EHS Blanks Shelbyville, Area Softball Roundup

SHELBYVILLE -- Effingham High School broke the game open with four runs in the fourth and went on to blank Shelbyville 9-0 in softball action Tuesday.

The Hearts had 10 hits in the contest led by Wright with a single, two doubles and an RBI, Fearday with three singles and two RBI and Budde with a triple and two RBI.

Armstrong picked up the pitching win, going all seven innings, allowing three hits, no walks and striking out 13.

In a Saturday Apollo Conference doubleheader, the Hearts lost to Mattoon 4-2 and 8-6.

Mattoon took a 2-0 lead after three innings and led 4-1 after four. The Hearts attempted a comeback in the seventh only to fall short.

Wright and Schafer had two singles and an RBI each.

In the other contest, Mattoon claimed an 8-6 win despite EHS outhitting the Green Wave 10-9.

Fearday had three singles and an RBI while Douthit and Schafer had a single and a double each. Funneman had a double and an RBI.

At Shelbyville

Effingham            000    414    0    --    9-10-0

Shelbyville           000    000    0    --    0-  3-5

WP -- Amrstrong. LP -- Koontz.

Effingham -- Fearday, 3 singles, 2 RBI; Douthit, single; Armstrong, single, 1 RBI; Wright, single, 2 doubles, 1 RBI; Kersey, 2 RBI; Budde, triple, 2 RBI; Lake, single

Shelbyville -- Holland, single, double; Trainor, single

Saturday Games

Game One

Effingham             000    100    1    --     2-5-1

Mattoon                101    110     x    --    4-6-0

WP -- Dow. LP -- Armstrong.

Effingham -- Fearday, single; Wright, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Schafer, 2 singles, 1 RBI

Mattoon -- Jackson, single; Nichols, single, 1 RBI; Coffey, single, 1 RBI; McDowell, single, 1 RBI; Pochler, single; Conyers, single

Game Two

Effingham             010    500    0    --    6-10-4

Mattoon                004    040    x    --    8-  9-2

WP -- Edwards. LP -- Armstrong.

Effingham -- Fearday, 3 singles, 1 RBI; Douthit, 2 doubles; Armstrong, 1 RBI; Wright, single, 1 RBI; Schafer, single, double; Budde, single, 1 RBI; Funneman, double, 1 RBI

Mattoon -- Jackson, 3 singles; Coffey, single; McDowell, single; Pochler, 2 singles, 4 RBI; Aurther, 1 RBI; Risinger, 2 singles

 At Cowden

South Central outlasted Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City in competition Tuesday, 15-13.

The score was tied at 6-6 after two innings and 8-8 after three. The Cougars moved ahead 10-9 in the fourth but CHBC came back with a four-run fifth but South Central tied at 13-13 in the top of the sixth then tallied two runs in the seventh for the win.

Both teams had 15 hits but CHBC finished with seven errors.

Johnston hit a single, two home runs and four RBI for the winners while Rivera had two singles, a home run and three RBI, Reid two doubles and two RBI, Sigrist two singles, a double and an RBI and Hilmes two singles and an RBI. South Central improves to 2-4 in the National Trail Conference, 3-8 overall.

CHBC was led by Wheeler and Doty with three singles and a double each. Wheeler had three RBI and Doty had two. Kirchhofer had a single, double and four RBI and Johnson a single, triple and three RBI.

At Cowden

South Central               152    221    2    --    15-15-2

CHBC                            242    140    0    --    13-15-7

WP -- Hilmes. LP -- Kirchhofer.

South Central -- Sigirst, 2 singles, double, 1 RBI; Reid, 2 doubles, 2 RBI; Johnston, single, 2 home runs, 4 RBI; Lee, single, 1 RBI; Wilkins, double, 1 RBI; Rivera, 2 singles, home run, 3 RBI; Hilmes, 2 singles, 1 RBI

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Wheeler, 3 singles, double, 3 RBI; Doty, 3 singles, double, 2 RBI; Kirchhofer, single, double, 4 RBI; Johnson, single, triple, 3 RBI; L. Wojcik, single; Donsbach, single; Easley, single

At Neoga

Neoga ended up with a 10-3 win over St. Elmo/Brownstown Tuesday.

The Indians took a 4-2 opening inning lead and was never challenged. Saunders had a double while Titus had a triple and an RBI for the winners.

SEB was led by Parkison with three singles and Brown with a triple.

At Neoga

SEB              200    010    0    --       3-8-5

Neoga          423    100    x    --    10-4-3

WP -- Titus. LP -- Oberlink,.

St. Elmo/Brownstown -- Parkison, 3 singles; Moss, single; Brown, triple; Philpot, 2 RBI; Moss, single; Reynolds, single; Smith, single

Neoga -- Partlow, single; Titus, triple, 1 RBI: Atwell, single; Lee, 1 RBI; Saunders, double

At Altamont

The 0-0 tie was broken with three runs by Charleston in the third and the Trojans blanked Altamont 4-0.

Winters led Altamont with two singles. Altamont dropped to 6-7 on the season.

At Altamont

Charleston             003    100    0    --    4-8-0

Altamont                000    000    0    --    0-5-1

WP -- Morecraft. LP -- Biggs.

Charleston -- Gordon, double; Lane, 1 RBI; McElravy, single; Armstrong, double, 1 RBI; Misner, single, 1 RBI; Spour, 2 singles; Hiltebeitel, douible; Melton, single

Altamont -- Winters, 2 singles; Mette, single; Goeckner, single; Burns, single

At Tuscola

Teutopolis traveled to Tuscola and came home with an 11-1 loss in five innings via the 10-run rule.

Tuscola held a 5-1 lead after two innings then tallied a run in the fourth and five in the sixth.

The Shoes were led in hitting by L. Hemmen with a single, home run and an RBI.

At Tuscola

Teutopolis             010    00    --      1-4-3

Tuscola                 230    15    --    11-9-3

WP -- Smith. LP -- Newkirk.

Teutopolis -- Brumleve, single; L. Hemmen, single, home run, 1 RBI; Bueker, single

Tuscola -- Shelmadine, single, 1 RBI; Bates, 2 singles; Walsh, 1 RBI; Day, 4 singles, 3 RBI; Ring, single, 2 RBI; Clark, single

OTHER SCORES:

Cumberland 9, Tri-County 2

Olney 10, Salem 4

Morrisonville 4, Pana 3

Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond 8, Paris 7

Oblong 8, Flora 3

Tolono Unity 3, Monticello 2