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Wood Ducks Drop Make-up Game to PBR

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The Hartford-Humboldt Wood Ducks traveled to Dell Rapids to play PBR on Tuesday, July 13th to play a make-up game from May 27th.  PBR grabbed the lead in the bottom of the fifth and scored another late run for a 5-3 victory.

The Wood Ducks got on the board in the top of the first inning when Drew Eldeen scored on an error on a ground ball hit by Tyler Lundburg.  The score stayed 1-0 until PBR scored two times in the bottom of the fourth inning. The Wood Ducks regained the lead in the top of the fifth.  Austin Smith had an RBI single, and Daniel Hoey followed with an RBI single for a 3-2 lead.  PBR, again, scored time times in the bottom of the fifth inning.  PBR would also add a run in the bottom of the eighth for the 5-3 win.

Bennett Sebert had two hits, one of them a double.  Smith and Hoey both had a hit and an RBI.  Eldeen had a double.  Jake Ellens also had a single.  Eldeen pitched seven innings allowing five runs, one earned, on four hits with five walks and eight strikeouts.  Smith pitched an inning striking out one.

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West Central 16U Beats Madison with Late Inning Rally

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West Central scored three times in the bottom of the sixth to defeat Madison White 5-2 on Tuesday, July 13th.

Madison got the first run in the top of the third inning, but West Central scored twice in the bottom of the inning.  Justin Zirpel had an RBI triple and Camden McDonald followed with an RBI single for a 2-1 lead.  Madison tied the game in the top of the fourth inning on an RBI ground out.

The score remained 2-2 until the bottom of the sixth inning.  Xzavian Ferris got an RBI single to give West Central a 3-2 lead.  Duece Sherard followed with a two-run double for the 5-2 advantage.

McDonald had three hits and an RBI.  Zirpel had two hits, one a triple, with an RBI.  Ferris had a hit and two RBIs.  Cade Vander Woude had two hits.  Sherard finished with a double and two RBIs.  Dalton Mulder, Gage Nelson, and Derek Renken all had a single.  Renken pitched six innings allowing two earned runs on four hits with two walks and seven strikeouts.  Andrew Zimmer pitched an inning allowing one hit with two strikeouts.

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West Central 14U Qualifies for State after Second Place Region Finish

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West Central 14U qualified for the 14U South Dakota State A tournament after a second place finish in the Region 3A tournament Friday, July 9th through Monday, July 12th.

It wasn’t an easy path for West Central to qualify for state as they lost their opening round game to Madison Gold 2-1 on Friday morning.  Both teams scored a run in the third inning, but Madison Gold got the game-winning run in the top of the sixth inning.  CJ DenBoer and Jesse Jost had the only two hits in the game for West Central.  Caden Alfson pitched 4 2/3 innings allowing an unearned run on two hits with four walks and six strikeouts.  Landen Holewa pitched 2 1/3 innings allowing an earned run on a hit and four walks with four strikeouts.

West Central rebounded against Wagner on Saturday.  West Central advanced with a 5-1 victory.  Wagner scored the first run in the top of the first, but West Central took the lead for good in the bottom of the first with two runs.  They added two more in the second and another in the fourth.  Alfson had two hits, including a double, and two RBIs.  Keaton Vessells had a double and an RBI.  Holewa and DenBoer both had singles.  Jack Sebert had an RBI.  Anthony Lanham pitched six innings allowing an unearned run on no hits and six walks with eight strikeouts.  Sebert pitched an inning allowing a hit and a walk.

In their second game on Saturday, West Central defeated Tri-Valley Maroon 15-6 to keep their run going.  Tri-Valley Maroon had a 3-1 lead after the first inning.  West Central scored three in the top of the second only to see Tri-Valley score three more in the bottom of the second to keep the lead at 6-4.  West Central pulled with in a run at 6-5 with another run in the top of the third.  West Central then had an eight-run fifth inning with two more in the sixth to get the win.  Alfson and two hits, one a double, and two RBIs.  Cooper Mulder had two hits and two RBIs.  Vessells had two hits, one a double, and an RBI.  Jost had a hit and an RBI.  Orlando Whiting had a double.  Holewa and DenBoer also had a hit.  Jost pitched two innings allowing six runs, three earned, on five hits with four walks and a strikeout.  Vessells pitched five innings allowing just one hit and five walks with 10 strikeouts.

