach Robinson on Monday at West.The Falcons scored 10 runs in the bottom of the first and rode a spectacular pitching performance by junior Daniel Hyatt to a 12-0 win."Tonight we were sharp," said West coach Jim Hyatt, whose team improves to 2-0. "We didn't make any errors, didn't allow any walks and we banged it around pretty good."Seniors Zane Tallant and Josh Moore crushed two-run homers as West sent 14 batters to the plate in its half of the first.Tallant went 2-for-2 with a walk. Moore, a commitment to the Naval Academy, finished 3-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and three RBIs.The early outburst was more than enough for Hyatt.The 6-4 righty allowed a pair of two-out hits in the top of the second but ended the Patriots' threat with a strikeout.Hyatt preceded to strike out the side in each of the next three innings, giving him 10 consecutive punchouts, and enacting the 10-run mercy rule after Madison's half of the fifth."He had his stuff going," Daniel's father and coach, Jim, said. "Daniel's kind of a spot thrower and he mixes in a lot of junk and he was on tonight."Hyatt (1-0) finished with 13 strikeouts in five innings, allowing only two hits while walking no one."Thirteen strikeouts is a lot on 15 outs. When your fielders don't have to make but two plays you've had a decent night," Coach Hyatt said.Hyatt was also pleased with his team's overall progress. The Falcons looked sloppy at times in Saturday's 14-4 win over Freedom."There was no comparison between that performance and this one tonight."West will host Asheville today at 6 p.m.Moore is slated to pitch for the Falcons.Linescorer h eMadison: 0 0 0 0 0 x x -- 0 2 2West: 10 0 0 2 x x x -- 12 12 0
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