Baseball

Justin Hardiek banged out three hits, including a home run, and Sam Bushur had a key two-run double, leading the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes to a 7-6 win over Altamont in the opener.

The Indians, behind four hits and five RBI from Tyler Robbins, gained a split in the doubleheader Thursday with a 9-5 victory in the nightcap.

In the first game, Hardiek had an RBI single in the first and solo homer in the fifth. Bushur capped the three-run fifth and drove in what proved to be the winning runs with his two-run double, putting the Shoes up 7-4 at the time.

Altamont got single tallies in the sixth and seventh to close the gap, but Dylan Pruemer got a double play ball to end the game and earn the save for the Shoes. Evan Addis pitched the first six innings to get the win.

The game was tied 4-4 when the Shoes came to bat in the bottom of the fifth. Hardiek led off with a blast over the left-field fence to put THS on top to stay. With two outs, an error and a walk gave T-Town a pair of runners and Bushur brought them both in with his two-bagger.

Altamont had taken a 4-2 lead in the third, but the Shoes came back to tie in the bottom of the frame. Matt Deters and Hardiek started things with base hits. With two outs, Pruemer drove in a run with a single and Derek Deters followed with an RBI double.

The Indians had their hitting shoes in the second game, banging 13 hits. In addition to the four hits by Robbins, Hayden Siebert, Mason Robinson, Lucas Shepard and Gage Wendling each had a pair.

Robbins, who only needed a home run to hit for the cycle, had an RBI single in the first, a two-run double in the second, a run-scoring triple in the sixth and got his fifth RBI with a bases loaded walk in the seventh.

The Shoes scored four times in the bottom of the first to take an early lead. They combined two hits, an error, a hit batter and awalk. Brayden Gaddis drove in the first run with a base hit, Joey Ruholl added an RBI on a ground out and Cade Buehnerkemper capped the inning with a two-run double. A wild pitch allowed T-Town to score the tying run in the third.

But the Indians took the lead with a tally in the sixth and then tacked on three more in the seventh to earn the split.

Josh Burrell took the loss for the Shoes.

Teutopolis is now 11-6. The Shoes have just two games left on their fall schedule. They will host St. Anthony on Friday and then travel to Dieterich on Monday. Game time both days is 4:30 p.m.

Riley Walden delivered an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning Wednesday afternoon, capping a three-run rally and giving Windsor/Stew-Stras a walk-off 4-3 victory at home over Teutopolis.

The Shoes held a 3-1 lead entering the Hatchets’ final at-bat. But Gavan Wernsing was hit by a pitch and Sam Vonderheide singled to get the winning rally started. Brady Beals ripped a two-run double to tie the game and Walden then came through with the game winner.

After WSS grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first inning, the Wooden Shoes went on top with a two-run third. Derek Konkel singled and Jonathan Kemme walked to start the inning. Luke Koester drove in the first run with a base hit and Brayden Gaddis then had an RBI ground out to put THS on top, 2-1.

T-Town added a run in the top of the seventh. Caleb Siemer had a run-scoring single after Koester and Addis had base hits to start the inning.

Derek Deters relieved starter Cade Buehnerkemper in the sixth and took the loss. Vonderheide pitched the final five innings to get the win for the Hatchets.

The Shoes, who dipped to 10-5, will play at home Thursday against Altamont.

This time, the son earned bragging rights.

Logan Fleener ripped a walk-off RBI double Saturday afternoon, handing his dad, Justin (coach), and the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes a 2-1 setback.

The two teams were tied 1-1 heading to the bottom of the seventh inning. After issuing a lead-off walk, T-Town starter Sam Bushur was relieved by Derek Deters, who proceeded to strike out the first two batters he faced, But after a stolen base, Fleener connected with a 2-1 pitch and lined it over the head of THS left-fielder Evan Addis, bringing in the winning run.

The visiting Shoes took a 1-0 lead in the second. With two outs, Dylan Pruemer reached on an error and made it to second base. Luke Koester then delivered a base hit and Pruemer raced home with the run.

The Cardinals combined an error, stolen base and two ground outs to tie the game in the fourth.

Bushur was the tough-luck loser. The junior right-hander pitched six strong innings, allowing just two hits, while walking one and striking out two.

The Shoes dipped to 8-3. They will play three games next week – at home Monday against South Central; Thursday at North Clay; and Saturday in the North Clay Showcase.

Kayden Althoff turned in a strong pitching performance and also delivered the biggest hit of the game, helping Teutopolis post a 7-4 win Saturday over South Central and gain a split in the North Clay Showcase.

In their opening game, the Shoes dropped a 4-3 decision to the host Cardinals.

Against South Central, the game was tied entering the sixth inning. With one out, Evan Addis walked, Derek Deters got a base hit and Sam Bushur walked to load the bases. Althoff then ripped a double, driving in two and putting THS on top to stay. Evan Wermert added a sacrifice fly to make it a 5-2 lead.

In the seventh, a single by Logan Roepke and a pair of walks loaded the bases again and Sam Bushur delivered a two-run single expanding the Shoes lead to five runs.

Althoff pitched 5.2 innings, allowing three hits and two runs. He also walked three and struck out nine. The Cougars rallied in the bottom of the seventh. They combined three hits and two walks to score two runs and they had the bases loaded with two outs. But Derek Konkel came in to record a strikeout and earn the save.

Roepke had an RBI single and Justin Hardiek a sacrifice fly to put the Shoes on top 2-0 in the opening inning. South Central got a solo home run by Chase Dodson in the bottom of the first and added another tally in the second to tie the game.

In the first game, a two-out single by Holden Clifton in the top of the seventh drove in what proved to be the winning run in North Clay’s 4-3 win over T-Town.

A bases-loaded walk by Derek Deters gave the Shoes a 1-0 lead in the second. North Clay scored one run in the fourth and added two more in the fifth to go ahead 3-1. But Teutopolis tallied twice in the bottom of the fifth to tie it up.

With one out, Sam Bushur was hit by a pitch and Wermert followed with an RBI double. Dylan Pruemer then brought in the tying run with a ground ball.

Evan Addis was the THS starter and went 4.1 innings, allowing three hits and three runs, while walking two and striking out four. Kendall Schmidt went 1.2 innings and Bushur pitched the seventh and absorbed the loss.

The Shoes are now 10-4 on the season. They will play three games this week -- Wednesday at Windsor/Stew-Stras; a doubleheader at home against Altamont on Thursday; and St. Anthony at home Friday.

Evan Addis and Justin Hardiek proved to be a strong combination Friday afternoon.

Addis fired a three-hitter and Hardiek banged out three hits and drove in four runs, leading the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes to a 7-0 shutout at home over Neoga.

Addis pounded the strike zone throughout. It took the righthander just 80 pitches to go a full seven innings. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out eight to improve to 2-0 on the season.

At the plate, Hardiek had a pair of doubles in his three hits. The first drove in a second-inning run and extended T-Town’s lead to 3-0. He capped the day with a bases-clearing two-bagger in the sixth that accounted for the final three runs and broke the game open.

The Shoes ended up with 10 hits. Evan Wermert also had three hits and an RBI.

Teutopolis improved to 8-2 on the season. The Shoes were scheduled to play at North Clay Saturday.