{"id":34008,"date":"2026-03-30T08:41:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T13:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=34008"},"modified":"2026-03-30T09:07:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T14:07:34","slug":"effingham-blanks-altamont-bse-falls-to-okaw-valley-in-friday-baseball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/baseball\/34008-effingham-blanks-altamont-bse-falls-to-okaw-valley-in-friday-baseball\/","title":{"rendered":"Effingham Blanks Altamont, Brownstown\/St. Elmo, Neoga Drop Losses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Three pitchers worked together to pitch a no-hitter as Effingham High School blanked Altamont, 5-0 in baseball action in a game heard on KJ Country 102.3 Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Jude Traub tossed the first four innings, giving up three walks and striking out seven. Wyatt Hayes came in to go two innings with three strikeouts and Barron Coffman finished with the final two outs, allowing one walk.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Hearts had only five hits themselves but managed to tally single runs in the second and fifth around three in the third.<\/p>\n<p>A dropped third strikeout put the Hearts on the board in the bottom of the second. EHS extended its lead with three runs in the bottom of the third thanks to RBI singles by Carter Braddy and Brody Boehm.<\/p>\n<p>A final run came in the fifth.<\/p>\n<p>EHS had five hits led by Braddy with a single, double and two RBI, Max Flack with a double and Brody Boehm with a single and an RBI.<\/p>\n<p><strong>At Effingham<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Altamont\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 000\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0000\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a00\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a00-0-1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Effingham\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0013\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0010\u00a0 \u00a0 x\u00a0 \u00a0&#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 5-5-1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WP &#8212; Traub. LP &#8212; K. 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Brett Matusas added an\u00a0 RBI.<\/p>\n<p><strong>At Marshall<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Neoga\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 104\u00a0 \u00a0 001\u00a0 \u00a0 2\u00a0 &#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a08- 8-2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marshall\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 321\u00a0 \u00a0 010\u00a0 \u00a0 2\u00a0 \u00a0 &#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 9-10-4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WP &#8212; Tarble. 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