Bulldogs, Cardinals, Cougars, Eagles Win, Area Softball Roundup

The Bulldogs banged out 11 hits in the contest that included four home runs. Maddie Kibler finished with two home runs and five RBI while Abbie Hatton had a single, home run and one RBI. Stacie Vonderheide hit a solo shot. Ady Rios contributed a single, double, triple and an RBI while Addie Wernsing added a double and two RBI. Hailey Niebrugge contributed a single and an RBI.

Sydney Kibler went the six innings on the mound, allowing one run on three hits, two walks and striking out three.

St. Anthony edged out to a 1-0 first inning lead, tacked on a second run in the fourth then broke the game wide open with eight in the fifth and one more in the sixth.

At Effingham

Highland                   000    010    --      1- 3-1

St. Anthony              100    181    --    11-11-2

WP -- S. Kibler. LP -- Wilson.

Highland -- Schutlz, single, 1 RBI; Schultz, single; Wilson, double

St. Anthony -- Rios, single, double, triple, 1 RBI; Wernsing, double, 2 RBI; Niebrugge, single, 1 RBI; Hatton, single, home run, 1 RBI; M. Kibler, 2 home runs, 5 RBI; Vonderheide, home run, 1 RBI; Schultz, single

At Beecher City

North Clay (Louisville) came calling and edged Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City in a big-scoring and hitting contest, 13-12 Monday.

CHBC held a 9-2 lead through four innings then pushed that to 11-3 in the fifth.

But the Cardinals got unwound, scoring two in the sixth then surged to an 8-1 run in the final inning to pull out the win.

Mallory Boose had two singles and three RBI for North Clay while Faith Jones added three singles and an RBI. Ava Fleener, Leigha Ruesken, Hannah Kramer-McKInney and Ava Zimmerman had two singles and an RBI each. The Cardinals are 1-2 in the National Trail Conference, 2-3 overall.

CHBC was led by Addison Wasson with a single, double and three RBI, Macee Rodman with three singles and an RBI, Marissa Summers with two singles and two RBI, Ryleigh Sarver with a double and an RBI and Ruby Stuckemeyer with a single and two RBI.

At Beecher City

North Clay                   020    012    8    --    13-16-3

CHBC                           351    020    1    --    12-11-3

WP -- Snell. LP -- Summers.

North Clay -- Boose, 2 singles, 3 RBI; Jones, 3 singles, 1 RBI; Fleener, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Snell, single, 1 RBI; Ruesken, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Kramer-McKInney, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Zimmerman, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Rosch, single; Mullens, single, 1 RBI

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Sarver, double, 1 RBI; Schlanser, single, 1 RBI; Stuckemeyer, single, 2 RBI; Rodman, 3 singles, 1 RBI; Wasson, single, double, 3 RBI; Summers, 2 singles, 2 RBI; Roley, single

At Farina

South Central edged out to a 4-0 lead on Vandalia then had an 11-run second and finished this contest in the fourth inning, 17-2 Monday.

The Cougars had 12 hits and were aided by five Vandalia errors.

Kaitlyn Swift and Kinley Swift provided two doubles each. Kinley added two RBI. Abi Shuler had two singles and three RBI while Amelia Montes had a double and three RBI. Kyra Swift added two singles and an RBI.

Taegan Webster went two innings for the win on the mound, allowing no hits, one walk and striking out four. Kinlee Thompson finished out the next two innings, allowing two runs on three hits, one walk and striking out six.

At Farina

Vandalia                         0    00    2    --      2-  3-5

South Central                4(11)1    1    --    17-12-0

WP -- Webster. LP -- Lupton.

Vandalia -- Lupton, single; McCall, single, 1 RBI; Walk, triple, 1 RBI

South Central -- Ky. Swift, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Modesty, single; Ka. Swift, 2 doubles; Ki. Swift, 2 doubles, 2 RBI; Shuler, 2 singles, 3 RBI; Feldhake, single; Montes, double, 3 RBI; Buchanan, 1 RBI; Thompson, single

At Newton

Newton blanked Oblong/Palestine/Hutsonville by a 15-0 count in four innings Monday.

The Eagles held a 4-0 first inning lead then produced 11 runs in the third inning.

Avery Mulvey threw a one-hitter with eight strikeouts and three walks.

Newton had 12 hits in the contest led by Allie Stanley with a single, double, triple and four RBI. Lilly Kessler and Bailee Frichtl had a single, double and two RBI each. Mulvey had a double and an RBI and Sally Mahaffey two singles and an RBI.

At Newton

OPH                       00    0     0    --      0- 1-2

Newton                 40(11)    x    --    15-12-0

WP -- Mulvey. LP -- Russell.

Oblong/Palestine/Hutsonville -- Bricker, single

Newton -- Frichtl, single, double, 2 RBI;  Hermann, 1 RBI; Grove, single, 1 RBI; Kessler, single, double, 2 RBI; Stanley, single, double, triple, 4 RBI; Mulvey, double, 1 RBI; Mahaffey, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Collins, single

At Sullivan

This game went 10 innings before Sullivan edged Altamont by a 1-0 tally Monday.

It was a pitcher's dual between Altamont's Grace Lemke and Sullivan's Tabitha Webb.

Lemke ended up on the losing end but only gave up two hits, two walks and struck out a whopping 24 batters in 9.1 innings

Webb went 10 innings, allowing two hits, one walk while striking out 14.

Sullivan had singles by J'Nai Webb and Harmony Ray.

Altamont had two hits by Avery Fleeharty with a double and Madison Tonn with a single.

At Sullivan

Altamont              000    000    000    0    --    0-1-2

Sullivan               000    000    000    1    --    1-2-4

WP -- Webb. LP -- Lemke.

