{"id":2401,"date":"2026-04-19T21:40:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T02:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/baltic\/?p=2401"},"modified":"2026-04-19T21:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T02:40:26","slug":"bulldog-softball-falls-to-falcons-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/baltic\/2026\/04\/19\/bulldog-softball-falls-to-falcons-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulldog Softball Falls to Falcons at Home"},"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\" \/>On a cool, blustery day in Baltic, the Bulldogs fell to the Florence\/Henry Falcons 11-5 on Friday, April 17th.<\/p>\n<p>The Falcons struck first with two runs in the top of the first.\u00a0 Kaylee Siemonsma scored on a ground ball by Ashlyn Klein in the bottom of the second.\u00a0 Jaz Vrchota scored on a passed ball later in the inning to tie the game 2-2.\u00a0 The big blow for the Falcons came in the top of the third when they scored six times to go in front 8-2.\u00a0 Ellie Pickett had an RBI double in the bottom of the fourth.\u00a0 Pickett would add an RBI single in the bottom of the sixth, and Jordyn Wehde also had an RBI single to cut the lead to 8-5.\u00a0 Florence\/Henry added three runs in the top of the seventh to pull away 11-5.<\/p>\n<p>Pickett had two hits, one a double, and two RBIs.\u00a0 Wehde finished with a single and an RBI.\u00a0 Madyson Determan added a triple.\u00a0 Klein ended with a double.\u00a0 Castyn Rogers and Siemonsma each had a single.\u00a0 Charlee Blommer pitched two innings and allowed eight runs, seven earned, on five hits and four walks with a strikeout.\u00a0 Klein threw five innings and allowed three runs, two earned, on six hits and two walks with seven strikeouts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a cool, blustery day in Baltic, the Bulldogs fell to the Florence\/Henry Falcons 11-5 on Friday, April 17th. 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