EHS Splits Conference Baseball, Area Roundup DH

CHARLESTON -- Effingham High School picked up the opening game of an Apollo Conference doubleheader over Charleston but fel lin the second game in 12 innings Saturday.

The Hearts won the opener 4-0, scoring single runs in the third and sixth and two runs in the fifth.

EHS had 10 hits in the contest led by Brayden Bone with two singles and a double, Brennan Poland with two singles and an RBI and Adam Koester with two singles.

Hudson Graham pitched the entire game, allowing three hits, one walk and striking out eight.

The second game went 12 innings before Charleston pulled out a 3-2 victory. Effingham took a 1-0 first inning lead before Charleston tied in the fourth. The two teams went seven more innings before EHS took a 2-1 lead in the top of the 12. But the Trojans came back with two in the bottom of the frame to pull out the win.

The Hearts are now 5-4 on the season.

At Charleston

Game One

Effingham            001    021    0    --    4-10-0

Charleston           000    000    0    --    0-  3-1

WP -- Graham. LP -- Moore.

Effingham -- Bone, 2 singles, double; Poland, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Hayes, 3 RBI; Graham, single; Workman, single; Koester, 2 singles; White, single

Charleston -- Wilson, double; Armstrong, 2 singles

Game Two

Effingham            100    000    000    001    --    2-6-2

Charleston           000    100    000    002    --    3-7-1

WP -- Wilson. LP -- Koenig.

Effingham -- Bone, single; Hayes, single; Koenig, single; Shafer, single; Beals, single; White, single

Charleston -- McGahey, 3 singles, 1 RBI; Armstrong, single; Braden, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Agar, single

At Tuscola

Effingham St. Anthony fell twice in the Tuscola Invitational Saturday.

In the opening game for the Bulldogs, Tuscola claimed a 16-5 victory behind 17 hits. Tuscola held a 9-1 opening inning lead and ended the game in the fifth.

St. Anthony had five hits led by Lorenz with a home run and two RBI.

In the second contest, Salt Fork blanked the Bulldogs 2-0. Salt Fork tallied both runs in the fourth. St. Anthony had one hit.

At Tuscola

Game One

St. Anthony            100    04    --       5-  5-0

Tuscola                    923    2x    --    16-17-2

WP -- Hale. LP -- Puckett.

St. Anthony -- Lorenz, home run, 2 RBI

Tuscola -- Erickson, 2 singles, 2 home runs, 7 RBI; Bates, 3 singles; Knight, 2 singles; Bates, 2 singles; WIlliams, single, homerun, 4 RBI; Hoel, 2 singles

Game Two

Salt Fork                000    200    0    --     2-5-1

St. Anthony           000    000    0    --     0-1-1

WP -- Taylor. LP -- Clasius.

Salt Fork -- Kimbro, 2 singles

St. Anthony -- no hits listed

At Vandalia

Brownstown/St. Elmo fell twice in the Vandalia Tournament Saturday.

In the opener, host Vandalia claimed an 8-1 victory behind eight hits. Vandalia had two three-run innings.

BSE had two hits, singles by Cole Horner and Isaac Maxey.

In the second contest, Okawville was a 3-0 winner with nine hits. BSE again had two hits by Maxey and Landon Feezel.

At Vandalia

Game One

BSE                    000    001    0     --    1-2-5

Vandalia           003     032    x     --    8-8-2

WP -- Bowen. LP -- Hall.

Brownstown/St. Elmo -- Horner, single; Flowers, 1 RBI; Maxey, single

Vandalia -- Well, single; Schaal, single; Bowen, single, double; Schroeder, single; Ledbetter single; Zimmeran, 2 singles

Game Two

BSE                     000    000    0    --    0-2-1

Okawville           002    001    x    --    3-9-1

WP -- Ganz. LP -- Horner.

Brownstown/St. Elmo -- Feezel, single; Maxey, single

Okawville -- Drury, single; Wisneski, single; Furhhop, single, double; Killion, single; Ganz, single; Frederking, single; Crane, single, double

At Newton

Newton picked up a 4-0 victory over Casey-Westfield. The Eagles scored single runs in the third and sixth and two runs in the fourth.

Mammoser had two singles and two RBI for the winners.

At Newton

Casey-Westfield            000    000    0    --    0-2-2

Newton                          001    201    x    --    4-6-2

WP -- Jansen. LP -- Blankenship.

Casey-Westfield -- Chism, single; Biggs, single

Newton -- Bierman, single, 1 RBI; Mammoser, 2 singles, 2 RBI

At Shelbyville

Shelbyville edged Cumberland 4-3 in action Saturday.

The Pirates held a 3-0 lead in the second inning. Shelbyville came back with a run in the fourth and tied the score with two runs in the sixth. The winning run came in the bottom of the seventh.

Cumberland was led by Kanizer with two singles and Kutts with a single and double.

At Shelbyville

Cumberland            030    000    0    --    3-7-3

Shelbyville              000    102    1    --    4-8-3

Cumberland -- Kanizer, 2 singles; Kutts, single, double; Napier, double

Shelbyville -- Brachbill, single, double; Howell, 2 singles; Minor, double, 1 RBI; Hendryx, single, 1 RBI; Duckett, double