<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1NATOR_0vleItGi00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1NATOR_0vleItGi00" width="1200" height="675" ></figure>For the second straight season, the Cowen Herrick/Beecher City Bobcats have won the Egyptian Illini Conference Championship defeating the Brownstown-St. Elmo Bombers by a score of 2-0 on Thursday night at Greenville University. The game was a pitchers duel between Corey Hoopingarner and Kyle Lamb, as both pitchers kept the offenses off balance for a majority of the contest. The Bobcats broke the scoreless tie in the bottom of the fifth inning when Lamb reached on an error. Then with one out, Connor Nowitzke hit a double to left field to score Lamb giving the Bobcats a 1-0 lead. Nowitzke would thrown out trying to steal third for the second out of the inning, then Aj Radloff reached on a single. One pitch later, Wyatt Rueff hit a triple to left center to score Radloff giving the Bobcats a 2-0 lead. The Bombers would threaten in the top of the sixth inning as Jayce Gillespie would hit a double to right field, chasing Lamb from the game. Clive Schlanser would come in and retire the next six batters giving the Bobcats their second straight EI Conference championship. With the win, the Bobcats improve to 6-6 on the season. The will travel to Dieterich on Tuesday. The Bombers fall to 3-13 on the year. They will be back home on Tuesday to take on North ClayIn the third place game, the Mulberry Grove Aces defeated BSE by a score of 15-1. The Aces got off to a big start offensively scoring eight runs in the first, two in the second, two in the third, and three in the fifth, as Logan Bauer would hold the Bombers to just two hits on the night. With the win, the Aces take second place in the EIC tournament. The Aces end their fall season with a record of 1-15. CHBC Stats vs BSE:Connor Nowitzke: 1 H, 1 RBIAj Radloff: 2 H, 1 R, Wyatt Rueff: 1 H, 1 RBIClive Schlanser: 1 HConnor Vaughn: 1 HCHBC Pitching vs BSE:Kyle Lamb: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 8 KClive Schlanser: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 KBSE statistics vs CHBC:Lucas Powell: 1 HJayce Gillespie: 1 HBSE pitching vs CHBC: Corey Hoopingarner: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 4 SO BSE Stats vs Mulberry Grove:Zayden Gillespie- 1-2Calin Chandler- 1-2Pitching:WP- Logan Bauer- 5 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 12 K, 2 BBLP- Calin Chandler- .1 IP, 7 R, 5 H, 0 K, 2 BB</div></body>

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CHBC Repeats as EI Champions; Mulberry Grove Takes Second

For the second straight season, the Cowen Herrick/Beecher City Bobcats have won the Egyptian Illini Conference Championship defeating the Brownstown-St. Elmo Bombers by a score of 2-0 on Thursday night at Greenville University. The game was a pitchers duel between Corey Hoopingarner and Kyle Lamb, as both pitchers kept the offenses off balance for a majority of the contest. The Bobcats broke the scoreless tie in the bottom of the fifth inning when Lamb reached on an error. Then with one out, Connor Nowitzke hit a double to left field to score Lamb giving the Bobcats a 1-0 lead. Nowitzke would thrown out trying to steal third for the second out of the inning, then Aj Radloff reached on a single. One pitch later, Wyatt Rueff hit a triple to left center to score Radloff giving the Bobcats a 2-0 lead. The Bombers would threaten in the top of the sixth inning as Jayce Gillespie would hit a double to right field, chasing Lamb from the game. Clive Schlanser would come in and retire the next six batters giving the Bobcats their second straight EI Conference championship. With the win, the Bobcats improve to 6-6 on the season. The will travel to Dieterich on Tuesday. The Bombers fall to 3-13 on the year. They will be back home on Tuesday to take on North Clay.