Kayden Althoff turned in a strong pitching performance and also delivered the biggest hit of the game, helping Teutopolis post a 7-4 win Saturday over South Central and gain a split in the North Clay Showcase.

In their opening game, the Shoes dropped a 4-3 decision to the host Cardinals.

Against South Central, the game was tied entering the sixth inning. With one out, Evan Addis walked, Derek Deters got a base hit and Sam Bushur walked to load the bases. Althoff then ripped a double, driving in two and putting THS on top to stay. Evan Wermert added a sacrifice fly to make it a 5-2 lead.

In the seventh, a single by Logan Roepke and a pair of walks loaded the bases again and Sam Bushur delivered a two-run single expanding the Shoes lead to five runs.

Althoff pitched 5.2 innings, allowing three hits and two runs. He also walked three and struck out nine. The Cougars rallied in the bottom of the seventh. They combined three hits and two walks to score two runs and they had the bases loaded with two outs. But Derek Konkel came in to record a strikeout and earn the save.

Roepke had an RBI single and Justin Hardiek a sacrifice fly to put the Shoes on top 2-0 in the opening inning. South Central got a solo home run by Chase Dodson in the bottom of the first and added another tally in the second to tie the game.

In the first game, a two-out single by Holden Clifton in the top of the seventh drove in what proved to be the winning run in North Clay’s 4-3 win over T-Town.

A bases-loaded walk by Derek Deters gave the Shoes a 1-0 lead in the second. North Clay scored one run in the fourth and added two more in the fifth to go ahead 3-1. But Teutopolis tallied twice in the bottom of the fifth to tie it up.

With one out, Sam Bushur was hit by a pitch and Wermert followed with an RBI double. Dylan Pruemer then brought in the tying run with a ground ball.

Evan Addis was the THS starter and went 4.1 innings, allowing three hits and three runs, while walking two and striking out four. Kendall Schmidt went 1.2 innings and Bushur pitched the seventh and absorbed the loss.

The Shoes are now 10-4 on the season. They will play three games this week -- Wednesday at Windsor/Stew-Stras; a doubleheader at home against Altamont on Thursday; and St. Anthony at home Friday.

Evan Addis and Justin Hardiek proved to be a strong combination Friday afternoon.

Addis fired a three-hitter and Hardiek banged out three hits and drove in four runs, leading the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes to a 7-0 shutout at home over Neoga.

Addis pounded the strike zone throughout. It took the righthander just 80 pitches to go a full seven innings. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out eight to improve to 2-0 on the season.

At the plate, Hardiek had a pair of doubles in his three hits. The first drove in a second-inning run and extended T-Town’s lead to 3-0. He capped the day with a bases-clearing two-bagger in the sixth that accounted for the final three runs and broke the game open.

The Shoes ended up with 10 hits. Evan Wermert also had three hits and an RBI.

Teutopolis improved to 8-2 on the season. The Shoes were scheduled to play at North Clay Saturday.

This time, the son earned bragging rights.

Logan Fleener ripped a walk-off RBI double Saturday afternoon, handing his dad, Justin (coach), and the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes a 2-1 setback.

The two teams were tied 1-1 heading to the bottom of the seventh inning. After issuing a lead-off walk, T-Town starter Sam Bushur was relieved by Derek Deters, who proceeded to strike out the first two batters he faced, But after a stolen base, Fleener connected with a 2-1 pitch and lined it over the head of THS left-fielder Evan Addis, bringing in the winning run.

The visiting Shoes took a 1-0 lead in the second. With two outs, Dylan Pruemer reached on an error and made it to second base. Luke Koester then delivered a base hit and Pruemer raced home with the run.

The Cardinals combined an error, stolen base and two ground outs to tie the game in the fourth.

Bushur was the tough-luck loser. The junior right-hander pitched six strong innings, allowing just two hits, while walking one and striking out two.

The Shoes dipped to 8-3. They will play three games next week – at home Monday against South Central; Thursday at North Clay; and Saturday in the North Clay Showcase.

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.