Published on April 18, 2025 8:31 am
Last Updated on April 18, 2025 10:27 am
BY MILLIE LANGE
Effingham and North Clay played to a 1-1 opening inning tie in Thursday’s high school baseball contest.
But, that didn’t last long as the Hearts found their groove and started to roll, ending with a 12-2 victory in six innings in a game heard on KJ Country 102.3.
The Cardinals opened up a 2-0 lead in the top of the first as Jack Compton drew a walk. With one out, Ian Jones singled. Carder Walden then cleared the two runners off base with a double. The Hearts then got tough, getting the next two outs to end the threat.
EHS came right back to knot the score in the bottom of the frame. With one out, Carter Braddy drew a walk. Colten Webb singled. Jude Traub followed with a single that scored Braddy. A fielder’s choice by Max Flack brought the second run home.
EHS then moved into a 4-2 lead in the second. Two errors and a walk scored both runs. With two outs, an error allowed Andrew Wagoner on base. Braddy drew a walk. Then a North Clay error on a ball hit by Webb pushed the score to 4-2.
EHS again tallied two in the third to take the score to 6-2. Flack hit a single and took second on a wild pitch. Brody Boehm singled home Flack. He stole second. A ground out by Wyatt Hayes pushed Boehm across the plate.
The lead went to 7-2 in the fourth. Flack led off with a home run.
In the fifth, the Hearts tallied four more runs to lead 11-2. Flack led off with a home run. Boehm followed with a single and stole second. Brayden Tucker doubled and Hayes hit a ground that scored Boehm. wagoner followed with a single, scoring Tucker and a single by Braddy scored Wagoner.
EHS then ended the contest with a run in the sixth as Boehm drew a walk and Tucker singled. With one out, Wagoner singled home Boehm and the game ended via the 10-run rule.
The Hearts’ Peter Rosen was the winning pitcher. He went 2 2/3 innings, giving up two runs on three hits, two walks and striking out three.
Rylan Pals came in to go the final 3 1/3 innings, giving up five hits and striking out two.
North Clay was led by Walden with a double and two RBI and Schnepper with three singles and an RBI.
EHS will travel to Mattoon Saturday.
At Effingham
North Clay 200 000 — 2- 8-3
Effingham 222 141 — 12-12-0
WP — Rosen. LP — Compton.
North Clay — Zimdars, single; Jones, single; Walden, double, 2 RBI; Craig, single; Schnepper, 3 singles; Clifton, single
Effingham — Wagoner, single, double, 2 RBI; Braddy, single, home run, 2 RBI; Webb, single; Traub, single, 1 RBI; Flack, single, home run, 2 RBI; Boehm, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Tucker, single, double; Hayes, 2 RBI
At Teutopolis
Teutopolis High School took charge early with a nine-run first and went on for a 17-2 victory over Dieterich Thursday.
The Wooden Shoes also had 17 hits and were aided by 10 Movin’ Maroon errors.
Jason Kreke hit two home runs and drove in three for the winners. Aidan Niemerg had two doubles and three RBI while Davin Worman added a single, double and two RBI, Michael Niebrugge three singles and an RBI, Austin Borries a double and two RBI and Henry Thompson two singles and two RBI. Bryce Niebrugge and River Vahling added a single and an RBI each.
Dieterich’s Jackson Icenogle had a solo homer, Gavin Meinhart two singles and Justin Boerngen a single and an RBI.
Niemerg picked up the victory on the mound and is 2-0-1 on the season. He went 1.2 innings, allowing no runs on two hits, no walks while striking out four.
Teutopolis improved to 14-1 on the season while Dieterich dropped to 2-11.
The Wooden Shoes are back in action Saturday at Tolono Unity vs. Sacred Heart Griffin at 12:45 p.m. and Tolono Unity at 2:45.
Dieterich plays host to Odin Monday.
At Teutopolis
Dieterich 010 1 — 2- 6-10
Teutopolis 916 1 — 17-17- 1
WP — Niemerg. LP — Icenogle.
