First Inning Spark as Effingham Post 120 Wins

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Published on July 6 2016 7:44 am
Last Updated on July 6 2016 7:50 am
Written by Millie Lange

Effingham Senior Legion Post 120 beat Teutopolis Post 924, 9-3 in action Tuesday at Paul Smith Field after a seven-run explosion in the first inning.

Effingham scored in the first on a bases loaded walk by Devon Smith, an RBI single by Reed Schafer, an error, a walk by Nick Miller and a three-run double by Kyle Bourgeois. Blake White racked up two RBI on two hits.

Hudson Graham got it done on the mound, allowing three runs over six innings. He struck out eight, walked two and surrendered five hits.

Effingham posted a single run in the second on an RBI single by Blake White who brought home Brandon Puckett. Post 120 tallied one in the fifth.

T-town's three runs all came in the sixth inning. John Kreke drove in two runs with a double while Brock Mette drove in a run with a double.

Two additional innings were played instead of a second game. Effingham tallied two in the first inning and had two hits. T-town had one hit.

 At Paul Smith Field

Game One

Teutopolis Post 924          000    003    0    --    3-6-1

Effingham Post 120          710    010    x    --    9-9-1

WP -- Graham. LP -- Smith.

Teutopolis Post 924 -- Bueker, single; Kenter, single; Smith, single; Kreke, double, 2 RBI; Mette, double, 1 RBI; Bueker, single

Effingham post 120 -- Jansen, double, 1 RBI; Zuber, single; Bateman, single; Puckett, 1 RBI; Schafer, 2 singles, 1 RBI; White, single, double, 2 RBI; Miller, double, 1 RBI; Bourgeois, double, 3 RBI

Game Two

Teutopolis Post 924          00    --    0-1-0

Efifngham Post 120          20    --    2-2-0

Tetuopolis Post 924 -- Smith, single

Effingham Post 120 -- Gibson, single; Bateman, single