Austin Borries and Garrett Gaddis combined to allow only two hits, helping the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes post a 5-1 victory Saturday over Edwardsville in their first game of the day.

The Shoes completed the three-game, two-day Edwardsville Classic with a 10-6 loss to Glenwood. They finished 1-2 in the event, dropping a 7-2 decision on Friday to Highland.

Borries worked a strong five innings, allowing just one hit and one unearned run, while throwing 99 pitches. He walked three and struck out seven. Garrett Addis pitched two scoreless frames to secure the win and earn the save.

The game was tied 1-1 after four innings. T-Town then put together back-to-back two-run innings in the fifth and sixth.

In the fifth, Joey Niebrugge reached on an error and Devin Kreke and Brett Kreke both singled to load the bases. One run scored on a passed ball and Mitch Koester drove in the second with a ground out.

In the sixth, Borries was hit by a pitch and Davin Worman followed with a two-run blast that sailed over the centerfield fence and provided some additional breathing room.

In the second game, Glenwood pushed across five runs in the third inning to build a 7-0 lead and that proved to be enough, even the Shoes battled back.

THS got solo home runs from Mick Niebrugge in the fourth and Koester in the fifth, helping the Shoes close to within 7-5. But Glenwood scored a run in the sixth and two more in the seventh.

Worman pitched the first three innings and took the loss. He gave up four hits and seven runs, while walking five and striking out three.

The Shoes are now 18-10. They will be back in action Monday at Altamont and then travel to Benton on Tuesday.

The Teutopolis Wooden Shoes left a lot of runners stranded on base Tuesday afternoon, but they still managed to score enough, posting a 4-1 win at North Clay.

T-Town collected 12 hits and three walks in the game, and had runners on base in every inning but one, but only pushed four of them across the plate. They stranded 12.

For pitchers Garrett Gaddis and Evan Waldhoff, that proved to be enough. Gaddis got the win, going the first four innings. He gave up four hits and one run. He walked only one and struck out three. Waldhoff took care of the final three innings to earn the save. He allowed three hits and fanned one.

The Shoes scored a single tally in four different innings. In the first and third innings, everything started after the first two batters had been retired.

In the first, Mick Niebrugge singled, went to second on an error and scored on a base hit by Waldhoff. It was Austin Borries who got it started in the third with the first of three straight singles. Devin Kreke followed suit and Zac Niebrugge’s hit drove in the run to put THS on top to stay, 2-1.

T-Town added unearned runs in the sixth and seventh, with Devin Kreke delivering an RBI single in the seventh.

The Shoes improved to 17-8. They will return to action Friday and Saturday, playing in the Edwardsville Classic.

Highland took advantage of six errors, en route to a 7-2 victory at home Friday over Teutopolis.

The Bulldogs scored two runs in the second and third and added three more in the seventh.

A Wooden Shoes error led to two unearned runs in the second and two more miscues in the fourth allowed three more unearned runs to cross the plate.

T-Town did have single tallies in the sixth and seventh.

In the sixth, Conner Hoelscher was hit by a pitch, Mick Niebrugge singled and Evan Waldhoff drove in the run with a ground out.

Joey Niebrugge doubled in the seventh and came in to score on an RBI single by Hoelscher.

Garrett Gaddis took the loss. He pitched 3.2 innings, allowing five hits and six runs. He walked five and struck out two. Davin Worman and Joey Niebrugge finished up.

The Shoes dipped to 17-9. They will be back in action today (Saturday), playing in the Edwardsville Classic. They are scheduled to face Edwardsville at 10 a.m. and Glenwood at 12:30 p.m.

Austin Borries threw a two-hitter and belted a two-run homer Friday afternoon, leading the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes to an 11-0, five-inning victory at home over Marshall.

Borries struck out the first six batters he faced, fanned the side in the fifth and finished with 13 K’s in the game. He allowed only a third-inning double and fourth-inning single. He walked just one batter to improve to 4-2 on the season.

The Wooden Shoes took control in the third, erupting for eight runs. Brett Kreke and Garrett Gaddis got it started with back-to-back walks. With one out, Mick Niebrugge ripped a two-run double to get T-Town on the scoreboard.  After Evan Waldhoff walked, Mitch Koester had an RBI double and another run scored on an error.

But the Shoes weren’t finished. Zac Niebrugge added a two-run double and Kreke and Gaddis capped the inning with RBI hits.

THS added three more tallies in the fourth, two of those coming in on the home run by Borries.

The Shoes, now 16-8, will play another home game Monday against Effingham.