Altamont -- Tonn, single; Fleeharty, double

Sullivan -- J. Webb, single; Ray, single; Mercer, 1 RBI

At St. Elmo

Okaw Valley took a 3-0 first inning lead but St. Elmo/Brownstown came right back in the second to tie the score and moved into a 4-3 lead in the third inning.

However, Okaw Valley took over with eight in the fourth and ended the game with four in the fifth for a 15-4 victory.

Okaw Valley had 11 hits led by Maleyna Vanausdoll with two singles, a double and two RBI, Lana Ashley with a single, triple and an RBI and Gabby Totten with a triple and three RBI.

St. Elmo/Brownstown finished with six hits. Macey Sapp and Dezarae Morlan had a double each while Dayana Haslett and Kelly Moss had a single and an RBI each.

Lana Ashley was the winning pitcher, going all five innings, allowing four runs on six hits, two walks while striking out eight.

At St. Elmo

Okaw Valley                                 300    84    --    15-11-3

St. Elmo/Brownstown                 031    00    --      4- 6-4

WP -- Ashley. LP -- Wright.

Okaw Valley -- Nichols, 1 RBI; Ozier, 2 singles; Ashley, single, triple, 1 RBI; Vanausdoll, 2 singles, double, 2 RBI; Totten, triple, 3 RBI; Morfey, single, 1 RBI; Plummer, 2 singles; Phelps, 1 RBI

St. Elmo/Brownstown -- Haslett, single, 1 RBI; Wright, single; Sapp, double; Claycomb single; Morlan, double; Moss, single, 1RBI

At Teutopolis

This was a high-scoring contest as Richland County edged Teutopolis, 14-13 in Monday action.

The Tigers edged out to a 3-2 lead then had a three-run second, a six-run third and led 13-6 after four innings. Richland County pushed that to 14-6 in the top of the sixth.

T-town mounted a furious rally with five in the bottom of the sixth and two in the bottom of the seventh only to fall a run short.

Malea Helmink had a single, home run and two RBI for the Wooden Shoes while Olivia Wermert added a single, double and an RBI. Jersey Gaddis two singles and two RBI. Chloe Hoene and Olivia Hemmen had two singles and two RBI each while Olivia Copple and Cecilia Apke had two singles and an RBI each.

Unfortunately, the Wooden Shoes finished with 10 errors.

At Teutopolis

RIchland County                 336    101    0    --    14-13- 7

Teutopolis                            200   405    2    --    13-16-10

WP -- Bloomer. LP -- Hemmen.

Richland County -- R. Bloomer, 3 singles, 1 RBI; Sessengood, single, 1 RBI; T. Bloomer, triple; Rennier, single, 1 RBI; Trupiano, single, double, 1 RBI; Knox, 2 singles; K. Dowty, home run, 1 RBI; Williams, double, 1 RBI; M. Dowty, single, 3 RBI

Teutopolis -- Copple, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Hoene, 2 singles, 2 RBI; Helmink, single, home run, 2 RBI; Apke, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Hemmen, 2 singles, 2 RBI; Wermert, single, double, 1 RBI; Zerrusen, double; Tipton, double; Gaddis, 2 singles, 2 RBI

At Dieterich

Mulberry Grove took a 1-0 lead in the second and went on to down Dieterich by a 10-4 count Monday.

The Aces finished with 12 hits in the contest led by Callye Earnest with a single, home run and two RBI.

Dieterich finished with seven hits led by Kinley Michl with a single and double.

L. Johnson was the winning pitcher, allowing four runs on seven hits, three walks and striking out four.

At Dieterich

Mulberry Grove                012    052    0    --    10-12-2

Dieterich                           000    021    1    --      4- 7-4

WP -- Johnson. LP -- M. Michl.

Mulberry Grove -- Mezo, 2 singles; Greenwood, 2 singles, triple, 1 RBI; Stone, 2 singles, double, 3 RBI; Johnson, single, 1 RBI; Earnest, single, home run, 2 RBI; Jackson, single

Dieterich -- K. Michl, single, double; Jansen single; Niemerg, single, 1 RBI; Meinhart, double; Meinhart, triple; Faller, single, 1 RBI

At Mount Zion

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg fell to Mount Zion by an 11-4 count Monday.

The Braves edged out to a 1-0 first inning lead then tacked on two more in the third. They scored four in the fifth and four in the sixth innings.

The Hatchets had five hits led by  Alaira Friese with a single and double and Mya Friese and Kendra Hayes with a single and two RBI each.

At Mount Zion

WSS                           000    022    0    --      4- 5-4

Mount Zion               102    044    x    --    11-13-2

WP -- none listed. LP -- Hayes.

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg -- M. Fries, singlel, 2 RBI; A. Friese, single, double; Althoff, single; Hayes, single, 2 RBI

Mount Zion -- no hits listed

At Toledo

Casey-Westfield took the opening inning lead and never looked back in an 18-4 victory over Cumberland Monday.

The Warriors banged out 20 hits in the contest.

Cumberland finished with 11 hits led by Libby McGinnis with a single, double and an RBI and Jade Carr, Natalie Beaumont and Shelby Kingery with two singles each. Beaumont had two RBI.

At Toledo

Casey-Westfield                  323    202    6    --    18-20-0

Cumberland                        100    030   0    --      4-11-2

WP -- none listed. LP -- Holsapple.

Casey-Westfield -- no hits listed

Cumberland -- Tolen, single; Carr, 2 singles; Sowers, single, McGinnis, single, double, 1 RBI; Donsbach, single, 1 RBI; Beaumont ,2 singles, 2 RBI; Kingery, 2 singles