St. A Downs TTown, EHS Splits DH, Softball Roundup; NTC, MTC Tourneys Open

Lucy Fearday threw a one-hitter with no walks and nine strikeouts for the pitching win.

Both teams were quiet in the opening inning before the Bulldogs edged ahead 1-0 in the second. St. Anthony then talied one in the fourth, three in the fifth and fnished the contest with six in the sixth.

The Bulldogs finished with 15 hits in the contest. Hailey Niebrugge led with a double, triple and three RBI while Addie Wernsing had three singles and two RBI. Sydney Kibler finished with a solo home run. Cameran Rios, Stacie Vonderheide and Lucy Fearday had two singles each. Vonderheide and Fearday finished with an RBI each.

T-town's lone hit, a single was off the bat of Malea Helmink.

Fearday picked up the victory on the mound, allowing one hit, no walks and striking out nine.

In a Saturday contest, St. Anthony blanked Paris by a 7-0 count.

The Bulldogs' Fearday went five innings on the mound, allowing one hit, no walks and striking out three for the win. Kibler came on to finish out the final two innings, allowing one hit, one walk and striking out three.

The Bulldogs banged out 10 hits led by KIbler with two singles and a double, Faber with a single, double and three RBI , A. Rios with a single and two RBI and C. Rios and Vonderheide with a single and an RBI each.

At Effingham

St. Anthony                   010    136    --    11-15-0

Teutopolis                     000    000    --      0- 1-1

WP -- Fearday. LP -- Gibson.

St. Anthony -- C. Rios, 2 singles; A. Rios, single; Wernsing, 3 singles, 2 RBI; Niebrugge, double, triple, 3 RBI; Fearday, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Kibler, home run, 1 RBI; Faber, single, 1 RBI; Hatton, single, 1 RBI; Vonderheide, 2 singles, 1 RBI

Teutopolis -- Helmink, single

Saturday's Game

At St. Anthony

Paris                         000    000    0    --    0- 2-0

St. Anthony             052    000    x    --    7-10-0

WP -- Fearday. LP -- Moreschi.

Paris -- Coombes, single; Edwards, single

St. Anthony -- C. Rios, single, 1 RBI; A. Rios, single, 2 RBI; Wernsing, single; Niebrugge, single; Kibler, 2 singles, double; Faber, single, double, 3 RBI; Vonderheide, single, 1 RBI

At Charleston

Effingham and Charleston split an Apollo Conference softball doubleheader Friday.

The Hearts blanked Charleston 15-0 in five innings in the opener. EHS had an eight-run second to start the scoring.

EHS finished with a whopping 20 hits in the contest. Seven players had two or more hits. Sidney Donaldson had a double, triple and two RBI while Abby Cunningham had four singles and two RBI. Riley Cunningham added three singles and two RBI and Natalie Armstrong had a single, double and two RBI. Raegan Boone added two singles and two RBI amd Jerzi Bierman two singles.

N. Armstrong went the distance on the mound, giving up no runs on three hits, three walks and striking out four.

In the second contest, Effingham still hit the ball well, but the Trojans came back to take a 9-8 win.

The Hearts had 11 hits in the contest and opened with a 5-1 lead in the second inning. Charleston came back with three in the third but EHS held an 8-4 lead in the top of the sixth. Charleston tallied four in the bottom of the frame to tie the score then got the game-winner in the bottom of the seventh.

Mya Harvey had a single, home run and two RBI for the Hearts while R. Cunningham had a single, double and an RBI. N. Armstrong had two singles and an RBI and Jennifer Jamison two singles. A. Cunningham had a single and two RBI.

In a Saturday contest, the Hearts fell to Robinson by a 6-4 count.

The Maroons edged out to a 2-1 opening inning lead. The Hearts came back with a run in the fourth and moved ahead 3-2 in the top of the fifth. But Robinson came back with four runs in the bottom of the fifth for the win.

EHS had seven hits led by Donaldson with a single, double and an RBI, R. Cunningham with a double and an RBI, Jamison with a triple and Boone with a single and two RBI.

At Charleston

Game One

Effingham                 084    12    --    15-20-0

Charleston               000    00    --      0-  3-1

WP -- N. Armstrong. LP -- Moore.

Effingham -- Bierman, 2 singles; Boone, 2 singles, 2 RBI; R. Cunningham, 3 singles, 2 RBI; Donaldson, double, triple, 2 RBI; A. Cunningham, 4 singles, 2 RBI; Harvey, 2 singles, double, 2 RBI; Jamison single, 1 RBI; K. Armstrong, single, 1 RBI; N. Armstrong, single, double, 2 RBI

Charleston -- Moore, double; Wilson, single; Cox, single

Game Two

Effingham               050    003    0    --    8-11-4

Charleston             103    004    1    --    9-  8-2

WP -- Moore. LP -- N. Armstrong.

