The Teutopolis Wooden Shoes reached the 20-win plateau Thursday, rolling to a 17-3, five-inning win at Olney.

The Shoes banged out 13 hits and took advantage of four Olney errors. They scored in all five innings.

That was more than enough support for Sam Bushur. He pitched four shutout innings, allowing just one hit. He walked two and struck out two. Peyton Tegeler and Max Niebrugge both pitched in the bottom of the fifth.

The Shoes scored single tallies in the first and second before breaking the game open the next three innings. They scored four times in both the third and fifth and added seven runs in the fourth.

In the third, Cade Buehnerkemper and Kayden Althoff were both hit by pitches and Mitch Althoff walked to load the bases. One run scored on a wild pitch, Garrett Gaddis had an RBI single and Derek Konkel capped the inning with a two-run double.

T-Town combined four hits, two walks, two more hit batters and an error to score seven times in the fourth. Dylan Pruemer had a two-run single in that inning. The Shoes had five more hits in the fifth and built a 17-0 lead. The Tigers scored their runs in the bottom of the fifth.

THS finished with 13 hits with 11 different batters having at least one.

The Shoes are now 20-10 on the season. They will return home today (Friday) to face Fairfield and will travel to Williamsville on Saturday to close out the regular season.

Jacob Kinsman’s two-run homer highlighted a six-run third inning that carried Benton to an 11-3 win at home Tuesday over Teutopolis.

The host Rangers combined six hits in that six-run third that erased an early 2-1 deficit.

The Shoes scored single tallies in the second, third and sixth, using the long ball for two of those runs.

After Benton scored a run in the first inning, T-Town came back to take the lead. In the second inning, Dylan Pruemer singled, courtesy runner Max Niebrugge stole second and Caleb Siemer delivered a two-out RBI single.

Sam Bushur put the Shoes on top, leading off the top of the third with a blast over the centerfield fence. Derek Konkel added a solo shot in the sixth.

Pruemer took the loss for THS. He started and pitched the first three innings, allowing nine hits and seven runs. He walked one and struck out two.

The Shoes are now 19-10 on the season. They will be back in action Thursday at Olney.

The postseason will get underway for the Class 1A and Class 2A baseball teams next week.

The St. Anthony Bulldogs are a No. 2 seed, while the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes will open as a No. 4 seed.

The Bulldogs will play in the Class 1A Altamont Regional and the Shoes will compete in the Class 2A Vandalia Regional.

Both St. Anthony and Teutopolis will then host sectional tournaments.

The regional schedules are below:

Altamont Regional

Monday, May 16

Game 1 – 4:30 p.m. – Ramsey (10) vs. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (6)

Wednesday, May 18

Game 2 – 4:30 p.m. – St. Anthony (2) vs. Winner Game 1

Game 3 – 6:30 p.m. – Altamont (4) vs. Brownstown/St. Elmo (5)

Saturday, May 21

Game 4 – 10 a.m. – Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game (championship)

Winners of the regionals in Altamont, Casey-Westfield, Bethany (Okaw Valley) and Louisville (North Clay) will compete in the St. Anthony Sectional. Games will begin Wednesday, May 25.

Vandalia Regional

Monday, May 16

Game 1 – 4:30 p.m. – Vandalia (8) vs. Greenville (6)

Wednesday, May 18

Game 2 – 4 p.m. – Paris (1) vs. Winner Game 1

Game 3 – 6 p.m. – Teutopolis (4) vs. Salem (5)

Saturday, May 21

Game 4 – 1 p.m. – Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3 (championship)

Winners of the regionals in Vandalia, Newton, Breese Central and Alton (Marquette) will compete in the Teutopolis sectional. Games will begin Wednesday, May 25.

There were runners all over the basepaths Monday in Altamont.

Combined, the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes and host Indians left 23 runners stranded. The Shoes had one fewer and that proved to be the difference.

T-Town scored four runs in the second inning and that proved to be enough, as the Shoes hung on for a 4-3 win at Altamont in the first game of a doubleheader.

The Indians came back to post a 5-3 win in the nightcap.

There were 19 hits in that first game and also eight errors that resulted in four of the seven total runs scored being unearned.

And the Indians left 12 runners on, including eight in the final three innings. They stranded the bases loaded in both the fifth and sixth innings and then had their first two batters reach base in the bottom of the seventh, before their final three hitters were retired.

After Altamont took a 1-0 lead in the first, the Shoes came back with a four-run second. Derek Konkel, Max Niebrugge and Caleb Bloemer all singled to start the inning and load the bases. After the next two batters were retired on short fly balls, a wild pitch let in the first run, an error allowed two more runs to score and Dylan Pruemer capped the inning with an RBI double.

The Indians got run-scoring hits from Jared Hammer in the third and Kienon Eirhart in the fifth to close the gap to just one run. Altamont had a good chance to tie the game or even take the lead, but the left three runners on in fifth and again in the sixth.

Cade Buehnerkemper went the first four innings to get the win. He allowed five hits and two runs, while walking two. Caleb Siemer pitched the final three frames to earn the save.

It was the Indians turn to hold on in the nightcap. They scored five runs over the first four innings before T-Town rallied in the sixth.

With two outs, Tyler Schwerdt singled and Luke Koester walked. Ben Goeckner then delivered an RBI single to get THS on the board. The final two runs scored on a wild pitch and an error.

Garrett Gaddis took the loss. He went three innings, allowing just one hit and three unearned runs. In fact, due to three T-Town errors, all five of Altamont’s runs were unearned.

Mason Robinson had a two-run single for the Indians in the third and Tyler Robbins added a two-run base hit in the fourth. The Indians are 13-13.

The Shoes are now 19-9 on the season. They will be back in action today (Tuesday) at Benton.