Shoes Take Third Place at State Junior High Baseball Tournament
Published on October 2 2022 7:07 pm
Last Updated on October 3 2022 1:03 pm
Written by Greg Sapp
(THE TEUTOPOLIS JUNIOR HIGH BASEBALL TEAM TAKES A TRIP THROUGH THE VILLAGE ABOARD A FIRE ENGINE...photo courtesy of Repking Media)
The Teutopolis captured third place honors at the State Class 2A Baseball Tournament on Saturday, defeating El Paso-Gridley 6-4.
A big five-run fourth inning was a key to the victory. The Shoes scored their first run in the opening inning.
T-town had four hits led by Ross Bloemer with a triple and three RBI and Aidan Niemerg with a single and an RBI.
Evan Bloemer was the winning pitcher, going 3.1 innings allowing one run on one hit, three walks and striking out three.
El-Paso-Gridley had also scored in the first, then added two runs in the second and scored a run in the top of the fourth before the Shoes' big rally in the bottom of the inning.
Teutopolis lost its semifinal game 5-2 to Kankakee Bishop McNamara.
The Shoes took a 2-0 lead in the third inning, but Bishop Mac scored three times in the fifth inning and added two runs in the sixth for the win.
Nolan Schumacher pitched five innings in the semifinal game for Teutopolis, allowing five runs on nine hits, walking two and striking out four.
The Shoes got hits in the semifinal game from Russ Bloemer, Teagan Pals and Schumacher.
Other members of the Teutopolis team are Gavin Pals, Andy Lustig, Brady Bloemer, Mathew Habing, Kendal Mette, Aidan Niemerg, Evan Bloemer, Owen Kremer, Michael Habing, Hayden Tebbe, Simon Lee, Caleb Deters, Carson Cornett, Eric Weidner, and Jake Kocher.
Teutopolis finished its season with a 19-6 record.
Class 2A State Tournament
Game One
Teutopolis 002 000 0 -- 2- 3-3
Kankakee 000 032 x -- 5-10-1
WP -- Collon. LP -- Schumacher.
Teutopolis -- Pals, single; Bloemer, single, 1 RBI; Schumacher, single
Kankakee Bishop McNamara -- Pichtellic, single; Smith, single, 1 RBI; Ricketts, 2 singles; Collon, single; Gachon, double, 3 RBI; Wren, single; Clark, single, home run, 1 RBI; Payne, double
Third Place Game
El Paso-Gridley 120 10 -- 4-2-3
Teutopolis 100 5x -- 6-4-2
WP -- E. Bloemer. LP -- Garrels.
El Paso-Gridley -- Castleman, single, double, 1 RBI; Buis, 2 RBI
Teutopolis -- R. Bloemer, triple, 3 RBI; Niemerg, single, 1 RBI; Habing, single; Schumacher, single
