FRIDAY PREP ROUNDUP: Effingham baseball only musters one hit, but still finds a way to beat Altamont

Mar. 25—EFFINGHAM — One hit was all that the Effingham baseball team needed on Friday against Altamont.

Kaskaskia baseball recruit Camden Raddatz hit an RBI triple in the first inning for the game's first run. It was also the first and last hit for the Flaming Hearts (4-0) in their 4-0 win over Altamont at Evergreen Hollow Park.

The key to the victory?

Having a keen eye at the plate.

Effingham drew nine walks in the game.

"I feel like our approaches have been backward the past couple of games, but we were still able to get runners on base and create a little bit of chaos there," Hearts head coach Curran McNeely said.

"I was telling the boys if we want to be a championship-quality team when you out-hit a team and only give up one hit, you better win that game," Indians head coach Alan Whitt added.

Kaden Koeberlein threw seven innings for EHS, allowing six hits with three strikeouts.

Kaden Davis had two hits for Altamont (2-3).

Lake Land baseball recruit Nathan Stuemke had one, and Eli Miller, Riley Berg, and Justin Magelitz also had one knock.

Aden McManway, Kaidyn Miller, and Eli Miller pitched for the Indians. McManaway — also a Kaskaskia baseball recruit — allowed one hit, two runs, and four walks to six strikeouts in 2 1/3 innings. Kaidyn Miller allowed one hit, two runs, and four walks to four strikeouts in 2 1/3 innings, and Eli Miller allowed one walk to three strikeouts in 1 1/3 innings.

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Below are other scores from around the area.

FRIDAY

SOFTBALL

Mt. Zion 18, Teutopolis 2

Teutopolis fell to Mt. Zion, 18-2, at Teutopolis Junior High Softball Field.

Olivia Copple and CJ Apke had two hits, and Malea Helmink, Olivia Hemmen, and Jersey Gaddis had one for the Lady Shoes (3-2).

Hemmen and Gaddis pitched for T-Town. Hemmen allowed six hits, eight runs (five earned), and three walks in three innings. Gaddis allowed five hits, 10 runs (eight earned), and seven walks to two strikeouts in three innings.

Dieterich 8, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City 5

Dieterich defeated Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 8-5, at Dieterich High School Softball Field.

Kinli Michl and Estella Meinhart had two hits, and Marli Michl, Brittney Niemerg, Lucie Jansen, Ruby Westendorf, and Kinley Will had one for the Movin Maroons (4-3, 2-0 National Trail).

Niemerg pitched and allowed three hits, five runs (two earned), and eight walks to 15 strikeouts in seven innings.

As for the Bobcats (0-4, 0-1 National Trail), Ryleigh Sarver had two hits, and Addison Wasson had one.

Marissa Summers pitched and allowed nine hits, eight runs (four earned) and five walks to one strikeout in six innings.

Tri-County 14, Neoga 4

Neoga fell to Tri-County, 14-4, in Edgar County.

There was no other information provided at press time.

Martinsville 11, St. Elmo/Brownstown 1

St. Elmo/Brownstown fell to Martinsville, 11-1, in Clark County.

Dayana Haslett had three hits, and Taylor Claycomb and Dezarae Morlan had one for the Eagles (0-4).

Haslett pitched for St. Elmo. She allowed 10 hits, 11 runs (10 earned), and nine walks to three strikeouts in four innings.

Toledo (Cumberland) 6, Paris 3

Cumberland defeated Paris, 6-3, in Edgar County.

Jade Carr had four hits, and Ashton Tolen, Jenna Hougham, Katie Kingery, and Natalie Beaumont had one for the Lady Pirates (3-5).

Mia Holsapple pitched. She allowed five hits, three runs (one earned), and two walks to seven strikeouts in seven innings.

BASEBALL

Teutopolis 5, Fairfield 2

Teutopolis defeated Fairfield, 5-2, at Teutopolis High School Baseball Field.

Mick Niebrugge had three hits, and Dawson Hoene, Davin Worman, Evan Waldhoff, and Austin Borries had one for the Wooden Shoes (4-2).

