Kibler-Wernsing pitching duo continues to be successful; combine for two-hitter, as Lady Bulldogs beat Flora, 4-1
The combination of Sydney Kibler and Addie Wernsing on the mound continues to work well.
Coach Makayla Taylor has been throwing Kibler the first four innings and then Wernsing comes in for the final three. That strategy has proved to be quite successful.
That duo combined to limit Flora to just two hits Monday afternoon, helping the St. Anthony Lady Bulldogs post a 4-1 victory at home.
Kibler gave up the two hits and the run, while walking three and striking out six. Wernsing came on in the fifth and threw three hitless and scoreless innings. She walked one and fanned five.
The Lady Bulldogs scored two runs in the second inning and those proved to be enough. Sydney Kibler got a one-out single. Courtesy runner Lilly Gannaway then came all the way around to score when Maddie Kibler’s bunt was misplayed for an error. Later in the inning, Stacie Vonderheide also laid down a bunt that brought home the second run.
St. Anthony padded its lead with single tallies in the fourth and sixth. Abbi Hatton belted a solo homer to lead off the fourth and Maddie Kibler delivered an RBI single in the sixth.
The Lady Bulldogs improved to 23-2 on the season. They will now play in the annual City Series against Effingham. That three-game set will be played Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Wednesday and Friday’s games will be played at St. Anthony, while Thursday’s game will be at the EHS diamond.
All three games will start at 4 p.m.
Raddatz belts 2 homers, drives in 8; Hearts sweep DH at Taylorville
Cam Raddatz went deep in both games and drove in a total of eight runs Saturday, helping the Effingham Hearts sweep an Apollo Conference doubleheader at Taylorville.
Raddatz first struck in the second inning of the opener, connecting on a three-run blast as part of a six-run inning, and the Hearts went on to rout the Tornadoes, 16-4, in six innings
Raddatz got his second round-tripper in the first inning of the nightcap, staking EHS to an early lead, en route to a 7-1 decision and the sweep.
Taylorville committed four errors in the first game, leading to seven unearned runs. The Hearts used two walks and two of those errors to score three first-inning tallies.
EHS then took control with the six-run second. Braden Verdeyen got things started with a base hit, followed by a double off the bat of Jude Traub. Both of those runners eventually scored on an error. Yet another miscue put a pair of runners on base and Raddatz made the hosts pay, depositing a pitch over the centerfield fence.
Colton Webb followed with a solo blast, increasing Effingham’s lead to 9-2. The Hearts added three more in the fifth and four in the sixth. Braxton Lewis hit three hits, while Raddatz, Webb and Traub each had two in the 11-hit attack.
Carter Braddy pitched five innings to get the win. He gave up four runs and four hits, while walking six and striking out eight. Rylan Pals pitched the seventh.
In the first inning of the second game, Kaden Koberlein singled and Raddatz launched a 2-0 pitch over the rightfield fence, putting the Hearts up 2-0. They added single tallies in the second and fifth and wrapped it up with a three-run sixth, capped off by a two-run double by Raddatz.
Raddatz was also the winning pitcher. He went 4.1 innings, allowing five hits and one run. He walked two and struck out six. Pals worked 1.2 innings and Peter Rosen worked another to finish off the sweep.
The Hearts improved to 17-6 overall and 7-3 in the conference. They will play next in the annual City Series, facing St. Anthony on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The games on Wednesday and Friday will be played at Paul Smith Field in Community Park, while Thursday’s contest will be at Evergreen Hollow Park. All three games are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.
Wooden Shoes split Saturday games at Edwardsville Classic
Austin Borries and Garrett Gaddis combined to allow only two hits, helping the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes post a 5-1 victory Saturday over Edwardsville in their first game of the day.
The Shoes completed the three-game, two-day Edwardsville Classic with a 10-6 loss to Glenwood. They finished 1-2 in the event, dropping a 7-2 decision on Friday to Highland.
