Bulldogs, Shoes, Pirates, Maroons, Indians Nab Baseball Victories

Effingham st. Anthony scored early and held on for a 4-1 victory over Tolono Unity in high school baseball action Tuesday.

The Bulldogs took a 1-0 first inning lead then tacked on two in the second and finished out with one in the sixth.

Collin Koester was the winning pitcher going five innings, allowing one run on two hits, two walks and striking out five. Gavin Braunecker came on in relief in the sixth to go two innings with two walks and three strikeouts.

Kaden Fearday had a single, double and an RBI for the Bulldogs while Davis Tingley had three singles and an RBI. Logan Antrim had two RBI and a single. The Bulldogs are now 15-4 on the season.

At St. Anthony

Tolono Unity           000    010    0    --    1-2-1

St. Anthony            120    001    x    --    4-8-3

WP -- Koester. LP -- Reinhart.

Tolono Unity -- Reinhart, single, 1 RBI; Routh, single

St. Anthony -- Fearday, single, double, 1 RBI; Niebrugge, single; Tingley, 3 singles, 1 RBI; Webb, single; Antrim, single, 2 RBI

At Teutopolis

Trenton Schwerdt threw a two-hitter as Teutopolis handed Newton a 6-1 loss in action Tuesday.

Schwerdt went all seven innings, allowing two hits, one run, three walks and striking out 12. He improved to 3-1-1 on the season.

Meanwhile, the Shoes had eight hits and tallied single runs in the third and fifth and four in the fourth. Dawson Smith led the way with a single, triple and an RBI while Evan Addis picked up a single, double and an RBI and Tyler Runde two singles and an RBI.

Newton was led by Trent Smithenry and Zak Pitcher with a single each. The Eagles drop to 5-13.

T-town improves its record to 14-5.

At Teutopolis

Newton                  000    010    0    --    1-2-1

Teutopolis             001    410    x    --    6-8-2

WP -- Schwerdt. LP -- Tharp.

Newton -- Meinhart, 1 RBI; Smithenry, single; Pitcher, single

Teutopolis -- Smith, single, triple, 1 RBI; Schwerdt, single; Weber, 1 RBI; Hardiek, single; Hemmen, 1 RBI; Addis, single, double, 1 RBI; Runde, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Hardiek, 1 RBI

At Brownstown

Cumberland came calling and picked up a 5-1 victory over Brownstown/St. Elmo Tuesday.

BSE took a 1-0 lead and held that until the third when the Pirates scored three runs then tacked on two more in the fourth.

Brayson Shew threw a three-hitter with two walks and nine strikeouts. The Pirates were led by Ross Hemmen with three singles and two RBI and Brennyn Cutts with a double and an RBI.

BSE was led by Caleb Atwood with a single and double. BSE drops to 11-8.

At Brownstown

Cumberland               003    200    0    --    5-5-1

BSE                            100    000    0    --    1-3-2

WP -- Shew. LP -- Philpot.

Cumberland -- Cutts, double, 1 RBI; Shew, single; Hemmen, 3 singles, 2 RBI

Brownstown/St. Elmo -- Atwood, single, double; Myers, single

At Casey

Dieterich trailed Casey-Westfield 1-0 until the third then took matters into its own hands with a three-run third and went on for an 8-2 win Tuesday.

The Movin' Maroons had nine hits and were aided by six Casey-Westfield errors. Matthew Hunzinger and Cole Niebrugge had a single, double and three RBI each. Dalton Will added a single, double and an RBI and Ethan Kidd a triple.

Niebrugge was the winning pitcher going six innings, allowing two runs on four hits, one walk and striking out 10.

At Casey

Dieterich                         003    202    1    --    8-9-1

Casey-Westfield            101    000    0    --    2-4-6

WP -- Niebrugge. LP -- Overbeck.

Dieterich -- Will, single, double, 1 RBI; Bohnhoff, single; Hunzinger, single, double, 3 RBI; Niebrugge, single, double, 3 RBI; Kidd, triple; Ruholl, single

Casey-Westfield -- Rodgers, single, home run, 1 RBI; Warfel, single, 1 RBI; Austin, single

At Beecher City

Shelbyville had an 11-run fourth inning and ended the game in the fifth 20-8 over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Tuesday.

The Rams had 10 hits and took advantage of 13 walks by CHBC pitchers.

CHBC had six hits led by Quaid Schlanser with a single and double, Andy Weber with a double and two RBI and Nick Miller with two singles and two RBI.

At Beecher City

Shelbyville              018    (11)0     --    20-10-3

CHBC                       201        05    --       8- 6-2

WP -- Slokes. LP -- Miller.

Shelbyville -- Miller, 3 singles, 3 RBI; Pullen, 2 RBI; Clark, double, 2 RBI; Reed, single, 1 RBI; Stauder, 1 RBI; Patel, double, 1 RBI; Reed, single, 1 RBI; Beals, single, 1 RBI; Ruot, single, 1 RBI; Trimble, 1 RBI; Slokes, single, 3 RBI

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Schlanser, single, double; Miller, 2 singles, 2 RBI; Radloff, single, 2 RBI; Buzzard, 1 RBI; Weber, double, 2 RBI

At Charleston

Charelston took a 3-0 lead in the third and went on to blank Altamont 4-0 in action Tuesday.

Altamont had three hits in the contest, all singles by Jacob Robbins, Jacob Hammer and Noah Teasley.

Hammer picked up the loss on the mound going all seven innings, allowing seven hits, four runs, one walk and striking out three.

At Charleston

Altamont                000    000    0    --    0-3-2

Charleston             003    001    x    --    4-7-2

WP -- Harrell. LP -- Hammer.

Altamont -- Robbins, single; Hammer, single; Teasley, single

Charleston -- Wilson, single, 1 RBI; Finley, single, 1 RBI; Hill, single; Brady, double, 1 RBI; Simpson, 2 singles; Landrus, single

At Neoga

Neoga edged Arcola, 3-2 in competition Tuesday.

Arcola held a 1-0 lead but Neoga tied in the second then moved ahead 2-1 in the fifth. Arcola tied in the top of the sixth but the Indians won with a run in the bottom of the frame.

Trenton Moore was the winning pitcher and improved to 2-1. He went seven innings, allowed four hits, two walks and struck out 12.

He also led the way offensively with two singles, a home run and an RBI. Neoga is now 3-13 on the season.

At Neoga

Arcola               100    001    0    --    2-4-2

Neoga               010    011    x    --    3-7-1

WP -- Moore. LP -- none listed.

Arcola -- no hits listed

Neoga -- Moore, 2 singles, home run, 1 RBI