{"id":1864,"date":"2025-07-31T07:31:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/baltic\/?p=1864"},"modified":"2025-07-31T07:31:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:31:05","slug":"baltic-14u-qualifies-for-state-with-series-win-over-salem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/baltic\/2025\/07\/31\/baltic-14u-qualifies-for-state-with-series-win-over-salem\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltic 14U Qualifies for State with Series Win over Salem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-247\" src=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/baltic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BalticLogo-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/baltic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BalticLogo-1.png 96w, https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/baltic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BalticLogo-1-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/>The Baltic 14U baseball team qualified for the 2025 South Dakota VFW Charlie Division State Tournament with two wins over Salem in a best-of-three series.\u00a0 The state tournament will be held in Volga August 8th through 10th.<\/p>\n<h5>Baltic 5, Salem 3<\/h5>\n<p>A fast start helped Baltic to a win in the first game of the series.\u00a0 They scored a run in the bottom of the first and four more in the bottom of the second for a 5-0 lead.\u00a0 Salem tried to chip away at the lead throughout the game.\u00a0 They scored two times in the third and once in the fourth to make the score 5-3.\u00a0 Neither team had a major threat to score again until the top of the seventh.\u00a0 Salem loaded the bases with one out, but a foul pop out and a line out to first base ended the game.<\/p>\n<p>Maddex Klein had a hit and an RBI.\u00a0 Oliver Nedved and Braden Breece each had a hit.\u00a0 Laken Kortemeyer pitched four innings and allowed three runs, all unearned, on one hit and seven walks with five strikeouts.\u00a0 Brody Hansen pitched two innings and allowed two hits with a strikeout.\u00a0 Nedved threw one inning and walked one batter.<\/p>\n<h5>Baltic 11, Salem 5<\/h5>\n<p>In the second game of the series, Baltic had to come from behind to take the win.\u00a0 Neither team scored in the first two innings.\u00a0 Baltic scored a run in the top of the third inning, but Salem scored three times in the bottom of the inning for a 3-1 lead.\u00a0 Salem added another run in the bottom of the fourth to extend their lead to 4-1.\u00a0 Baltic rallied for four runs in the top of the fifth to go back in front 5-4.\u00a0 Salem responded with a run in the bottom of the fifth to tie the game 5-5.\u00a0 The game remained tied going into the seventh inning.\u00a0 Baltic erupted for six runs in the top of the inning to clinch the win.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Grunewaldt had two hits with an RBI.\u00a0 Nedved finished with a hit and two RBIs.\u00a0 Hansen and Hayden Sundermann both had a single and an RBI.\u00a0 \u00a0Klein had two RBIs.\u00a0 Braden Breece and Ayden Oschner each had one RBI.\u00a0 Hansen pitched 3 2\/3 innings and allowed three runs, one earned, on three hits and three walks with two strikeouts.\u00a0 Nedved pitched 3 1\/3 innings and allowed two runs, one earned, on two hits and two walks with one strikeout.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Baltic 14U baseball team qualified for the 2025 South Dakota VFW Charlie Division State Tournament with two wins over Salem in a best-of-three series.\u00a0 The state tournament will be held in Volga August 8th through 10th. 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