Logan Antrim was almost unhittable Tuesday afternoon.

St. Anthony’s senior lefthander was in total control. He allowed just one hit and struck out nine and his teammates provided plenty of offensive support in a 10-0, five-inning victory at home over Dieterich.

Antrim threw 91 pitches. He gave up a fourth-inning single to Bushur and walked four.

At the plate, the Bulldogs banged out 11 hits and scored in four consecutive innings, tallying three runs in the third, fourth and fifth. Colton Fearday had three hits, Kennan Walsh two and Brody Niebrugge ripped a two-run homer.

After Walsh got St. Anthony on the scoreboard in the second with a two-out RBI double, the Bulldogs scored three times in each of the next three frames.

Niebrugge blasted his two-run homer in the third and Will Hoene added an RBI single. After scoring three times in the fourth on just one hit, the Bulldogs ended the game with a three-run fifth. Eli Link, Eli Moore and Fearday each collected run-scoring singles.

St. Anthony improved to 6-2 on the fall season. The Bulldogs will play at home Thursday against Neoga and then travel to Stew-Stras/Windsor on Friday.

The Altamont Indians continue to find ways to post late-inning wins over St. Anthony.

Whether it’s been during the regular season or post-season, the Indians have been able to push across late runs to come away with several victories over the past couple seasons.

Such was the case again Tuesday afternoon.

Altamont combined one hit, three walks and two passed balls to score twice in the bottom of the seventh inning to pull out a 6-5 victory at home over the Bulldogs.

St. Anthony’s Colton Fearday ripped a bases-clearing double in the top of the seventh that capped a four-run rally and put the Bulldogs on top 5-4.

But Tyler Robbins led off the bottom of the frame with a double that sparked the Indians comeback. Logan Cornett and Brayden Stuemke both walked to load the bases and two passed balls allowed the tying and winning runs to cross the plate.

Altamont led most of the game. Mason Robinson’s RBI double helped the Indians grab a 2-0 lead in the first. They made it 3-0 in the second and added a tally in the sixth on a run-scoring double by Jared Hammer.

The Bulldogs pushed across a run in the fourth. Eli Moore doubled and Fearday brought him home with a base hit.

In the top of the seventh, Kyle Stewart walked, Josh Blanchette was hit by a pitch and Kennan Walsh singled to load the bases for SAHS. With one out, Moore walked to force in the first run. Then with two outs, Fearday lined a pitch into right for a double that drove in three runs and gave the Bulldogs a short-lived lead.

Bradin Baucum, who relieved in the seventh, got the win, while Fearday, who relieved in the bottom of the seventh, took the loss.

The Bulldogs dropped to 3-3 on the season. They will play Friday at Neoga and then return home to face Altamont again on Saturday.

By Steve Raymond

The Sports Report

It was just another ho-hum baseball game between St. Anthony and Altamont.

Not.

When these two teams play, it doesn’t seem to matter what happens in the early or middle portions of the game. It always comes down to the final at-bat.

Such was the case Saturday morning at Paul Smith Field in Effingham.

The host Bulldogs exploded for eight runs in the fourth and held a seemingly comfortable nine-run lead. But the Indians responded with a nine-run outburst of their own, setting up another last-inning finish.

Earlier in the week, St. Anthony scored three runs in the top of the seventh to take a one-run lead, only to have Altamont push across two runs in the bottom of the frame to post the win.

It was the Bulldogs turn Saturday.

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For a couple hours, people weren’t thinking about COVID-19.

It’s fall high school baseball season.

Two rivals.

A beautiful night at Paul Smith Park.

And a memorable game.

The host St. Anthony Bulldogs trailed throughout, but used a four-run sixth inning Wednesday night to rally for a 12-11 victory over the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes.

St. Anthony trailed 11-8 as it came to bat in the bottom of the sixth. Three walks and a hit batsman gave the Bulldogs a golden opportunity for a rally and they took advantage. Brody Niebrugge drove in a run with a ground ball, Will Hoene and Kyle Stewart delivered key RBI singles to tie the game and Brock Jansen raced home with the go-ahead run on a wild pitch.

Eli Levitt, St. Anthony’s third pitcher, gave up a lead-off walk in the seventh, but then retired the final three batters to preserve the come-from-behind one-run victory.

It was an uphill battle all night for the Bulldogs. The Wooden Shoes built an early 5-0 lead, before St. Anthony came back to tie. T-Town then went on top 9-5 and led 9-8 and 11-8 before the hosts put together their winning four-run surge.

Sam Bushur, who went 3-for-5 and drove in five runs, staked the Shoes to a quick 2-0 lead in the opening inning. He also had an RBI single in the second as THS expanded its lead to 5-0.

But back came the Bulldogs in the third. Stewart singled and Josh Blanchette lined a double, followed by a two-run double by Logan Antrim to get St. Anthony on the scoreboard. Niebrugge added an RBI single and Colton Fearday capped the five-run inning with a long home run over the right field fence.

It didn’t stay tied for long. Bushur added another RBI double, Max Niebrugge drove in a run with a base hit and two runs scored on passed balls, as the Shoes tallied twice in the fourth and fifth to take a 9-5 lead.

St. Anthony responded with three runs in the bottom of the fifth. Brody Niebrugge and Angelo Mendella had run-scoring hits and another run scored on an error to make it 9-8.

Dylan Pruemer delivered a sacrifice fly and Max Niebrugge drove in his second run of the game with a single to give the Shoes their 11-8 advantage and set the stage for St. Anthony’s comeback.

Bushur took the loss for the Shoes. Evan Addis was the starter and went 4.1 innings. Derek Konkel also pitched for THS.

Antrim was the starter for St. Anthony and went 3.1 innings. Fearday turned in 1.2 innings of work and Levitt pitched the final two frames to get the win.

The Shoes dipped to 1-1 on the fall season. They are scheduled to play Friday at Neoga and then co-host the Wooden Bat Tournament on Saturday with St. Anthony, which is now 2-0.

The Shoes will play North Clay at 9 a.m. at the THS diamond, while St. Anthony will take on Dieterich, also at 9 a.m., at Paul Smith Field in Effingham. The two winners will play at noon at the T-Town diamond, while the losing teams will play at noon at Paul Smith Field.