EHS Second At Robinson Softball Invite, T-town Gets Two Wins, A Loss

ROBINSON -- Effingham High School played for the championship of the Robinson Softball Invitational and ended up in second place Saturday.

The Hearts trounced Red Hill (Bridgeport) 17-7 behind a 15-hit attack. EHS trailed 4-1 until the fourth and then trailed 5-3 going into the fifth. The Hearts broke loose with eight runs and scored six more in the sixth.

Morgan Wilson had a single, two triples and five RBI while Madison Weis had a single, two doubles, a home run and three RBI. Jenna Wright chipped in with two singles and a double while Aly Armstrong had a single, double and two RBI.

In the second game, Effingham edged Fairfield 5-4. The score was tied at 1-1 after two innings. The Hearts then scored single runs in the third and fourth and two in the fifth. Fairfield made a comeback bid with a run in the sixth and two in the seventh only to fall short.

Weis had a single, double and one RBI while Hope Collier had a single, home run and three RBI. Armstrong chipped in with a double and an RBI.

In the championship game, Wayne City took a 2-1 lead in the third then tacked on two more in the seventh for a 4-1 win.

Wayne City had 10 hits in the contest and held the Hearts to three hits. EHS is now 10-7 on the season and will host Neoga Tuesday.

South Central competed in the tournament and fell in the opening two games before picking up a win over Red Hill 5-1.

In the opener, Robinson blanked the Cougars 10-0. Jordan Schaal led South Central in hitting with two singles.

In the second contest, Neoga was an 11-1 winner behind a 14-hit attack. The Indians broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth with four runs then had a five-run sixth.

Bailey Ritter led South Central with two singles.

In the final contest, South Central trailed Red Hill 1-0 until the third then tallied three runs and scored two more in the fifth for the 5-1 win.

South Central had 11 hits led by Serina Lee who went four-for-four with four singles. Sidney Wilkins had a single, double and drove in three runs.

South Central is now 7-11 on the season.

Robinson Invitational

Game One

Effingham            100    286    --    17-15-4

Red Hill                130    102    --      7   -8-2

Moan, Agquire (6) and Bridwell; Collier and Kinkelaar

Effingham -- Wilson, single, 2 triples, 5 RBI; Weis, single, 2 doubles, home run, 3 RBI; Wright, 2 singles, double; Beals, double, 1 RBI; Armstrong, single, double, 2 RBI; Borries, single, 2 RBI; Kersey, single, 2 RBI

Red Hill -- Aguire, single; Ramsaran, single, double, 3 RBI; Moan, single, 1 RBI; Roark, single, 1 RBI; Tenis, single; Richard, double

Game Two

Fairfield                010    001    2    --    4-8-3

Effingham            101    120    x    --    5-7-3

Seitzer and Kollak; Armstrong and Kinkelaar

Fairfield -- Jones, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Walker, single, home run (sixth, none on), 2 RBI; McCulley, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Titzer, 2 singles

Effingham -- Wilson, single; Weis, single, double, 1 RBI; Collier, single, home run (first, none on), 3 RBI; Beals, single; Armstrong, double, 1 RBI

Game Three

Wayne City           002    000    2    --    4-10-0

Effingham             001    000    0    --    1-  3-2

Miller and Taylor; Armstrong and Kinkelaar.

Wayne City -- Pasley, single, triple; Smith, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Miller, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Tayler, single; Hobart, single, 1 RBI; Reed, single; McCormack, single

Effingham -- no hits listed

Game One

Robinson                  400    33    --    10-13-0

South Central           000    00    --      0- 5-0

WP -- none listed. LP -- King.

Robinson -- not hits listed

South Central -- King, single; Schaal, 2 singles; Sigrist, single

Game Two

Neoga                         010    415    --    11-14-3

South Central            100    000    --       1-  4-1

WP -- none listed. LP -- Grezegorek.

Neoga -- no hits listed

South Central -- Campbell, single; Ritter, 2 singles; Sigrist, single

Game Three

Red Hill                     010    000    0    --    1-  2-0

South Central           003    020    x    --    5-11-1

WP -- King. LP -- none listed.

Red Hill -- no hits listed.

South Central -- Campbell, single; Lee, 4 singles; Johnston, single; King, single; Wilkins, single, double, 3 RBI; Ritter, single; Schaal, single, 1 RBI

At Decatur

Teutopolis competed in the Decatur Showcase and picked up two wins while suffering its first loss Saturday.

The Wooden Shoes edged Tolono Unity 2-1. Both teams scored a single run in the first inning then went five straight innings without a score before T-town tallied the winning run in the bottom of the seventh.

T-town had nine hits in the contest led by Madison Cowman with a single and triple and Kadi Borries with two singles and an RBI. K. Borries picked up the pitching win on a four-hitter with one walk and four strikeouts.

In the second contest, Williamsville bounced the Shoes 15-3 in five innings. Williamsville had 12 hits in the contest.

T-town had five hits led by Cowman and Allison Apke with a double each. Apke added an RBI and Raegan Drees had a solo home run.

In the final contest, T-town reversed the tables with a 13-6 win over Metamora. T-town scored three runs in the first and three in the second then had a seven-run sixth.

R. Drees had a single and double while K. Borries had two singles and two RBI. Beckman added a single, triple and two RBI. The Wooden Shoes are now 17-1 on the season.

At Decatur

Game One

Tolono Unity           100    000    0    --    1-4-1

Teutopolis               100    000    1    --    2-9-0

WP -- K. Borries. LP -- Krutsinger.

Tolono Unity -- Duncan, single; Bolstad, single, 1 RBI; Routh, single; Krutsinger, single

Teutopolis -- Cowman, single, double; A. Borries, single, 1 RBI; K. Borries, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Apke, single; Repking, single; Wente, single; Drees, single

Game Two

Teutopolis               200    01    --      3-  5-2

Williamsville           054    33    --    15-12-0

WP -- DeVaney. LP -- Cowman.

Teutopolis -- Cowman, double; A. Borries, single, 1 RBI; K. Borries, single; Apke, double, 1 RBI; R. Drees, home run, 1 RBI

Williamsville -- DeVaney, single, 1 RBI; Walbert, single, double, 2 RBI; O'Connor, single; Dennis, double; Burton, 2 singles, double, 5 RBI; Hull, 2 singles, 2 RBI; Moser, double, triple, 4 RBI

Game Three

Teutopolis           330    007    0    --    13-8-2

Metamora           001    003    2    --      6-9-3

WP -- K. Borries. LP -- Litviak.

Teutopolis -- Drees, single, double; A. Borries, 1 RBI; K. Borries, 2 singles, 2 RBI; Apke, single, 2 RBI; Repking, 1 RBI; Wente, 1 RBI; Lustig, single, 2 RBI; Beckman, single, triple, 2 RBI

Metamora -- Hargis, single, 1 RBI; Cansino, double; No. 13, double, 1 RBI; Daniel, 2 singles; Litviak, 2 doubles, 2 RBI; Vancil, single; No. 8, single