EHS Wins, St. A Falls, Area Softball Roundup

VANDALIA -- Using multiple extra base hits, Effingham High School pounded Vandalia 26-1 in five innings of softball action Tuesday.

The Hearts ran off to a 13-0 first inning lead and had 26 hits in the contest. Wright pounded out five hits including three singles, a double, home run and four RBI as did Armstrong who had two singles, three doubles and four RBI. Fearday had a single, two doubles, a home run and three RBI. Douthit had three singles and three RBI while Kersey had three singles and two RBI. Douthit cihpped in with three singles and three RBI and Kersey three singles and two RBI. Schafer added a single, double and four RBI, Krouse a single, double and two RBI and Lake a double and two RBI.

Armstrong threw a one-hitter with one walk and nine strikeouts.

At Vandalia

Effingham            (13)44    50    --    26-26-1

Vandalia                   001    00    --      1-  1-6

WP -- Armstrong. LP -- Mills.

Effingham -- Fearday, single, 2 doubles, home run, 3 RBI; Douthit, 3 singles, 3 RBI; Wright, 3 singles, double, home run, 4  RBI; Kersey, 3 singles, 2 RBI; Schafer, single, double, 4 RBI; Armstrong, 2 singles, 3 doubles, 4 RBI; Lake, double, 2 RBI; Kinkelaar, single, 1 RBI; Krouse, single, double 2 RBI

Vandalia -- Bigelow, double

At St. Anthony

Effingham St. Anthony hosted Olney and fell to the Tigers 13-3 in six innings.

The score was tied at 1-1 after two innings but Olney broke loose with a nine-run third.

St. Anthony had five hits in the contest led by Woltman with a single, double and an RBI.

At St. Anthony

Olney                     109    021    --    13-13-2

St. Anthony           011    010    --      3-  5-1

WP -- Cocllasure. LP -- Woltman.

Olney -- Wease, single, 1 RBI; Page, single, 1 RBI; Colclasure, 3 singles, 2 RBI; Ginder, 3 singles, 2 RBI; Steber, 1 RBI; Phillips, 1 RBI; Baker, single, 1 RBI; Wease, triple; LeCrone, single, 2 RBI; Ochs, single, 1 RBI; Doll, single

St. Anthony -- Coffin, single; Woltman, single, double, 1 RBI; Kabbes, single, 1 RBI; Seachrist, single, 1 RBI

At Centralia

Altamont opened its season with a 13-12 win over Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran Tuesday.

The Indians ripped out to an 11-0 first inning lead then had to hold off CORL who tallied four in the seventh.

Altamont had 10 hits in the contest. Burns had three singles and an RBI while Grimsley added two singles. Duckwitz and Goeckner had two RBI each.

At Centralia

Altamont            (11)20    000    0     --    13-10-4

CORL                      005    201    4    --    12-  9-4

WP -- Winters. LP -- Marcum.

Altamont -- Grimsley, 2 singles; Duckwitz, single, 2 RBI; Winters, 1 RBI; Biggs, 1 RBI; Burns, 3 singles, 1 RBI; Mette, single; Stone, single; Goeckner, single, 2 RBI; Shryock, single, 1 RBI

Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran -- no hits listed

At Bluford

South Central handed Webber Township (Bluford) a 12-9 loss. The Cougars edged out to a 3-0 first inning lead then had a five-run second, a three-run fourth and tacked on a final run in the seventh.

Zoe Johnston had a single, triple and three RBI while Serina Lee had a double, two triples and two RBI. Sidney Wilkins added two singles and two RBI and Katie Shumate a double and an RBI.

South Central is now 1-1 on the season.

At Bluford

South Central                   350    300    1    --    12-10-4

Webber Township            005     200    2    --      9- 7-6

WP -- Shumate.

South Central -- Sigrist, single, 1 RBI; Johnston, single, triple, 3  RBI; Lee, double, 2 triples, 2 RBI; Wilkins, 2 singles, 2 RBI; Shumate, double, 1 RBI; Brown, single

Webber Township -- no hits listed

At Teutopolis

Teutopolis pounded Ramsey, ending the game in the fourth via the 10-run rule, 16-0.