The momentum continued for West Central on Sunday as they got another win in the tournament, this time over Lennox 10-0.  West Central scored in every inning but the third inning and held Lennox to only three hits in the game.  Holewa had two hits, including a double, with three RBIs.  Jost had two hits and an RBI.  Sebert had two hits.  Alfson had a double and two RBIs.  Vessells had a hit with two RBIs.  Cain Grocott had a double, and Mulder had a single.  Zach Lorang had an RBI.  Sebert pitched all five innings allowing three hits with a walk and two strikeouts.

The win put West Central into the state tournament and into the championship game in a rematch with Madison Gold.  West Central put together another great offensive game scoring in five of the six innings taking a 12-2 win.  Vessells had four hits, including two doubles, with three RBIs.  Grocott had a hit and two RBIs.  Alfson had a double and an RBI.  Mulder finished with a single and an RBI.  Jost had a hit, and Nick Lorang had an RBI.  Jacob Kono pitched six innings allowing two runs, one earned, on five hits with two walks and a strikeout.

The win over Madison forced a second championship game to determine who would be the #1 rep for Region 3A.  Both teams scored three runs in the first inning.  West Central took the lead in the bottom of the fifth, but Madison scored four times in the top of the sixth inning.  West Central got two runs back in the bottom of the sixth, but Madison got the 7-6 victory.  N. Lorang had two doubles and an RBI.  Grocott had a double and an RBI.  Sebert also had a double and an RBI.  N. Lorang pitched three innings allowing three runs, two earned, on three hits and four walks with four strikeouts.  Grocott pitched 2 1/3 innings allowing four runs, none of them earned, on two hits with a walk and three strikeouts.  Holewa pitched 1 2/3 innings allowing a hit with two strikeouts.

Late Rally Not Enough for Gamecocks

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A four-run rally in the seventh inning was not enough for the Hartford-Humboldt Gamecocks as the Canova Gang held on for a 5-4 win on Sunday, July 11th.

Canova built a 5-0 by scoring a run in the top of the fourth and four more in the top of the fifth inning. The Gamecocks put together a four-run seventh inning. Tyler Renken and Chad Morrison back-to-back RBI ground outs to cut the lead to 5-2. Joe Maras had a two-run home run in the inning as well to pull the Gamecocks within a run at 5-4. Hartford-Humboldt threatened to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth by getting two runs on base, but they were unable to get the tying run home.

Drew DeMers and Joe Hanisch both had three hits in the game. Maras had a home run and two RBIs. Cole Hellie, Drew Maras, and Clayton Hanisch all had singles. Renken and Morrison both had an RBI. Noah Vettrus pitched four innings allowing an unrearned run on three hits with two walks and a strikeout. D. Maras pitched three innings allowing four runs, three earned, on six hits with a walk and strikeout. J. Hanisch pitched an inning allowing just one hit. Broc Haldeman also pitched an inning with a walk and strikeout.

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Hartford Sparx Claim 2021 State Fastpitch Softball Tournament Championship

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The Hartford Sparx won the 2021 South Dakota 18U B Division Fastpitch State Tournament championship held at Sherman Park in Sioux Falls Friday, July 9th through Sunday, July 11th.

The Sparx opened the tournament with a 12-3 win over the Rebels on Friday.  Hartford scored in every inning, including eight in the fourth, for the win.  Addy Kramer had three hits, two doubles and a home run, with four RBIs.  Grace Harden had three hits and three RBIs.  Olivia Brown had three hits, including a home run and a double, with two RBIs.  Caitlyn Maa had two hits and an RBI.  Avery Evans had two hits, one a double.  Riley Morrison had two hits.  Brooke Opitz had a double and an RBI.  McKenna Sichmeller had a hit, and Jenna Lueth had an RBI.  Taylor Kunzweiler pitched five innings allowing three earned runs on five hits with two walks and three strikeouts.

