Teutopolis Comes From Behind to Win Over St. Anthony 5-4

The Teutopolis Wooden Shoes posted a 5-4 see-saw victory over the St. Anthony Bulldogs Tuesday night at Evergreen Hollow Park.

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The Shoes scored a run in the seventh to tie the game and scored another run in the eighth to win the contest. The winning run was the result of an error that allowed Kyle Smith to reach base to lead off the eighth. A two-out single by Jason Kenter brought home Smith with what turned out to be the winning run. The tying run also occurred after an error allowed the leadoff hitter in the seventh, Tyler Westendorf, to reach base. With one out, Devin Smith doubled Westendorf home.

St. Anthony scored in the first on an RBI single by Greg Utz to bring home Austin Kline. A leadoff error in the second allowed Adam Levitt to reach and he was brought on a double by Joe Kabbes to make it 2-0.

Teutopolis scored three times in the third. Carson Hartke led off the inning with a single, Westendorf singled and Jacob Roepke reached on an error that allowed Hartke to score. John Kreke then doubled Westendorf and Roepke home.

St. Anthony came right back to tie the game in the bottom of the third on a one-out double by Kline and Utz's sacrifice fly to left. The Bulldogs then took a 4-3 lead in the sixth on one-out singles by Brandon Puckett and Joe Kabbes and a wild pitch that scored Puckett.

Teutopolis improved to 14-5 with the win, while St. Anthony is back at .500 at 8-8.

At St. Anthony

Teutopolis           003    000    11    --    5-8-2

Effingham           111    001    00    --    4-8-2

WP -- D. Smith. LP -- Levitt.

Teutopolis -- Roepke, single; D. Smith, double, 1 RBI; Kreke, single, 2 RBI; K. Smith, single; Bueker, single; Hartke, single; Kenter, single, 1 RBI; Westendorf, single

Effingham -- Jansen, single; Kline, single; Gibson, single, double; Utz, single, 1 RBI; Puckett, single; Kabbes, single, double, 1 RBI