Borries worked a strong five innings, allowing just one hit and one unearned run, while throwing 99 pitches. He walked three and struck out seven. Garrett Addis pitched two scoreless frames to secure the win and earn the save.
The game was tied 1-1 after four innings. T-Town then put together back-to-back two-run innings in the fifth and sixth.
In the fifth, Joey Niebrugge reached on an error and Devin Kreke and Brett Kreke both singled to load the bases. One run scored on a passed ball and Mitch Koester drove in the second with a ground out.
In the sixth, Borries was hit by a pitch and Davin Worman followed with a two-run blast that sailed over the centerfield fence and provided some additional breathing room.
In the second game, Glenwood pushed across five runs in the third inning to build a 7-0 lead and that proved to be enough, even the Shoes battled back.
THS got solo home runs from Mick Niebrugge in the fourth and Koester in the fifth, helping the Shoes close to within 7-5. But Glenwood scored a run in the sixth and two more in the seventh.
Worman pitched the first three innings and took the loss. He gave up four hits and seven runs, while walking five and striking out three.
The Shoes are now 18-10. They will be back in action Monday at Altamont and then travel to Benton on Tuesday.
Lady Shoes split games at Casey Tournament
Olivia Wermert went 3-for-4 and drove in four runs, helping the Teutopolis Lady Shoes post an 11-5 victory Saturday over Windsor/Stew-Stras in their opening game of the Casey-Westfield Tournament.
T-Town then dropped a 5-4 decision to Westville in its second game.
In that first game, THS and WSS were tied 5-5 after five innings. But in the bottom of the sixth, the Lady Shoes broke it open.
With one out, Olivia Copple singled, stole second and scored what proved to be the winning run on a base hit by Summer Wall. But T-Town was far from done.
Chloe Hoene and Malea Helmink then delivered back-to-back RBI triples. Another run scored on an error, and after a double by Mallory Bloemer, Wermert capped the six-run explosion with a two-run single.
Olivia Hemmen went all seven innings to get the win. She allowed 11 hits and five runs, while walking two and striking out two.
The second game was close all the way, but Westville hung on to get the one-run win.
T-Town grabbed a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. After Wall singled and Hoene walked, Helmink came through with an RBI double. Later in the inning, Wermert drew a bases-loaded walk.
Westville tied it in the bottom of the first, but the Lady Shoes went back on top in the second on a run-scoring single by Hoene. Westville then tied in the bottom of the second and took the lead for good, 5-3, with a two-run third.
THS got its final run in the fourth. Copple got a lead-off single, went to second on a wild pitch and eventually scored on a ground out.
Alyssa Tipton took the loss. She pitched six innings, giving up seven hits and five runs. She walked six and struck out seven.
The Lady Shoes are now 13-15. They will play Tuesday at home against Effingham.
Wolf's 7th-inning single gives Newton 2-1 win over St. Anthony
Dale Wolf delivered a two-out RBI single in the top of the seventh inning Saturday, helping the Newton Eagles post a 2-1 win at St. Anthony.
It was the third loss in three days for the Bulldogs.
It was a pitcher’s dual throughout. But in the top of the seventh, the Eagles got a single and a walk to start the inning and set up Wolf’s game-winning hit.
Newton’s Carson Barthelme limited St. Anthony to just two hits through his 6.1 innings of work. Wolf then relieved in the seventh and recorded the final two outs to secure the win and earn the save.
Wolf also knocked in the Eagles’ first run on an RBI single in the first. The Bulldogs tied it in the third. Brock Fearday got a two-out double and scored when Brady Hatton’s ground ball was misplayed for an error.
Sam Link took the loss. He relieved in the sixth and gave up three hits and a run. Nick Ruholl was the starter and pitched five strong innings. He gave up six hits and one run, while walking one and striking out two.
The Bulldogs are now 18-4. They will play at home again Monday, facing Mt. Vernon.