Published on May 5, 2025 8:55 am
Last Updated on May 5, 2025 10:40 am
BY MILLIE LANGE
TEUTOPOLIS — Teutopolis edged out to a 2-1 opening inning lead and went on for an 8-5 victory over Effingham St. Anthony in the Cross Creek Softball Classic Friday in a game heard on 979XFM.
The Wooden Shoes had a five-run third and tacked on a final run in the sixth behind a 10-hit attack.
T-town held a 2-1 opening inning lead. The Bulldogs tied in the second and moved into a 4-2 lead in the top of the third. But the Shoes rallied with a five-run bottom of the frame.
Kera Hartke had a single, triple and an RBI for the winners while Jersey Gaddis had a single and double. Malea Helmink added two singles and an RBI while Olivia Wermert had a single and three RBI. Kylie Borries, Chloe Hoene and Kayleigh Zerrusen added a single and an RBI each.
Alyssa Tipton went the distance on the mound for the win. She gave up five runs on seven hits, 11 walks and struck out four.
The Bulldogs were led in hitting by Ella Johnson with two singles and two RBI and Adysen Rios with two singles and an RBI. Jackie Vonderheide added a single and an RBI.
At Teutopolis
St. Anthony 112 010 0 — 5- 7-1
Teutopolis 205 001 x — 8-10-0
WP — Tipton. LP — Ruholl.
St. Anthony — Rios, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Gannaway, single; Vonderheide, single, 1 RBI; Johnson, 2 singles, 2 RBI; Ruholl, single
Teutopolis — Hartke, single, triple, 1 RBI; Gaddis, single, double; Helmink, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Wermert, single, 3 RBI; Borries, single, 1 RBI; Hoene, single, 1 RBI; Zerrusen, single, 1 RBI
At Charleston
Effingham tallied single runs in the second and third and went on for a 5-1 victory in the opening game of an Apollo Conference doubleheader Friday.
The Hearts finished with 12 hits led by Mya Harvey with three singles, a home run and two RBI. Ryley Engel added a single, double and an RBI, Keagyn Koenig two singles and an RBI and Sidney Donaldson two singles. Natalie Armstrong finished with a single and an RBI.
Saige Althoff threw a five-hitter. She did not give up a walk and struck out 10.
In the second contest, the Trojans took a 2-0 opening inning lead. EHS tied in the top of the second but Charleston came back to move ahead 4-2 in the bottom of the frame. The Hearts tied again in the top of the third but once again Charleston moved ahead 5-4 in the bottom of the third. The Trojans held a 6-5 lead after four.
Effingham then tied in the top of the fifth but here came Charleston again to move ahead 7-6 in the bottom of the sixth.
And, once again, the Hearts rallied with three runs in the top of the seventh to move ahead for the win.
Alyssa Martin led the hitting attack this time around with two singles, a double and two RBI. Koenig added two doubles and an RBI, Harvey three singles and an RBI, Engel, a single, double and an RBI, Donaldson a double and two RBI and Althoff and Maci Hayes with a single and an RBI each.
Althoff again picked up the win on the mound, this time in relief. Armstrong started the game and went 2.2 innings. Althoff came on to finish out with 4.1 innings, giving up two runs on six hits, one walk and striking out five.
At Charleston
Game One
Effingham 011 030 0 — 5-12-0
Charleston 000 001 0 — 1- 5-1
WP — Althoff. LP — Cox.
Effingham — Bierman, single; Engel, single, double, 1 RBI; Donaldson, 2 singles; Armstrong, single, 1 RBI; Harvey, 3 singles, home run, 2 RBI; Koenig, 2 singles, 1 RBI
Charleston — Cox, 2 singles, double; Ritchey, single; Shrader, single, 1 RBI
Game Two
Effingham 022 110 3 — 9-14-0
Charleston 221 101 0 — 7-15-0
WP — Althoff. LP — Good.
Game Two
Effingham 022 110 3 — 9-14-0
Charleston 221 101 0 — 7-15-0
WP — Althoff. LP — Good.
Effingham — Engel, single, double, 1 RBI; Donaldson, double, 2 RBI; Armstrong, single; Harvey, 3 singles, 1 RBI; Koenig 2 doubles, 1 RBI; Martin, 2 singles, double, 2 RBI; Hayes, single, 1 RBI; Althoff, single, 1 RBI
Charleston — Beals, 3 singles, double; Keefer, 2 singles, double, 1 RBI; Cox, 2 singles, 4 RBI; Shrader, double; Good, single; Lewis, single, home run, 1 RBI; Ritchey, 2 singles, 1 RBI