Published on March 23, 2026 1:38 pm
Last Updated on March 23, 2026 2:59 pm
Effingham St. Anthony split victories Saturday at the Casey-Westfield Softball Round Robin.
The Bulldogs were 11-0 winners over Clifton Central behind a 12-hit attack.
St. Anthony held a 3-0 opening inning lead and had a six-run second.
The Bulldogs were led in hitting by Julia Schultz with a single, two doubles and four RBI while Mallory Litz had a single, triple and two RBI and Kelli Honselman two doubles and an RBI. Sadie Vineyard added two singles and an RBI and Lilly Gannaway and Lily Hardiek a single and an RBI each.
Honselman tossed a five-hitter, not giving up a walk while striking out eight.
In the second contest, Casey-Westfield won 7-1 behind an 11-hit attack.
Meanwhile, Casey-Wesfield’s A. Goble and A. Bonds combined to toss a five-hitter.
St. Anthony’s Schultz led the way with a single, double and an RBI, Honselman with a double and Ruholl with two singles.
At Casey
Game One
Clifton 000 00 — 0- 5-4
St. Anthony 362 0x — 11-12-1
WP — Honselman. LP — Ponton.
Clifton — Ponton, 2 singles; Ponton, single; Perkins, single; White, single
St. Anthony — Gannaway, single, 1 RBI; Honselman, 2 doubles, 1 RBI; Schultz, single, 2 doubles, 4 RBI; Litz, single, triple, 2 RBI; Ruholl, 1 RBI; Vineyard, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Hradiek, single, 1 RBI; Wines, single
Game Two
St. Anthony 001 000 0 — 1- 5-0
Casey-Westfield 300 013 x — 7-11-0
WP — Goble. LP — Ruholl.
St. Anthony — Honselman, double; Schultz, single, double, 1 RBI; Ruholl 2 singles
Casey-Westfield — Goble, home run, 1 RBI; Karras, single, double, 1 RBI; Frye, single, double, 1 RBI; Moore, single, home run, 2 RBI; Gilbert 1 RBI; Whitacre, 2 singles; Schackmann, triple; Seaton, single, 1 RBI
At Carterville
Effingham dropped a doubleheader to Carterville Saturday.
Carterville was a 6-1 winner behind a nine-hit attack. Carterville took a 2-0 opening inning lead and tacked on the other four runs in the second.
Effingham’s lone run came in the fourth. The Hearts had four hits led by Keagyn Koenig with a single, double and an RBI and Sydney Cunningham with a double.
In the second game, Carterville’s Phillips tossed a no-hitter with 18 strikeouts and no walks.
Bennett had a triple while Gibbs, Apple and Henriksen had a double and an RBI each.
At Carterville
Game One
Effingham 000 100 0 — 1-4-0
Carterville 240 000 x — 6-9-0
WP — Armstrong. LP — Ford.
Effingham — Hayes, single; Koenig, single, double, 1 RBI; Cunningham, double
Carterville — Bennett, home run, 3 RBI; Gibbs, single, home run, 1 RBI; Workman , single, 2 RBI; Bodiu, 2 singles; Hubbard, 3 singles
Game Two
Effingham 000 000 0 — 0-0-0
Carterville 112 001 x — 5-6-0
WP — Phillips. LP — McBride.
Effingham — no hits
Carterville — Bennett, triple; Gibbs, double, 1 RBI; Ford, single, 1 RBI; Workman, single, 1 RBI; Apple, double, 1 RBI; Henriksen, double, 1 RBI