Effingham Post 120, Teutopolis Post 924 In Mattoon Firecracker Tourney

MATTOON -- Effingham Post 120 and Teutopolis Post 924 participated in the Mattoon Firecracker Senior Legion Tournament during the weekend.

Effingham and Teutopolis squared off in a quarterfinal game. Teutopolis, the No. 1 seed and Effingham, the No. 8 seed, battled for 14 innings before Post 120 scored a run in the top of the 14th to earn the 2-1 victory.

Lane Koenig gave up one unearned run in the first seven innings while Bryce Lohman pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings to earn the victory. Joe Kabbes recorded the final two outs in the bottom of the 14th.

Eric Kremer and Lee Hardiek were equally impressive on the mound giving up only two runs over 14 innings.

Offensively, Brett Koester scored the winning run and contributed two singles and an RBI double. Cody Grove and Colin Koester added two singles each.

Eric Kremer and Drew Thoele had two singles each. Kremer added an RBI for Post 924.

T-town scored a run in the fourth when Lee Hardiek reached base on an error and came home on a single by Eric Kremer.

Effingham came back in the fifth to tie the game when Brett Koester doubled home a run. Post 120 tallied the winning run when Koester drew a walk then stole second. Austin Kline struck out but the dropped strike had to be thrown to first getting Kline out while Koester took third. Then a wild pitch brought Koester home for the game-winner.

Unfortunately, the 14 inning affair took it's toll on Post 120 who fell 8-2 to Lincoln Post 263 in the semifinal game.

Lincoln tallied five runs in the opening inning and scored another run in the second. Effingham couldn't get untracked until the seventh, bringing home two runs only to fall short 8-2.

Mattoon Post 88 claimed the championship of the tournament by defeating Lincoln in the title contest.

Mattoon Firecracker Classic

Effingham            000    010    000    000    01    --    2-8-2

Teutopolis            000    100    000    000    00    --    1-6-2

WP -- Br. Lohman. LP -- Hardiek.

Effingham -- B. Koester, 2 singles, double, 1 RBI; Jansen, single; C. Koester, 2 singles; Grove, 2 singles

Teutopolis -- Hardiek, single; Thoele, 2 singles; Kremer, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Goeckner, double

Effingham vs. Lincoln

Effingham             000    002    --    2-  4-5

Lincoln                  510    02x    --    8-10-3

WP -- Newton. LP -- C. Koester.

Effingham -- B. Koester, single; Graham, single; Kabbes, double, 1 RBI; Morrissey, double, 1 RBI

Lincoln -- Arnold, 3 singles, 1 RBI; Thomas, 2 singles; Koncyzk, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Aeits, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Steiner, 1 RBI; Jacobs, 1 RBI

Shelby County Posts 289-611-725 Junior Legion

Shelby County claimed a 4-3 win over Charleston Post 93 in action Saturday. Shelby County tallied two runs in the first and two in the second and that's all they would need as they fought off a three-run fourth quarter by Charleston Post 93 to win 4-3.

Camden Coleman led Shelby County with a single, double and three RBI.

In a game Sunday, Shelby County fell to Ford-Iroquois Junior Legion 16-3. Ford Iorquois took a 3-1 lead in the first then tacked on two more in the second and went on for the win.

Shelby County had seven hits in the contest led by Grant Mose with two singles, a double and an RBI.

At Shelbyville

Saturday Game

Charleston POst 93             000    300    0    --    3-3

Shelby County                     220    000    x    --    4-4

WP -- Coleman. LP -- Dow.

Charleston Post 93 -- Brady, double; Harrell, single; Dillon, single

Shelby County Posts 289-611-725 -- Hagerman, single, 1 RBI; Coleman, single, double, 3 RBI; Bruyn, single

Sunday's Game

Ford-Iroquois            320    254    0    --    16-12

Shelby County          100    110    x    --       3 -7

WP -- Krumwiede. LP -- Hagerman.

Ford-Iroquois -- Krumwiede, 4 singles, 2 RBI; Garard, single, 4 RBI; Drayer, single, double, 4 RBI; Bouse, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Atwood, single, 2 RBI; Giroux, single, double, 1 RBI

Shelby County Posts 289-611-725 -- Beck, single, 1 RBI; McGill, single; Hagerman, single; Reed, single, 1 RBI; Mose, 2 singles, double, 1 RBI