Saturday, July 5, 2008 9:34 PM CDT
FIRECRACKER CLASSIC SCORES, SCHEDULE
SENIOR AMERICAN LEGION
STANDINGS
Pool A: Mattoon (1-2), Evansville (Ind.) Funkhouser (2-1), Robinson (0-2), Peoria (1-1), Decatu (2-0)
Pool B: Mount Zion (2-1), Teutopolis (0-2), Stewardson-Strasburg (1-2), Effingham (1-1), Mount Vernon, Ind. (3-1)
Pool C: Rantoul (2-0); Toledo (2-1); Moultrie-Douglas County (1-2); Mount Vernon, Ill (0-4)., Newburgh, Ind. (3-1)
SCHEDULE
Games are at Peterson Park’s Grimes Field unless noted
Saturday
Newburgh, Ind., 13, Mount Vernon, Ill., 5
(Gage Thompson went 3-for-4, stole two bases, scored four runs and drove in two leading Newburgh to the five-inning mercy-rule win.)
Mount Vernon, Ind., 13, Teutoplis 10
(Cory Bowling had a double and two singles in Post 5's win at Eastern Illinois' Coaches Stadium._
Newburgh, Ind.,5, Moultrie-Douglas 2
(Jason Johnson and Gage Thompson combined to pitch a three-hitter and Dylan Peters hit a solo homer as Newburgh Post 44 finished 3-1 in its Pool C.)
Toledo 12, Mount Vernon, Ill., 5
Decatur 11, Evansville (Ind.) Funkhouser 2
Mount Vernon, Ind., 5, Mount Zion 0
Southeastern Illinois Community College bound Cory Bowling hit two home runs while Andy Huber pitched a two-hitter for Mount Vernon (Ind.) Post 5, which completed Pool B with a 3-1 record and likel to return for Monday's semifinals. Sunday's games are to determine the final four.
4:15 p.m. – Funkhouser, Ind., vs. Robinson at Lake Land
Decatur 6, Mattoon 4
Daniel Peters' two-out, two-run broke a 4-4 tie putting Decatur ahead in the top of the seventh and then Mattoon left bases loaded in the bottom of the final inning.
Sunday
11 a.m. - Robinson vs. Decatur at Lake Land, completion of suspended game
11:30 a.m. – Teutopolis vs. Effingham
11:30 a.m. – Toledo vs. Rantoul at Eastern Illinois’ Coaches Stadium
1:45 p.m. – Effingham vs. Mount Zion
2 p.m. – Rantoul vs. Moultrie-Douglas at Eastern Illinois’ Coaches Stadium
4 p.m. – Stew-Stras vs. Teutopolis, 4 p.m.
6:15 p.m. – Peoria vs. Mattoon
8:30 p.m. – Decatur vs. Peoria
Monday
Noon – Pool winner to be determined vs. Pool winner
2:30 p.m. – Pool winner vs. wild card
4:30 p.m. - Semifinal winners for championship
Friday
Mount Vernon, Ind.,13, Effingham 1
(Chris Stemple was 3-for-3 including a double plus a sacrifice fly for three RBIs and Jaro Burke totaled five RBIs with a three-run homer, double and bases-loaded walk for Mont Vernon, Ind., Post 5 in the 4 1/2-inning mercy rule game.)
Rantoul 4, Newburgh, Ind., 1
(Jacob Herbert led off the bottom of the first with a home run and closed things with two shutout innings in relief of winning pitcher Joe Wood.)
Evansville (Ind.) Funkhouser 6, Peoria 2
(Mark Roberts allowed only four hits for Funkhouser while Evan Whipkey went 2-for-3 at the plate.)
Stewardson-Strasburg 3, Mount Vernon, Ind., 2
(Jaden Widdersheim's ground ball turned into an error that brought home the tying and winning runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Luke Rincker pitched the complete-game win.)
Peoria 13, Robinson 0 (5 innings)
(Peoria bounced back from an earlier loss by lacing seven extra-base hits. Jake Alexander and Kevin Eggleston combined for the shutout.)
Newburgh (Ind.) 7, Toledo 3
(Tyler Boink pitched a 4-hitter for Newburgh. Tyler Szatkowski doubled and singled for Toledo.)
Mount Vernon, Ill., forfeits to Rantoul
9 p.m. - Mattoon vs. Funkhouser, Ind.
Wednesday's scores
Mount Zion 2, Teutopolis 1, eight innings
Effingham 4, Stewardson-Strasburg 3, 10 innings
Toledo 7, Moultrie-Douglas 4, 11 innings
Mount Zion 4, Stew-Stras 3
Moultrie Douglas 4, Mount Vernon, Ill. 0
Mattoon 7, Robinson 1
Decatur vs. Robinson, suspended by rain
JUNIOR AMERICAN LEGION
Monday
Kansas 12, Shelby-Moultrie 1
Mahomet 7, Teutopolis 2
Danville Blue 7, Paris 5
Kansas 7, Mahomet 6
Windsor-Neoga 11, Mattoon 4
Windsor-Neoga 6, Paris 0
Tuesday
Teutopolis 10, Shelby-Moutrie 0
Windsor-Neoga 12, Danville Blue 2
Teutopolis 6, Kansas 0
Mattoon 11, Danville Blue 4
Paris 8, Mattoon 7
Mahomet 8, Shelby-Moultrie 4
Saturday
Teutopolis 9,. Windsor-Neoga 0 , championship
Derek Thompson pitched a five-inning two-hitter and Derek Repking had two doubles, a sacrifice fly and three RBIs as Teutopolis Post 924 won the Junior Legion tournament title in 4 1/2 innings.
Sunday
1 p.m. - Mattoon vs. Kansas at Lake Land, fifth place game
3 p.m. - Paris vs. Mahomet at Grimes Field in Peterson Park, third place game
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