Published on April 23, 2025 10:07 am
Last Updated on April 23, 2025 10:07 am
Effingham St. Anthony’s Brock Fearday guided his team to an 11-5 win over Teutopolis in high school baseball Tuesday in a game heard on KJ Country 102.3.
The Bulldogs got started in the right direction, taking a 4-0 opening inning lead. Will Fearday led off the frame with a double. Aiden Lauritzen followed with a single. Brady Hatton brought home a run with a single. B. Fearday then followed with a three-run homer and St. Anthony pushed ahead.
Meanwhile, B. Fearday took the mound. Although he gave up 12 hits over five innings, he struck out 12, allowed three runs and walked three for the victory.
St. Anthony struck again in the third, pushing its lead to 8-0. B. Fearday led off the frame with a double and came home on a double by Henry Brent. A sacrifice and an error put Alex Mayer on base. Charley Spour capped off the frame with a three-run shot.
The Bulldogs pushed the lead to 9-0 in the top of the fourth. B. Fearday drew a walk and Brent followed with a double. Mayer then singled home Fearday.
Teutopolis finally broke free with three runs in the bottom of the fourth. Carter Hoene led off with a single. With one out, Gavin Addis drew a walk. With two out, Dawson Hoene singled to load the bases. Davin Worman singled home two runs and an error produced the third run.
St. Anthony came back with a run in the fifth. W. Fearday led off with a double. B. Fearday had a single. W. Fearday came home on a wild pitch.
T-town tallied a run in the sixth to pull within 10-4. Hoene singled and stole second. He came home on a single by Austin Borries.
St. Anthony added on a final run in the seventh. With one out, W. Fearday singled and moved to second on a wild pitch. Lauritzen drew a walk and Hatton followed with an RBI single
T-town’s Hoene led off the bottom of the seventh with a solo home run but the next three batters went up and down in order.
St. Anthony finished with 15 hits led by W. Fearday with a single, two doubles and three RBI. B. Fearday had a single, double, home run and three RBI. Brent added two doubles and an RBI and Spour a home run and three RBI. Hatton had two singles and two RBI and Mayer a single and an RBI. The Bulldogs improved to 10-5 and are back in action today at Charleston.
T-town finished with 11 hits led by C. Hoene with a single, home run and an RBI, Borries with three singles and an RBI, Worman with two singles and three RBI, D. Hoene with two singles and Jason Kreke with a double. The Shoes are now 14-2 on the season and return to play Thursday at Mount Zion.
At Teutopolis
St. Anthony 404 110 1 — 11-15-1
Teutopolis 000 301 1 — 5-11-1
WP — B. Fearday. LP — Addis.
St. Anthony — W. Fearday, single, 2 doubles, triple; Lauritzen single; Hatton, 2 singles, 2 RBI; B. Fearday, single, double, home run, 3 RBI; Brent, 2 doubles, 1 RBI; Mayer, single, 1 RBI; Spour, home run, 3 RBI; Beals, single
Teutopolis — D. Hoene, 2 singles; Worman, 2 singles, 3 RBI; Niebrugge, single; Borries, 3 singles, 1 RBI; Kreke, double; C. Hoene, single, home run, 1 RBI
At Mattoon
Effingham swept a doubleheader over Mattoon Tuesday.
In the opener, the Hearts won, 4-3.
EHS got on board in the top of the first inning after Colton Webb doubled to centerfield and Jude Traub singled to right field, each scoring a run for the 2-0 lead.
That stood until the sixth when Mattoon tied it up on a single by Blaine Howell.
In the top of the seventh, EHS stepped back into the lead after Traub hit a sacrifice fly and Max Seachrist doubled to centerfield each scoring a run.
Mattoon attempted a comeback with a run in the bottom of the seventh only to fall short.
Both teams had six hits and one error.
Wade Bushur came on in the final inning to pick up the win on the mound.
Webb and Seachrist had a double and an RBI each while Traub had a single and two RBI.
In the second contest, Effingham stepped out to a 2-0 opening inning lead behind a double by Webb and a ground-out fielder’s choice by Seachrist that scored a run each.
A single by Braddy in the top of the second extended the EHS lead to 3-0.
Braddy was the winner on the mound, going 6.2 innings allowing one run, four walks while striking out seven.
Braddy finished with a single, triple and an RBI while Seachrist had a double and two RBI, Webb a double and an RBI and Wyatt Hayes a double.
The Hearts aren’t back in action until Saturday against Mount Carmel.
In junior varsity play, Effingham fell in the opening game to Mattoon, 5-4.
EHS had eight hits led by James Wendt and Jacob Warner with two singles each. Warner added an RBI. Luke Harper and Hank Nelson had a single and an RBI each. Aidan Feldhake added an RBI.
In the second game, Mattoon claimed an 8-7 victory, scoring seven runs in the bottom of the seventh after trailing 7-1 going into the frame.
The Hearts outhit the Green Wave by an 11-9 count but committed three errors.
EHS was led by Wyatt Hayes with three singles, a triple and four RBI and Carter Kalber with a single and double.