Hartford won their second game on Friday against Fusion Heat 4-0.  The Sparx got a run in the first, two more in the fifth, and another in the sixth while holding Fusion Heat to just three hits.  Maa had a double and two RBIs.  Kunzweiler had two hits.  Morrison had a hit and an RBI.  Opitz and Harden both had singles.  Kramer also had an RBI.  Harden pitched seven innings allowing just three hits with three walks and six strikeouts.

In the semifinals of the winner’s bracket, the Sparx defeated Mitchell Adrenaline 11-2 to advance to the championship game undefeated.  Hartford again scored in every inning while pulling away from Mitchell for the win.  Opitz had three hits, including a home run and double, with three RBIs.  Maa had two hits and five RBIs.  Lueth finished with two hits.  Harden had a hit and two RBIs.  Evans and Morrison both had a hit as well.  Harden pitched four innings allowing two runs, both unearned, on four hits with three strikeouts.

Hartford met Fusion Heat in the championship game.  The scoreless game was broken in the bottom of the third when Fusion Heat got a home run.  It was just one of their three hits, but was the difference in the game as Fusion Heat beat the Sparx 1-0 to force a second championship game.  Evens had two hits for Hartford.  Opitz, Harden, Kunzweiler, and Sichmelleer all had singles.  Harden pitched five innings allowing one earned run on three hits with three strikeouts.

With each team now having one loss, the Sparx and Fusion Heat played one more time to determine the championship.  This time the Sparx used a pair of four run innings to take the title with an 8-3 win.  Fusion Heat scored three runs in the top of the second, but Hartford had a four-run bottom of second inning and four-run third inning for the win.

Harden had three hits, including a double, and three RBIs.  Opitz had two hits and an RBI.  Sichmeller had a double and two RBIs.  Kramer had a solo home run.  Morrison had a single and RBI.  Evans also had a hit.  Harden pitched four innings allowing three earned runs on six hits with four strikeouts.

Gamecocks Beat Wood Ducks in Hartford-Humboldt Battle

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The Gamecocks scored six runs late in the game to get a 9-3 win over the Wood Ducks in a Hartford-Humboldt Cornbelt League battle on Friday, July 9th.

Both teams scored two runs in the first inning.  The Gamecocks as the visiting team in the game scored two in the top of the first on a two-run double by Cole Hellie.  The Wood Ducks answered with two in the bottom of the first when Jake Ellens scored on an error and Blake Svoboda had an RBI single. 

The Gamecocks regained the lead in the top of the second when Drew DeMers drew a bases-loaded walk.  The score remained 3-2 in favor of the Gamecocks until the top of the seventh inning.  The Gamecocks scored three runs in the inning.  Devon Garry had a two-run double and Hellie added an RBI single for a 6-2 lead.  The lead grew to 8-2 with two more runs in the top of the ninth.  DeMers had an RBI double, and Cam Quigley added an RBI single.  Joe Hanisch added a solo home run in the top of the ninth to give the Gamecocks a 9-2 lead.  The Wood Ducks got one run in the bottom of the ninth when Nathan Adrian drew an RBI walk.

Svoboda had two hits and an RBI for the Wood Ducks.  Rob Lind had two hits.  Auedin King, Ellens, Drew Eldeen, Austin Smith, and Kadyn Nolz all had singles in the game.  Adrian had an RBI.  Svoboda pitched six innings allowing three earned runs on four hits with six walks and 12 strikeouts.  Smith pitched two innings allowing five earned runs on six hits with two walks and four strikeouts.  Adrian pitched an inning allowing an earned run on two hits.

Hellie had two hits, one double, and three RBIs.  Quigley had two hits and an RBI.  Chad Morrison had two hits.  DeMers and Garry both had a double and two RBIs.  Hanisch had a home run and an RBI.  Clayton Hanisch and a double.  Broc Haldeman and Noah Vettrus both had singles.  Tyler Renken pitched five innings allowing two runs, both unearned, on six hits with two walks and four strikeouts.  Quigley pitched four innings allowing an earned run on three hits with five walks and three strikeouts.

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West Central 16U Blasts Madison White

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West Central scored 26 runs and belted 21 hits in a five-inning 26-7 win over Madison White in Madison on Thursday, July 8th.

