TEUTOPOLIS, September 25 — The story begins with a Thursday afternoon that belonged, in the end, to Teutopolis pitching and Teutopolis bats. In high school baseball, Teutopolis defeated Altamont in a game where Aidan Niemerg and Andy Lustig each drove in a pair of runs, and Hayden Tebbe added another. Tebbe was the winning pitcher, throwing six innings, allowing two hits, no runs, six walks, and striking out six.
Blake Niemerg pitched an inning in relief, giving up a hit and no runs, with no walks and no strikeouts. For Altamont, Zaine Miller, John Childerson, and Xavier Logue each had a single.
Carson Milleville took the loss, pitching five and two-thirds innings, allowing eight hits, six runs — four of them earned — two walks, and three strikeouts. Jayten Hunt pitched a third of an inning with no hits, no runs, no walks, and no strikeouts.
A second game, and a different kind of scoreline
In a second Teutopolis game, Will Bushur and Blake Niemerg each had three RBIs, Dagg Thompson had two, and Kendal Mette and Ozzie Pals each had one. Dagg Thompson was the winning pitcher with four innings, one hit, no runs, one walk, and nine strikeouts. Alex Grunloh pitched an inning, allowing two hits, one run, one walk, and two strikeouts.
Will Bushur pitched an inning with no runs, no hits, one walk, and two strikeouts. Altamont’s Mason Everett had one RBI, and Carson Milleville, Zaine Miller, and Lucas Berg each singled.
Reed Stuemke was the losing pitcher, going five and a third innings, allowing ten hits, eleven runs — nine earned — six walks, and four strikeouts.
Conference tournament action at Greenville University
At the Midland Trail Conference / Egyptian Illini Conference Tournament at Greenville University, the third-place game saw BSE’s Logan Lach go one for four with two RBIs, Calvin Voelker two for five with one RBI, Jayce Gillespie two for three with one RBI, Nolan Wilhour three for four with a double and one RBI, John Durham one RBI, Zayden Gillespie two for four, and Gavin Schnarre one for two. Jayce Gillespie was the winning pitcher with five innings, five hits, five runs, two walks, and six strikeouts.
Logan Lach pitched two innings, allowing one hit, no runs, one walk, and no strikeouts. In the championship game, the winning pitcher was Cain and the losing pitcher was Hardimon.
CHBC stats included Wells with a single and two RBIs, Hardimon with a single, Kircher with two singles, Vaughn with a single, and Bethel with a single.
On the volleyball court, and elsewhere
High school volleyball results were listed for the National Trail Conference, Apollo Conference, and Little Illini Conference, though no specific scores were provided. In high school soccer, Graham Miller was noted with St. A only. What unfolded across the afternoon was a set of results that will matter most to the teams still chasing conference standing as the season turns.
For those involved, the numbers are now on the record. The next games are where they get tested again.
