South Central wins 2 regionals

South Central captured two regional titles this past week.
Taegan Webster tossed a no-hitter and also homered to lead South Central to a regional title last Friday.
On Saturday, the South Central baseball team defeated Edwards County to win its 17th regional title.
Webster struck out nine and walked just one batter, and was 4-for-4, with 2 RBI’s at the plate in the Lady Cougars’ 6-0 win over Red Hill in the regional championship game in Kinmundy.
Lady Cougars’ coach Alex Phillips wasn’t surprised by Webster’s performance, and acknowledged that the win was another team effort.
“That’s what we expect her (Webster) to come out here and do every time,” Phillips said. “We know what we have.
“We know that we just have to come out and put up some runs, and we did that today,” he said.
It was “absolutely” a team effort, Phillips said, adding that he expects the success to continue into future seasons.
“Taegan is our only senior, so we’re ready to keep going,” he said.
The Lady Cougars, the No. 1 seed in the upper bracket of the Altamont Sectional, were to play in a sectional semifinal on Tuesday against No. 3 Windsor/Stew Stras, a 12-1 winner over Altamont in the sectional at Altamont on Tuesday.
South Central scored one run in the first inning, and that would be all they needed behind Webster’s pitching.
The Lady Cougars added a run in the third inning, three more in the fifth and closed out the scoring with a run in the sixth.
South Central – Ky Swift 2-4, run, double; Ka Swift 2-4, run, double; Webster 4-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI, home run, double; Johnson 2-4, run, 2 RBI; Montes 1-4; Thompson 1-4; Feldhake 2-4, run; Reid 3-3, double; Shuler 1-3, 2 RBI.
In the Cougars regional championship win, a five-run third inning gave South Central all the offense needed for the win, tacking on a run in the fourth and two more in the sixth.
Callaway Smith picked up the win for the Cougars striking out seven and allowing six hits. He gave up four Edwards County runs, but only one of those was earned.
Colton Smith led the offensive attack by going 2-for-3 with four RBIs.
The regional win pits the Cougars, the No. 4 seed in the top bracket of the South Central Sectional, against No. 2 Windsor/Stew-Stras, which defeated No. 6 Neoga, 4-1, for a regional title. The sectional semifinal is at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Lions Park in Kinmundy.
South Central – Ca Smith 1-5; Sidwell 1-3, run, 2 walks; Co Smith 2-3, run, 4 RBI, double; Robb 0-4; West 1-3, RBI; Markley 0-3, 2 RBI; Montes 0-3, RBI; Hoover 0-3, walk; Magnus 2-3, 3 runs, walk; L Shumate (courtesy runner) 0-0, run; G Shumate (CR) 0-0, run; Guerrettaz 0-0, run; Moore 0-0.
Pitching – Ca Smith 6 innings, six hits, 4 runs, 1 earned run, 5 walks, 7 strikeouts; Sidwell 1 inning, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 strikeout.
The Cougars advanced to the regional championship game with a 3-2 win over No. 5 Cisne last Wednesday.
South Central – Ca Smith 0-4; Sidwell 1-3; Co Smikth 1-4, run, double; Robb 1-3, RBI, walk; Markley 0-3, run, walk; West 2-3, walk, double; Montes 1-2; Hoover 3-4, RBI; Magnus 1-3; L Shumate (CR) 0-0; G Shumate (CR) 0-0, run.
Pitching – West 7 2/3 innings, 5 hits, 2 runs, 0 earned runs, 4 walks, 6 strikeouts; Sidwell 1/3 of an inning, 0 hits, 0 runs.
Brownstown-St. Elmo, a No. 7 seed, lost to No. 3 North Clay, 10-0, at Louisville last Thursday.
BSE – J Maxey 1-2.
Pitching – Atwood 4 innings, 9 runs, 3 earned runs, 5 hits, 5 strikeouts, 3 walks.
Vandalia’s season came to an end with a 3-2 loss to Cumberland at home last Monday.