West Central scored in every inning.  They scored one run in the top of the first, eight in the second, three in the third, two in the fourth, and then 12 runs in the top of the fifth inning.  Madison got three runs in the third and four in the fourth.

Andrew Zimmer had three hits, two home runs and a double, with six RBIs.  Braydon Odegaard had three hits, including two doubles, and three RBIs.  Duece Sherard had three hits, one a double, and three RBIs.  Justin Zirpel had three hits, two of them doubles, and three RBIs.  Camden McDonald had two hits and two RBIs.  Xzavian Ferris had two hits, one  double, and an RBI.  Derek Renken had two hits.  Cade Vander Woude also had two hits, one of them a double.  Gage Nelson had a hit and an RBI.  Dalton Mulder and Maison Schuldt both had a single.

Mulder pitched two innings allowing just one hit with one walk and two strikeouts.  Sherard pitched 1 2/3 innings allowing seven runs, four earned, on four hits with four walks and two strikeouts.  Zimmer pitched 1 1/3 innings allowing two hits with a walk and three strikeouts.

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Hills-Beaver Creek 14U Scores Late to Beat West Central Royal 14U

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Hills-Beaver Creek used two big innings to break a scoreless tie and get a 12-0 win over West Central Royal 14U on Wednesday, July 7th.

The game was scoreless through four innings of play, but Hills-Beaver Creek took advantage of eight walks and a hit batter to score seven runs on just one hit in the top of the fifth inning.  Hills-Beaver Creek then scored five more times in the top of the sixth without a hit again taking advantage of four walks, three hit batters, and an error.

West Central was held to just one hit.  Tyler Warne hit a single in the bottom of the sixth inning.  Lando Whiting pitched 3 1/3 innings allowing just one hit with two walks and two strikeouts.  Gaven DeHaven pitched one inning allowing seven earned runs on a hit and six walks.  Ty Sichmeller pitched 2/3 of an inning allowing four runs, one earned, on five walks and a strikeout.  Warne pitched an inning allowing an earned run on two hits and a strikeout.

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West Central Gold 14U No-Hits Tri-Valley White 14U

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West Central Gold 14U got a big win over Tri-Valley White 14U on Wednesday, July 7th.  West Central won by a score of 17-2 in four innings while holding Tri-Valley to no hits in the game.

Tri-Valley did score the first run of the game in the bottom of the first inning.  Kaden Egger scored on a passed ball after being hit by a pitch, advancing to second on a passed ball, and then stealing third.

West Central took control of the game in top of the second by scoring nine times.  Carter Evans had an RBI single.  Jacob Kono had a two-run double.  Seth Lind scored on an error.  Jack Sebert had an RBI single.  Cain Grocott, Sebert, and Caden Alfson all scored on a passed ball, and Keaton Vessells scored on an error to make the score 9-1.

Levi Kretzschmar scored the second run for Tri-Valley in the bottom of the second inning.  He scored on a passed ball after also getting hit by a pitch, moving to second on a wild pitch, and then advancing to third on a ground out.

West Central then scored seven more times in the top of the third.  Sebert had an RBI walk.  Kono and Grocott both scored on a wild pitch.  Vessells had an RBI sacrifice fly.  Zach Lorang had an RBI ground out.  Seth Lind was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, and Kono had an RBI walk.  The final run of the game was scored in the top of the fourth when Alfson scored on an error to make the score 17-2.

Egger pitched two innings for Tri-Valley giving up nine earned runs on 10 hits with a walk and a strikeout.  Denton Bicknase pitched 1/3 of an inning allowing seven earned runs on four hits and three walks.  Kretzschmar pitched 2/3 of an inning walking one and striking out one.  Landon Schenkel pitched an inning allowing an earned run on a hit with a walk.

Alfson had two triples in the game.  Kono had two hits, one a double, with three RBIs.  Nick Lorang had two hits.  Sebert had a hit and two RBIs.  Vessells, Z. Lorang, Evans, and Lind all had a hit and an RBI.  Grocott also had an RBI.  Grocott pitched an inning allowing an earned run on two walks.  Kono pitched an inning also allowing an earned run.  Vessells pitched an inning with two strikeouts, and Alfson pitched an inning with a walk and two strikeouts.

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