Effingham Junior Post 120 Downs Newton

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Published on July 12 2016 7:53 am
Last Updated on July 12 2016 2:30 pm
Written by Millie Lange

Effingham Post 120 Junior Legion stepped out to an 11-2 opening inning lead and went on to beat Newton Post 20 15-4 Monday evening in five innings.

Effingham had eight hits in the contest led by Alex Morrissey with a single, double and three RBI, Parker Seachrist with a single, double and two RBI and Ryan Sandifer with a double.

Newton was led by Wagy with a home run and two RBI.

Effingham will start district tournament play Thursday by hosting South Central at 6 p.m. at Paul Smith Field.

At Effingham

Newton Post 20                      202    00    --      4-5-2

Effingham Post 120          (11)04    0x    --    15-8-0

WP -- Seachrist. LP -- Wagy.

Newton Post 20 -- Finn, single; Cohrost, single; Bierman, single, 1 RBI; Wagy, home run, 2 RBI; Kocher, single

Effingham Post 120 -- Ballman, single; Sandifer, double; Seachrist, single, double, 2 RBI; Morrissey, single, double, 3 RBI; Lohman, single, 2 RBI; Strullmyer, single