{"id":35791,"date":"2026-04-20T14:08:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=35791"},"modified":"2026-04-20T14:15:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:15:52","slug":"newton-beats-mattoon-north-wins-south-central-wooden-bat-tourney-effingham-teutopolis-drop-losses-in-high-school-baseball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/baseball\/35791-newton-beats-mattoon-north-wins-south-central-wooden-bat-tourney-effingham-teutopolis-drop-losses-in-high-school-baseball\/","title":{"rendered":"Newton Beats Mattoon, North Wins South Central Wooden Bat Tourney, Effingham, Teutopolis 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><strong>BY MILLIE LANGE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MATTOON &#8212; Mattoon pushed into a 2-0 opening inning lead against Newton but couldn&#8217;t hold on as the Eagles came back and finished with an 18-14 high school baseball victory Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Newton had a seven-run second inning, then scored five more in the third for a 12-8 lead. The Eagles added on another run in the sixth. Mattoon tallied six more in the bottom of the sixth to pull ahead 14-13. That&#8217;s when Newton got back on the scoring track with five more runs for the victory.<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles had 15 hits in the contest led by Quincy Fulton with a single, double, home run and six RBI, David Ferguson with a single, two triples and five RBI, Gavin Meinhart with two singles, two doubles and an RBI and Drake Wolf with a single, double and two RBI.<\/p>\n<p>Chance Mulvey picked up the pitching victory. He went one inning, giving up two runs on one hit, two walks and striking out two.<\/p>\n<p><strong>At Mattoon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Newton\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0075\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0001\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a05\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a018-15-5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mattoon\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 212\u00a0 \u00a0 306\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a00\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a014-11-5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WP &#8212; Mulvey. LP &#8212; Thompson.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Newton &#8212;<\/strong> Fulton, single, double, home run, 2 RBI; Ferguson, single, 2 triples, 5 RBI; Wolf, single, double, 2 RBI; Tharp, single, 1 RBI; Meinhart, 2 singles, 2 doubles, 1 RBI; Barthelme, single; Mulvey, single<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mattoon &#8212; <\/strong>Wetzel, single, 3 RBI; Miller, single; Prince, double, 1 RBI; Neff, single, 1 RBI; Uppencamp, single, 1 RBI; Farmer, 3 singles, 1 RBI; Sharp, single; Thompson, 2 singles, 1 RBI<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>At Farina<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>North Clay won the South Central Wooden Bat Tournament Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>North Clay beat Woodlawn 16-3 then came back to blank Flora 10-0. The Cardinals finished out with an 11-0 win over South Central.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>At Champaign<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Champaign Central edged Effingham in high school baseball action Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Hearts fell by a 10-9 count. Central edged out to a 1-0 lead but EHS came back to move ahead 2-1 in the top of the second. Central regained control with two runs in the bottom of the second then pushed that lead to 9-2 after scoring three in the fourth and three more in the fifth innings.<\/p>\n<p>EHS made another comeback bid, scoring two in the sixth on a home run to right field by Westin Hayes.<\/p>\n<p>The Hearts then scored five runs on three hits in the top of the seventh inning to tie the score at 9-9. An error scored one run and Hayes singled, scoring a second run. Andrew Wagoner doubled scoring two runs and stole home and the Hearts tied the score.<\/p>\n<p>But Champaign Central came back to tally the winning run in the bottom of the eighth.<\/p>\n<p>Effingham finished with 11 hits led by Hayes with two singles, a home run and four RBI and Andrew Wagoner with three singles, a double and three RBI and Carter Braddy with a single and double. James Wendt added a double.<\/p>\n<p><strong>At Champaign<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Effingham\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 020\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0002\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a050\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 9-11-0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cham. Central\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0120\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0330\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a001\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a010-10-1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WP &#8212; Steffen. P &#8212; Flack.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Effingham &#8212;<\/strong> We. Hayes, 2 singles, home run, 4 RBI; Wagoner, 3 singles, double, 3 RBI; Braddy single, double; Boehm, single; Wendt, double<\/p>\n<p><strong>Champaign Central &#8212;<\/strong> Pipkins, single, 2 RBI; W. McDaniel, single; B. McDaniel, 2 doubles, home run, 5 RBI; Cole, 3 singles, 1 RBI; Bralts, 1 RBI; Ciciora, single, double<\/p>\n<p><strong>Junior Varsity Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Effingham\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 422\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0000\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a00\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a08-12-6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cham. Central\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 130\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0020\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a00\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a06-\u00a0 8-3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WP &#8212; Westjohn. LP &#8212; no name listed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Effingham &#8212;<\/strong> Rohr, single; Kalber, single, 1 RBI; Jones, 2 singles; Raddatz, triple, 2 RBI; Kinkelaar, 2 singles; Wernsing, single, 1 RBI; Harper, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Braddy, 2 singles, 1 RBI<\/p>\n<p><strong>Champaign Central &#8212;<\/strong> no names listed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>At Tolono Unity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sacred Heart Griffin tallied an 8-3 victory over Teutopolis in Saturday play at the Tolono Unity Round Robin.