Junior Legion District Tourney Underway, S'ville Drops Senior Loss

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Published on July 19 2019 6:44 am
Last Updated on July 19 2019 6:44 am
Written by Millie Lange

The District Junior Legion Baseball Tournament got underway Thursday.

In the first round, No. 4 Trenton defeated No. 5 Effingham, 16-6.

No. 3 Newton downed No. 6 Teutopolis, 17-0. Newton pitchers Mason Schafer and Ben Meinhart combined for a no-hitter.

Today's games will have Trenton against Breeze Red at 5:30 p.m. and Newton taking on Breeze Gray at 7:30 p.m.

 

At Shelbyville

In Senior Legion action, Decatur 18U defeated Shelbyville Posts 289-611-725 (Strasburg, Stewardson, Windsor), 2-1.

Shelbyville took a 1-0 first inning lead but Decatur tied in the fourth then tallied the winning run in the fifth.

Shelbyville had four hits while Decatur finished with eight.