Hearts' Season Comes To End, CHBC Edges Dieterich

The Green Wave took a 2-0 first inning lead. The Hearts pulled within 2-1 in the fourth. But Mattoon had a four-run fourth and scored a single run in the sixth.

EHS had four hits led by Jacy Boatman with a single and double and Grace Bushur with a double. Jaidi Davis added a single.

R. Morrison threw a four-hitter allowing only one walk while striking out eight for the Green Wave.

Mattoon will now head to top-seeded Charleston today for the regional championship.

At Mattoon

Effingham           000    100    0    --    1-4-3

Mattoon              200    041    x    --    7-8-0

WP -- Morrison. LP -- Davis.

Effingham -- Bushur, double; Davis, single; Boatman, single, double

Mattoon -- Bryant, 2 singles; Morrison, double, 1 RBI; Edwards, single; Greeson, single; Loncor, single, double, 3 RBI; Risinger, single, 2 RBI

At Beecher City

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City edged Dieterich 3-2 in a regular season contest Wednesday.

The Movin' Maroons took a 1-0 lead in the first inning and led 2-1 after five. CHBC then rallied with in the bottom of the seventh with two runs to pull out the victory.

CHBC had six hits led by Sydney Dunaway with a double and Gracie Heckert with a single and two RBI. Madison Wojcik had a single and also drove in a run.

Dieterich had two hits, singles by Kaitlyn Boerngen and Ruby Westendorf.

At Beecher City

Dieterich            100    010    0    --    2-2-1

CHBC                000    010    2    --    3-6-3

WP -- Cherry. LP -- Boerngen.

Dieterich -- Boerngen, single; Westendorf, single

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Dunaway, double; Heckert, single, 2 RBI; Doty, single; Summers, single; Stuckemeyer, single; Wojcik, single, 1 RBI

Regional Scores:

Regional C

Mulberry Grove 12, Ramsey 2

Regional D

Odin Co-op 17, St. Elmo/Brownstown 2