The Charleston Trojans baseball team (Charleston, IL), was overwhelmed 9-2 in Thursday's non-league outing with the host Effingham Flaming Hearts (Effingham, IL)

The Flaming Hearts now hold a 16-12 record. They take the field next when they host Mattoon for a Apollo outing on Saturday, May 28. Effingham will face a Green Wave team coming off a 12-1 non-league win over Rantoul (Rantoul, IL). The Green Wave record now stands at 9-18.