Hearts Down BCCH, Area Roundup

Behind an 11-hit attack, Effingham High School trounced Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick 14-4 in six innings.

The Hearts edged out to a 2-1 opening inning lead then tallied two runs in the second, three in the third, one in the fourth, three in the fifth and sixth.

Deedra Myers pitched the victory, going four innings, allowing two hits, two runs, no walks and striking out four. Myers also aided her own cause with a single, double and three RBI. Kaylee Tonn had two singles, two doubles and three RBI while Brittany Beals had two doubles and two RBI and Brandy Pontious a single, double  and an RBI. The Hearts improve to 2-0.

At Effingham

BCCH                  100    120    --      4-  5-0

Effingham          223    133    --     14-11-1

Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick -- Adams, single; Riley, single, 1 RBI; Herrmann, single; Reed, single; Pierce, single

Effingham -- White, single; Pontious, single, double, 1 RBI; Myers, single, double, 3 RBI; Tonn, 2 singles, 2 doubles, 3 RBI; Beals, 2 doubles, 2 RBI

At Decatur

Effingham St. Anthony traveled to Decatur and was handed a 14-4 loss in five innings.

Decatur St. Teresa stepped out to a 4-0 first inning lead and scored in the next four innings to end the contest after the fifth behind 13 hits.

St. Anthony scored two runs in the second and two in the fifth. Makayla Walsh and Hunter Niebrugge had a double and an RBI each.

At Decatur

St. Anthony          020    02    --      4-  5-4

St. Teresa             421    25    --    14-13-0

WP -- Fitzgerald. LP -- Woltman.

St. Anthony -- Walsh, double, 1 RBI; Niebrugge, double, 1 RBI; Schuette, single; Woltman, single; Nuxoll, double, 2 RBI

Decatur St. Teresa -- Fitzgerald, double, 1 RBI; Schuerman, single, double, 2 RBI; Foster, single, double; Lamb, single, triple, 3 RBI; Paz, 2 RBI; Leckrone, single, 2 RBI; Stokes, single; Newbon, 2 singles

At Strasburg

Stewardson-Strasburg fell to Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond 3-0. The two teams were scoreless through four innings before Arthur-Lovington went ahead 1-0 in the fifth and then tacked on two in the seventh.

Arthur-Lovington is now 4-0 on the season.

At Strasburg

A-L/A-H               000    010    2    --    3-2-1

Stew-Stras          000    000    0    --    0-0-2

WP -- Wildman. LP-- Schutlz.

At Newton

Teutopolis handed Newton a 7-4 loss. Cowman picked up the pitching win going six innings, allowing three hits, four runs, three walks and striking out seven.

Stephens had a single, triple and an RBI for the Wooden Shoes. Apke had a single, double and two RBI and Cowman two singles and two RBI. T-town improves to 4-0.

Swingler and R. Baker had a double each for Newton.

At Newton

Teutopolis          203    000    0    --    7-7-3

Newton              000    100    0    --    4-3-0

(Linescores for both teams don't add up to final score)

WP -- Cowman. LP -- McCoy.

Teutopolis -- Stephens, single, triple, 1 RBI; Apke, single, double, 2 RBI; Cowman, 2 singles, 2 RBI; Waldhoff, single

Newton -- Swingler, double; Baker, double; Zerrusen, single

At Neoga

Dieterich handed Neoga an 8-4 loss. The Maroons held a 3-2 lead until the sixth then tallied four runs.

Dieterich had 10 hits in the contest led by Meinhart with three singles, Wright with two singles and an RBI and Garbe with two singles. Thoele picked up the pitching win on a four-hitter with seven walks and six strikeouts.

At Neoga

Dieterich          120    004    1    --    8-10

Neoga              000    200    2    --    4-  4

WP -- Thoele. LP -- Posten.

Dieterich -- Meinhart, 3 singles; Wright, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Garbe, 2 singles

Neoga -- Blazich, single; Roderick, single

At Windsor

Windsor ended the game in the sixth with a 10-0 win over South Central.

Windsor stepped out to a 4-0 first inning lead and never looked back.

At Windsor

South Central          000    000    --      0- 6-6

Windsor                  410    032    --    10-10-1

Other Scores:

Shelbyville 2, Mattoon 1

Olney 3, Robinson 0

Taylorville 9, Springfield Southeast 8

Staunton 17, Pana 1