<\/p>\n<p>T-town held a 2-0 opening inning lead. Sacred Heart Griffin came back with six runs in the top of the third. T-town tallied a single run in the bottom of the third. Sacred Heart Griffin then scored two more in the sixth.<\/p>\n<p>The Wooden Shoes had five hits led by Austin Borries with a single, double and two RBI and Davin Worman with a double.<\/p>\n<p>In the second game, Tolono Unity edged T-town, 7-6 behind a 10-hit attack.<\/p>\n<p>The Wooden Shoes finished with eight hits led by Jason Kreke with a single, home run and two RBI, Gavin Addis with a single, triple and an RBI, Caleb Deters with a double and an RBI and Borries and Teagan Pals with a single and an RBI each.<\/p>\n<p>In the first game of freshman\/sophomore doubleheader, Edwardsville was a 12-9 winner.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams had nine hits. T-town was led by Luke Niebrugge with two singles and two RBI and O. Lynch with three singles.<\/p>\n<p>In the second game, T-town trounced Edwardsville, 16-3 in five innings.<\/p>\n<p>T-town had 11 hits led by O. Lynch with two singles and three RBI, A. Grunloh with a single, double and two RBI, E. Weidner with two singles and two RBI, B. Niemerg and D. Drees with two singles and an RBI, L. Niebrugge with a single and two RBI and B. Schumacher with an RBI.<\/p>\n<p>Teutopolis played at Busch Stadium Sunday against Pawnee.<\/p>\n<p>Junior Nolan Schumacher ripped a hit off the Pawnee pitcher driving in Austin Borries. Coach Justin Fleener sent Borries home and he slide in as the Shoes won 10-5.<\/p>\n<p><strong>At Tolono Unity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Game One<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sacred Heart Griffin\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0006\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0002\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a00\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a08-6-0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teutopolis\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0201\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0000\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a00\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03-5-0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WP &#8212; Ward. LP &#8212; Worman.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sacred Heart Griffin &#8212;<\/strong> Ward, double, 1 RBI; Butler, 1 RBI; Springer, single; Groesch, home run, 4 RBI; Cour, double; Mizeur, single; Monk, single, 2 RBI<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teutopolis &#8212;<\/strong> Worman, double; Kreke, single; Borries, single, double, 2 RBI; Pals, single<\/p>\n<p><strong>Game Two<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teutopolis\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0005\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0100\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a00\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a06- 8-5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tolono Unity\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 002\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0140\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0x\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a07-10-3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WP &#8212; Eisenmenger. LP &#8212; Addis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teutopolis &#8212;<\/strong> Worman, single; Kreke, single, home run, 2 RBI; Borries, single, 1 RBI; Deters, double, 1 RBI; Addis, single, triple, 1 RBI; Pals, single, 1 RBI<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tolono Unity &#8212;<\/strong> Henry, double; Lagendort, double; Henry, single; Eisenmenger, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Cuningham, single, double, 1 RBI; Harmon, single, double; Wolf, double, 2 RBI<\/p>\n<p><strong>Freshman\/Sophomore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Game One<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teutopolis\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0140\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 003\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a09-9-3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Edwardsville\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0234\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0120\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0x\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a012-9-2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WP &#8212; Curry. LP &#8212; Drees.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teutopolis &#8212;<\/strong> Pals, single; Weidner, 1 RBI; Niebrugge, 2 singles, 2 RBI; Schmidt, single, 1 RBI; Lynch 3 singles; Dittamore, single; Drees, single<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edwardsville &#8211;<\/strong>&#8211; Wedel, single; Manny, single; Nelson, 1 RBI; Luckett, 2 singles, double, 5 RBI; Dunnill, 2 RBI; Bannister, single, 2 RBI; Rudd, single, 2 RBI; Curry, 2 singles, 1 RBI<\/p>\n<p><strong>Game Two<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teutopolis\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0300\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 85\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a016-11-1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Edwardsville\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0003\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a000\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 3- 6-4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WP &#8212; Niemerg. 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