Altamont, Newton, C'land, WSS Claim Softball Wins

ALTAMONT -- Altamont High School ended this game in the fifth via the 10-run rule by blanking Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 11-0 in softball play Thursday.

Altamont edged out to a 1-0 first inning lead then had a two-run second, a five-run third and a three-run fourth.

Mette and Shyrock had a single, double and three RBI each for the Indians.

CHBC was led by Wheeler and Kirchhofer with a single each.

Shryock threw the two-hitter with one walk and five strikeouts. The Indians improve to 3-0 in the National Trail Conference and 5-5 overall.

At Altamont

CHBC                 000    00    --      0-2-4

Altamont           125    3x    --    11-6-1

WP -- Shryock. LP -- Kirchhofer.

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Wheeler, single; Kirchhofer, single

Altamont -- Biggs, single, 1 RBI; Mette, single, double, 3 RBI; Stone, 1 RBI; Goeckner, single, 1 RBI; Shryock, single, double, 3 RBI

At Toledo

Cumberland took a 4-0 first inning lead and went on for a 7-2 win over Neoga Thursday.

The Pirates had eight hits in the contest led by Sowers and McMechan with two singles each. Sowers added two RBI. Hendrix had a triple and drove in two runs.

Neoga was led by Kelly Partlow with two singles, Elizabeth Titus with a triple and Cheyenne Vondrak with a double.

At Toledo

Neoga                       000    100    1    --    2-4-1

Cumberland             400    201    x    --    7-8-1

WP -- Henrix. LP -- Titus.

Neoga -- Partrlow, 2 singles; Titus, triple; Vondrak, double

Cumberland -- Sowers, 2 singles, 2 RBI; McMechan, 2 singles; Hendrix, triple, 2 RBI

At Teutopolis

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg claimed a 7-3 win over Teutopolis Thursday.

The Hatchets held a 2-0 first inning lead and tallied two more in the third, one in the fourth and two in the fifth.

WSS had seven hits in the contest led by Cole with a single, double and an RBI. Calla Roney threw a three-hitter with 14 strikeouts.

T-town was led by Brumleve with a double and RBI.

At Teutopolis

Windsor/Stew-Stras          202    120    0    --    7-7-1

Teutopolis                          000    102    0    --    3-3-1

WP -- Roney. LP -- J. Drees.

Windsor/Stew-Stras -- Cole, single, double, 1 RBI; Tabbert, single, 1 RBI; Roney, single, 1 RBI; Everett, single, 2 RBI; Rentfro, single, 1 RBI; Reynolds, single

Teutopolis -- M. Hemmen, single, 1 RBI; Drees, 1 RBI; Brumleve, double, 1 RBI; L. Hemmen, single

At Newton

Newton broke a 2-2 tie with a single run in the fifth for a 3-2 win over Marshall Thursday.

Both teams had four hits. Olivia Shipman had a single and drove in two runs for the Eagles.

Kristen Hardiek went 2.2 innings, allowing three hits, two walks and strirking out three in picking up the pitching win.

At Newton

Marshall           002    000    0    --    2-4-1

Newton            002    010    x    --    3-4-2

WP -- Hardiek. LP - -Clark.

Marshall -- Pancake, 2 singles

Newton -- Richards, single; Hardiek, single; Shipman, single, 2 RBI; Earnest, single