Published: August 27, 2008 11:50 am            

10-run fifth leads Dieterich past St. Elmo

DIETERICH — St. Elmo High School led its Tuesday non-conference baseball game by a 2-1 margin after 4 1/2 innings at Dieterich, but the host Movin' Maroons rattled off 10 fifth-inning runs on the way to a six-inning 12-2 victory.

Dieterich (2-0) got six strong innings from starter Eric Robards, who struck out 10 and walked just three. He allowed one earned run and one unearned run on five hits to get the win.

For the Eagles (0-1), Zeke Asher started and gave up seven runs (five earned) in four innings; after Asher ran into trouble in the fifth, fellow junior Adam Seibert also struggled before Patrick Schaal finally got St. Elmo out of the disastrous stanza.

Blake Kuhl was 2-for-3 with three runs scored for the Maroons, while Tyler Campbell and Darin Probst were each 2-for-4. Robards and Cody Hinterscher were both 2-for-3.

St. Elmo, which was outhit 11-5 on the day, got a 2-for-2 showing from Kase Stolte; Seibert went 1-for-2 and scored both Eagle runs.

The Eagles are back on the road Thursday, when they will be hosted by North Clay (Louisville).

Dieterich, which also won a 5-3 junior varsity game, will face its first road opposition when it heads to Altamont Friday.

St. Elmo-----001------010----------2--5-5

Dieterich---100-----0(10)1--------12-11-2

WP — Robards. LP — Asher.

St. Elmo — Seibert, 1-for-2, 2 runs; Stolte, 2-for-2; Parks, 2-for-2

Dieterich — Nosbisch, 1-for-4; Campbell, 2-for-4; Kuhl, 2-for-3, 3 runs; D. Probst, 2-for-4, 2 runs; Robards, 2-for-3; Hinterscher, 2-for-3, 2 runs

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At Louisville

Make it two wins in two days to open the season for North Clay (Louisville), which hosted new Midland Trail Conference foe Webber Township (Bluford) and sent the Trojans home smarting from an 11-1 shellacking in six innings.

Jonah Zink allowed just three hits and two walks on the hill for the Cardinals (2-0), striking out a half-dozen and also going 1-for-3 with two walks at the plate.

Webber (1-1) committed 10 errors as it failed to follow up Monday's 13-12 win over Wayne City; North Clay scored four in the third and five more in the fifth as it ended the blowout an inning early thanks to the 10-run rule.

Colton Bailey singled and drew two bases-loaded walks and Keith Limes was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI for the Cardinals, who scored 10 unearned runs heading into this weekend's North Clay Wooden Bat Showcase at Olney Central College.

Webber-----000---100---0---------1-3-10

North Clay---104---051---0--------11-7--1

Goater, O'Dell (5), Lowery (6) and Lunsford, Jacinto (6); Jonah Zink and Quinn

Webber Township — Bodendieck, single; Walker, home run (4th, none on), RBI; Lunsford, single

North Clay — Grahn, double; Jonah Zink, single; Bailey, single, 2 RBIs; McKnelly, single, 2 RBIs; Acree, single; Limes, single, double, RBI

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At Clay City

South Central joined Clay City atop the standings of the new MTC, improving to 2-0 overall and in league games with a 6-2 win at Clay City.

The Cougars missed out on plenty of scoring chances as they racked up 15 hits and actually trailed 1-0 after four innings, but a four-run fifth inning finally got South Central on the board and in the lead.

Kyle Monical singled twice with two RBIs and Dylan Sill doubled home two more as Tyler Gillett threw two perfect innings in his start before Ryan Gesell took over and eventually earned a win.

Ian King worked a scoreless seventh to preserve the victory; Justin Armstrong, Gesell and Gillett all had two hits apiece.

South Central hosts Patoka today in non-conference action.

South Central---000---042---0--------6-15-0

Clay City--------010---001---0--------2--2-1

Gillett, Gesell (3), King (7) and Monical; Lackey and Lynn

South Central — J. Armstrong, 2 singles, RBI; Gillett, 2 singles, RBI; T. Bushue, double; Sill, double, 2 RBIs; Donoho, single; C. Bushue, single; Gesell, 2 singles; C. Armstrong, single; Arnold, single; Monical, 2 singles, 2 RBIs

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At Beecher City

Ben Kemme racked up 18 strikeouts on the hill for Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick as the Eagles opened their season with a 9-0 home win over Armstrong Township.

Kemme twirled a no-hitter, mixing in two walks and two hit batsmen. Luke Levitt singled twice with three RBIs, while Devin Hammer added two singles and two RBIs of his own.

BCCH is 1-0 on the year and hosts Clay City Saturday.

Armstrong---000---000---0--------0--0-1

BCCH--------210---303---x--------9-10-1

WP — Kemme. LP — Hamilton.

Armstrong — no hits

Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick — Ohnesorge, single; Hammer, 2 singles, 2 RBIs; Miley, single, RBI; Levitt, 2 singles, double, 3 RBIs; Vincent, single, double; Meier, single; Mason, single

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At Woodlawn

Odin suffered its first loss and Woodlawn got its first win as the homestanding Cardinals doubled up the Eagles 8-4 in MTC play.

Tyler Parrish took the loss for Odin (1-1) before giving way to C.J. Spitler in the sixth; Odin trailed 8-0 before halving the Woodlawn lead with four in the sixth.

Kyle Boldt was the winning pitcher for Woodlawn, which was the champion of the Mid-South Conference in its final year of existance.

After two MTC games to start the fall, Odin gets its Egyptian Illini slate underway Thursday with a trip to Patoka.

Odin---------000---004---0--------4-10-2

Woodlawn---310---220---x--------8-11-2

Parrish, Spitler (6) and Minor; Boldt and Williams

Odin — Murray, single; Spitler, 2 singles; T. Parrish, double, RBI; Hodge, single, 2 doubles; Tate, 2 singles, RBI; A. Parrish, single, RBI

Woodlawn — Harris, single, triple, RBI; Hollenkamp, single; Boldt, 2 singles, 2 RBIs; Green, single, RBI; Williams, single, RBI; Verhines, single; Peterson, single; Wehreim, single; Apparicio, single, 2 RBIs

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Midland Trail Conference

Baseball Standings

-----------------------Conf.--GB----Non---All

South Central----------2-0---—-----0-0---2-0

North Clay-------------2-0---—-----0-0---2-0

Noble-------------------1-0---1/2----0-1---1-1

Cisne-------------------1-1---1-----0-0---1-1

Clay City---------------1-1---1------0-0---1-1

Odin--------------------1-1---1------0-0---1-1

Woodlawn--------------1-1---1------0-0---1-1

Webber Township------1-1---1-------0-0---1-1

Sandoval----------------0-1---1 1/2---0-0---0-1

Grayville----------------0-2---2-------0-0---0-2

Wayne City--------------0-2---2-------0-0---0-2

Monday, Aug. 25

South Central 11, Woodlawn 1 (5 inn.)

North Clay 9, Cisne 4

Odin 7, Sandoval 3

Clay City 6, Grayville 5

Webber Township 13, Wayne City 12

Tuesday, Aug. 26

South Central 6, Clay City 2

North Clay 11, Webber Township 1 (6 inn.)

Woodlawn 8, Odin 4

Cisne 18, Wayne City 1

Noble 14, Grayville 3 (5 inn.)

Friday, Aug. 29

South Central at Grayville

Clay City at Noble

Woodlawn at Cisne

Webber Township at Odin

Sandoval at Wayne City