EHS, Altamont, BSE, Newton Nab Baseball Wins

Effingham High School ended its baseball game against Dieterich in six innings via the 10-run rule Thursday, 15-5.

The Hearts took a 4-1 opening inning lead and led 10-4 after two. EHS banged out 18 hits in the contest with Mason Hull garnering four of those hits.

Hull had two singles, a triple, home run and finished with three RBI. Ryan Sandifer added a single, home run and three RBI while Cooper Jackson had three singles and drove in four runs. Zach Lee had a single and double and Brayton Poland two singles. Brett Koester added a triple and an RBI.

The Hearts threw four pitchers. Poland came on to pitch two innings, allowing three hits, two runs, two walks and striking out one for the win. EHS improves to 4-0 on the season.

Dieterich was led in hitting by Paul Thoele with a single, double and two RBI, Bryce McClain with two singles and an RBI and Matthew Hunzinger with two singles and an RBI.

At Effingham

Dieterich              130    100    --      5-  8-0

Effingham            461    301    --    15-18-0

WP -- Poland. LP -- McClain.

Dieterich -- Hunzinger, 2 singles, 1 RBI; McClain, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Thoele, single, double, 2 RBI; Schmidt, single, 1 RBI; Flach, single

Effingham -- Ballman, single, 1 RBI; Sandifer, single, home run, 3 RBI; Koester, triple, 1 RBI; Hull, 2 singles, triple, home run, 3 RBI; Lee, single, double; Jackson, 3 singles, 4 RBI; Lohman, single, 1 RBI; Poland, 2 singles; Seachrist, single, 1 RBI; Sherrod, single, 1 RBI

At Altamont

Altamont took a 2-0 lead in the second inning and went on to down Vandalia 7-3 in action Thursday.

The Indians were outhit by an 8-6 count. Noah Teasley led the way with two singles. Wyatt Vaughn had a single and drove in two runs. Alek Biggs added a single and an RBI while Kolby Pemberton had two RBI.

Pemberton picked up the pitching win, going three innings, allowing no hits, two walks and striking out two.

At Altamont

Vandalia              000    012    0    --    3-8-3

Altamont             024    000    1    --    7-6-2

WP -- Pemberton. LP -- Morrison.

Vandalia -- Ritchey, single, 1 RBI; Zimmerman, single; Casey, single; Morrison, single, double; Casey, single, double, 2 RBI; Slater, single

Altamont -- Teasley, 2 singles; Pemberton, 2 RBI; Kopplin, single; Biggs, single, 1 RBI; Vaughn, single, 2 RBI; Hammer, 1 RBI; Horath, single

At Pana

Brownstown/St. Elmo trailed Pana 1-0 after the first inning but tied in the second, had four in the third and two in the fifth for a 7-3 victory Thursday.

Lewis Brown threw a five-hitter with five walks and eight strikeouts.

Brown also had a big offensive side of the contest with a single, home run and two RBI. Wade Ireland added two singles and two RBI and Bryton Pruett had a double and drove in two runs.

It was the first win for BSE with a 1-4 record.

At Pana

BSE              014    200    0    --    7-6-2

Pana             101    001    0    --    3-5-2

WP -- Brown. LP -- Hutchinson.

Brownstown/St. Elmo -- Brown, single, home run, 2 RBI; Ireland, 2 singles, 2 RBI; Pruett, double, 2 RBI; McWhorter, single; Goldsborough, 1 RBI

Vandalia -- no hits listed

At Highland

Highland took a 2-0 second inning lead and downed Teutopolis 11-1 in five innings via the 10-run rule Thursday.

Highland had 11 hits in the contest while T-town committed two errors.

The Wooden Shoes were led by Cody Jansen with a triple and Eric Kremer with a double and an RBI. The Wooden Shoes drop to 4-3.

At Highland

Teutopolis             001    00    --      1-  3-2

Highland               023    51    --    11-11-0

WP -- Prott. LP -- Hardiek.

Teutopolis -- Goeckner, single; Jansen, triple; Kremer, double, 1 RBI

Highland -- Troxell, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Pinsker, double, triple; Knebel, home run, 1 RBI; Willis, single, double, 2 RBI; Knebel, single, 3 RBI; Dickman, single; Herman, 2 singles, 2 RBI

At Toledo

Neoga handed Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City an 11-1 loss in five innings via the 10-run rule at Toledo Legion Field Thursday.

Neoga tallied seven runs in the second inning, tacked on one in the fourth and three in the fifth.

Caleb Hill had two singles, a triple and drove in five runs for Neoga. Evan Fritcher added two singles while Trent Moore had two singles and an RBI.

Fritcher was the winning pitcher, going four innings, allowing no hits, four walks and striking out seven. Fearday came on to throw the final inning, allowing one run, one hit, one walk and striking out one.

CHBC's lone hit was a single by Mason Manley.

At Toledo

CHBC            000    01    --      1-  1-0

Neoga            070    13    --    11-12-0

WP -- Fritcher. LP -- Stoldt.

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Manley, single

Neoga -- Fearday, single, 1 RBI; Lacy, single, 1 RBI; Andrews, single, 2 RBI; Hill, 2 singles, triple, 5 RBI; Fritcher, 2 singles; Wood, single; Banning, single; Moore, 2 singles, 1 RBI

At Casey

Newton handed Casey-Westfield a 6-3 loss in action Thursday.

The Eagles took a 2-0 lead in the second inning then added on four more runs in the fifth.

Both teams had five hits. Newton's Jansen picked up the pitching win, going six innings, allowing five hits, two walks and striking out five.

At Casey

Newton                           020    040    0    --    6-5-3

Casey-Westfield            000    120    0    --    3-5-4

WP -- Jansen. P -- Hawker.

Newton -- no hits listed

Casey-Westfield -- Rodriguez, single, home run, 1 RBI

OTHER SCORES:

Charleston 3, Lincoln 1

Shelbyville 11, Meridian 1

Okaw Valley 10, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hamond 0

LSA 12, Arcola 10

Tuscola 10, Clinton 4

Decatur St. Teresa 7, Sullivan 2

Mount Zion 4, Champaign Centennial 1