St. Elmo/Brownstown Downs St. Anthony, Area Roundup

St. Elmo/Brownstown was outhit and had three more errors but claimed a 5-2 victory over Effingham St. Anthony in high school girls softball action Monday.

The Eagles took a 2-1 first inning lead. The Bulldogs tied the score in the fourth inning but St. Elmo/Brownstown came back with two runs in the top of the fifth and tacked on a final run in the seventh.

The Eagles had five hits while St. Anthony had seven hits. S. Feezel and S. Austin led St. Elmo/Brownstown with two singles and an RBI each. Austin picked up the pitching win on a seven-hitter with two walks and four strikeouts.

St. Anthony was led by Paige Koester with two singles and D.J. Brummer with a double.

At St. Anthony

St. Elmo/Brownstown          200    020    1    --    5-5-2

St. Anthony                           100    100    0    --    2-7-5

WP -- S. Austin. LP -- Woltman.

St. Elmo/Brownstown -- Maxey, triple; Feezel, 2 singles, 1 RBI; S. Austin, 2 singles, 1 RBI; T. Austin, 1 RBI

St. Anthony -- Koester, 2 singles; Gardewine, single; Walsh, 1 RBI; Schuette, single; Niebrugge, single; Woltman, single; Brummer, double

At Greenup

Casey-Westfield captured a Little Illini Conference win over Cumberland 12-1. The Warriors stepped out to a 4-0 lead after two innings then put the game away with a six-run sixth.

Maleah Neil had a single and a home run for the winners while Brigette Belt had a double and two RBI. Lexi Black picked up the pitching win going six innings, allowing five hits, one run and two strikeouts.

Paige Oakley had two singles and Katie Poe a home run and an RBI for the Pirates who drop to 4-1 in the conference, 6-5 overall.

At Greenup

Casey-Westfield          310    026    --    12-10-0

Cumberland                 000    001    --      1-  5-8

WP -- Black. LP -- Carlen.

Casey-Westfield -- Morgan, 2 singles, 2 RBI; Neal, single, home run, 1 RBI; Maulding, 2 singles; Belt, double, 2 RBI; Brandenburg, single, 2 RBI (only eight hits listed while boxscore says 10 hits)

Cumberland -- Plummer, single; McMechan, single; Poe, home run, 1 RBI; Oakley, 2 singles

At Oblong

Newton trounced Oblong 15-0 in five innings. The Eagles took an 11-run lead in the first inning and never looked back.

Hardiek pitched a no-hitter with one walk and seven strikeouts. Swingler went four-for-four with a single, three triples and four RBI. Johnson had three singles and two RBI and Fore a single, triple and three RBI.

At Oblong

Newton          (11)02    02    --    15-17-1

Oblong                000    00    --      0-  0-1

WP -- Hardiek. LP -- Sparks.

Newton -- Swingler, single, 3 triples, 4 RBI; Johnson, 3 singles, 2 RBI; Fore, single, triple, 3  RBI

Oblong -- no hits.

Other Scores:

Edwards County (Albion) 12, Robinson 11

Olney 8, Red Hill (Bridgeport) 1

Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond 8, Champaign St. Thomas More 4

Martinsville 6, Hume Shiloh 5