Hearts Nab Doubleheader Over Paris, Bulldogs Fall; Area Roundup

Effingham High School bounced Paris in an Apollo Conference softball doubleheader Thursday evening.

EHS won the opener 2-1. Paris led 1-0 after five innings before the Hearts tallied two in the bottom of the sixth to pull out the win. Deedra Myers was the winning pitcher on a three-hitter with no walks and six strikeouts.

Kaylee Tonn and Brittany Beals had a double each for the Hearts. Beals added an RBI.

The Hearts won the second game 7-2. EHS trailed Paris 1-0 after the first inning but came back to take the lead with a two-run third and finished off the game with a five-run fifth. Ciara Kronewitter pitched the win, throwing a three-hitter, allowing two runs, four walks and striking out six.

Brandy Pontious had the only extra base hit for the Hearts with a double and an RBI. Kelli Utz chipped in with two singles.

At Effingham

Game One

Paris                    000    100    0    --    1-3-1

Effingham          000    002    x    --   2-5-0

Trego and Maynard; Myers and Tonn

Paris -- Trego, 2 singles; Goldsmith, single

Effingham -- Utz, single; Tonn, double; Beals, double, 1 RBI; Kronewitter, single; White, single

Game Two

Paris                    000    100    0    --    1-3-1

Effingham          000    002    x    --    2-5-0

Trego and Mayhard; Myers and Tonn

Paris -- Trego, 2 singles; Goldsmith, single

Effingham -- Utz, single; Tonn, double; Beals, double, 1 RBI; Kronewitter, single; White, single

 

At Altamont

Altamont scored early and quick in taking an 11-6 win over Effingham St. Anthony. The Indians tallied two in the first and six in the second.

Deidre Ledbetter pitched the win allowing eight hits, one walk and six strikeouts. Altamont had 10 hits in the contest led by Ledbetter with two singles, a double and three RBI and Lauren Ohnesorge with two singles and two RBI.

St. Anthony was led by Makayla Walsh with a single, triple and four RBI, Paige Koester with two singles and Kate Richards a triple.

At Altamont

St. Anthony          003    020    1    --     6- 8

Altamont              262    010    x    --    11-10

WP -- Ledbetter. LP-- Woltman.

St. Anthony -- Koester, 2 singles; Walsh, single, triple, 4 RBI; Niebrugge, 2 singles, 2 RBI; Richards, triple; Nuxoll, single

Altamont -- M. Ohnesorge, single; Phillips, single; Ledbetter, 2 singles, double, 3 RBI; L. Ohnesorge, 2 singles, 2 RBI; White, single; Alwardt, single, 1 RBI; Dorr, single

 

At Strasburg

Stewardson-Strasburg picked up a National Trail Conference win over Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick, 12-1 in five innings.

Stew-Stras led 7-1 after three innings then had a five-run fifth. The Comets banged out 12 hits in the contest and was aided by six BCCH errors.

Knop had a single, double and an RBI for the winners while Ferris had a single, home run and two RBI and Slifer a single, double and two RBI.

BCCH was led by Autumn Riley with two singles. The Eagles drop to 0-4 in the NTC, 1-8 overall.

At Stew-Stras

BCCH                    100    00    --      1- 4-6

Stew-Stras          241    05    --    12-12-0

WP -- Knop. LP -- Herrmann.

Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick -- Riley, 2 singles; Herrmann, single; Reed, single

Stew-Stras -- Knop, single, double, 1 RBI; Schultz, single; B. Quast, single; Burton, single, triple; Ferris, single, home run, 2 RBI; Walden, single, 1 RBI; M. Quast, single; Slifer, single, double, 2 RBI

 

At St. Elmo

Teutopolis took a 1-0 first inning lead then had a four-run second and went on for a 7-3 victory over St. Elmo/Brownstown.

The Wooden Shoes had 10 hits in the contest led by K. Borries with a double, triple and an RBI, A. Apke with a triple and an RBI and J. Wente with a triple. K. Borries pitched three innings for the win allowing one hit, one walk and striking out five.

S. Calhoun led SE/B with a double and an RBI.

At St. Elmo

Teutopolis                               140    020    0    --    7-10-1

St. Elmo/Brownstown          000    100    2    --    3-   2-1

WP -- K. Borries. LP -- Austin.

Teutopolis -- K. Borries, double, triple, 1 RBI; Swingler, 2 singles, 3 RBI; A. Borries, single; Smith, single; Cowman, single; Apke, triple, 1 RBI; Stephens, single; Wente, triple

St. Elmo/Brownstown -- M. Maxey, single; Calhoun, double, 1 RBI

 

At Windsor

Windsor picked up an 8-3 National Trail Conference win over Neoga Thursday to improve to 6-1 in the conference, 9-6 overall.

Lindsay Floyd improved her pitching record to 9-6, allowing four hits, two walks and striking out 13. Danielle Bell went four-for-four with three singles and three RBI while Floyd had a single, two doubles and five RBI.

At Windsor

Neoga              001    010    1    --    3- 4-3

Windsor          110    204    x    --    8-10-2

WP -- Floyd. LP -- Neece.

Neoga -- Jean, single; Albin, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Neece, single

Windsor -- Bell, 4 singles, 3 RBI; Floyd, single, 2 doubles, 5 RBI; Bailey, single; Austin, single; Kuhl, single

 

At Greenup

Cumberland claimed a Little Illini Conference win over Oblong Thursday, 12-2. Katie Poe improved her record to 3-2 with one hit, one walk and four strikeouts.

Kyle Thornton had three singles and drove in four runs for the winners. Taylor Layton had a single, double and three RBI. The Pirates are 9-5 overall.

At Greenup

Oblong                    000    002    --      2-  4-4

Cumberland           114    015    --    12-14-2

WP -- Poe.

Oblong -- no hits listed

Cumberland -- Thornton, 3 singles, 4 RBI; Flier, single, 1 RBI; Carlen, single; Titus, double, 1 RBI: Casey, 2 singles; Huddlestun, single; Layton, single, double, 3 RBI; Greger, single, 1 RBI; Oakley, single; Seibert, double

 

Other Scores:

Maroa-Forsyth 4, Shelbyville 2

Clinton 10, Sullivan 0

Flora 10, Robinson 0

Olney 5, Marshall 3