The Beresford Watchdog softball team hosted two different teams on Friday, May 5th, winning one and losing one. The Watchdogs hosted both Wagner and Elk Point-Jefferson.
Beresford 12, Wagner 7
The Watchdogs scored seven runs late in the game to earn a come-from-behind 12-7 over the Wagner Red Raiders. Both teams scored a run in the first inning. The Watchdogs went ahead 5-1 after a four-run bottom of the third. Wagner got two runs in the top of the fourth and three more in the top of the fifth to go ahead 6-5. Beresford got the lead back with three runs in the bottom of the fifth and four more in the bottom of the sixth for a 12-6 lead. Wagner added one run in the top of the seventh.
Lily Seivert had three hits, one a double, and two RBIs. Harley Koth had three hits, two doubles, and an RBI. Kennedy Merrigan had two hits, one a triple, and two RBIs. Reese Olson, Ivy Keiser, and Kaylee Ivarsen all finished with two hits each, and each one with one double, and an RBI. Halle Livingston had a double and RBI. Brenna Dann added a double, and Kate Degen finished with a single. Dann pitched all seven innings allowing seven runs, six earned, on nine hits and a walk with six strikeouts.
Elk Point-Jefferson 23, Beresford 11
In the second game of the day for Beresford, the Huskies broke an 11-11 tie with a big 12-run top of the sixth innings to earn the win. The Huskies struck first with a run in the top of the first. Beresford took the lead in the bottom of the first with three runs. Elk Point-Jefferson cut the lead to 3-2 with a run in the top of the second. Beresford added two more runs in the bottom of the third for a 5-2 advantage.
Things started to get wild offensively starting in the fourth inning. The Huskies scored five times to take a 7-5 lead. Beresford answered with six runs in their half of the fourth inning to regain the lead 11-7. Elk Point-Jefferson tied the game with four runs in the top of the fifth and then put 12 runs on the board in the top of the sixth.
Merrigan had a home run and two RBIs. Seivert had a single and two RBIs. Livingston had a home run and RBI. Dann finished with a triple and an RBI. Koth and Ivarsen both had singles in the game. Olson added two RBIs. Merrigan pitched 5 1/3 innings allowing 16 runs, 11 earned, on 18 hits and six walks with eight strikeouts. Dann pitched 2/3 of an inning and allowed seven earned runs on eight hits with a strikeout.