Effingham -- Bierman, single, 1 RBI; Boone, single; R. Cunningham, single, double, 1 RBI; A. Cunningham, single, 2 RBI; Harvey, single, home run, 2 RBI; Jamison, 2 singles; N. Armstrong, 2 singles, 1 RBI

Charleston -- Shrader, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Beals, single; Moore, single, home run, 3 RBI; Cox, double, 2 RBI; Blair, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Ritchey, 1 RBI

Saturday's Game

At Robinson

Effingham                100    120    0    --   4-7-0

Robinson                 200    040    x    --   6-9-0

WP -- Hermann. LP -- N. Armstrong.

Effingham -- Bierman, single; Boone, single, 2 RBI; R. Cunningham, double, 1 RBI; Donaldson, single, double, 1 RBI; Armstrong, single; Jamison, triple

Robinson -- Cravens, single, home run, 1 RBI; Moss, single, 1 RBI; Sanders, single; Smith, single, 1 RBI; Kelly, single, double, 2 RBI; Mosbey, single, 1 RBI; Harmon, double

At Kinmundy

South Central hosted Salem and fell to the Wildcats by a 3-0 score Friday.

Salem held a 1-0 first inning lead and tacked on two more in the fifth behind seven hits.

South Central finished with three hits, all singles by Kaitlyn Swift, Taegan Webster and Kinlee Thompson.

The Cougars fell to 17-7 on the season and is back in action today at the National Trail Conference Tournament against Cowden-Herric/Beecher City at 6 .m.

At Kinmundy

Salem                           100    020    0    --    3-7-1

South Central              000    000    0    --    0-3-0

WP -- Blogoue. LP -- Webster.

Salem -- Susmena, single, 1 RBI; Thurman, single, double, 1 RBI; Blogoue, single; Paulson, single, 1 RBI; Johnson, double; Felgenhauer, single

South Central -- Ka. Swfit, single; Webster, single; Thompson, single

At Woodlawn

Woodlawn played host to Clay City/North Clay and blanked the visitors by a 10-0 count in five innings Friday.

Woodlawn edged out to a 2-0 first ining lead, tacked on single runs in the second and fourth and finished with six in the fifth.

Clay City/North Clay had two hits, both singles by Morgan Hance.

CC/NC dropped to 5-6 on the season and is back in action today against Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran in the MIdland Trail Conference Tournament at 4:30 p.m.

At Woodlawn

CC/NC                       000    00    --      0-2-6

Woodlawn                210    16    --    10-6-0

WP -- none listed. LP -- Hance.

Clay City/North Clay -- Hance, 2 singles

Woodlawn -- no hits listed

Conference Tournaments Open

The National Trail Conference Tournament will open play at Evergreen Hollow Park today.

Drewing the top seed was Effingham St. Anthony followed by Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, South Central, Dieterich, Altamont, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City and St. Elmo/Brownstown.

Today's games includes Dieterich against Altamont and Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg vs. St. Elmo/Brownstown, both at 4:15 p.m. and South Central facing Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City at 6.

The tournament continues Wednesday and will finish out with the finals Friday.

The Midland trail Conference Tournament opens with one game today, Cisne at Webber Township (Bluford) at 4:30 p.m. The tourney continues Tuesday and Wednseday and finishes out Friday with the finals.

The higher seed is the home team in all games. Drawing the No. 1 seed was Odin followed by Woodlawn, Waltonville, Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran, Clay City/North Clay, Grayville, Wayne City, Webber Township and Cisne.

National Trail Conference Tournament

At Evergreen Hollow Park

Monday, May 1

GAme 1 -- Dieterich vs. Altamont, 4:15 p.m.

Game 2 -- Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg vs. St. Elmo/Brownstown, 4:15 p.m.

Game 3 -- South Central vs. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, May 3

Game 4 -- St. Anthony vs. Winner Game 1, 4:15 p.m.

Game 5 -- Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 4:15 p.m.

Game 6 -- Loser Game 4 vs. Loser Game 5, 6 p.m.

Friday, May 5

Game 7 -- Loser Game 4 vs. Loser Game 5, 4:15 p.m. (third place)

Game 8 -- Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 1, 4:15 p.m. (consolation championship)

Game 9 -- Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 6 p.m. (championship)

Midland Trail Conference Tournament

Monday, May 1

Game 1-- Cisne at Webber Township, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 2

Game 2 -- Winner Game 1 at Odin, 4:30 p.m.

Game 3-- Clay City/North Clay at Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran, 4:30 p.m.

Game 4-- Grayville at Waltonville, 4:30 p.m.

Game 5 -- Wayne City at Woodlawn, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 3

At Wayne City

Game 6 -- Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 4 p.m.

Game 7 -- Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 20 minutes at Game 1

Friday, May 5

At Wayne City

Game 8 -- Loser Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, 4 p.m. (third place)

Game 9 -- Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7, 20 minutes after Game 1 (championship)