Borries and Gavin Addis pitched for T-Town. Borries allowed one hit and one walk to four strikeouts in five innings. Addis allowed three hits, two runs, and one walk to three strikeouts in two innings.

Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City 11, Dieterich 2

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City defeated Dieterich, 11-2, at Dieterich High School Baseball Field.

Clayton Wojcik had two hits and two RBIs, Conner Nowtizke had one hit and one RBI, AJ Radloff had one hit, Layne Jones had one hit and two RBIs, Gage Lorton had one hit, and Wyatt Rueff had one hit and one RBI. Hunter Pope had one hit and one RBI. Kaidyn Calame had one hit, and Carson Evans had two hits for the Bobcats.

As for the Movin Maroons (0-3), Landen Keck had one hit. Lucas Westendorf had two hits. Carson Baxter had one hit and one RBI. Dominic Ashley had one hit and one RBI, and Gavin French had one hit.

Paris 9, Toledo (Cumberland) 8

Cumberland fell to Paris, 9-8, in Edgar County.

Wyatt Watkins had two hits, and Blake McMechan and Kade McMechan had one for the Pirates (3-4).

Hudson McElravy and Grant Keyser pitched for Cumberland. McElravy allowed three hits, four runs, and five walks to three strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings. Keyser allowed three hits, five runs, and five walks to six strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings.

Charleston 6, Newton 3

Newton fell to Charleston, 6-3, at Jasper County Boys and Girls Park.

Isaac Flowers, Drake Wolf, and Payton Harris had two hits for the Eagles (6-4).

Carson Barthelme and Gus Bierman pitched for Newton. Barthelme allowed seven hits, six runs, and two walks to three strikeouts in five innings. Bierman allowed two hits and one walk to two strikeouts in two innings.

Louisville (North Clay) 7, Mt. Carmel 5

North Clay defeated Mt. Carmel, 7-5, in Wabash County.

Cayden Craig had two hits, and Jack Compton, Carder Walden, Jesse Weidner, Evan Clifton, and Ayden Jones had one hit for the Cardinals (3-3).

Walden and Ayden pitched for North Clay. Walden allowed four hits, two runs, and three walks in four innings. Jones allowed six hits and three runs (two earned) to two strikeouts in three innings.

Bethany (Okaw Valley) 10, Brownstown/St. Elmo 6

Brownstown/St. Elmo fell to Okaw Valley, 10-6, in Moultrie County.

Cade Schaub had two hits, one double. Josiah Maxey had one hit. Adam Atwood, Collin Maxey, and Gavin Sanders had one hit and one RBI, and Lucas Powell had two RBIs for the Bombers (1-4).

Corey Hoopingarner took the loss. He allowed seven hits, 10 runs, and three walks to five strikeouts in over five innings.

BOYS TENNIS

Effingham (St. Anthony) 8, Champaign (St. Thomas More) 1

St. Anthony defeated St. Thomas More, 8-1, at Community Park.

In singles matches, Manaye Mossman (STA) beat Hunter Madigan (STM) 6-1, 6-3. Evan Mossman (STA) beat Will Devocelle (STM) 6-1, 6-2. Colin Westendorf (STA) fell to Wyatt Kirby (STM) 6-7, 4-6. Joey Trupiano (STA) beat Jack McMahon (STM) 6-4, 4-6, 10-6. Connor Eggars (STA) beat Thomas Corapi (STM) 7-5, 6-1, and Jackson Schultz (STA) beat Christian Garcia (STM) 6-0, 6-0.

In doubles matches, Evan and Manaye Mossman beat Madigan and Devocelle 6-2, 6-2. Westendorf and Trupiano beat Kirby and McMahon 6-4, 6-3, and Eggars and Schultz beat Grant Evangelisti and Jack Rentschler (STM) 6-1, 6-1.

THURSDAY

BOYS TENNIS

Teutopolis 9, Charleston 0

Teutopolis defeated Charleston, 9-0, in Coles County.

