Softball

It will be Teutopolis against St. Anthony for the softball regional title.

The No. 8-seeded Lady Shoes earned a spot in the championship game by posting an 8-6 victory Wednesday over No. 2 Pana in a semifinal game of the St. Anthony Class 2A Regional.

The two teams will square off at 4 p.m. Friday at Bulldog Field.

The winner of that game will advance to the Monticello Sectional.

Malea Helmink homered and drove in four runs and Olivia Hemmen added three hits and three RBI, leading T-Town to the semifinal win.

And the Lady Shoes struck quick. In fact, after their first four batters, they led 3-0. Olivia Copple singled, Summer Wall doubled and both runners scored on a double by Helmink. Chloe Hoene then followed with an RBI single. With two outs, Hemmen brought in the fourth run with a sacrifice fly.

Hemmen had RBI doubles in both the third and fifth and Helmink belted a two-run homer in the sixth to wrap up the scoring.

Alyssa Tipton pitched the first five innings to get the win. She allowed four hits and five runs, while walking five and striking out eight. Hemmen pitched the final two innings.

The Lady Shoes, winners of four straight games, improved to 17-17.

The Teutopolis Lady Shoes opened postseason play in impressive fashion Monday,

The Lady Shoes sent 16 batters to the plate, scored 11 runs in the first inning and then cruised to a 16-1, four-inning win in an opening-round game of the St. Anthony Class 2A Regional.

T-Town combined nine hits, two walks, a hit batter and an error to push 11 runners across the plate. Chloe Hoene had two hits in the inning, a two-run single and an RBI double. Kayleigh Zerrusen also had a two-run single and Summer Wall added an RBI triple.

Teutopolis scored four more runs in the second and a single tally in the third.

Olivia Hemmen got the win. She pitched all four innings, giving up three hits and a run. She didn’t walk a batter and struck out one.

The Lady Shoes have now won three straight games and improved to 16-17. They will now advance and play Pana, the No. 2 seed, at 4 p.m. Wednesday. That game will be at St. Anthony High School.

Amelia Collins allowed only three hits and one unearned run, helping the Newton Lady Eagles post a 5-1 victory Friday afternoon at Teutopolis.

Collins didn’t walk a batter and struck out nine in seven innings of work.

Her teammates scored single tallies in the first, fifth and seventh innings, and added two more in the third.

The Lady Shoes’ lone run came in the bottom of the fourth. Olivia Copple singled, went to second on a wild pitch and scored on an error.

T-Town’s only other two hits were a fifth-inning single by Olivia Hemmen and a double by Kylie Borries in the third.

Hemmen took the loss. She worked seven innings and allowed 13 hits and five runs. She walked three and struck out one.

The Lady Shoes finish their regular season at 13-17. They will now play in the St. Anthony Class 2A Regional. THS is the No. 8 seed. They will play at home on Monday against No. 12 Cerro Gordo. The first pitch is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.

The Teutopolis Lady Shoes had their hitting shoes on Saturday.

They banged out 26 hits and scored 22 runs in two games.

As a result, they defeated both Cumberland and Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond (ALAH) to capture the Sullivan Invitational.

In the opener, T-Town had 12 hits, including three home runs, and beat Cumberland 12-6.

In the nightcap, the Lady Shoes had 14 more hits and rolled to a 10-4 win over ALAH.

A seven-run second inning proved to be the difference in the first game. Olivia Hemmen belted a two-run homer to drive in the first two tallies and Mallory Bloemer capped the frame with another two-run blast. Summer Wall and Chloe Hoene also had RBI singles.

Malea Helmink added a solo homer in the fourth.

Hemmen got the win. She allowed 11 hits and six runs in seven innings for work. She walked three and struck out three.

In the second game, Wall, Helmink and Bloemer each had three hits and combined to drive in eight runs.

The Lady Shoes took the lead with a four-run second. Alyssa Tipton and Olivia Copple both walked and Wall singled to load the bases. Helmink and Bloemer then delivered two-run singles to give THS a 6-3 lead.

T-Town added three more runs in the third and a final tally in the sixth.

Tipton went all seven innings to get the win. She allowed nine hits and four runs, while walking four and striking out seven.

The Lady Shoes completed their regular season with a 15-17 record. They will now play in the St. Anthony Class 2A Regional. T-Town is the No. 8 seed and will play at home today (Monday) at 4:30 p.m. against Cerro Gordo.

The Robinson Lady Maroons scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to break a tie, en route to a 6-2 win at home Thursday afternoon over Teutopolis.

The game was scoreless through the first three innings. The Lady Shoes grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth. Malea Helmink drew a lead-off walk and eventually scored on a two-out RBI single by Olivia Wermert.

Robinson pushed across two runs in the bottom of the fourth, but T-Town tied it up in the fifth. Alyssa Tipton got a lead-off single. Olivia Copple and Helmink were both hit by a pitch and Chloe Hoene drew a bases-loaded walk to force in the tying run.

The Lady Maroons then responded by scoring four times in the bottom of the fifth.

Tipton took the loss for THS. She pitched six innings, allowing five hits and six runs. She walked three and struck out three.

The Lady Shoes are now 13-16. They will play again today (Friday), returning home to face Newton.