Sam Bushur gave the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes exactly what they needed.

The senior righthander turned in a dominant pitching performance, helping the Shoes post a 3-0 shutout and gain a split in a doubleheader Saturday at Salem.

It followed a very disappointing loss, in which the Wildcats rallied for four runs in the bottom of the seventh to come away with a 5-4 win.

Bushur threw a 105-pitch complete game in the nightcap, allowing just three hits while walking two and striking out five.

His teammates gave him all the support he would need with two runs in the second inning. With one out, Garrett Gaddis walked and Derek Konkel doubled. Caleb Siemer then delivered the big hit of the game, a two-run double. The Shoes added a single tally in the fifth on a double steal.

Bushur had three of T-Town’s six hits.

In the opener, the Shoes appeared headed for the win. They were up 4-1 and Kayden Althoff had a no-hitter going as Salem came to bat in the bottom of the final inning.

But the Wildcats refused to quit and THS helped them out by committing a pair of errors. A walk, error and base hit loaded the bases with no outs. The next two batters were retired, but a costly error allowed the first two runs to score and then Gavin Zimmerman and Isaak Williams followed with back-to-back RBI singles to give the hosts the walk-off win.

Althoff was the tough-luck loser, finishing with a three-hitter and allowing four unearned runs. He walked three and struck out 12, while throwing 103 total pitched.

The Shoes struck early in the game, pushing four runs across in the opening inning, mainly thanks to the long ball. With one out, Cade Buehnerkemper singled and Mitch Althoff followed with a two-run homer to stake T-Town to the quick lead. Joey Niebrugge then blasted a solo shot, and before the inning was over, the fourth run scored on an RBI single by Dylan Pruemer.

The Shoes are 6-4 on the season. They will return to action today (Monday), making the short trip to Paul Smith Field in Effingham to play St. Anthony.