Published: September 06, 2008 12:36 am            

Shoes, Cougars win conference games

STRASBURG — Teutopolis High School is still undefeated and Stewardson-Strasburg is still winless after the two met at Knop Field for National Trail Conference baseball action.

T-town broke a 4-4 tie with four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, beating the Comets 8-4 in a game originally scheduled to be played in Teutopolis but moved due to wet grounds.

Marcus Gillespie and Jacob Koester each drove in three runs, while Jake Bierman was 3-for-4 with an RBI for the Wooden Shoes (5-0, 2-0 NTC).

Luke Rincker hit a solo home run and was 2-for-3 on the day, but his Stew-Stras club saw its mark fall to 0-5 overall and 0-2 in league play.

Luke Bushur struck out 12 and walked just one in a five-hitter for T-town, earning his second win on the hill this fall.

On the losing end was Jaden Widdersheim, a junior who surrendered nine hits and walked six in six innings. Widdersheim is 0-2 on the year.

The Comets host Altamont Tuesday in more NTC play, while T-town plays Patoka tonight at 7 p.m. in the North Clay Baseball Showcase before hosting St. Elmo in league play Tuesday.

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Teutopolis----103---004---x--------8-9-2

Widdersheim and Helton; Bushur and Repking

WP — Bushur (2-0). LP — Widdersheim (0-2).

Stewardson-Strasburg — L. Rincker, single, home run, RBI; Helmuth, single, RBI; Mechling, double, RBI; Helton, single

Teutopolis — Niemerg, single; Zerrusen, double; Bierman, 3 singles, RBI; Bushur, single; Koester, double, 3 RBIs; Gillespie, single, double, 3 RBIs; Sheehan, RBI

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At Kinmundy

South Central sailed to a Midland Trail Conference home win, blasting Webber Township (Bluford) 14-1 in five innings.

Ryan Gesell improved to 3-0 on the mound with eight strikeouts in the two-hit win; the Cougars are 6-1 overall and 4-0 atop the MTC.

Tyler Gillett was 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI, while Tanner Bushue and Cole Armstrong had two RBIs apiece.

South Central plays Altamont today at 4:30 p.m. in the North Clay Wooden Bat Showcase.

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South Central---218---3x--------14-11-2

WP — Gesell (3-0). LP — Langa.

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