EJHS Splits at Teutopolis Tourney

Effingham Junior High School picked up a win and suffered a loss in the Teutopolis Softball Tournament Saturday. T-town dropped two.

The Mustangs fell to Flora 3-1. Effingham led 1-0 until the bottom of the fifth then Flora took the lead for good.

Effingham had only two hits, singles by Vanessa Ramos and Ashlyn Hanks.

The Mustangs then defeated Teutopolis 7-3. They took a 4-2 lead in the third then tacked on three more runs in the fourth. Miranda Fox had two singles and two RBI for the winners. Armstrong pitched a three-hitter with two walks and seven strikeouts.

Flora trounced Teutopolis 16-6 in six innings. Flora had nine hits while T-town committed four errors. T-town drops to 4-10 on the season.

Teutopolis Tournament

Game One

Effingham          000    100    0    --    1-2-6

Flora                    000    021    x    --    3-3-3

WP -- none listed. LP -- Armstrong.

Effingham -- Ramos, single; Hanks, single, 1 RBI

Game Two

Effingham          004    300    0    --    7-7-3

Teutopolis          002    010    0    --    3-3-3

WP -- Armstrong. LP -- Niebrugge.

Game Three

Flora                    351    007    --    16-9-0

Teutopolis          204    000    --       6-4-4

M. Hemmen and L. Hemmen

Flora -- no hits listed.

Teutopolis -- M. Hemmen, single; Beckman, 1 RBI; Schmid, 1 RBI; Niebrugge, single, 1 RBI; Frey, single, 1 RBI; Mette, single, 1 RBI

Effingham -- Ramos, 1 RBI; Lybarger, single; Hanks, single; Fearday, single, 1 RBI; Fox, 2 singles, 2 RBI; Kinkelaar, single; Kuhlman, single

Teutopolis -- no hits listed.

Monday's Game

Effingham played host to Charleston in Monday action and fell 4-3.

Charleston held a 3-1 lead after four innings and 4-1 after five. Effingham came back with single runs in the sixth and seventh only to fall short.

Effingham outhit Charleston 8-5. Aly Armstrong had three singles and an RBI and Vanessa Ramos a double.

At Effingham

Charleston          102    010    0    --    4-5-0

Effingham           000    101    1    --    3-8-2

WP -- Lawless. LP -- Armstrong.

Charleston -- no hits listed.

Effingham -- Armstrong, 3 singles, 1 RBI; Ramos, double; Lybarger, single; Fearday, single; Kinkelaar, 1 RBI; Douthit, single, 1 RBI; Kuhlman, single