At Mattoon
Game One
Effingham 200 000 2 — 4-6-1
Mattoon 000 002 1 — 3-6-1
WP — Bushur. LP — Miller.
Effingham — Wagoner, single; Braddy, single; Webb, double, 1 RBI; Traub, single, 2 RBI; Seachrist, double, 1 RBI; Flack, single
Mattoon — Prince, single; Miller, single, 1 RBI; Howell, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Gregory, single; Alexander, single
Game Two
Effingham 210 000 1 — 4-5-1
Mattoon 010 000 0 — 1-5-1
WP — Braddy. LP — Johnson.
Effingham — Braddy, single, triple, 1 RBI; Webb, double, 1 RBI; Seachrist, double, 2 RBI; Hayes, double
Mattoon — Johnson, 2 singles; Prince, 1 RBI; Stewart, single; Piper, single; Warrington, single
Junior Varsity
Game One
Effingham 000 121 0 — 4-8-2
Mattoon 020 011 1 — 5-5-1
WP — Walk. LP — Feldhake.
Effingham — Hayes, single; Harper, single, 1 RBI; Nelson, single, 1 RBI; Wendt, 2 singles; Warner, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Feldhake, 1 RBI; Hecht, single
Mattoon — Etzel, 2 singles; Spracklen, single, 1 RBI; Farmer, single; Hackett, single
Game Two
Effingham 001 132 0 — 7-11-3
Mattoon 100 000 7 — 8- 9-2
WP — Beasley. LP — Warner.
Effingham — Kinkelaar, single; Kalber, single, double; Hayes, 3 singles, triple, 4 RBI; Wendt, 2 singles; Leonard, single; Hecht, single
Mattoon — Wetzel, 2 singles; Spracklen, single; Uppencap, single, double, 3 RBI; Walk, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Lindsey, 2 singles, 2 RBI
At Dieterich
Dieterich ran out to a 3-0 opening inning lead and went on to blank Brownstown/St. Elmo by a 10-0 count in six innings Tuesday.
The Maroons had six hits and were aided by four errors by BSE.
Getting hits for BSE were Keelan Speagle and Zayden Gillespie with a single each.
At Dieterich
BSE 000 000 — 0-2-4
Dieterich 301 105 — 10-6-0
WP — none listed. LP — Chandler.
Brownstown/St. Elmo — Speagle, single; Gillespie, single
Dieterich — no hits listed.
At Altamont
Altamont banged out 11 hits and scored 12 runs in a 12-8 victory over Tuscola Tuesday.
The Indians held a 2-0 opening inning lead and led 6-0 after three. Tuscola came back with a run in the fourth and seven in the top of the fifth to lead 8-6. But Altamont tied in the bottom of the fifth then scored four runs in the sixth.
Parker Bell had three singles and drove in three runs while Blake Berg added two singles and three RBI and Will Reardon had a double and three RBI. Brayden Elam added a double and Kade Milleville two singles. Dyson Wagner finished with an RBI.
Carson Milleville picked up the win in relief. He went 2.1 innings, allowing one hit, one walk and striking out two.
At Altamont
Tuscola 000 170 0 — 8- 8-1
Altamont 204 024 x — 12-11-2
WP — C. Milleville. LP — Russo.
Tuscola — Waugh, 1 RBI; Lyons, single, 1 RBI; Musgrave, single, 2 RBI; Russo, double, 3 RBI; Reynolds, single, 1 RBI; Englehardt, single; Devlin, 2 singles; Vearil, single
Altamont — K. Milleville, 2 singles; Elam, double; Schultz, single; Bell, 3 singles, 3 RBI; Schnarre, single; Wagner, 1 RBI; Berg, 2 singles, 3 RBI; Reardon, double,3 RBI
At Newton
Newton opened the first inning, scoring 12 runs and ended this game over Lawrenceville by a 15-4 count in five innings Tuesday.
The Eagles had 14 hits. David Ferguson had a single, two doubles and an RBI while Drake Wolf had two singles, a double and two RBI, Gavin Meinhart two singles, a triple and three RBI, Carson Barthelme three singles and two RBI. Kohlten Barthelme added a solo home run, Reed Tharp had a single and two RBI and Jackson James an RBI.
Logan Ochs threw a five-hitter with four walks and five strikeouts.
At Newton
Lawrenceville 100 03 — 4- 5-2
Newton (12)21 0x — 15-14-2
WP — Ochs. LP — Wilson.
Lawrenceville — Ivers, single; Gray, single; Pargin, single, 1 RBI; Bice, single, 2 RBI; Vennard, single, 1 RBI
Newton — Ferguson, single, 2 doubles, 1 RBI; James, 1 RBI; Wolf, 2 singles, double, 2 RBI; C. Barthelme, 3 singles, 2 RBI; K. Barthelme, home run, 1 RBI;; Meinhart, 2 singles, triple, 3 RBI; Tharp, single, 2 RBI
At Louisville
North Clay captured a victory over South Central. The Cardinals tallied a 6-2 win.