Dieterich — Boerngen, single, 1 RBI; Meinhart, 2 singles; Ashley, single; Hall, single; Icenogle, home run 1 RBI
Teutopolis — Niebrugge, single, 1 RBI; Worman, single, double, 2 RBI; Niebrugge, 3 singles, 1 RBI; Borries, double, 2 RBI; Tegeler, single; Kreke, 2 home runs, 3 RBI; Habing, single; Hoene, single; Vahling, single, 1 RBI; Thompson, 2 singles, 2 RBI; Niemerg, 2 doubles, 3 RBI
At Greenup
Cumberland scored a single run in the first and went on for a 10-3 victory over Neoga Thursday.
The Pirates had eight hits and were aided by six Neoga errors. Cumberland led 4-3 in the top of the sixth then brought home six runs in the bottom of the frame.
Isaac Venatta had a big game offensively with three singles, a double and driving in four runs. Hudson McElravy added a double and an RBI while Grady Jones finished with a single and an RBI and Reed Miller with two RBI.
Neoga was led by Garrett Ballinger with two singles and an RBI, Evan Fearday with a double and Grady Haarman with a single and an RBI.
McElravy was the winner on the mound. He went six inings, allowing three runs, striking out 10 and walking six.
Neoga dropped to 11-4 on the season and is back in action today at Casey-Westfield.
At Greenup
Neoga 000 012 0 — 3-6-6
Cumberland 102 016 x — 10-8-0
WP — McElravy. LP — White.
Neoga — Titus, single; Blazich, single; Haarman, single, 1 RBI; Fearday, double; Ballinger, 2 singles, 1 RBI
Cumberland — Weber, single; McElravy, double, 1 RBI; Jones, single, 1 RBI; Venatta, 3 singles, double, 4 RBI; Watkins, single; Miller, 2 RBI
At Newton
Newton blanked Mount Carmel to the tune of 8-0 in Thursday action.
The Eagles banged out 11 hits and were aided by five Golden Aces errors.
Newton struck early, scoring two in the first, then added on four in the third and two more in the fifth.
Quincy Fulton led the way in the hitting department with a single, home run and two RBI. David Baltzell added three singles and an RBI, David Ferguson two singles and an RBI, Reed Tharp two singles and Carson Barthelme with a single and two RBI. Hayden Mulvey added an RBI.
Drake Wolf went the distance pitching, giving up six hits, two walks and striking out one.
At Newton
Mount Carmel 000 000 0 — 0- 6- 5
Newton 204 020 x — 8-11-10
WP — D. Wolf. LP — Banks.
Mount Carmel — Deisher, single; Banks, single; Sloss, 2 singles, double; Mobley, single
Newton — Ferguson, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Fulton, single, home run, 2 RBI; C. Barthelme, single, 2 RBI; Meinhart, single; Baltzell, 3 singles, 1 RBI; Tharp, 2 singles; Mulvey, 1 RBI
At Greenville
Delavan broke a 1-1 opening inning tie with a run in the second and went on for a 5-1 victory over Altamont Thursday in a game played at Greenville University.
Delavan scored single runs in the second and fourth and two in the seventh behind seven hits and three Altamont errors.
The Indians had three hits, all singles by Cooper McManaway, Zaine Miller and Kade Milleville. McManaway had an RBI.
At Altamont
Delavan 110 100 2 — 5-7-1
Altamont 100 000 0 — 1-3-3
WP — Arrenholz. LP — Wagner.
Delavan — Arrenholz, single, double, 1 RBI; Soldal, 2 singles; Nafziger, single; Miller, 2 singles, 1 RBI
Altamont — K. Milleville, single; Miller, single; McManaway, single, 1 RBI
At Cowden
Charleston handed host Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City a 10-0 loss in five innings Thursday.
Wyatt Gordon threw a no-hitter with six strikeouts.
The Trojans took a 2-0 opening inning lead then tacked on single runs in the second and third, two in the fourth and four in the fifth.
Luke Bonnstetter had a single, double and an RBI while Owen Bennett had a double and two RBI and Quinn Taylor a single and an RBI.
The Trojans have now won three of their last four games and improved to 4-7.
CHBC is back in action Saturday against Red Hill (Bridgeport).