The Teutopolis Lady Shoes got a big late-inning rally to record an 8-5 win at home Tuesday over Marshall.

The Lady Shoes trailed 5-2 when they came to bat in the bottom of the fifth. But one error and seven hits later, they had the lead.

With one out, Erin Althoff reached on an error. And then the hit barrage began.

Emily Konkel singled and Daisha Piedra ripped a double, driving in both Althoff and Konkel. Kaylee Niebrugge then had an RBI single and Courtney Gibson’s triple brough home another run. Estella Mette followed with a run-scoring single, and after Summer Wall got a hit, Olivia Copple capped the comeback with an RBI single.

Gibson relieved to start the sixth inning and pitched two scoreless innings to gain the victory. Jordan Goeckner started and pitched the first five innings.

T-Town scored its first two runs in the third. Olivia Copple walked, stole second and scored on a base hit by Althoff. On the throw home, Althoff went to second base and then scored on an RBI single by Piedra.

The Lady Shoes improved to 14-3. They will be back in action Thursday with a game at Highland.

The Teutopolis Lady Shoes got three home runs – from Olivia Copple, Daisha Piedra and Courtney Gibson – and powered their way to a 13-3 win over Champaign Central at home Friday afternoon, stretching their winning streak to seven.

They saw the streak snapped in the second game, however, as Newton’s Kayla Kocher reminded everyone why she is one of the best pitchers in the area. She threw a four-hitter on the mound and also drove in two runs, helping the Lady Eagles post an 11-1 win in five innings.

In the opening contest, the Lady Shoes struck quick. In the bottom of the first inning, Erin Althoff, who had three hits in the 10-hit attack, led off with a base hit. She then stole second and third and scored on a ground ball by Emily Konkel. Piedra then walked and Gibson followed with a two-run homer.

Champaign Central tied the game in the top of the second, but THS took the lead for good by pushing four runs across in the bottom of the frame. That inning highlighted a two-run shot by Copple.

The Lady Shoes scored two runs in third, fourth and fifth, with Piedra belting a solo homer in the fourth.

Jordan Goeckner went all five innings to get the win. She allowed seven hits and three runs, while walking two and striking out three.

Newton erupted for six first-inning runs to take early control. The Lady Eagles combined one walk, one error and five hits, including a two-run triple by Kocher.

T-Town’s only run came in the bottom of the first. Althoff led off with a double and scored on Kaylee Niebrugge’s two-out RBI single. The Lady Shoes had only two more hits the final four innings.

Kocher walked just one and struck out four. Gibson took the loss for THS. She allowed 11 hits and 11 runs, although six of those were unearned. She walked three and struck out three.

The Lady Shoes, now 12-3, will return to action Monday with a game at Effingham.

By Steve Raymond

ET Sports Report

When a team scores in every inning, its chances of winning are generally pretty high.

The Teutopolis Lady Shoes did that Monday afternoon and came away with a 16-6, five-inning win at Effingham.

T-Town started the game with a pair of four-run frames and then added two runs in the third, five more in the fourth and a final tally in the fifth to build a 15-run lead.

“Getting on the board early just helped us settle down,” THS coach Crystal Tipton said. “The girls get pretty excited when they play Effingham.”

Yes, the Lady Shoes were on the board early. The second batter of the game, Emily Konkel, drove a 3-2 pitch over the centerfield fence to put the guests on top 1-0.

But they were just getting started.

With two outs, Kaylee Niebrugge hit a dribbler up the third base line that she beat out for an infield single. Courtney Gibson then drove the first pitch she saw into the right-centerfield gap and Niebrugge raced around the bases to score.

Danielle Sarchet and Estella Mette both walked to load the bases. Summer Wall was hit by a pitch to force in the third run and Olivia Copple grounded a single between third and shortstop to drive home the final run of the inning.

THS was right back at it in the second. With one out, Daisha Piedra walked and went to third on a double by Niebrugge. After Gibson walked to load the bases, Sarchet lined a pitch off the pitcher’s glove that still made it to the outfield and drove in a pair. Ground balls by Mette and Wall accounted for the final two runs to increase the lead to 8-0.

Niebrugge had a sacrifice fly and Gibson delivered her second RBI double to expand the gap to 10-0 in the third.

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Daisha Piedra and Courtney Gibson both had three hits and combined to drive in seven runs Tuesday afternoon, helping the Teutopolis Lady Shoes post a convincing 13-3 win at home over Tuscola.

The Lady Shoes scored two runs in the opening inning, pushed across four in the second and added two more in the third to build an early 8-0 lead.

A pair of Tuscola errors helped T-Town score the two first-inning runs. In the second, Summer Wall had a lead-off single and Erin Althoff was hit by a pitch. Piedra, Kaylee Niebrugge and Gibson all delivered RBI singles and the fourth run scored on a wild pitch.

Piedra had a two-run double in the third and an RBI single in the fifth and Gibson added a two-run double in the fifth.

Gibson also got the win. She went six innings and allowed three runs on seven hits. She walked three and struck out six.

The Lady Shoes improved to 11-2. They will play Thursday at Neoga.