Austin Borries and Carter Hoene combined to throw a four-hitter and Evan Waldhoff drove in three runs, helping the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes post an 8-1 win at Salem in the opening game of a doubleheader Saturday.

The host Wildcats gained a split by scoring a run in the bottom of the seventh for a 1-0 victory in the nightcap.

Borries went the first six innings, allowing four hits and a single run, while walking three and striking out eight. Hoene pitched a scoreless seventh.

The Shoes broke on top in the second. Borries reached on an error, Mitch Koester singled and Conner Hoelscher walked to load the bases. Waldhoff had a sacrifice fly to bring in the first run and the second scored on a ground out by Garret Gaddis.

The Shoes added a run in the third, got a two-run double from Brett Kreke in a three-run fourth and scored two more in the fifth on a two-run double by Waldhoff.

In the second game, Gaddis and Colton Shelton were locked in a pitcher’s duel. Gaddis went the first six innings, giving up just four hits and a walk, while striking out nine. Waldhoff relieved in the seventh and took the loss.

In the seventh, Keaton Gullion led off with a double for Salem. He went to third on a bunt and scored on a ground ball by Brayden Rector.

Shelton finished with a one-hit shutout. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out two. The only hit was a lead-off single in the seventh by Henry Thompson.

The Shoes, now 9-5, will play Tuesday at Robinson.