Weekend Junior High Baseball Roundup

ST. ELMO -- Neoga came calling and handed St. Elmo a 6-5 loss in Saturday junior high school baseball action.

Neoga edged out to a 1-0 first inning lead and held that until the fourth when St. Elmo brought home five runs. But Neoga battled back with five runs in the top of the seventh to claim the victory.

St. Elmo is back in action today hosting Windsor.

At St. Elmo

Neoga          100  000  5  --  6-6

St. Elmo      000  500  0  --  5-2

Neoga -- Wood, single; Hill, 3 singles, 1 RBI; Fritcher, 2 singles

St. Elmo -- Feezel, double, 1 RBI; Maxey, 1 RBI; Rogers, single

At Newton

Jasper County picked up a 4-1 victory over Effingham in A competition Friday and also won in B action 7-6.

In the A contest, Jasper County took a 1-0 lead and Effingham tied in the fourth. Jasper County then tallied three runs to win in the fifth.

In the B game, Effingham edged out to a 3-2 first inning lead and pushed that to 5-2 in the third. But Jasper County came back with a two-run fourth and a three-run fifth.

At Newton

A Game

Effingham             000  100  0  --  1-6

Jasper County      010  030  x  --  4-5

WP -- Geier. S -- Weber.

Effingham -- no hits listed

Jasper County -- Grunloh, single; Weber, single; Jansen, single; Stone, single; Britton single

B Game

Effingham              302  01  --  6-5

Jasper County      200  23  --  7-5

WP -- Jansen.

Effingham -- no hits listed

Jasper County -- Harris, 2 singles; Jansen, single; Ervin, single; Kerner, single

In Saturday action, Jasper County blanked Lawrenceville 9-0. Jasper County had a two-run first and third and a five-run fourth.

Mitch Jansen was the winning pitcher on a six-hitter with no walks and 10 strikeouts.

At Neweton

Lawrenceville       000  000  0  --  0-  6

Jasper County     202  500  x  --  9-10

WP -- Jansen.

Lawrenceville -- no hits listed

Jasper County -- Weber, single, triple, home run (three on); Grunloh, 2 singles; Jansen, double, triple; Meinarht, single; Stone, single; Geier, single

At Stewardson

Stewardson-Strasburg blanked Effingham Sacred Heart 15-0 Friday. Stew-Stras stepped out to an 11-0 opening inning lead and ended the game in the fourth.

Derrick Moschenrose pitched the no-hitter with one walk and five strikeouts. Moschenrose also hit for the cycle with a single, double, triple, home run and drove in three RBI.

At Stew-Stras

Sacred Heart             000  0  --    0- 0

Stew-Stras           (11)03  1  --  15-16

WP -- Moschenrose. LP -- Shaffer.

Sacred Heart -- no hits

Stew-Stras -- Quast, 1 hit; Theis, 1 hit, 2 RBI; Moschenrose, 4 hits, 3 RBI; Overbeck, 4 hits, 2 RBI; Kramer, 1 RBI; Vonderheide, 1 hit, 2 RBI; Kessler, 1 hit, 1 RBI; Nichols, 1 hit, 1 RBI; Gregory, 1 hit, 3 RBI; Koester, 2 hits

At Sigel

Neoga defeated Sigel  St. Michael 8-3 in Saturday afternoon play at Sigel Park. Neoga had eight runs on six hits and 10 walks. Sigel had three runs on three hits and four walks.

Evan Althoff had two hits and Jordan Schumacher a hit for Sigel. Sigel is 2-1 and will play at Beecher City Monday.