{"id":1378,"date":"2024-03-25T09:27:43","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T14:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/beresford\/?p=1378"},"modified":"2024-03-25T09:27:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T14:27:45","slug":"watchdog-starts-softball-season-with-tournament-in-sioux-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/beresford\/2024\/03\/25\/watchdog-starts-softball-season-with-tournament-in-sioux-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Watchdog Starts Softball Season with Tournament in Sioux City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-258\" src=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/beresford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BeresfordWatchdogs-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/beresford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BeresfordWatchdogs-1.png 96w, https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/beresford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BeresfordWatchdogs-1-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/>The Beresford Watchdog softball team hosted a tournament in Sioux City on Saturday, March 23rd.\u00a0 Beresford finished the tournament with a 2-1 record.<\/p>\n<h5>Madison 6, Beresford 0<\/h5>\n<p>The Bulldogs broke a 0-0 tie in the top of the fifth inning with six runs in their 6-0 win over Beresford.\u00a0 The Watchdogs were held to just one hit in the game.\u00a0 Halle Livingston had a single.\u00a0 Rylie Laurvick pitched all five innings and allowed six runs, but all of them unearned, on six hits and three walks with seven strikeouts.<\/p>\n<h5>Beresford 15, Flandreau 6<\/h5>\n<p>The Watchdog offense found their groove in their game against Flandreau.\u00a0 They scored 11 runs in the top of the first inning.\u00a0 The Fliers scored two runs in the bottom of the inning for an 11-2 score.\u00a0 Beresford got another run in the top of the second.\u00a0 The score remained 12-2 until the top of the fourth inning.\u00a0 The Watchdogs scored a run in the fourth and two more in the top of the fifth for a 15-2 lead.\u00a0 Flandreau scored four times in the bottom of the fifth.<\/p>\n<p>Ivy Keiser had three hits, one a double, and five RBIs.\u00a0 Keely Merrigan also had three hits, including a double, with four RBIs.\u00a0 Kennedy Merrigan had two doubles and two RBIs.\u00a0 Lily Seivert had two hits, one a double, and two RBIs.\u00a0 Tavyn Valder finished with a single, and Capri Mullinix had an RBI.\u00a0 Keely Merrigan pitched three innings and allowed two earned runs on three hits and three walks with six strikeouts.\u00a0 Kate Degen pitched two innings and allowed four runs, two earned, on five hits and two walks with three strikeouts.<\/p>\n<h5>Beresford 4, Bon Homme 1<\/h5>\n<p>The Watchdogs broke a 1-1 tie with a three-run bottom of the fourth inning in their 4-1 win over Bon Homme.\u00a0 Both teams scored a single run in the second inning.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy Merrigan had a triple and single with two RBIs.\u00a0 Kaylee Ivarsen had two hits, one a double, and two RBIs.\u00a0 Keely Merrigan had a double, and Livingston had a single.\u00a0 Laurvick pitched two innings and allowed an earned run on a hit and walk with five strikeouts.\u00a0 Kennedy Merrigan pitched three innings and allowed one hit and two walks with three strikeouts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Beresford Watchdog softball team hosted a tournament in Sioux City on Saturday, March 23rd.\u00a0 Beresford finished the tournament with a 2-1 record. 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