South Central wins opener; Vandals, BSE open with losses

South Central opened the spring baseball season with a win, and Vandalia and Brownstown/St. Elmo fell in their openers.
South Central pounded out nine hits and took advantage of three Sullivan errors in its 15-5 win.
The Vandals were unable to overcome an early deficit in their 8-4 loss to Father McGivney.
Brownstown/St. Elmo was held hitless and limited to just one baserunner, on an error, in its 8-0 loss to Shelbyville.
South Central – Thompson 2-3, 3 runs, 3 RBI, double, walk; Dodson 2-3, 3 runs, 3 RBI, home run, double; Buonaura 1-2, 2 RBI, walk; A. Magnus 1-3, 1 run, 2 RBI, double; Watwood 1-2, run, walk; C. Smith 0-1 run, 2 walks; C. Smith 0-1 run, walk; Dunn 0-1 run; Markley 1-2, run, RBI; M. Magnus 0-0, run, walk; Robb 1-2, run, RBI, walk; Montes (courtesy runner) run.
Pitching – Dodson-3 innings, 2 hits, 1 run, 1 earned run, 3 walks, 4 strikeouts; Buonaura-2 innings, 1 hit, 4 runs, 1 earned run, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts.
Vandalia – Hagy 2-4, RBI; Kelly 1-4, run, double; Well 1-4, run, RBI; Politte 1-4, run; Lotz 1-3, run, RBI, walk; Miller 0-2, RBI; Hipsher 1-3; McNary 1-3; Nestrick 0-1; Conrad 1-2.
Pitching – Well-3 2/3 innings, 6 hits, 7 runs, 7 earned runs, 4 walks, 3 strikeouts; Hagy-3 1/3 innings, 2 hits, 1 run, 1 earned run, 3 walks, 4 strikeouts.
Brownstown/St. Elmo – Pitching – Stine-3 innings, 2 runs, 3 hits, 2 strikeouts, 2 walks.

Reid Well pitches in the season opener for Vandalia last week.