St. Anthony, Dieterich Nab Baseball Wins

BLUFORD -- Effingham St. Anthony's Adam Levitt provided the big hits and the Bulldogs claimed a 3-2 baseball victory over Webber Township (Bluford) Thursday.

The Bulldogs tallied a run in the second inning on singles by Davis Tingley, Ethan Greene and Levitt who produced the first RBI.

But Webber Township came back in the fourth to take a 2-1 lead. St. Anthony then tied the score at 2-2 when Brandon Puckett hit a double with one out. Drew Gibson got on base on an error that scored Puckett.

The two teams had baserunners on but couldn't get them across in the sevenths. The game went into the eighth when Levitt knocked out a home run to produce the winning RBI.

Colin Koester picked up the pitching win on a seven-hitter with no walks and three strikeouts.

At Bluford

St. Anthony                    010    010    01    --    3-6-0

Webber Township          000    200    00    --    2-7-2

Wp -- Koester. LP -- Helm.

St. Anthony -- Puckett, double; Utz, 2 singles; Greene, single; Levitt, single, home run, 2 RBI

Webber Township -- Rauhdenbush, single; Helm, 2 singles; Stratton, single; Thompson, 2 singles, 2 RBI; Bravard, single

At Dieterich

Dieterich had two five-run innings and finished out with a 12-1 victory over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City in five innings Thursday.

The Maroons took a 5-1 first inning lead then led 10-1 in the second. Dieterich tacked on two more in the fourth.

Matt Goedde had two singles for Dieterich while Charlie Thoele, Dalton Bloemer and Paul Thoele had two singles and an RBI each.

CHBC was led by Doty with a double.

At Dieterich

CHBC                100    00    --      1-  3-3

Dieterich          550    2x    --    12-10-0

WP -- Schmidt. LP -- Wells.

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Doty, double; Stoldt, 1 RBI; Kirchhofer, single; Barnes, single

Dieterich -- Flach, 2 RBI; Goedde, 2 singles; Campton, single, 2 RBI; C. Thoele, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Schmidt, single, 2 RBI; Bloemer, 2 singles, 1 RBI; P. Thoele, 2 singles, 1 RBI