Published on October 2, 2026 6:06 am
Last Updated on October 2, 2026 6:08 am
TEUTOPOLIS — Teutopolis High School struck in the opening inning, scoring a run for a 1-0 lead on Effingham St. Anthony in baseball action Thursday in a game heard on KJ Country 102.3.
That lead lasted until the fifth inning when the Bulldogs moved ahead 2-1 and then finished out with a single run in the sixth for the 3-1 victory.
The Wooden Shoes’ run came from a leadoff triple by Aiden Niemerg who then scored on a ground out by Bennett Schumacher.
St. Anthony had rumbled in the top of the first as Curtis Tingley was hit by a pitch and Jonny Gannaway doubled. But the two runners were left stranded.
T-town’s Andy Lustig doubled in the second but was left on base.
T-town’s Schumacher singled in the third and Eric Weidner was hit by a pitch but the two runners did not cross the plate.
In the fourth, St. Anthony’s Chase Dorris doubled and took third on a balk but the third out was rung up before Dorris could dent home plate.
The Shoes’ Teagan Pals singled with one out in the fourth but again was left stranded.
In the fifth, the Bulldogs finally started to make noise. With one out, Will Vonderheide reached base on an error. Alex Mayer then followed with a home run and the Bulldogs had moved into a 2-1 lead.
St. Anthony then struck again in the sixth. With one out, Freddie Jansen was hit by a pitch. Chase Dorris followed with a single. With two outs, Conner Storm singled Jansen home and that’s where the scoring ended.
T-town came back in the bottom of the seventh as Andy Lustig led off with a single and Bryce Niebrugge drew a walk. But Lustig was thrown out attempting to take third. A strikeout brought up the second out. Weidner was hit by a pitch but the Shoes were taken out of the game on another strikeout.
Mason Karolewicz picked up the mound win for the Bulldogs. He went 1.2 innings with two strikeouts. Jansen came on to finish the final two innings for the save.
T-town dropped to 16-3 on the season and will play host to Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran Saturday.
St. Anthony improved to 13-1 and won’t return to action until Monday in the National Trail Conference Tournament.
At Teutopolis
St. Anthony 000 021 0 — 3-6-1
Teutopolis 100 000 0 — 1-5-1
WP — Karolewicz. LP — Tebbe.
St. Anthony — Mayer, home run, 2 RBI; Verdeyen, single; Gannaway, double; Dorris, single, double; Storm, single, 1 RBI
Teutopolis — Niemerg, triple; Schuamcher, single, 1 RBI; Pals, single; Lustig, single, double