Colton Fearday drove in the tying runs and then raced home with the winning tally on a ground ball in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the St. Anthony Bulldogs a walk-off 3-2 win Monday over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City in the a quarterfinal game of the National Trail Conference Tournament.

The No. 2-seeded Bulldogs needed that three-run rally to avoid falling to the upset-minded Bobcats, the seventh seed. St. Anthony had defeated CHBC 14-4 just a week ago.

Through seven innings, the two teams were hooked up in a pitcher’s duel. St. Anthony’s Brody Niebrugge and CHBC’s Silas Buzzard both turned in outstanding performances on the mound.

The Bulldogs had base runners in every inning but the sixth, but were unable to deliver a key hit to bring a runner home. Niebrugge, meanwhile, limited the Bobcats to one hit – a lead-off single by Wes Radloff in the second inning – through seven innings of work.

Eli Levitt came on to pitch for SAHS in the eighth and CHBC mounted a scoring threat quickly. Drake Davis reached on an error and Carson Evans walked to start things off. A fielder’s choice and a passed ball had runners at second and third when Quaid Schlanser delivered a base hit, driving in two to put the Bobcats on top.

But the Bulldogs responded in the bottom of the frame. Brady Hatton singled and Angelo Mendella walked to get the rally started. Colton Fearday then lined a pitch into rightfield and raced all the way to third base with a game-tying two-run triple.

After a short pop up for the first out, Niebrugge grounded a pitch to the shortstop. Fearday streaked home ahead of the throw for the winning run, earning St. Anthony a berth in the semifinals.

Niebrugge struck out nine and walked three, while throwing 100 pitches. Buzzard allowed seven hits, while striking out three and walking two.

The Bulldogs, who improved to 15-5, will now face Windsor/Stew-Stras. That game will be played at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Evergreen Park.

The other semifinal will feature Altamont at North Clay, also set for 4 p.m. Wednesday in Louisville. The fifth-seeded Indians advanced with a 3-1 win over No. 4 South Central; and the top-seeded Cardinals beat No. 8 Dieterich 10-0.

The St. Anthony Bulldogs continued their offensive onslaught Tuesday afternoon.

The Bulldogs banged out 10 hits and reached double figures in runs once again as they posted a 14-4, five-inning victory at home over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City.

The win was St. Anthony’s seventh in the past eight games. And during that eight-game stretch, the Bulldogs have averaged nearly 11 runs per game, scoring 86 times and surpassing the 10-run mark five times.

The hosts wasted no time taking control against CHBC. The Bulldogs scored five runs in the opening inning and then exploded for eight more in the second to build an early 13-0 lead.

In the first, Nick Ruholl got the first of his four hits with a one-out single. He stole second and third base and then scored when Max Koenig delivered a two-out base hit. Later in the inning, Colin Westendorf had a two-run single, Dawson Lohman added an RBI base hit and the fifth run scored on a passed ball.

In the second, the Bulldogs combined five hits, three walks and a hit batter to tally eight times. Sammy Link and Lohman both had two-run triples in the inning.

Koenig, the first of three pitchers, went two innings to get the win. He allowed one hit and one run, while striking out five and walking three. Joseph Tegeler and Ruholl also pitched.

The Bulldogs improved to 14-5. They will return to action Thursday with a home game against Webber Township.

St. Anthony banged out 19 hits and four pitchers combined to throw a shutout Wednesday, as the Bulldogs traveled to Woodlawn and posted an 18-0, four-inning victory.

Eli Link, Brady Hatton, Brock Fearday and Brock Jansen each pitched one inning, scattering five hits. The foursome struck out eight and didn’t walk a batter.

The Bulldogs took control in the opening inning, sending 11 batters to the plate and scoring six times. Angela Mendella and Colton Fearday singled and Will Hoene reached on a dropped third strike to start things off. The first run scored on a passed ball, followed by a run-scoring single by Brody Niebrugge and an RBI double by Eli Link. After another run scored on an error, Eli Levitt drove in a run with a double and Mendella capped the inning with an RBI single.

St. Anthony scored twice in the second, added a single tally in the third and then exploded for nine runs in the fourth.

The Bulldogs combined seven hits, three hit batters and an error in that inning. Brock Fearday had two hits in the frame and drove in three runs. Hatton, Sammy Link, Hoene and Nick Ruholl also had RBI hits in the inning.

The Bulldogs improved to 12-4 and stretched their winning streak to four. They will return home Friday to face Teutopolis.

The St. Anthony Bulldog scored early and often Monday afternoon and rolled to a 14-0, five-inning victory at Odin.

The Bulldogs banged out 12 hits and took advantage of seven walks and four Odin errors to score six unearned runs.

St. Anthony also received a strong pitching performance from Brock Fearday. The righthander went four innings, allowing just four hits and no runs. He struck out two and didn’t walk a batter. Sammy Link pitched a scoreless fifth.

The Bulldogs scored what proved to be the winning run in the opening inning. Angelo Mendella was hit by a pitch and scored when Brody Niebrugge drove in his first of three runs with a two-out double.

SAHS broke the game open with a six-run second. Eli Link and Brock Fearday singled and Eli Levitt reached on an error to load the bases. The first run scored when Brady Hatton was hit by a pitch. Colton Fearday drew a bases loaded walk, Niebrugge had an RBI single, Link hit a sacrifice fly and the final two tallies scored on a wild pitch and a passed ball.

The Bulldogs pushed three more runs across the plate in the third. Mendella had an RBI double, while Colton Fearday and Niebrugge both had run-scoring singles. They capped their scoring with a four-run fourth, combining two hits, three walks and two errors.

The Bulldogs improved to 13-5. They will play at home today (Tuesday) against Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City.

The St. Anthony Bulldogs erupted for seven runs in the second inning and received five innings of scoreless baseball from Brody Niebrugge, en route to an 11-0 win at home Monday over Christ Our Rock Lutheran.

Niebrugge was in total control in his 67-pitch outing. He allowed just four hits while recording the shutout. The righthander also struck out 10 and didn’t walk a batter.

After the Bulldogs took a 1-0 lead in the first, they put the game away with a seven-run second. They only had four hits, but took advantage of three errors, a walk, two passed balls and a wild pitch. Brock Jansen and Eli Link both had RBI doubles in the frame.

Angelo Mendella and Niebrugge drove in runs with base hits in the third as St. Anthony wrapped up the scoring.

The Bulldogs improved to 11-4 on the season. They will play at Woodlawn on Wednesday.