Junior High Baseball -- Aug. 30, Sept. 1

Published on September 2 2014 6:41 am
Last Updated on September 2 2014 8:23 am
Written by Millie Lange

Effingham St. Anthony Junior High School held a round robin tournament Saturday and claimed two victories.

The Bullpups defeated Newton St. Thomas 13-0 behind 12 hits. Hammer had a single, double and two RBI while Strullmeyer and Webb had two singles and an RBI each.

In the second game, St. Anthony defeated Sigel St. Michael 16-1. Guy and Koester had two singles and two RBI each.

There was no score reported for the Sigel St. Michael vs. St. Thomas game.

St. Anthony is now 7-1 on the season.

St. Anthony Round Robin

Newton St. Thomas 000 00 -- 0- 2-2

St. Anthony 333 40 -- 13-12-0

WP -- Webb. LP -- Conlin.

Newton St. Thomas -- Conlin, single; Schafer, single

St. Anthony -- Mendella, single; Guy, single, 1 RBI; Strullmeyer, 2 singles, 1 RBI; B. Niebrugge, single, 2 RBI; Hammer, single, double, 2 RBI; Koester, single; Hoene, double; N. Schultz, single; Webb, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Wall, 1 RBi

Sigel St. Michael 100 0 -- 1- 4-2

St. Anthony 604 6 -- 16-13-0

WP -- Stephens. LP -- Hotze.

Sigel St. Michael -- K. Fearday, single; Hanson, single; Cornell, single; A. Fearday, single

St. Anthony -- Mendella, single, 2 RBI; Strullmeyer, double, 3 RBI; Wall, double, 1 RBI; Tingley, single, 1 RBI; Wall, double, 1 RBI; Koester, 2 singles, 2 RBI; W. Niebrugge, single, 1 RBI; Guy, 2 singles, 2 RBI: Hammer, 1 RBI; B. Niebrugage, single, 1 RBI; Hoene, 1 RBI; Stephens, single; Wortman, single

At Effingham

Effingham claimed the championship of its own invitational tournament Saturday.

Effingham blanked Oblong 11-0 in the opening contest. The Mustangs took a 4-0 first inning lead and had a seven-run second. Jackson had two singles and an RBI to lead the Mustangs.

In the second game, Casey-Westfield played Sullivan and no score was listed.

The third place game went to Oblong over Casey-Westfield 12-10.

Effingham was an 18-2 winner over Sullivan for the championship. The Mustangs took a 4-0 first inning lead and Sullivan came back with two in the second. The Mustangs then banged home 14 runs in the bottom of the frame to end the contest after three innings.

Braunecker pitched a two-hitter with two strikeouts. Kalber had a single, double and two RBI while Lee had a double, a two-run homer and four RBI. Jackson added two singles and two RBI.

In Monday competition, Effingham beat Greenville in A and B competition. In the A contest, the Mustangs won 15-5 in five innings. Hagler had two singlrs and three RBI and Wolfe a single, double and three RBI for the winners.

The Mustangs improve to 9-1 overall.

In B action, Effingham won 5-3 with a three-run third inning and a two-run sixth. Both teams had six hits. Niebrugge had two singles and an RBI for the winners.

Effingham Tournament

Game One

Oblong 000 00 -- 0-4-7

Effingham 470 0x -- 11-6-1

WP -- Jackson. LP -- Potts.

Oblong -- Potts, 3 singles; C. Smith, single

Effingham -- Jackson, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Poland, single, 1 RBI; Gordon, single, 1 RBI; Braunecker, single; Waldhoff, single; Bishop, 1 RBI

Championship Game

Sullivan 0 20 -- 2- 2-5

Effingham 4(14)x -- 18-11-1

WP -- Braunecker. LP -- Rogers.

Sullivan -- Dolby, single; Hill, single; Johnson, 1 RBI

Effingham -- Kalber, single, double, 2 RBI; Lee, double, home run (two on), 4 RBI; Jackson, 2 singles, 2 RBI; Bushue, double, 1 RBI; Poland, double, 1 RBI; Braunecker, single, 1 RBI; Wolfe, single; Hagler, triple; Ballman, 1 RBI

Monday's Games

A Game

Greenville 100 04 -- 5-4-6

Efifngham 602 7x -- 15-8-3

WP -- Ballman. LP -- Barnes.

Greenville -- Nelson, single; Stearns, single; Meya, single; Zeeb, 1 RBI; Barnes, single, 1 RBI

Effingham -- Jackson, single; Bushur, single, 1 RBI; Poland, 1 RBI; Hagler, 2 singles, 3 RBI; Wolfe, single, double, 3 RBI; Kalber, double, 1 RBI; Gordon, single, 1 RBI

B Game

Greenville 010 101 0 -- 3-6-0

Effingham 003 002 x -- 5-6-2

WP -- Gordon. S -- Bishop. LP -- Langel.

Greenville -- no hits listed

Effingham -- Niebrugge, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Siner, single, 1 RBI; Whitten, single; Bishop, single, 1 RBI; Spencer, single, 1 RBI

At Newton

Teutopolis picked up a victory Friday over Jasper County, 8-3.

