{"id":2079,"date":"2025-05-17T10:31:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T15:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/beresford\/?p=2079"},"modified":"2025-05-17T10:31:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T15:31:42","slug":"watchdog-softball-splits-games-on-back-to-back-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/beresford\/2025\/05\/17\/watchdog-softball-splits-games-on-back-to-back-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Watchdog Softball Splits Games on Back-to-Back Days"},"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 played on back-to-back days on Monday, May 12th and Tuesday, May 13th.\u00a0 They hosted the Freeman\/Marion\/Freeman Academy Phoenix on Monday and traveled to Yankton on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<h5>Beresford 19, Freeman\/Marion\/Freeman Academy 9<\/h5>\n<p>The Watchdogs built an early lead and then had a big inning to help them to a win over the Phoenix.\u00a0 Beresford scored two in the bottom of the first, four in the second, and four more in the third for a 10-0 lead.\u00a0 The Phoenix had a big nine-run inning in the top of the fourth to cut the lead to 10-9.\u00a0 The Watchdogs responded with a nine-run bottom of the fourth to go back in front by ten, 19-9.\u00a0 The game ended on the 10-run rule when the Phoenix went scoreless in the top of the fifth.<\/p>\n<p>Keely Merrigan had three hits, two of them doubles, and three RBIs.\u00a0 Kennedy Merrigan had three hits, one a triple, and two RBIs.\u00a0 Tavyn Valder added three singles with two RBIs.\u00a0 Reese Olson had a hit and two RBIs.\u00a0 Brynlee Mohning, Lily Seivert, and Rylie Laurvick all had a hit with an RBI.\u00a0 Harley Koth and Ashlynn Olson had a single each, and Capri Mullinix had an RBI.\u00a0 Mohning pitched 3 2\/3 innings and allowed nine runs, seven earned on seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts.\u00a0 Laurvick pitched 1 1\/3 innings and allowed a hit with two strikeouts.<\/p>\n<h5>Yankton 15, Beresford 3<\/h5>\n<p>The Gazelles scored six runs in the bottom of the second inning and three more in the third to take an early 9-0 lead.\u00a0 Beresford scored a run in the top of the fourth, but Yankton added six more in the bottom of the fourth to extend the lead to 15-1.\u00a0 The Watchdogs got two more runs in the top of the fifth, but the game ended on the 10-run rule.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy Merrigan had a triple with two RBIs.\u00a0 R. 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