Hearts Split DH, Shoes Nab Two, C'land Downs Neoga

Effingham played host to LaSalle-Peru in a doubleheader Saturday and split baseball victories.

In the opener, the Cavaliers won the game 5-4. LaSalle-Peru opened the first with a 2-0 lead on a two-run homer by Brady Huebbe and held at 3-0 lead in the top of the second.

EHS came back to knot the score in the bottom of the frame. But LaSalle-Peru pushed ahead in the fourth with two runs and held off a challenge by the Hearts.

In the second game, EHS took the last of 10 lead changes in a back-and-forth affair to win 8-7 in eight innings.

The Hearts went up for good on an RBI single by Zac Bateman, scoring Brett Koester.

Ryan Sandifer racked up four RBI on a single and two doubles. Koester shut down LaSalle-Peru while he was on the rubber with a one-hitter. He struck out six during his 2 2/3 innings of work. Mason Hull recorded the win by tossing one inning of shutout ball.

"Great day for baseball," said EHS Coach Chris Fleener. "I would like to thank our baseball parents who stepped up and provided meals for both teams, the parents and fans at the game. Between games, our parents raised $440 for the King family who just lost their house in a fire.

"I really think it is a special act of kindness when they could raise money to help out a family in need during this time of year. It is not all about us. When we help others like this it just shows what great people we have out there."

At Effingham

Game One

LaSalle-Peru          210    200    0    --    5-5-1

Effingham              030    100    x    --    4-6-1

WP -- Prybylinski. LP -- Koenig.

LaSalle-Peru -- Uranich, 1 hit, 2 RBI; Huebbe, 1 hit, 2 RBI; Shevlin, 1 hit; Giacobazzi, 1 hit; Christman, 1 hit

Effingham -- Beals, 1 hit, 1 RBI; Woltman, 1 hit; Koenig, 2 hits, 1  RBI; Graham, 1 hit; Schafer, 1 hit

Game Two

(Eight Innings)

LaSalle-Peru          002    300    11    --    7- 5-4

Effingham              004    002    02    --    8-12-3

WP -- Hull. LP -- Anderson.

LaSalle-Peru -- Novotney, 1 hit, 2 RBI; Severson, 1 hit, 1 RBI; Loveless, 2 RBI; Samolinski, 2 hits; Porter, 1 hit

Effingham -- Koester, 2 hits; Sandifer, 3 hits, 4 RBI; Bateman, 3 hits, 2 RBI; Seachrist, 1 hit, 1 RBI; Pease, 1 hit; Huelsbusch, 2 hits

 At Greenville

Teutopolis split victories at Greenville. The Wooden Shoes fell to host Greenville 2-0.

Greenville tallied single runs in the fourth and sixth innings behind six hits.

T-town had three hits led by Austin Johnson with two singles.

In the second contest, Teutopolis edged Columbia 5-4. The Shoes held a 1-0 lead until third then tacked on three more runs. The Shoes finished out with a run in the bottom of the fourth. Columbia tallied a single run in the fourth and fifth innings and two in the seventh.

Cody Jansen hit a home run for the Shoes and had two RBI. Carson Hartke had a single and double. Jacob Roepke had a single and two doubles. Devin Smith and Johnson had two singles each. Johnson added two RBI.

The Shoes are now 5-2 on the season.

At Greenville

Game One

Teutopolis          000    000    0    --    0-6-0

Greenville           000    101    x    --    2-3-1

WP -- Hallemann. LP -- Johnson.

Teutopolis -- Roepke, single; Smith, single; Johnson, 2 singles; Kreke, single; Bueker, single

Greenville -- Sexton, single; Pierce, single, 1 RBI; Cruthis, single, 1 RBI

Game Two

Columbia            000    110    2    --    4-  7-1

Teutopolis          103    100    x    --    5-13-2

WP -- Smith. LP -- Read.

Columbia -- Daniels, single; Gudeman, single; Touchette, single, double, 1 RBI; Roth, single, double, 1 RBI; Spivey, single

Teutopolis -- Ropeke, single, 2 doubles; D. Smith, 2 singles; Johnson, 2 singles, 2 RBI; Kreke, single, 1 RBI; Jansen, home run, 2 RBI; Belleville, single; Hartke, single, double; K. Smith, single

At Neoga

Cumberland captured a doubleheader over Neoga Saturday.

The Pirates claimed the opener 10-5. Neoga held a 4-0 lead until the fifth inning when Cumberland tallied three runs. The Pirates then tied the score in the sixth and brought home six runs in the seventh.

Cumberland had 13 hits led by Cutts with a home run and three RBI, Kanizer with two singles and an RBI, Mathenia with a single, home run and an RBI and Dallape with three singles and an RBI.

Neoga was led by Trevor Easton with a home run and three RBI.

In the second contest, Cumberland won 8-2 behind 12 hits. The Pirates held a 2-1 first inning lead then had a four-run third and scored single runs in the fifth and seventh innings.

Kanizer had two singles and a double while Mathenia had a single, home run and four RBI for the Pirates.

Neoga was led by Guy Walk with two singles and Matt Kingery with a double. The Indians drop to 2-5 on the season.

At Neoga

Game One

Cumberland          000    031    6    --    10-13-2

Neoga                   400    000    1    --       5-  9-4

WP -- Dallape. LP -- Walk.

Cumberland -- Dallape, 3 singles, 1 RBI; Kanizer, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Br. Cutts, home run, 3 RBI; Mathenia, single, home run, 1 RBI; Knuepple, 2 singles; Ruholl, 2 singles; Grissom, single

Neoga -- Yurs, 2 singles; Ramert, 2 singles; Kingery, single; Hill, single; Walk, single, 2 RBI; Easton, home run, 3 RBI; Nees, single

Game Two

Cumberland          204    010    1    --    8-12-2

Neoga                    100    000    1    --    2-  5-4

WP -- Kanizer. LP -- HIll.

Cumbmerland -- Kanizer, 2 singles, double; Dallape, single; Baugess, single, 1 RBI; Br. Cutts, 2 singles; Mathenia, single, home run, 4 RBI; Napier, double; Talley, single, 1 RBI; Knuepple, single

Neoga -- Kingery, double; Hill, single, 1 RBI; Walk, 2 singles; Nees, single, 1 RBI

OTHER SCORES:

Shelbyville 8, Marshall 4

Mattoon 10, Mount Vernon 0

Mount Vernon 6, Mattoon 5

Taylorville 3, Decatur St. Teresa 1

Taylorville 11, Decatur St. Teresa 1

Roxana 12, Pana 5