Published on September 8, 2025 7:40 am
Last Updated on September 8, 2025 7:40 am
KINMUNDY — Effingham St. Anthony blanked South Central behind eight hits in high school baseball competition Friday.
The Bulldogs moved into a 2-0 second inning lead then tacked on single runs in the third and sixth.
Alex Mayer led the way in hitting with two singles and a double. Will Bierman added two singles and an RBI while Charles Spour added a double. Henry Brent had a single and two RBI.
Mayer went six innings for the win on the mound. He gave up four hits, three walks and struck out four. Charley Spour came on to strike out two in the final inning.
South Central was led in hitting by Garrett Shumate with a single and double and Aiden Hoover with two singles.
At Kinmundy
St. Anthony 021 001 0 — 4-8-1
South Central 000 000 0 — 0-4-2
WP — Mayer. LP — Shumate.
St. Anthony — Brent, single, 2 RBI; Spour, double; Mayer, 2 singles, double; Bierman, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Beals, single
South Central — Hoover, 2 singles; Shumate, single, double
At Altamont
Kade Milleville’s clutch hitting propelled Altamont to a 12-5 win over Brownstown/St. Elmo Friday.
The Indians edged ahead 2-1 in the third inning. BSE came back with four runs in the top of the fourth to lead 5-2. But Altamont knotted the score in the bottom of the frame. The Indians then had a seven-run sixth.
Altamont finished with 11 hits led by Milleville’s single, two doubles and six RBI. Cooper McManaway added a single, dojble and two RBI while Kaiden Wolff had a double and two RBI. Zaine Miller added a single and an RBI and Blake Berg two singles.
Reed Stuemke was the winning pitcher. He went six innings, giving up five runs on nine hits, no walks and striking out two.
Brownstown/St. Elmo was led by Calvin Voelker with two doubles and three RBI, Benji Lowe with a double and Keelan Speagle with a single and two RBI. BSE dropped to 2-2 in the National Trail Conference, 3-4 overall and is back in action Tuesday against Neoga.
At Altamont
BSE 001 400 0 — 5- 9-2
Altamont 002 307 x — 12-11-2
WP — Stuemke. LP — Gillespie.
Brownstown/St. Elmo — Speagle, single, 2 RBI; Gillespie, single; Willms, single; Lach, single; Powell, 2 singles; Lowe, double; Voelker, 2 doubles, 3 RBI
Altamont — Milleville, single, 2 doubles, 6 RBI; McManaway, single, double, 2 RBI; Miller, single, 1 RBI; Wolff, double, 2 RBI; Berg, 2 singles; Milleville, single; Reardon, single
At Odin
Teutopolis edged out to a 2-0 opening inning lead and ended this game in the fifth inning, 14-0 over Odin/Patoka/ Sandoval.
The Wooden Shoes had the bats going with 14 hits. Hayden Tebbe had two singles, a triple and two RBI while Eric Weidner had a single, double and four RBI. Luke Niebrugge added a single, double and two RBI while Michael Habing had a single, double and one RBI. Will Bushur had two singles and an RBI, Alex Grunloh added a single and double.
Weidner also was the winning pitcher. He went four innings, not giving up a run, allowing three hits, walking two and striking out five. Teegan Pals came on to toss the final inning.
The Wooden Shoes are now 8-0 and return to action Wednesday at Woodlawn.
At Odin
Teutopolis 263 30 — 14-14-1
Odin/Patoka/Sandoval 000 00 — 0- 3-2
WP — Weidner. LP — Payne.
Teutopolis — Bushur, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Weidner, single, double, 4 RBI; Habing, single, double, 1 RBI; Tebbe, 2 singles, triple, 2 RBI; Mette, 1 RBI; Niebrugge, single, double, 2 RBI; Dittamore, single; Gruloh, single, double
Odin/Patoka/Sandoval — Nix, single; Walker, single; Murray, single
At Neoga
North Clay handled Neoga by a 14-1 count.
North Clay improved to 3-1 in the National Trail Conference and 7-2 overall. The Cardinals are back in action Tuesday at Dieterich in a 4:30 p.m. contest.