Published: July 01, 2009 12:31 am      

Terre Haute handles Post 120

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — With the Mattoon Firecracker Classic looming ahead, Effingham Post 120 traveled to Terre Haute Tuesday and dropped an 8-2 Senior American Legion baseball decision.

Chase and Chad Green provided half of Effingham's six hits in the scheduled nine-inning affair; Chase singled, while Chad singled, doubled and drove in a run.

Terre Haute scored two in the first inning off Post 120 starter Austin Mahaffey and led 7-0 before Effingham managed a couple scores in the top of the eighth.

"We were understandably flat," said Post 120 coach Kenny Miller. "We were coming out of a tournament last weekend and heading into another (today).

"The problem is we are running out of season to find offensive consistency. We have a tendency to take the day off one day and then turn it on another — but it just doesn't work that way."

Ben Mehl drove in Effingham's other run in the eighth, while Jeremy Jansen hit a double. Ben Sherrick and Cody McCollum each contributed base hits.

"We've got to start playing with focus and consistency and a regular basis from this day forward," said Miller, whose 21-7 squad will open play in the Mattoon tournament at Lake Land College today against Kansas. Game time is set for 3:15 p.m.

At Terre Haute

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Terre Haute---201---112---010---—---8-11-0

LP — Mahaffey (1-1).

Effingham Post 120 — Cs Green, single; Cd Green, single, double, RBI; Sherrick, single; Jansen, double; McCollum, single; Mehl, RBI

Terre Haute — Neihouse, 2 singles; Reese, single, home run, 3 RBIs; Eberle, 2 singles, RBI; Corlette, double; Wilkerson, single, double; Luken, single, triple, 2 RBIs; Ganer, RBI