Published on April 29, 2026 10:00 am
Last Updated on April 29, 2026 10:06 am
BY MILLIE LANGE
Tolono Unity moved ahead with a run in the second in high school baseball action Tuesday. But Effingham St. Anthony came back with two in the third and were never headed again, winning 5-2.
Both teams had six hits. Curtis Tingley had a double for the winners while Alex Mayer and Henry Brent added a single and two RBI each and Rogan Allen had two singles.
Aiden Lauritzen tossed the six-hitter with only one walk while striking out 10.
Ryan Cunningham led Tolono Unity with a single, home run and an RBI. Jordan Harmon added a single and an RBI.
At Tolono
St. Anthony 002 030 0 — 5-6-0
Tolono Unity 010 000 1 — 2-6-1
WP — Lauritzen. LP — Henry.
St. Anthony — Mayer, single, 2 RBI; Brent, single, 2 RBI; Allen, 2 singles; Jansen, single; Tingley, double
Tolono Unity — T. Henry, single; B. Henry, single; Cunningham, single, home run, 1 RBI; Harmon, single, 1 RBI; Bromley, single
At Terre Haute, Ind.
Effingham High School came up short against Terre Haute South Vigo, 4-2 in baseball competition Tuesday.
The Braves moved into a 1-0 lead in the second inning. But the Hearts came back with two runs in the top of the fourth behind a double by Brayden Tucker. The Hearts scored on Tucker’s double and a wild pitch.
Terre Haute tied in the bottom of the fourth and moved into a 3-2 lead in the fifth and finished out with a run in the sixth.
Terre Haute South had seven hits while the Hearts had five. EHS also had two errors.
Brayden Tucker had a double and an RBI for the Hearts while Jude Traub went three-for-three, all singles.
In a junior varsity contest, Effingham trounced Taylorville. The Hearts trailed 3-1 after the first inning but came back with three runs in the second and moved ahead 8-3 in the third. They tallied five more in the fourth and ended the game in the fifth, 14-3.
Elliott Braddy led the way with two singles and four RBI while Balen Garris had a single and two RBI. Dagg Thompson and Nash Wernsing had a single and an RBI each while Ian Kinkelaar, Coen Westjohn and Kaden Rohr added an RBI each.
Effingham returns to action today playing host to Taylorville.
At Terre Haute
Effingham 000 200 0 — 2-5-2
Terre Haute S. 010 111 x — 4-7-0
WP — Sellers. LP — Coffman.
Effingham — Traub, 3 singles; Tucker, double, 1 RBI; Hayes, single
Terre Haute South — Payne, 1 RBI; Heath, 2 singles; Leek, single; Frank, 2 singles; Deel, 2 singles
Junior Varsity Game
Taylorville 300 00 — 3-5-2
Effingham 134 51 — 14-7-1
WP — Wernsing. LP — none listed.
Taylorville — no names listed
Effingham — Rohr, 1 RBI; Kalber, single; Thompson, single, 1 RBI; Wernsing, single, 1 RBI; Kinkelaar, 1 RBI; Westjohn, single, 1 RBI; Braddy, 2 singles, 4 RBI; Garris, single, 2 RBI