Neoga Edges EHS, Area Baseball Roundup

Neoga High School stepped out to a 5-1 lead in the third inning and never relinquished that lead in an 8-7 win over Effingham in baseball competition Tuesday.

The Indians put together a three-run third inning to lead 8-2. Effingham came back with a four-run fifth to pull within 8-6 and tacked on a final run in the sixth.

Guy Walk picked up the pitching win for Neoga with five strikeouts and three walks. Caleb Hill recorded the save.

Effingham outhit Neoga 8-6. The Hearts were led by Braydon Bone with a single and double and Hudson Graham with a double.

Neoga was led by Drew Ramert with a double and two RBI and Matt Kingery with two singles and an RBI.

At Effingham

Neoga                  005    300    0    --    8-6-2

Effingham           001    141    0    --    7-8-4

WP -- Walk. LP -- Daugherty.

Neoga -- Walk, single; Hill, single, 1 RBI; Ramert, double, 2 RBI; Moore, single, 1 RBI; Kingery, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Hoedebecke, 2 RBI

Effingham -- Sanders, single; Hayes, single; White, single; Woltman, 1 RBI; Poland, single, 1 RBI; Schafer single, 1 RBI; Bone, single, double; Graham, double

At Dieterich

Dieterich stepped out to a 2-0 first inning lead and ended the game in the fifth via the 10-run rule 12-0 over Brownstown/St. Elmo.

Alex Bohnhoff picked up the pitching win on a one-hitter with one walk and five strikeouts.

The Movin' Maroons had hot bats with 12 hits in the contest including six extra base hits. Poe led with two singles, a double and four RBI. Thoele had two doubles. Radloff had two doubles and an RBI while Thoele had three singles and two RBI. Mellendorf added a double. The Maroons are now 2-6.

Brownstown/St. Elmo had only one hit, a single by Drake Hall. BSE drops to 5-8.

At Dieterich

Brownstown/St. Elmo           000    00    --      0-  1-3

Dieterich                                 251    4x    --    12-12-1

WP -- Bohnhoff. LP -- Flowers.

Brownstown/St. Elmo -- Hall, single

Dieterich -- Hartke, single; Campton, 2 RBI; Poe, 2 singles, double, 4 RBI; Thoele, 2 doubles; Shoemaker, 1 RBI; Mellendorf, double; Radloff, 2 doubles, 1 RBI; Thoele, 3 singles, 2 RBI

At Louisville

South Central outlasted North Clay (Louisville) 14-13 in competition Tuesday.

The Cougars had 17 hits in the game led by Harmeier with two singles, two doubles and two RBI. Smith added two singles, a double and three RBI. Markley had a single, home run and four RBI. 

Aldrich led the Cardinals with a single, home run and an RBI while VanDyke had a single, double, home run and four RBI.

At Louisville

South Central            102    821    0    --    14-17-1

North Clay                 120    142    3    --    13-15-2

WP -- Ratermann. LP -- Byers.

South Central -- Harmerier, 2 singles, 2 doubles, 2 RBI; Smith, 2 singles, double, 3 RBI; Markley, single, home run, 4 RBI; Hill, 2 singles, 2 RBI

North Clay -- Aldrich, single, home run, 1 RBI; VanDyke, single, double, home run, 4 RBI; Cox, single, double, 1 RBI; Lovett, 3 singles, 2 RBI

At Ramsey

Altamont pounded Ramsey to the tune of 21-1 in five innings. The Indians held a 4-1 first inning lead then added eight runs in the second, one in the third, five in the fourth and three in the fifth.

Miller had a single, two doubles and three RBI for the winners. Rucketts added 3 singles, a double and five RBI. Wolff had two singles, a double and three RBI and Guerrettaz three singles and five RBI.

At Ramsey

Altamont           481    53    --    21

Ramsey             100    00    --      1

WP -- C. Miller. LP -- none listed.

Altamont -- N. Miller, single, 2 doubles, 3 RBI; Rucketts, 3 singles, double, 5 RBI; Wolff, 2 singles, double, 3 RBI; Guerrettaz, 3 singles, 5 RBI

Ramsey -- Hunt, 2 singles

At Newton

Mattoon edged Newton 9-8. The Green Wave took a 1-0 first inning lead. Newton came back with five runs in the fourth and led 6-4 going into the seventh. Mattoon then broke loose with five runs. The Eagles mounted a comeback in the bottom of the frame only to fall a run short.

Newton was led by Bierman with a single and double, Geier with three singles and an RBI and Carr with two singles and two RBI.

At Newton

Mattoon            100    012    5    --    9

Newton             000    510    2    --    8

WP -- Poorman. LP -- Jansen.

Mattoon -- Shoot, single, 1 RBI; S. Scott, 3 singles; Bransan, 2 singles, double, 1 RBI; Philips, 1 RBI; Lilly, 2 singles, 2 RBI; Richardson, 3 singles, 2 RBI

Newton -- Meinhart, single, 1 RBI; Bierman, single, double; Mammoser, single; Geier, 3 singles, 1 RBI; Reis, single, 2 RBI; Jansen, single; Carr, 2 singles, 2 RBI; Probst, 1 RBI; Wagy, single; Weber, single, 1 RBI

OTHER SCORES:

Olney 12, Salem 1

Mount Carmel 15, Robinson 10

Oblong 10, Flora 4