Honorable mentions include Altamont’s Brayden Stuemke, Brownstown/St. Elmo’s Jace McWhorter and Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City’s Quaid Schansler.

Chase Dodson homered in the first inning and allowed four hits in five innings as South Central defeated Brownstown/St. Elmo last Friday at Bob Page Field. Dodson struck out 10 and gave up five hits and two walks, and one earned run to pick up the win.

Herrick/Beecher City edged Brownstown/St. Elmo to claim the play-in game at the National Trail Conference Baseball Tournament Friday. CHBC and BSE played to a 1-1 tie in the opening inning. BSE moved ahead with two runs in the top of the third but the Bobcats tied in the bottom of the fourth.

South Central put together two big innings later in the contest to beat Effingham St. Anthony 7-4 in high school baseball competition Tuesday. The Bulldogs had taken a 1-0 first inning lead and led 4-0 after three innings.

Teutopolis High School took the early lead and never relinquished it in a 6-2 baseball victory over Effingham St. Anthony Friday. The Wooden Shoes edged out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning as Evan Wermert singled with two outs.

Brownstown/St. Elmo blanked Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 6-0 to win the Egyptian-Illini Conference Baseball Tournament Thursday. BSE edged out to a 1-0 lead in the second inning then tacked on single runs in the fourth and seventh around three runs in the sixth.

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City and Brownstown/St. Elmo were opening round winners in the Egyptian Illini Conference Baseball Tournament Monday. CHBC took a 4-0 lead over Mulberry Grove in the third inning then tacked on another run in the fifth for a 5-0 victory.

Neoga advanced in a Class 1A junior high baseball regional Monday ... In the second game, Shelbyville Moulton edged Brownstown/St. Elmo, 7-6. Moulton stepped out to a 4-0 first innig lead but BSE tied in the top of the second. Moulton moved ahead in ...

Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran handed Brownstown/St. Elmo a 14-8 loss in high school baseball competition Wednesday. BSE edged out to a 2-0 first inning lead and led 3-0 until the third when CORL tallied six runs and never looked back BSE outhit CORL 11-7 but committed five errors.

St. Anthony banged out 13 hits in the contest led by Brody Niebrugge with a double, home run and three RBI, Colton Fearday with three singles and an RBI and Kennan Walsh with two singles. The Cardinals were led by Donnie Zimmerman with a single,