EHS Wins Three, Area Softball Roundup

Effingham High School captured three softball victories over the weekend.

The Hearts pounded Nokomis in Friday play, 24-1 in a five-inning contest.

EHS held a 4-1 opening inning lead then had eight-run innings in the third and fourth and finished out with four in the fifth.

The Hearts pounded out 26 hits led by Lauryn Douthit with three singles, a home run and five RBI, Aly Armstrong with four singles and two RBI, Jaidi Davis with a single, two doubles and four RBI, Emma Budde with a single, two doubles and two RBI, Morgan Krouse with two singles, a double and four RBI, Carsyn Fearday with a single, home run and two RBI and Taylor Armstrong with two doubles. McKenzie Wittenberg and Skylar Schafer had two singles each. Wittenberg added two RBI.

In Saturday Apollo Conference action, the Hearts swept a doubleheader over Lincoln. EHS won the opener 8-3 then came back to take a 9-0 victory.

In the opener, the Hearts' Davis threw a one-hitter with three walks and three strikeouts. Armstrong had a single and double while Budde had a double and Douthit two singles.

In the second game, the Hearts blanked Lincoln 9-0. Davis picked up the win again on a one-hitter with eight walks and 10 strikeouts.

Budde had a double and triple while Douthit had two singles, a double and an RBI. Fearday contributed a single, double and an RBI and Davis a double and three RBI.

At Nokomis

Effingham             408    84    --    24-26-0

Nokomis               100    00    --      1- 2-7

WP -- Davis. LP -- Blaum.

Effingham -- Wittenberg, two singles, 2 RBI; T. Armstrong, 2 doubles; Douthit, 3 singles, home run, 5 RBI; Fearday, single, home run, 2 RBI; Schafer, 2 singles; A. Armstrong, 4 singles, 2 RBI; Davis, single, 2 doubles, 4 RBI; Budde, single, 2 doubles, 2 RBI; Krouse, 2 singles, double, 4 RBI; Funneman, single

Nokomis -- Stauder, single; Fessel, single

At Effingham

Game One

Lincoln                003    000    0    --    3-1-3

Effingham           310    310    x    --    8-9-4

WP -- Davis. LP -- Osborne.

Lincoln -- Osborne, single; Paulus, 2 RBI; Kirgan, 1 RBI

Effingham -- Wittenberg, single, 1 RBI; Douthit, 2 singles; Schafer, single, 1 RBI; A. Armstrong, single, double; Davis, single, 2 RBI; Krouse, single, 1 RBI; Budde, double

Game Two

Lincoln                 000    000    0    --    0-  1-3

Effingham            131    301    x    --    9-10-0

WP -- Davis. LP -- Osborne.

Lincoln -- Sutherland, single

Effingham -- Wittenberg, single, 1 RBI; Douthit, 2 singles, double, 1 RBI; Fearday, single, double, 1 RBI; Schafer, single, 1 RBI; A. Armstrong, 1 RBI; Davis, double, 3 RBI; Budde, double, triple; Funneman, 1 RBI

At Newton

Newton went 3-0 to capture its own softball invitational Friday.

The Eagles edged Olney 5-4 then downed Effingham St. Anthony 9-0 and won over Altamont 16-4 to finish with the three wins. The Eagles were followed by Olney 2-1, Altamont 1-2 and St. Anthony 0-3.

Other scores included Altamont edging St. Anthony 1-0, Olney beating Altamont 3-2 and Olney winning over St. Anthony 7-1.

Newton Invitational

Game Two

Altamont                  000    001     0    --    1-6-0

St. Anthony              000    000    0    --    0-3-1

WP -- Williams. LP -- A. Day.

Altamont -- Grimsley, single; Mette, single, triple; Williams, single, 1 RBI; White, single; Guse, double

St. Anthony -- Coffin, single; Kinkelaar, single; Hakman, single

Game Three

St. Anthony             000    000    --    0-4-4

Newton                    323    10x    --    9-6-0

WP -- Hemrich. LP -- Coffin.

