By Fred Kroner
Tyler Altenbaumer scattered three hits over six innings while earning his eighth baseball win of the spring as St. Joseph-Ogden rallied to defeat visiting Monticello 8-2 in an Illini Prairie Conference game on Monday (May 2).
Altenbaumer and SJ-O fell behind when the third batter of the game, Joey Sprinkle, belted a two-run home run.
From there, Altenbaumer and reliever Griffin Roesch pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings.
Luke Landrus drilled three hits, extending his hitting streak to 11 games. Hayden Brazelton and Andrew Beyers each delivered two hits and stole two bases.
Charles Voorhees had one hit. Adam Price and Landrus each knocked in two runs.
On Wednesday (May 4), SJ-O posted its fifth shutout with a 4-0 decision at Milford.
Caleb Ochs (6-0) received all the run support he would need with a two-run first inning.
Ochs allowed seven hits and one walk in seven innings. He struck out eight. The shutout was his third of the season. In his last 32 2/3 innings, Ochs has yielded three earned runs and four total runs.
Supplying the offensive blast were Price (two hits) and Altenbaumer (two RBI). Voorhees had one hit, extending his hitting streak to 10 games.
SJ-O (24-2) returns to action on Thursday (May 5), weather permitting, at Tolono Unity.
