EHS Beats South Central, Area Baseball Roundup

KINMUNDY -- Effingham High School edged out to a 2-0 first inning lead then tacked on a single run in the second. South Central came back to tie the score in the fifth with three runs.

The Hearts then broke the baseball game wide open with a seven-run sixth for a 10-3 win over the host Cougars.

Bateman had two singles and two doubles for the Hearts while Hall had a single, home run and three RBI, Beals a home run and two RBI and Ballman a home run and two RBI.

South Central was led by Markley with two singles.

Sandifer was the winning pitcher on a no-hitter with no walks over one inning. Hall started the contest going 4.2 innings, allowing five hits, three runs, no walks and striking out one.

The Hearts improve to 16-1 on the season.

At Kinmundy

Effingham                 210    007    0    --    10-12-3

South Central           000    030    0    --      3- 5-3

WP -- Sandifer. LP -- Geiler.

Effingham -- Koester, single; Sandifer, single; Beals, home run, 2 RBI; Koenig, 1 RBI; Hall, single, home run, 3 RBI; Bateman, 2 singles, 2 doubles; Lohman, single; Ballman, home run, 2 RBI; Seachrist, single

South Central -- Markley, 2 singles; Davis, single; Harpster, single; Blomberg, 1 RBI; Lotz, single

At Teutopolis

Teutopolis started off the contest with a five-run first and defeated Mattoon 10-3.

The Wooden Shoes had 12 hits in the contest led by Kremer with two singles, a double and three RBI, Belleville with a double, home run and four RBI, Hartke with two singles and Bloemer with a double.

Belleville was the winning pitcher, going five innings, allowing six hits, one run, one walk and striking out three. Belleville improved to 4-0.

At Teutopolis

Mattoon                  001    000    2    --      3-11-1

Teutopolis              522    100    x    --    10-12-1

WP -- Belleville. LP -- Rappe.

Mattoon -- Spitz, 3 singles; Morrow, double, 1 RBI; Branson, single; Black, double, 2 RBI; Rappe, single; Laughhun, single; Moncel, 2 singles; Hamilton, single

Teutopolis -- Hartke, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Bro. Bueker, single; Jansen, single; Kremer, 2 singles, double, 3 RBI; Belleville, double, home run, 4 RBI; Bra. Bueker, 1 RBI; Kenter, single; Bloemer, double; Hardiek, single, 1 RBI

At Robinson

Newton took a 4-2 first inning lead and that stood until the fourth when the Eagles tallied two more and then finished out with three in the sixth for a 9-4 Little Illini Conference win over Robinson Thursday.

John Grunloh went six innings, allowing two hits and striking out two. Grunloh also led offensively with a single, two doubles and three RBI. Mitch Bierman added two singles, a triple and an RBI.

Newton improves to 6-1 in the Little Illini Conference, 10-6 overall.

At Robinson

Newton                 400    203    0    --    9

Robinson             200    100    1    --    4

WP -- Grunloh. LP -- Burtch.

Newton -- Meinhart, single; M. Bierman, 2 singles, triple, 1 RBI; Geier, 1 RBI; Grunloh, single, 2 doubles, 3 RBI; Jansen, double; C. Bierman, single, 1 RBI; Cohorst, single, 2 RBI; Britton, single

Robinson -- Waggoner, single, 1 RBI; Williams, double, 1 RBI; Johnson, single; Burtch, single; Beabout, single

At Broadlands

Cumberland fell to Villa Grove/Heritage in Little Okaw Valley Conference action Thursday, 4-3.

The Pirates held a 1-0 lead in the second inning but VGH came back with two in the fourth. Cumberland moved ahead with two in the top of the seventh 3-2 but VGH tallied two in the bottom of the frame for the win.

Grissom had a home run and two RBI for Cumberland. R. Brown had a double and  Mathenia two singles.

At Broadlands

Cumberland             010    000    2     --    3-6-2

VGH                          000    200    2     --    4-5-2

WP -- none listed. LP -- Grissom.

Cumberland -- Grissom, home run, 2 RBI; Talley, single; Mathenia, 2 singles; Warner, single; R. Brown, double

Villa Grove/Heritage -- no hits listed

OTHER SCORES:

Olney 5, Lawrenceville 1

Decatur St. Teresa 3, Sullivan 2