Published on March 25, 2026 10:07 am
Last Updated on March 25, 2026 10:14 am
BY MILLIE LANGE
Carter Braddy drove in six runs on two hits to lead Effingham High School past Marshall, 15-1 in baseball action Tuesday.
Braddy tripled in the first, scoring a run, hit a grand slam to right field in the fourth scoring four and also hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth, scoring one.
The Hearts edged out to a 2-1 opening inning lead and tacked on a single run in the second and led 5-1 in the third. EHS then broke loose with a 10-run fourth in a game that ended in the fifth.
Wyatt Hayes doubled, scoring three runs, Keegan Koester singled scoring a run, Jude Traub hit into a fielder’s choice that scored a run and Braddy hit his grand slam, all in the fourth.
A ground out by Max Welsh put Marshall on the board in the top of the first. But the Hearts came right back to knock in two runs in the first then moved into a 3-1 lead in the second and a 5-1 lead in the third before the 10-run fourth.
James Wendt earned the win on the mound. He surrendered four hits and one run over five innings, striking out four and walking none.
Effingham will return to action Friday hosting Altamont.
At Effingham
Marshall 100 00 — 1- 4-1
Effingham 212 (10)x — 15-12-2
WP — Wendt. LP — Keim.
Marshall — Maskell, single; Pugh, single; Propst, single, double
Effingham — Braddy, double, home run, 6 RBI; We. Hayes, single, double, 1 RBI; Wagoner, single, triple; Traub, 2 RBI; Tucker, double; Bohem, single, 1 RBI; Wy. Hayes, single, double, 3 RBI; Koester, 2 singles, 2 RBI
At Teutopolis
Teutopolis’ Austin Borries tossed a no-hitter through five innings as the Wooden Shoes blanked Greenville, 8-0 Tuesday.
Borries struck out 10 and gave up only three hits. Hayden Tebbe went the final two innings, allowing no hits, walking two and striking out two.
Meanwhile, the Shoes finished with five hits. Jason Kreke had three of those hits with two singles, a double and an RBI. Teagan Pals and Andy Lustig added a single and two RBI each while Gavin Addis had an RBI.
The Shoes are back in action Thursday hosting Casey-Westfield.
At Teutopolis
Greenville 000 000 0 — 0-1-1
Teutopolis 610 010 x — 8-5-1
WP — Borries. LP — Gynn.
Greenville — Curry, double
Teutopolis — Kreke, 2 singles, double, 1 RBI; Addis, 1 RBI; Pals, single, 2 RBI; Lustig, single, 2 RBI
At Brownstown
North Clay ran out to a 15-0 opening inning lead and ended this game 22-3 in the fourth inning against Brownstown/St. Elmo Tuesday at Bob Page Field.
The Cardinals had seven hits while Brownstown/St. Elmo finished with three.
Calvin Voelker had a triple for BSE while Lucas Powell had a single and an RBI and Bentley Sanders a single.
North Clay improved to a perfect 5-0.
Brownstown/St. Elmo (2-1) is back in action Friday at Okaw Valley.
At Brownstown
North Clay (15)32 2 — 22-7-0
BSE 012 0 — 3-3-4
WP — none listed. LP — Lach.
North Clay — no hits listed
Brownstown/St. Elmo — Voelker, triple; Lach, 1 RBI; Powell, single, 1 RBI; Sanders, single
At Newton
Newton moved into a 3-0 opening inning lead and went on to beat Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine by an 11-2 count Tuesday.
The Eagles had a six-run third and finished with two runs in the sixth. The team ended with eight hits led by Gavin Meinhart and Dominic Baltzell with a single and double each. Baltzell had one RBI. Dexter Fulton and Nolen Cleaver with a double each. Fulton had two RBI. Reed Tharp had a single and an RBI and David Ferguson and Jackson James had an RBI each.
Meinhart went four innings for the pitching win. He gave up only one hit, no runs, no walks and struck out four.
At Newton
O/H/P 000 011 0 — 2-3-5
Newton 306 002 x — 11–8-1
WP — Meinhart. LP — Goodwin.
Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine — Wirey, 1 RBI; Sweitzer, single; Littlejohn, double, 1 RBI; Swaner, single
Newton — Ferguson, 1 RBI; Wolf, single; Baltzell, single, double, 1 RBI; Tharp, single, 1 RBI; Meinhart, single, double; Cleaver, double; James, 1 RBI; Fulton, double, 2 RBI
At Strasburg
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg defeated Pana Tuesday by a 6-2 tally.
The win gives the Hatchets a 3-0 record.
At St. Anthony
St. Joseph-Ogden’s Parker Fitch tossed 6.2 innings of two-hit ball and kept Effingham St. Anthony off the basepaths with 10 strikeouts as the Spartans blanked the Bulldogs 7-0 Tuesday.
Fitch allowed only one walk. Trevor Ames finished out the final out.
The Bulldogs were led by Blake Verdeyen and Will Vonderheide with a single each.
St. Anthony went through three pitchers who gave up a total eight hits, four walks and struck out six.
St. Anthony edged Robinson 5-3 in a junior varsity contest.
The Bulldogs had 10 hits led by Charlie Hoene with three singles, Curtis Tingley with a triple and Jonny Gannaway with two singles and an RBI. Andrew Wagner, Mike Fearday and Owen Wrigley had a single and an RBI each.
At St. Anthony
St. Joseph-Ogden 201 112 0 — 7-8-1
St. Anthony 000 000 0 — 0-2-1
WP — Fitch. LP — Spour.
St. Joseph-Ogden — Rosenthal, 2 singles; Haley, single; Houchens, single,1 RBI; Ames, double, triple, 1 RBI; Schulter, single; York, 1 RBI; Miller, double, 1 RBI
St. Anthony — Verdeyen, single; Vonderheide, single
Junior Varsity Game
St. Anthony 003 002 0 — 5-10-4
Robinson 000 101 1 — 3- 6-2
WP — Storm. LP — Hoalt.
St. Anthony — Tingley, triple, 1 RBI; Wagner, single, 1 RBI; Gannaway, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Storm, single; Hoene, 3 singles; Fearday, single, 1 RBI; Wrigley, single, 1 RBI
Robinson — Meyers, single; Knoblett, single; Reynolds, single; Baker, single; McCammon, 1 RBI; Mueller, single; Wright, single, 1 RBI
At Casey
Altamont held a 1-0 lead through the first five innings before Casey-Westfield tallied four runs and went on for the 4-1 victory Tuesday.
Altamont finished with three hits led by Reed Stuemke with two singles and Kade Milleville with a single.
Casey-Westfield finished with six hits.
Zaine Miller went five innings for the Indians, giving up one hit, no runs, no walks and striking out three. Carson Milleville came on to finish the final innings.
At Casey
Altamont 001 000 0 — 1-3-1
Casey-Westfield 000 004 x — 4-6-1
WP — Lovell. LP — C. Milleville.
Altamont — K. Milleville, single; Elam, 1 RBI; Stuemke, 2 singles
Casey-Westfield — Julius, single, 1 RBI; Whaley, single, 1 RBI; Hupp, single; Lovell, single, 1 RBI; High, single, 1 RBI; Short, single
At Flora
Flora moved into a 2-0 opening inning lead against Dieterich and went on for a 6-3 victory Tuesday evening.
The Wolves had nine hits with four players garnering two each.
Dieterich had three hits led by Bryce Bohnhoff, Gavin Meinhart and Andrew Hall with a single each. Meinhart and Hall had an RBI each
At Flora
Dieterich 000 002 1 — 3-3-1
Flora 200 103 x — 6-9-2
WP — Massie. LP — Schottman.
Dieterich — Bohnhoff, single; Meinhart, single, 1 RBI; Hall, single, 1 RBI
Flora — Dugan, single, double, 2 RBI; Massie, single, double, 1 RBI; Parker, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Himelick, 2 singles; Brooks, single; Herman, 1 RBI; Williams, 1 RBI