Caleb Siemer lined a double over the centerfielder’s head in the bottom of the 10th inning, driving in two runs and giving the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes a walk-off 4-3 win at home Thursday over Mt. Zion.
The visiting Braves had scored a run in the top of the 10th, but the Shoes wasted no time turning that around in the bottom of the inning. Dylan Pruemer led off with a double and Garrett Gaddis walked. Pruemer went to third on a wild pitch and Gaddis stole second, setting the stage for Siemer, who smashed a 1-1 pitch deep into centerfield that allowed the winning runs to race home.
T-Town also had to rally in the seventh to send the game to extra innings. Trailing 2-1, Caleb Bloemer led with a base hit. He then stole second base and scored when Cade Buehnerkemper delivered a clutch RBI single.
The Shoes took a 1-0 lead in the opening inning. Sam Bushur led off with a double, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a sacrifice fly by Buehnerkemper.
Mt. Zion scored single tallies in the fifth and sixth.
Gaddis pitched the top of the 10th inning to get the win. Bushur was the starter and went the first 4-2 innings, giving up three hits and a run. Buehnerkemper went the next 4.1 innings and allowed two hits and a pair of runs. The three hurlers combined to walk 10 and strike out seven.
The Shoes improved to 9-5 on the season. They will return to action Saturday, traveling to Nashville.
