Mater Dei Edges St. Anthony In Baseball Action

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Published on March 23 2023 6:40 am
Last Updated on March 23 2023 6:40 am
Written by Millie Lange

BREESE -- It was the bottom of the seventh and Breese Mater Dei broke a 6-6 tie with the winning run to edge Effingham St. Anthony, 7-6 in high school baseball action Wednesday.

The Bulldogs held a 3-1 lead in the second inning and moved ahead 4-1 in the top of the third. But Mater Dei came back to knot the score at 4-4 in the bottom of the frame.

St. Anthony led 5-4 in the top of the fifth but again, here came Mater Dei to move ahead 6-5 in the bottom of the frame

The Bulldogs then tied the score in the top of the seventh only to see the Knights, once again, rally for the win.

St. Anthony outhit Mater Dei by a 10-6 count, five of those for extra bases. Aiden Lauritzen led the way with a single and a solo home run. Beau Adams had a single, double and an RBI while Eli Levitt and Brock Fearday had a double and an RBI each and Connor Roepke a double.

Three Bulldog hurlers went to the mound. Levitt went four innings allowing four runs on two hits, five walks while striking out four. Nick Ruholl came on to throw an inning, allowing two runs on two hits and two strikeouts. B. Fearday finished 1.2 innings, taking the loss allowing one run on two hits, one walk and four strikeouts.

At Breese

St. Anthony               031    010    1    --    6-10-1

Mater Dei                   013    020    1    --    7- 6-2

WP -- Harris. LP -- B. Fearday.

St. Anthony -- Adams, single, double, 1 RBI; Levitt, double, 1 RBI; B. Fearday, double, 1 RBI; Roepke, double; Lauritzen, single, home run, 1 RBI; Koenig, single, 1 RBI; W. Fearday, single; Link, single

Breese Mater Dei -- Hustedde, single, 1 RBI; Harris, double; Voss, single; Strieker, 2 singles, 3 RBI; Markus, 1 RBI; Winkeler, single