Junior High Softball -- August 20

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Published on August 22 2016 8:46 am
Last Updated on August 22 2016 10:25 am
Written by Millie Lange

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher city captured first place Altamont Lutheran Softball Tournament. Members of the team are, front row, left to right, Kylie Doty, Madison Dye, Tatyana Duckwitz, Gracie Heckert, Carsen Burks and Mady Wojcik. Back row, left to right, Coach Carolyn Wendte, Sydney Dunaway, Abby Sloan, Madison Cherry, Sydney Lorton, Zayah Cyr, Honora Reed and Assistant Coach Larry Young.

 

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Junior High School captured the championship of the Altamont Lutheran Girls Softball Tournament Saturday.

CHBC won followed by Central City in second, Altamont Lutheran/St. Peter third, Altamont fourth and Mulberry Grove fifth.

CHBC captured a 7-1 win over Altamont in the opener. Madison Cherry pitched a one-hitter. Cherry also aided her own cause with two singles and two RBI.

CHBC then downed Altamont Lutheran B 9-5. Altamont Lutheran  B held a 2-1 lead until the third when CHBC tallied four and scored four more in the fifth.

Carsen Burks picked up the pitching win. Zaryah Cyr had three singles while Tatyana Duckwitz hit a solo home run and Cherry a two-run shot.

In the championship game, CHBC took a 3-0 first inning lead on Central City then finished out with an 11-8 victory.

CHBC had 12 hits led by Burks with three singles and three RBI, Sydney Dunaway with a double and an RBI, Gracie Heckert with two singles and Abby Sloan with two singles and an RBI.

In the third place contest, Altamont Lutheran handed Altamont an 11-3 loss. Altamont Lutheran had a seven-run fifth after leading 4-2.

McManaway, Brauer and Sigg had a single each for the winners.

ALIS Tournament

Game One

Altamont          000    100    --    1-1-6

CHBC                330    10x    --    7-4-1

WP -- Cherry. LP -- Brummer.

Altamont -- Runge, home run, 1 RBI

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Burks, single; Cyr, single; Cherry, 2 singles, 2 RBI

Game Two

CHBC                                104    04    --    9-8-0

Altamont Lutheran          113    00    --    5-1-2

WP -- Burks. LP -- Nelson.

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Heckert, single; Burks, single, 2 RBI; Duckwitz, home run, 1 RBI; Cyr, 3 singles; Sloan, single; Lorton, 1 RBI; Cherry, home run, 2 RBI

Altamont Lutheran -- Mahnke, single, 2 RBI

Championship Game

CHBC                      350    001    2    --    11-12-2

Central City            004    000    4    --      8-  3-3

WP -- Cherry. LP -- no  last name.

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Heckert, 2 singles; Dunaway, double, 1 RBI; Burks, 3 singles, 3 RBI; Duckwitz, single; Cyr, single; Sloan, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Lorton, single, 2 RBI; Cherry, single, 1 RBI

Third Place Game

Altamont Lutheran             300    17    --    11-3-1

Altamont                             000   21    --       3-1-4

WP -- Smith. LP -- Goeckner.

Altamont Lutheran -- McManaway, single; Brauer, single; Sigg, single

Altamont -- Berg, single, 2 RBI

 

At Toledo

Effingham came calling at Cumberland and claimed a 14-5 win. The Mustangs banged out 15 hits in the contest and was aided by five errors.

Davis had four singles and an RBI for the winners while Kronewitter had a single, double and an RBI, Armstrong a single, double and an RBI and Stone a triple and an RBI.

Cumberland was led by Thornton with two singles and Maynard with a double and an RBI.

At Cumberland

Effingham             160    004    3    --    14-15-2

Cumberland          200    003    0    --      5-  6-5

WP -- Wittenberg. LP -- Thornton.

Effingham -- Wittenberg, 2 singles; Kronewitter, single, double, 1 RBI; Davis, 4 singles, 1 RBI; Hardiek, single; Rothrock, single; Armstrong, single, double, 1 RBI; Stone, triple, 1 RBI; Dasenbrock, single 1 RBI; Duncan, single, 2 RBI

Cumberland -- Martinez, single; Maynard, double, 1 RBI; Thornton, 2 singles; Thornton, single; Tolen, single