Prep League Tournament -- July 17

Effingham Asphalt tallied an 8-6 victory over Taylor Law Offices in opening round play of the Prep League Tournament at Evergreen Hollow Park Tuesday.

Taylor Law took a 1-0 first inning lead but Asphalt came back with two in the second. Taylor Law tied in the third and moved ahead 4-3 after five innings then had a two-run top of the sixth. Asphalt came back with five in the bottom of the frame to pull out the win.

Asphalt had nine hits led by Mason Robinson with a double and Andrew Magnus with two singles and an RBI.

Wyatt Phillips had a single and double for Taylor Law. Colton Loy had a double and an RBI.

In the second game, Mid-Illinois Concrete trailed Effingham Vet Clinic 4-0 going into the bottom of fourth. Mid-Illinois scored two in the inning then took the win with a six-run sixth.

Mid-Illinois had only four hits led by Connor Wines with two singles and two RBI and Lance Flowers with a double and an RBI.

Carter Bushue had a double and an RBI while Noah Dill and Logan Cornett had two singles each for the Vet Clinic. Dill added an RBI.

Effingham Asphalt will now face Mid-Illinois Concrete for the championship Thursday at 6 p.m.

Prep League Tournament

Game One

Taylor Law Offices            101    112    0    --    6-4

Effingham Asphalt            020    015    x    --    8-9

WP -- Donaldson. LP -- none listed.

Taylor Law Offices -- Phillips, single, double; Beals, single, 1 RBI; Loy, double, 1 RBI

Effingham Asphalt -- Magnus, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Wiedman, single, 1 RBI; Robinson, double; Kollman, single, 1 RBI; Hemrich, single, 1 RBI; Brown, single, 2 RBI; Donaldson, single; Overton, single

Game Two

Effingham Vet Clinic          210    100    0    --    4-9

Mid-Illinois                          000    206    x    --    8-4

WP -- McDevitt. LP -- none listed.

Effingham Vet Clinic -- Jansen, single; Dill, 2 singles, 1 RBI; C. Bushue, double, 1 RBI; Heil, single, 1 RBI; Talley, single; Cornett, 2 singles; Waymoth, single

Mid-Illinois Concrete -- Wines, 2 singles, 2 RBI; Martelli, 2 RBI; Lohman, single, 1 RBI; McDevitt, 1 RBI; Flowers, double, 1 RBI