Top high school sports performances for Friday
BASEBALL
Brady Heinzmann, Carlyle
Heinzmann was nearly unhittable as he struck out 15 and allowed only one hit in a 7-0 win over Wood River. Heinzmann also drove in a pair of runs for Carlyle (6-15) which also received a 4-for-4 effort from Noah Crocker.
Tommy Speranzi, Freeburg
Speranzi helped ignite the Midgets offense with a pair of hits and four RBI as Freeburg (12-9) defeated Red Bud 10-2 in a Cahokia Conference game.
SOCCER
Chloe Graff, Columbia
Graff tallied her 13th goal of the season and added an assist as the powerful Eagles (16-2-1) defeated Middleton, Wis. at the Burlington, Iowa Tournament of Champions. Graff was one of seven Eagles players who tallied as least a point on Friday.
Faith Rackers, Mater Dei
Rackers scored a pair of goals and added an assist as the Knights (9-11-1) defeated Greenville 3-0 in a non-conference game.
Peyton Ganz and Gabby Parke, Freeburg
Ganz and Parke highlighted an offensive explosion with a pair of goals each as the Midgets (11-10) rolled past Mount Carmel 8-0.
SOFTBALL
Avery Budde, Central
Budde made sure the Cougars (14-5) got back on track as she went 4-for-4 with five RBI as Central eased past the Mascoutah Indians 15-4. Mascoutah falls to 3-14 for the season .
Lindsay Wibbenmeyer and Kaelyn Rheinecker, Columbia
Wibbenmeyer went 3-for-3 with a pair of RBI, while Rheinecker did not allow a hit in 4 1/3 innings as the Eagles defeated Waterloo 6-2 in a non-conference game. Rheinecker has a no-hitter and a perfect game to her credit in the past two weeks.
Liz Young, Triad
Young went 2-for-4 and drove in four runs as the Knights (14-6) defeated O’Fallon (13-7) in a battle of large school powers.
This story was originally published April 26, 2019 at 11:37 PM.