In singles matches, Kolten Tabbert (T) defeated Adam Rudibaugh (C) 6-0, 6-2. Colin Habing (T) beat Luke Kennedy (C) 6-1, 6-0. Oliver Lee (T) beat Austin Fahrenbacher (C) 6-3, 6-2. Carter Davidson (T) beat Parker Pounds (C) 6-0, 6-2. Myles Stortzum (T) defeated Will Klipp-Kuo (C) 6-1, 6-3, and Will Lewis (T) beat Hassan Abou-Zaid (C) 6-0, 6-0.

In doubles matches, Tabbert and Josh Habing beat Rudibaugh and Kennedy 6-3, 4-6, 10-0. Lee and Noah Thompson (T) beat Fahrenbacher and Pounds 6-0, 6-2, and Davidson and Stortzum beat Klipp-Kuo and River Monjardin (C) 6-0, 6-0.

TRACK AND FIELD

Windsor/Strasburg (Stewardson-S.) Coed Meet

Brownstown/St. Elmo was first in girls' events, and Casey-Westfield was first on the boys' side at the Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg Meet.

The Bombers finished with 83.5 points. Casey-Westfield was second with 69.5. Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg was third with 30, and North Clay was fourth with 29.

Casey-Westfield was first in boys' events with 84 points. Flora was second with 79. Brownstown/St. Elmo was third with 34. Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg was fourth with 29, and North Clay was fifth with 15.

Presley Williams won the 100 and 200. She finished the 100 in 13.1 seconds and the 200 in 27.5 seconds.

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg's Sophi Greuel was third in the 400 at 1:15.3. Mya Friese won the 800 at 2:46.3. Brownstown's Audria Logue was third in the 1600 at 7:54.8, and North Clay's Brooke Koelm was second in the 3200 at 14:17.5.

Brownstown's Brooke Koelm won the 100-meter- and 300-meter hurdles. She finished the 100-meter hurdles in 18 seconds and the 300 in 53.6 seconds.

Brownstown's 4x100-meter relay team of Leslie Felmlee, Chloe Counts-Austin, Addie Sasse, and Williams won in 56 seconds. The 4x200 team of Berner, Sasse, Cordelia Lytle, and Williams won in 1:58.1, and the 4x400 team of Berner, Sasse, Counts-Austin, and Lytle won in 4:48.2.

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg's Leah Kasey won the shot put with a throw of 30 feet, 3 inches. North Clay's Karsyn Gaddy won the discus with a throw of 74 feet, 10 inches.

North Clay's Sylvia Robey won the high jump with a leap of 4 feet, 6 inches. Felmlee won the long jump with a leap of 13 feet, 7.5 inches, and Brownstown's Jaydin Huddlestun won the triple jump with a leap of 27 feet, 11 inches.

As for the boys, North Clay's Mason Byers was fourth in the 100 at 11.7 seconds. He won the 400 at 54.8 seconds.

Brownstown's Ryan Powell was fourth in the 200 at 25.1 seconds, second in the 800 at 2:23, and won the 300-meter hurdles at 48.1 seconds.

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg's Cyrus Calhoun won the 1600 at 5:31.3. Christian Williams was second in the 3200 at 13:30.6.

Brownstown's Lowell Wilhour won the 110-meter hurdles at 17.4 seconds.

North Clay's 4x100-meter relay team of Hunter Webb-Ord, Aren Yakut, Larkin Buchanan, and Justin Pontious finished third at 51.9 seconds. The 4x200 team of Michael Teague, Cooper Givens, Wyatt Pritchard, and Nathan Biadacz was third at 2:04.2. Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg's 4x400 team of Blayke Brownlee, Hayden Downs, Luke Dispennett, and Evan Petzing was second at 4:35.7.

Brownstown's Trenten Monnet won the shot put with a throw of 44 feet, 11.5 inches and the discus with a toss of 127 feet, 10 inches.

Pontious was third in the high jump with a leap of five feet. Brownlee was second in the long jump with a leap of 16 feet, 5 inches.

Contact EDN Sports Editor Alex Wallner at 618-510-9231 or alex.wallner@effinghamdailynews.com.