Hearts Split Apollo DH, Area Softball Roundup

Effingham and Taylorville split an Apollo Conference softball doubleheaderThursday.

The Tornadoes scored a run in the first inning of the first game and that's all the scoring there was in the 1-0 victory.

The Hearts had five hits in the contest led by Krouse with a single and double. Armstrong was the tough-luck losing pitcher, allowing six hits, one walk and striking out 13.

In the second contest, Effingham came back strong with an 8-1 win. This time it was the Hearts who struck first with five runs in the opening inning.

Wright had two doubles and an RBI while Douthit had a single, double and an RBI, Fearday two singles and an RBI and Krouse a double and three RBI.

Armstrong picked up the pitching win this time around, throwing a five-hitter with no walks and 10 strikeouts.

The Hearts are now 1-7 in the conference, 6-8 overall.

At Effingham

Game One

Taylorville           100    000    0    --    1-6-0

Effingham           000    000    0    --    0-5-3

WP -- Behl. LP -- Armstrong.

Taylorville -- H. Shull, 2 singles; Larson, 2 singles; L. Shull, single, 1 RBI; Talley, single

Effingham -- Wright, single; Schafer, single; Budde, single; Krouse, single, double

Game Two

Taylorville            000    001    0    --    1-5-3

Effingham            500    012    x    --    8-8-2

WP -- Armstrong. LP -- Behl.

Taylorville -- H. Shull, 2 singles; Leather, single; L. Shull, single; Felica, single

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

At St. Anthony

Effingham St. Anthony banged out 14 hits and was aided by five Altamont errors in taking an 11-1 National Trail Conference victory Thursday.

The Bulldogs tallied four in the second, single runs in the third and fourth, two in the sixth and three in the seventh.

Woltman, Coffin and Gibson led the way in hitting. Woltman and Coffin had three singles and an RBI each while Gibson tallied two singles, a double and an RBI. Seachrist added two singles and two RBI.

Duckwitz had three singles, Winters two singles and Mette a single, home run and an RBI for Altamont. The Indians drop to 4-2 in the Nationall Trial Conference, 8-13 overall.

At Altamont

St. Anthony             041    102    3    --    11-14-2

Altamont                  000    001    0    --     1-10-5

WP -- Woltman. LP -- Biggs.

St. Anthony -- Hakman, single, 2 RBI; Woltman, 3 singles, 1 RBI; Kinkelaar, single; A. Day, 1 RBI; Coffin, 3 singles, 1 RBI; L. Day, single, 1 RBI; Gibson, 2 singles, double, 1 RBI; Seachrist, 2 singles, 2 RBI

Altamont --  Duckwitz, 3 singles; Winters, 2 singles; Metet, single, home run, 1 RBI; Goeckner, single; Burns, single; White, single

At Teutopolis

Highland took a 3-1 first inning lead and went on to beat Teutopolis 5-1 Thursday.

Highland outhit the Wooden Shoes 9-3. T-town's three hits were singles by R. Drees, M. Hemmen and Brumleve.

The Shoes drop to 6-9 on the season.

At Teutopolis

Highland              301    100    0    --    5-9-3

Teutopolis           100    000    0    --    1-3-2

WP -- Plocher. LP -- Niebrugge.

Highland -- Zobrist, triple, 1 RBI; Miener, single; Garbett, 2 singles; Baer, single, 1 RBI; Hacke, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Holzinger, double; Kassay, single

Teutopolis -- R. Drees, single; M. Hemmen, single; Brumleve, single

At Beecher City

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg pounded out 17 hits and scored 22 runs in a 22-7 National Trail Conference win over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Thursday.

The Hatchets finish the regular NTC season as the champions with a 7-0 record and are 19-4 overall.

WSS took a 10-0 first inning lead and end the game in the fifth. Everett had two doubles and an RBI while Tabbert added a home run and three RBI, Rentfro a triple and two RBI, Bennett two singles, a double and two RBI, Reynolds a double and M. Schlechte a double and two RBI.

CHBC was led by Dye with a single, double and an RBI. CHBC finishes at 1-7 in the conference and drops to 3-10 overall.

At Beecher City

Windsor/Stew-Stras             (10)25    23    --    22-17-3

CHBC                                         013    21    --     7-  6-6

WP -- Roney. LP -- Oldham.

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg -- Cole, single; Brown, single, 3 RBI; Schlechte, double, 2 RBI; Vonderheide, single, 1 RBI; Tabbert, home run, 3 RBI; Davis, single; Roney, single; Rentfro, single; Rentfro, triple, 2 RBI; Everett, 2 doubles, 1 RBI; Reynolds, double; K. Davis, single, 1 RBI; Tabor, single, 3 RBI; Bennett, 2 single, double, 2 RBI

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Wheeler, single; Kirchhofer, single; Oldham, single, 1 RBI; Dye, single, double, 1 RBI; Gardner, single, 1 RBI; Easley, 1 RBI

At Sullivan

Neoga trailed Sullivan 2-0 after the first inning and 7-0 after five. The Indians attempted a comeback with a three-run sixth and a three-run seventh only to fall 7-6.

Gentry had a single, two doubles and two RBI for Neoga while Lee added two singles and two RBI and Saunders two singles. Titus had a triple and Atwell a double. The Indians fell to 5-11 on the season.

At Sullivan

Neoga              000    003     3    --    6-12-1

Sullivan            202    210    x    --    7-15-2

WP -- Wall. LP -- Titus.

Neoga -- Partlow, single; Titus, triple; Atwell, double; Saunders, 2 singles; Gentry, single, 2 doubles, 2 RBI; Lee, 2 singles, 2 RBI; Estay, single; Vondrak, single

Sullivan -- Tuttle, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Pratt, single; Dulin, single, double, triple, 3 RBI; Ruppert, single, 2 doubles, 2 RBI; Bassett, 1 RBI; Still, single; Britton, single; Orris, single, double; Diepholz, 2 singles

At Robinson

Newton took a 2-0 first inning lead and handed Robinson a 9-1 loss Thursday.

Kenzi Smith threw the three-hitter with one strikeout.

Shipman had a single and double for the Eagles while Kenzi Smith has a single, double nd two RBI and Stanley a single and double. Smith added a double and an RBI.

At Robinson

Newton                  201    221    1    --    9-12-0

Robinson              010    000    0    --    1-  3-2

WP -- Smith. LP -- Mendenhall.

Newton -- Shipman, single, double; Richards, single, 1 RBI; Geitz, single, 1 RBI; Hardiek, single; Cohorst, single; T. Smith, double, 1 RBI; K. Smith, single, double, 2 RBI; Stanley, single, double; Grunloh, single; Russell, 1 RBI

OTHER SCORES:

Olney 4, Lawrenceville 1

Tuscols 7, Arcola 0

Mount Zion 18, Decatur Eisenhower 3

Flora 6, Casey-Westfield 3