Bulldogs Nab North Clay Tourney Title

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Published on September 12 2016 10:34 am
Last Updated on September 12 2016 1:13 pm
Written by Millie Lange

LOUISVILLE -- Effingham St. Anthony High School picked up two victories Saturday to win the North Clay (Louisville) Cardinal Classic Baseball Tournament.

The Bulldogs opened with a 15-1 win over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City in five innings. St. Anthony edged out to a 1-0 first inning lead then had a 10-run second and tallied four more in the fourth.

St. Anthony had the big guns firing with five extra base hits. Bryar Jansen hit a home run and had two RBI while Greg Utz hit two singles, a home run and drove in four runs. Drew Gibson had a single, double and three RBI, Bryson Wall a single, double and two RBI and Jacob Guy a double and an RBI. Austin Kline contributed two singles.

CHBC had a home run from Grove and an RBI.

Colin Koester pitched a three-hitter with one walk and four strikeouts.

In the second game, St. Anthony edged North Clay 7-6. The Bulldogs held a 2-0 first inning lead and pushed that to 3-0 in the fourth and 5-0 in the fifth.

The Cardinals came back with a six-run sixth to take the lead. But the Bulldogs tied the score and then tallied the winning run in the bottom of the sixth.

Gibson had a double and drove in two runs for the Bulldogs.

North Clay was led by Aldrich with a double and an RBI.

At Lousiville

Game One

CHBC                      0     01    00    --      1-  3

St. Anthony           1(10)0    4x    --    15-14

WP -- Koester. LP -- Kirchhofer.

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Grove, home run, 1 RBI; Lowry, single; Bushue, single

St. Anthony -- Jansen, home run, 2 RBI; Puckett, single, 2 RBI; Gibson, single, double, 3 RBI; Utz, 2 singles, home run, 4 RBI; Levitt, single; Kline, 2 singles; Hoene, single; Wall, single, double, 2 RBI; Guy, double, 1 RBI

Game Two

North  Clay             000    006    0    --    6-4

St. Anthony            200   122    x    --    7-5

WP -- Jansen. LP -- Jones.

North Clay -- Aldrich, double, 1 RBI; Bloemer, single, 1 RBI; Lovett, single, 1 RBI; Burkett, single, 1 RBI

St. Anthony -- Jansen, single, 1 RBI; Gibson, double, 2 RBI; Utz, single, 1 RBI; Kabbes, single, 1 RBI; Kline, single

 

At Louisville

In a Friday game, Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg claimed a 3-0 win over North Clay (Louisville).

Derek Moschenrose threw a two-hitter with two walks and nine strikeouts. Chase Thies hit a solo home run for the Hatchets. Nic Hutchinson added two singles.

Reese Blank and Michael Lovett had the two singles for Cardinals.

At Louisville

Windsor/Stew-Stras             101    100    0    --    3-4

North Clay                              000    000    x    --    0-2

WP -- Mosschenrose. LP -- Burkett.

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg -- Thies, home run, 1 RBI; Hutchinson, 2 singles; Overbgekc, single

North Clay -- Blank, single; Lovett, single