T-town, N. Clay, Cumberland Advance To Regional Title Games

The Wooden Shoes blanked Salem, 10-0 in five innings Friday. T-town took a 3-0 opening inning lead, scored single runs in the second and fourth around five in the fifth.

Andy Niebrugge threw a three-hitter, allowing three walks and striking out 11.

Kayden Althoff had two singles, a triple and drove in three runs for the Shoes while Derek Konkel had a single, double and three RBI. Derek Deters had a triple and two RBI while Sam Bushur added a double. Evan Addis finished with two singles.

The Wooden Shoes (20-9) will play host to Greenville today at 4:30 p.m. for the regional championship. Greenville downed Flora, 13-8.

Class 2A Regional A

Salem                   000    00    --      0- 3-1

Teutopolis           315    1x    --    10-10-2

WP -- A. Niebrugge. LP -- Lucas.

Salem -- Williams, 2 singles; Adams, single

Teutopolis -- Bushur, double; K. Althoff, 2 singles, triple, 3 RBI; Wermert, single, 1 RBI; Addis, 2 singles; Konkel, single, double, 3 RBI; Deters, triple, 2 RBI

Class 1A Regional A

North Clay/Clay City handed Dieterich an 11-2 loss to advance to the championship Friday.

The Cardinals stepped out to a 3-0 first inning lead then had a two-run second and led 6-2 after four. A single run crossed the plate in the fifth and four more in the sixth.

North Clay/Clty City was led in hitting by Carson Burkett and Collyn Ballard with two doubles each. Burkett drove in two runs and Ballard had one RBI. Donnie Zimmerman also had a hot bat with three singles and four RBI. Dakota Teague added a double. Holden Clifton had a single and an RBI and Dakota Weidner an RBI.

Zimmerman went the distance throwing a three-hitter, not allowing a walk and stirking out nine.

Dieterich had three hits led by Matthew Hunzinger with a single, home run and an RBI and Noah Dill had a single.

North Clay/Clay City travels to Effingham St. Anthony for the regional championship today, weather permitting, at 4:30 p.m. Listen to the game on 979 XFM.

Class 1A Regional A

Dieterich                               000    200    0    --      2- 3-4

North Clay/Clay Clay           320    114    x    --    11-10-2

WP -- Zimmerman. LP -- Hunzinger.

Dieterich -- Hunzinger, single, home run, 1 RBI; Dill, single

North Clay/Clay City -- Ballard, 2 doubles, 1 RBI; Clifton, single, 1 RBI; Ingram, single; Zimmerman, 3 singles, 4 RBI; Burkett, 2 doubles, 2 RBI; Weidner, 1 RBI; Teague, double

Class 1A Regional D

Cumberland edged Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg to advance to the championship game of the Class 1A Regional D.

The Pirates tallied a single run in the fourth and tacked on the second run in the sixth.

Cumberland was led by Shew with a solo home run, Hemmen and Cutts with a double each and Hendrix with a single that drove in a run.

Shew picked up the pitching win, going 5.2 innings, allowing six hits, three walks while striking out 14.

WSS was led by Sam Vonderheide with a double and Austin Wittenberg with two singles.

Gavin Wernsing was the tough-luck losing pitcher, going six ininngs, allowing two runs on five hits, four walks and 11 strikeouts.

Cumberland will now travel to Neoga Monday to face the Indians at 4:30 p.m. for the regional championship. Neoga downed Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 7-3

Class 1A Regional D

WSS                       000    000    0    --    0-6-0

Cumberland          000    101    x    --    2-5-1

WP -- Shew. LP -- Wernsing.

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg -- A. Wittenberg, 2 singles; Vonderheide, double; Kasey, single; Wetherell, single; Sayers, single

Cumberland -- Hemmen, double; Cutts, double; Shew, home run, 1 RBI; Boldt, single; Hendrix, single, 1 RBI