Mitch Hardiek had two singles, a double and drove in two runs. Mitch Apke had a double and three RBI.

Jasper County was led by Ferguson with a double.

In the sixth inning with the score tied at 3-3, Apke hit a two-out double with the bases loaded to bring home three runs.

In Saturday play, Teutopolis edged Homer Glen 7-6. T-town held a 6-3 lead until the sixth when Homer Glen tied the score at 6-6. T-town then brought home the winning run in the bottom of the sixth.

Tyler Runde had a single and double while Apke had a single, double and two RBI.

In a B game, Mattoon handed Teutopolis a 4-1 loss. T-town led 1-0 until the fourth when Mattoon tied the score then took the lead in the fifth with a run.

T-town had only one hit, a single by Kendall Tabbert.

At Newton

Teutopolis 111 014 0 -- 8-9-4

Jasper County 110 100 0 -- 3-7-1

WP -- Hemmen. LP -- none listed.

Teutopolis -- Hardiek, single, 1 RBI; Runde, single, 1 RBI; M. Hardiek, 2 singles, double, 2 RBI; Apke, double, 3 RBI; Weer, single; Ungrund, single; Zerrusen, single

Jasper County -- Shafer, single, 1 RBI; Finn, single; Galloway, single; Hagen, single; Doucette, single; Johnson, single; Ferguson, double; Fehrenbacher, 1 RBI

At Teutopolis

Homer Glen 030 003 0 -- 6-9-1

Teutopolis 204 001 x -- 7-8-1

WP -- Weber. LP -- none listed.

Homer Glen -- Woulfe, single, 1 RBI; Kronsbien, single, 1 RBI; Voulgaris, single, 1 RBI; Bentley, single, 1 RBI; Mladic, single; Martinez, single; Schindler, single, double, 1 RBI; L. Bentley, single

Teutopolis -- J. Hardiek, double; Runde, single, double; M. Hardiek, single; Apke, single, double, 2 RBI; Weber, single, 2 RBI; Hemmen, single, 2 RBI; Ungrund, 1 RBI

B Game

Mattoon 000 112 0 -- 4-6-0

Teutopolis 001 000 0 -- 1-1-2

WP -- Ruholl. LP -- none listed.

Mattoon -- Patter, double; Smyser, double; Sapp, single; Price, single; Coleman, 2 singles

Teutopolis -- Tabbert, single

At Strasburg

Jasper County blanked Stewardson-Strasburg/Windsor 10-0 in game one of the Stew-Stras/Windsor Tournament Saturday.

Jasper County held a 2-0 first inning lead and ended the game in the fifth via the 10-run rule. Bierman, Schafer, Finn and Tharp had two hits each. Tharp had one RBI while Bierman and Schafer had two RBI. Kirby led Stew-Stras/Windsor with two hits.

In the second game, Altamont Lutheran downed Jasper County 2-0. Duckwitz pitched a one-hitter with 10 strikeouts.

Jahraus, Teasley, Guerrattaz and Reardon had one hit each. Teasley and Reardon drove in a run each.

Stew-Stras/Windsor then edged Altamont Lutheran 3-2. Altamont Lutheran held a 2-0 lead going into the fifth when S-S/Windsor knotted the score. The winning run came in the bottom of the seventh.

Greuel pitched the win allowing seven hits while striking out 14. Stew-Stras/Windsor had six hits led by Greuel and Beck with two each. Greuel drove in three runs.

Jasper County At Strasburg

Game One

Stew-Stras/Windsor 000 00 -- 0- 3

Jasper County 202 6x -- 10-10

Wp -- Galloway. LP -- Kirby.

Stew-Stras/Windsor -- Greuel, 1 hit; Kirby, 2 hits

Jasper County -- Bierman, 2 hits, 2 RBI; Schafer, 2 hits; Finn, 2 hits, 2 RBI; Galloway, 1 RBI; Hogan, 1 hit, 1 RBI; Probst, 1 hit, 1 RBI; Tharp, 2 hits, 1 RBI

Game Two

Jasper County 000 000 0 -- 0-1

Altamont Lutheran 011 000 x -- 2-4

WP -- Duckwitz. LP -- Tharp.

Jasper County -- Galloway, 1 hit

Altamont Lutheran -- Jahraus, 1 hit; Teasley, 1 hit, 1 RBI; Guerrattaz, 1 hit; Reardon, 1 hit, 1 RBI

Game Three

Altamont Lutheran 001 100 0 -- 2-7

Stew-Stras/Windsor 000 020 1 -- 3-6

WP -- Greuel. LP -- Brandt.

Altamont Lutheran -- Jahraus, 2 hits; Duckwitz, 1 hit, 1 RBI; Brandt, 2 hits; Robbins, 1 hit; Laatsch, 1 hit

Stew-Stras/Windsor -- Miller, 1 hit; Greuel, 2 hits, 3 RBI; Beck, 2 hits; Campbell, 1 hit