The Teutopolis Wooden Shoes fell behind by four runs, but rallied to post a 5-4 win at home Monday afternoon over Altamont.
The Indians got a two-run double by Bradin Baucum and added two more runs on a pair of wild pitches to jump out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning.
But as they have already done several times this fall season, the Shoes were able to come back. They scored once in the bottom of the first and then tallied three more in the third. Evan Addis and Sam Bushur both walked to get things started. Evan Wermert drove in one run with a double, the second run scored on a passed ball and Matt Deters drove in the tying run with an RBI single.
T-Town pushed what proved to be the winning run across in the fourth without getting a hit. They combined a walk, a hit batter, an error and a wild pitch to take the lead.
Kayden Althoff, after allowing those four first-inning runs, blanked the Indians until he was relieved with one out in the seventh. He allowed six hits, while striking out six and walking four. After reaching the 105-pitch limit, Althoff was relieved by Derek Konkel, who inherited a two-on, one-out situation. Konkel responded by striking out both batters he faced to record the save.
The Shoes improved to 7-2 on the season. They will return to action Friday at home against Neoga.
Altamont 10, Teutopolis 6
In the completion of a game that was started August 31, the Indians banged out 13 hits, en route to a 10-6 win over the Shoes.
T-Town jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the opening inning, but Altamont scored in every at-bat to rally for the win. The Indians scored twice in both the first and second, added single tallies in the third, fourth and sixth and pushed three runners across in the fifth.
Mason Robinson went 3-for-4 in the contest, while Nathan Shepard had a pair of hits and drove in three runs to pace Altamont. Jack Scott also had two hits. Jared Hammer, who relieved in the third inning, got credit for the win.
Brayden Gaddis had a pair of hits and two RBI to lead the THS seven-hit attack. After scoring six runs in the first three innings, the Shoes were held in check over the final four. Kendall Schmidt took the loss.
