EHS, Neoga, T-town Nab Baseball Victories

Effingham High School handed Newton a 9-3 loss in baseball action Monday.

The Hearts scored in all seven innings. EHS edged out to a 1-0 first inning lead then had a one-run inning in the second and third, two runs in the fourth and fifth and single runs in the sixth and seventh.

Newton tallied a run in the third and two in the sixth.

The Hearts banged out 18 hits in the contest. Lane Koenig had a single, home run and three RBI while Brent Beals added three singles, Hudson Graham two singles and an RBI, Zac Bateman two singles and an RBI, Mason Hull a double and an RBI, Blake White three singles and Reed Schafer three singles and two RBI.

Newton was led by Brock Mammoser with a double and Luke Geier with a double and two RBI.

Brent Beals picked up the pitching win. He allowed six hits, one walk and had 13 strikeouts.

At Newton

Effingham          111    221    1    --    9-18-2

Newton              001    002    0    --    3-  6-1

WP -- Beals. LP -- Jansen.

Effingham -- Beals, 3 singles; Woltman, single, 1 RBI; Koenig, single, home run, 3 RBI; Graham, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Bateman, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Hull, double, 1 RBI; White, 3 singles; Buhrman, single; Schafer, 3 singles, 2 RBI

Newton -- Meinhart, single; Bierman, single; Mammoser, double; Geier, double, 2 RBI; Grunloh, single; Weber, single

At Neoga

Neoga bounced North Clay (Louisville) to the tune of 12-2 in five innings via the 10-run rule Monday.

The Indians stepped out to a 3-0 first inning lead and never looked back. Guy Walk picked up the pitching win, throwing a three-hitter with three walks and 11 strikeouts.

Matt Kingery banged out two home runs, a three-run shot in the first inning and a grand slam in the second. He finished with eight  RBI. The Indians improve to 1-3 on the season.

At Neoga

North Clay          000    02    --      2-3-3

Neoga                 341    22    --    12-6-2

WP -- Walk. LP -- Repking.

North Clay -- Lovett, single, 2 RBI; Aldrich, single; Warren, single

Neoga -- Ramert, single; Kingery, 2 home runs (first, two on; second, three on), 8 RBI; Walk, single, 1 RBI; Easton, single; Nees, single

At Sullivan

Teutopolis had 10 hits and was aided by five Sullivan errors in an 8-2 victory.

The Wooden Shoes held a 1-0 lead in the second then added on two runs in the third. Sullivan tallied a run in the fourth. T-town then came back with four in the fifth and one in the sixth.

The Shoes had 10 hits led by Austin Johnson with a single, home run and two RBI.

At Sullivan

Teutopolis           012    041    --    8-10-1

Sullivan               000    101    --    2-  7-5

WP -- Smith. LP -- Tuttle.

Teutopolis -- Johnson, single, home run, 2 RBI; Hartke, 2 singles; Bueker, single, double, 2 RBI

Sullivan -- Tuttle, single, double; Hrvol, single, double, 1 RBI

At Pana

Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick came calling and Pana wasn't a pleasant host as the Panthers ended the game in the fifth via the 10-run rule, 12-1.

Pana had 14 hits in the contest while Zahradka allowed only three BCCH hits. Rexroad, Kirchhofer and Grove had a single each. Kirchhofer added an RBI.

At Pana

BCCH           000    10    --      1-  3

Pana            451    2x    --    12-14

WP -- Zahradka. LP -- Rexroad.

Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick -- Rexroad, single; Kirchhofer, single, 1 RBI; Grove, single

Pana -- Zahradka, 3 singles; McLeod, 3 singles, 2 RBI; Jacobs, single, 1 RBI; DeWerff, single, 2 RBI; Winter, 1 RBI; Anderson, single, 1 RBI; Bland, 2 singles, 3 RBI; Vaughn, single, 1 RBI; Ade, single; Trexler, single, 1 RBI