St. Joseph-Ogden’s Winning Streak Snapped by Teutopolis Despite Landrus’ Pitching Prowess
By FRED KRONER
St. Joseph-Ogden’s nine-game baseball winning streak was halted on Saturday (March 30) in the second game of a non-conference doubleheader against Teutopolis at Meier Field.
SJ-O won the first game, 2-0, but dropped a 15-8 decision in Game 2.
Luke Landrus had his third dominant pitching outing of the spring in the opener. He worked five innings, allowed one hit and four walks while striking out nine batters.
In three outings as a senior, the University of Illinois recruit has thrown 14 innings, permitted four hits and no runs (earned or unearned) while striking out 20 batters.
Jared Altenbaumer completed the shutout against Teutopolis – the team’s fifth of the season – by yielding one hit and one walk in two innings. He recorded four strikeouts.
Landrus was also an offensive catalyst. He was 3-for-3 with a single, double and triple. Braxton Waller contributed two hits.
Will Haley and Tanner Jacob each poked one hit.
Jacob and Landrus scored the runs. Nolan Earley and Waller drove in runs.
In the second-game loss, Earley, Bryson Houchens and Jacob all ended with two hits. Haley, Landrus, Logan Rosenthal and Waller added one hit apiece.
Houchens and Jacob both tallied two runs. Altenbaumer, Haley, Landrus and Kodey McKinney all crossed home plate one time.
Jacob delivered three RBI. Knocking in one run apiece were Earley, Landrus, McKinney, Rosenthal and Waller.
Asher Pruemer pitched the first 3 1/3 innings and suffered the loss. He walked one batter and fanned two.
On Thursday (March 28), the Spartans rallied from a deficit with a three-run seventh inning to score a 3-1 victory at Mahomet-Seymour.
Earley, Houchens and Waller scored the late-game runs. Altenbaumer and McKinney drove in runs.
SJ-O was limited to four hits, a double by Jacob and singles by Altenbaumer, Earley and Houchens.
Earley pitched the first five innings, matching walks and strikeouts with three.
Reliever Trevor Ames registered his second win. He pitched a scoreless inning and yielded one hit. Altenbaumer picked up a save, finishing off the game with a scoreless bottom of the seventh.
SJ-O (11-2) returns to action on Monday (April 1) at home against Bloomington Central Catholic.
