Junior High School Softball -- August 17

BEECHER CITY -- Effingham Junior High School traveled to Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick for a softball contest and came away a 16-2 win in six innings Monday.

The Mustangs took a 3-0 first inning lead then had an eight-run third. McKenzie Wittenberg had three of Effingham's 16 hits with two singles, a double and three RBI. Jaidi Davis had a single and double while Morgan Krouse had a double. Taylor O'Dell added two singles and two RBI.

Wheeler had the lone hit for BCCH with a single.

Wittenberg not only got the big hits but also picked up the pitching win on a one-hitter with four walks and 12 strikeouts.

At Beecher City

Effingham            328    030    --    16-16

BCCH                     000    11x    --       2-  1

WP -- Wittenberg. LP -- Lorton.

Effingham -- Wittenberg, 2 singles, double, 3 RBI; Davis, single, double; Latch, single; Krouse, double, 1 RBI; Jones, single; Boone, single, 1 RBI; Stone, single; Hardiek, single; Huss, single; Monett, 1 RBI; Budde, single; O'Dell, 2 singles, 2 RBI; Kronewitter, single, 2 RBI; Meinhart, 1 RBI

Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick -- Wheeler, single