St. Anthony, EHS Nab Softball Victories

Effingham St. Anthony High School's Allie Day threw a two-hitter against Dieterich as the Bulldogs claimed a 14-2 win in five innings of softball Tuesday.

Day allowed two runs on two hits, two walks and struck out five. She aided her own cause with two singles.

Katie Kabbes had three singles and three RBI for the Bulldogs while Jessica Coffin, Karlee Roepke and Liz Day had two singles each. Coffin and Roepke brought home three runs each.

Dieterich had singles by Hunzinger and Niemerg. Niemerg added an RBI.

At St. Anthony

St. Anthony             803    30    --    14-14-0

Dieterich                 000    20    --       2- 2-4

WP -- A.  Day. LP -- Robards.

St. Anthony -- Coffin, 2 singles, 3 RBI; Kabbes, 3 singles, 3 RBI; Ropeke, 2 singles, 3 RBI; A. Day, 2 singles; L. Day, 2 singles; Boatman, single; Kinkelaar, single; Having, single; Ritz, 1 RBI

Dieterich -- Hunzinger, single; Niemerg, single, 1 RBI; Poe, 1 RBI

At Effingham

Effingham broke a 1-1 tie with an eight-run fourth inning and downed Altamont 10-1 Tuesday.

The Hearts had 12 hits in the contest while three pitchers combined to throw a four-hitter against the Indians.

Carson Fearday had a double, triple and an RBI while Skyler Schafer added a single, double and an RBI. Lauryn Douthit had two singles and an RBI and Emma Budde a single, double and an RBI. McKenzie Wittenberg drove in three runs with a triple and Emma Hardiek had a double.

Altamont was led by Ashley Goeckner with a single and triple and Shelbi Stone with a double. The Indians fall to 5-11 on the season.

At Effingham

Altamont             000    100    0    --      1- 4-2

Effingham           100    801    x    --    10-12-0

WP -- Davis. LP -- Williams.

Altamont -- Stone, double; Mette, 1 RBI; Goeckner, single, triple; Eckhart, single

Effingham -- Wittenberg, triple, 3 RBI; Douthit, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Fearday, double, triple, 1 RBI; Schafer, single, double, 1 RBI; Budde, single, double, 1 RBI; Krouse, single, 1 RBI; Hardiek, double; Funneman, single

 At Neoga

Tuscola came calling and handed Neoga a 7-0 loss in non-conference play Tuesday.

Tuscola took a 2-0 lead in the seocnd inning then had a five-run fifth.

Both teams had six hits. Hits for the Indians were by Kelsey Partlow, Elizabeth Titus, Makenzie Saunders, Taylor Lee, Audrey Ramert and Cheyenne Vondrak with a single each.

At Neoga

Tuscola            020    050    0    --    7-6-0

Neoga              000    000    0    --    0-6-1

WP -- As. Smith. LP -- Titus.

Tuscola -- Al. Clark, home run, 2 RBI; Ring, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Watson, 2 RBI; Feifstock, single 1 RBI

Neoga -- Partlow, single; Titus, single; Saunders, single; Lee, single; Ramert, single; Vondrak, single

At Mulberry Grove

Mulberry Grove handed St.Elmo/Brownstown a 7-4 loss in action Tuesday.

SEB took a 2-0 lead in the second inning but Mulberry Grove moved ahead with three in the third. Dothager threw a four-hitter with three strikeouts.

At Mulberry Grove

SEB                               020    010    1    --    4-  4-4

Mulberry Grove            003    112    x    --    7-10-5

WP -- Dothager. LP -- Oberlink.

St. Elmo/Brownstown -- no hits listed

Mulberry Grove -- Coleman, triple, 1 RBI; R. Dothager, 2 singles, double, 3 RBI

OTHER SCORES:

Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond16, Mattoon 15

Arcola 7, Broadlands Heritage 5

Oblong 3, Red Hill (Bridgeport) 1