T-town had eight hits led by Brumleve with a single, double and three RBI, Hemmen two singles, Hemmen and Niebrugge a double and two RBI each and R. Drees with a double.

Niebrugge and Newkirk pitched two innings each. Niebrugge picked up the win on a one-hitter with no walks and two strikeouts. Newkirk pitched a no-hitter over two with no walks and three strikeouts.

The Wooden Shoes are now 2-0 on the season.

At Teutopolis

Ramsey                000    0     --      0-1-3

Teutopolis            691    x    --    16-8-1

WP -- Niebrugge. LP -- Compton.

Ramsey -- Rhodes, single

Teutopolis -- R. Drees, double; Hemmen, 2 singles; Brumleve, single, double, 3 RBI; Deters, 1 RBI; Gebben, single, 1 RBI; Hemmen, double, 2 RBI; Brumleve, 1 RBI; Niebrugge, double, 2 RBI; Baker, 1 RBI

At Cowden

Pana tallied a 12-0 win over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City in five innings via the 10-run rule.

The Panthers had 12 hits in the contest. Bieber was the winning pitcher on a two-hitter with two walks and nine strikeouts.

CHBC's two hits were singles by Oldham and Johnson.

At Cowden

Pana             511    50    --    12-12-0

CHBC           000    00    --      0-  2-2

WP -- Bieber. LP -- Kirchhofer.

Pana -- Hoeg, single, 1 RBI; Butkauskas, single; Simpson, double, triple, 2 RBI; Hibert, double; Kuhn, single, double, 2 RBI; Bieber, single; Cloe, 1 RBI; Hardy, single, 1 RBI; Sims, single, 2 doubles, 3 RBI

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Oldham, single; Johnson, single

 At Neoga

Neoga pounded out 19 hits and brought home 23 runs in downing Dieterich 23-2 in five innings Tuesday.

The Indians scored three in the first, four in the second, five in the third and 11 in the fourth.

Saunders had three doubles and five RBI, Gentry two doubles and two RBI, Dryden, three singles, Vondrak, single, double, two RBI and Atwell, a single, triple and four RBI.

Dieterich had two hits, a triple by Robards and a double by Bloemer.

Neoga is now 1-1 on the season.

At Neoga

Dieterich             000        11    --      2-  2-3

Neoga                 345    (11)x    --    23-19-0

WP -- Atwell. LP -- Robards.

Dieterich -- Bloemer, double; Robards, triple

Neoga -- Partlow, 2 singles, 2 RBI; Atwell, single, triple, 4 RBI: Saunders, 3 doubles, 5 RBI; Lee, 2 singles, 2 RBI: Gentry, 2 doubles, 2 RBI; Dryden, 3 singles, 1 RBI; Vondrak, single, double, 2 RBI

At Mattoon

Mattoon handed Newton a 12-8 loss Tuesday.

The Green Wave edged out to a 2-1 first inning lead then pushed that to 4-1 in the third. Newton came back with a four-run fourth to lead 5-4 but the Green Wave tallied two to push ahead 6-5. The Eagles then had a three-run top of the fifth to lead 8-6. But here came Mattoon again with a three run fifth to lead 9-8 and then tallied three more in the sixth.

The Green Wave had 16 hits in the contest while Newton had 10. The Eagles were led by Cohorst with a single, double and two RBI and Smith with a single, double and two RBI.

At Mattoon

Newton              100    430    0    --      8-10-4

Mattoon              202    233    x    --    12-16-3

WP -- Dow. LP -- Hardiek.

Newton -- Corhost, single, double, 2 RBI; Earnest, double, 1 RBI; Smith, single, double, 2 RBI

Mattoon -- Jackson, 2 singles, double, 2 RBI; Coffey, single, double, 3 RBI; Dow, double; Nichols, single, triple, 3 RBI; McDowell, 2 triples, 1 RBI

OTHER SCORES:

Hillsboro 7, Shelbyville 3

Sullivan 13, Cerro Gordo-Bement 3

Tuscola 9, Monticello 2

Flora 11, Fairfield 1

Central A&M 10, Arcola 0