Softball

The St. Anthony Lady Bulldogs managed just two hits, but made them count Thursday, coming away with a 5-0 victory at home over Altamont.

Both of St. Anthony’s hits came in the third inning. With two outs, Addie Wernsing walked and Hailey Niebrugge singled. A wild pitch accounted for the first run and Abbi Hatton then connected for a two-run homer to stake the hosts to a 3-0 lead.

That was all the support Sydney Kibler and Wernsing needed. The duo combined to throw a four-hit shutout with Kibler getting the win. She pitched the first four innings, allowing four hits. Wernsing pitched the final three innings and didn’t allow a baserunner. Neither pitcher walked a batter and they combined for 14 strikeouts, both recording seven.

Altamont’s Grace Lemke also pitched a strong game. She gave up just two hits, walked five and struck out 14.

The Lady Bulldogs added two more tallies in the sixth without getting a hit. A walk, an error, a passed ball and ground out helped give SAHS a little more cushion.

St. Anthony, winners of six straight, improved to 18-2. They will return to action tonight (Friday). They will play Teutopolis in the annual Cross Creek Rivalry – weather permitting. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Evergreen Hollow Park.

Sydney Kibler and Addie Wernsing combined to throw a two-hitter Monday afternoon, helping the St. Anthony Lady Bulldogs notch their 17^th win of the season, an 8-0 shutout at Dieterich.

Kibler went the first four innings to get the win and Wernsing took care of the final three. They both allowed just one hit. They walked one and struck out eight.

The Lady Bulldogs scored what proved to be the winning runs in the top of the third inning. With two outs, Wernsing walked, stole second and scored on a base hit by Abbi Hatton. Sydney Kibler then delivered another RBI single to stake SAHS to a 2-0 lead.

St. Anthony added two more runs in the fourth, scored a single tally in the fifth and wrapped it up with a three-run sixth. Wernsing and Hatton both had run-scoring hits in that sixth inning.

The Lady Bulldogs improved to 17-2 on the season. They will be in action today (Tuesday) with a home game against Tolono Unity.

Maddie Kibler already had three hits, including a home run.

But some players save their best for last.

Kibler delivered a three-run blast in the bottom of the seventh inning Wednesday to lift the St. Anthony Lady Bulldogs to a 9-6 win at home over Salem.

The game was tied, 6-6, when SAHS came to bat. Hailey Niebrugge and Abbi Hatton both walked to start things off. One out later, Kibler connected on a 3-1 pitch and sent it sailing over the centerfield fence for the walk-off victory.

She finished the game going 4-for-4 and driving in five runs.

The Lady Bulldogs trailed 5-2 in the sixth before rallying to score four runs. Hatton singled, Sydney Kibler walked and Maddie Kibler and Stacie Vonderheide followed with a pair of RBI singles. A Salem error then allowed two more runs to score to put St. Anthony on top, 6-5.

The Lady Wildcats got a home run from Lilly Blagoue, her second of the game, to tie the score in the top of the seventh, setting up the game-winning heroics for Maddie Kibler.

Addie Wernsing pitched the final three innings to get the win. She allowed three hits and two runs, while walking one and striking out three. Sydney Kibler went the first four innings.

The Lady Bulldogs improved to 15-2 on the season. They will play at home again today (Thursday) against Windsor/Stew-Stras.

Addie Wernsing used her arm and her bat to help the St. Anthony Lady Bulldogs post an 8-2 win at home Thursday over Windsor/Stew-Stras.

Wernsing threw five shutout innings. She allowed just two hits, while not walking a batter and striking out four. Sydney Kibler pitched the final two innings.

Wernsing also contributed at the plate. In the first inning, after Addyson Rios had a lead-off single, Wernsing connected on the first pitch she saw and drove it over the leftfield fence for a two-run homer.

But the Lady Bulldogs weren’t finished, scoring three more runs in the frame. With one out, Abbi Hatton singled and Sydney Kibler walked. Maddie Kibler then delivered an RBI double and Stacie Vonderheide capped the inning with a two-run single.

St. Anthony added a single tally in the second and scored twice in the fourth. WSS scored its two runs in the sixth.

The Lady Bulldogs improved to 16-2. They will play Monday at Dieterich.

Addie Wernsing scattered five hits and her teammates provided enough support for the St. Anthony Lady Bulldogs to post a 6-0 victory Tuesday afternoon at Mattoon.

Wernsing walked three and struck out four in her shutout performance.

The Lady Bulldogs scored what proved to be the winning run in the second inning. Maddie Kibler singled, Stacie Vonderheide followed with a double and Laney Coffin came through with an RBI single to put SAHS on top, 1-0.

St. Anthony made it 2-0 in the fourth, combining a single, walk and an error; and then added some cushion with a four-run seventh.

Coffin singled, stole second and scored on an error. Lilly Gannaway added a sacrifice fly, another run scored on a ground out and Sydney Kibler drove in a run with a base hit.

The Lady Bulldogs improved to 14-2. They will play again today (Wednesday) at Salem.