Bulldogs Win NTC Regular Season Title; Area Baseball Roundup

Sam Link produced the offensive power, knocking out a double in the third inning to clear the bases as the Bulldogs moved ahead 3-0 in the third inning. But an error, a walk and a player hit by a pitch put the runners on base.

The inning started with an error by Altamont allowing Aiden Lauritzen on base. Brock Fearday drew a walk and Connor Roepke reached on a fielder's choice as Lauritzen was thrown out at third. Brady Hatton was hit by a pitch to load the bases. That's when Link doubled home all three runners.

The fourth and final run of the contest came in the fourth. With one out, Beau Adams singled, took second on an error, stole third base and came home on a throw attempting to get him on the steal that instead allowed him to score.

The Bulldogs finished with seven hits in the contest, with singles by six batters and the double by Link.

Brock Fearday scattered five hits in the win on the mound. He allowed one walk and struck out seven.

Altamont was led by Nathan Stuemke with a double and Ethan Robbins with two singles. 

The Indians had two runners on base in the second and two in the fifth. Robbins singled in the second while Eli Miller was hit by a pitch and Kaden Davis singled. Robbins stood on third but a ground out ended the frame.

In the fifth with one out, Justin Magelitz drew a walk and Stuemke reached on an error. Dylan Elam singled and the bases were loaded with one out. The Bulldogs got out of the frame as Fearday buckled down to get the next two batters on strikeouts.

St. Anthony finished the regulat National Trail Conference season with a perfect 7-0 record while Altamont ended at 6-1. The Bulldogs are 20-1 overall while Altamont is 14-6 overall.

The National Trail Conference Tournament will begin Friday with the opening game featuring the No. 8 and 9 seeds. Four games are set for Monday with two on Wednesday and finishing out with the third place and championship games Friday, Oct. 6.

At Paul Smith Field

Altamont                 000    000    0    --    0-5-2

St. Anthony            003    100    x    --    4-7-1

WP -- B.  Fearday. LP -- Elam.

Altamont -- Stuemke, double; Elam, single; Robbins, 2 singles; Davis, single

St. Anthony -- Adams, single; Lauritzen, single; B. Fearday, single; Roepke, single; Link, double, 3 RBI; Koenig, single; Brent, single

At Brownstown

This was a close scoring contest as Brownstown/St. Elmo edged Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, 2-1 Tuesday.

BSE took a 1-0 lead in the third inning then tacked on what would prove to be the winning run in the fourth. The Hatchets scored their lone run in the fifth.

Both teams had three hits. Josiah Maxey led BSE with a double and an RBI while Lucas Powell added an RBI.

WSS was led by Branson Tingley, Colten Bridges and Charley Spour with a single each. Blayzz Verdeyen had the lone RBI.

Corey Hoopingarner went the distance, giving up three hits, one walk while striking out six.

Jakob Gurgel picked up the tough-luck loss, going six ininngs, allowing two runs on three hits, four walks and striking out six.

Brownstown/St. Elmo improved to 2-6 in the National Trail Conference and 7-13 overall.

At Brownstown

WSS                000    010    0    --    1-3-2

BSE                 001    100    x    --    2-3-1

WP -- Hoopingarner. LP -- Gurgel.

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg -- Tingley, single;C. Bridges, single; Spour, single; Verdeyen, 1 RBI

Brownstown/St. Elmo -- Maxey, double, 1 RBI; Schaub, single; Speagle, single; Powell, 1 RBI

At Dieterich

South Central struck early and held off Dieterich for a 6-4 victory Tuesday.

The Cougars tallied four runs in the opening inning. Dieterich came back with two runs in the third and knotted the score at 4-4 in the fourth.

Both teams went scoreless over the next two innings before South Central won the game with two runs in the top of the seventh.

South Central had seven hits led by Colton Smith with a single, double and three RBI. Maddox Robb added a single and two RBI.

Callaway Smith picked up the mound win, going 6.1 innings, with four runs on five hits, six walks and five strikeouts.

Dieterich was led by Gavin Meinhart with a single and double and Jaxon Funneman with a single and two RBI.

At Dieterich

South Central               400    000    2    --    6-7-1

Dieterich                       002    200    0    --    4-6-2

WP -- Ca. Smith. LP -- Westendorf.

South Central -- Markley, single; Co. Smith, single, double, 3 RBI; Robb, single, 2 RBI; Bursott, single; Moore, single; Magnus, single

Dieterich -- Meinhart, single, double; Funneman, single, 2 RBI; Westendorf, single; Baxter, single; Keck, single