St. Anthony -- Kabbes, single; Roepke, single; L. Day, double; Kinkelaar, single

Newton -- Grunloh, triple, 2 RBI; Jansen, single; Frohning, single, 1 RBI; Russell, single, 2 RBI; Hyatt, 2 singles

Game Four

Olney                   101    100    0    --    3-9-0

Altamont             000    002    0    --    2-5-0

No winning or losing pitchers listed

Olney -- M. Wease, triple; Colclasure, double, 2 RBI; A. Wease, single, double; Page, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Garner, single; LeCrone, single, double

Altamont -- Grimsley, single, 1 RBI; Stone, single; Ab. Goeckner, single; White, single; Guse, double

Game Five

Newton             314    17    --    16-9-2

Altamont           003    10    --      4-9-2

WP -- Hemrich. LP -- Ab. Goeckner.

Newton -- Grunloh, single; Frohning, single; Geltz, single; Russell, single; K. Smith, single; Earnest, triple, 2 RBI; T. Smith, single, 2 RBI; Kinder, single; Hyatt, double, 1 RBI; Woods, 1 RBI

Altamont -- Grimsley, single; Ti. Mette, 2 singles, triple, 1 RBI; Williams, single; Ab. Goeckner, double, 1  RBI; Eckhardt, double; White, 2 singles, 1 RBI

Game Six

Olney                      113    200    0    --    7-11-0

St. Anthony            000    001    0    --    1- 4-4

WP -- Colclasure. LP -- Coffin.

Olney -- Ochs, double, 2 RBI; M. Wease, home run, 1 RBI; Colclasure, single, home run, 1 RBI; A. Wease, 2 singles; Page, 2 singles; Troyer, single, 1 RBI; Doll, single; LeCrone, double

St. Anthony -- Coffin, single; Roepke, single, double, 1 RBI; Ritz, single

At Strasburg

Altamont headed to Strasburg Saturday and fell to Hillsboro 9-5.

Hillsboro took a 4-0 first inning lead then tallied two over the next two innings and finished with one in the fifth.

Altamont was led by Katie Grimsley with two singles and an RBI and Abby Goeckner with a double and two  RBI.

The Indians drop to 5-10 on the season.

At Strasburg

Hillsboro              422    010    0    --    9-16-2

Altamont              000    011    3    --    5-  7-4

WP -- Schaake. LP -- Williams.

Hillsboro -- Lyerla, single, 3 doubles, 1 RBI; Hanner, 3 singles, 1 RBI; Beck, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Houchlel, single; Major, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Robinson, single; Tester, single, double; Hemken, single, 2 RBI

Altamont -- Grimsley, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Stone, single; Williams, single; Ab. Goeckner, double, 2 RBI; As. Goeckner, single, 1 RBI; Eckhardt, 1 RBI; White, single

At Farina

South Central scored two runs in the fifth and sixth inning in blanking St. Elmo/Brownstown 4-0 Friday. The game was a National Trail Conference contest.

South Central had six hits led by Kate Shumate with two singles and Jordan Geiler with a triple. Sydnee Garrett picked up the pitching win on a one hitter, with nine strikeouts.

South Central improves to 3-4 in the NTC, 6-4 overall.

At Farina

SEB                              000    000    0    --    0-1-3

South Central             000     022    x    --    4-6-4

WP -- Garrett. LP -- none listed.

St. Elmo/Brownstown -- no hit listed

South Central -- Lee, single, 1 RBI; Reid, single, 1 RBI; Shumate, 2 singles; Swift, single; Geiler, triple

At Strasburg

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg handed Dieterich a 16-3 loss in five innings Friday.

WSS took a 12-0 opening inning lead and never looked back. The Hatchets had 15 hits in the contest.

Dieterich had three hits.

At Strasburg

Dieterich             000    21    --       3- 3-5

WSS                 (12)12    1x    --    16-15-3

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