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Early Runs Lead to Win for West Central Royal 14U

June 30, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

West Central Royal 14U scored six runs in the first two innings on their way to a 9-4 road win against Elkton on Tuesday, June 29th.

Landen Holewa doubled in the top of the first inning scoring a run. Cooper Mulder added an RBI single, and Cody Opitz had an RBI ground out for an early 3-0 lead. Elkton got a run in the bottom of the first, but West Central scored three more in the top of the second. Quincy Stephens singled to bring home a run, and Holewa also had an RBI single before scoring on an error.

Lando Whiting had an RBI single int he top of the fourth to push the lead to 7-1. Elkton cut the lead to 7-4 with three runs in the bottom of the fourth, but that would be all they would get. CJ DenBoer scored on an error in the top of the fifth, and then Stone Loof had an RBI single in the top of the sixth.

Holewa had three hits, including a double, with two RBIs. Whiting, Mulder, Loof, and Stephens all had a single and RBI. Gavin DeHaven also had a hit, and Opitz had an RBI.

DenBoer pitched 6 1/3 innings allowing four runs, none earned, on four hits with three walks and nine strikeouts. Anthony Lanham pitched the final 2/3 of an inning striking out one.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
West Central Royal 14U	3	3	0	1	1	1	0	9	8	4
Elkton 14U	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	4	4	5

West Central Gold 14U Records Big Win over Garretson

June 29, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

West Central Gold scored in every inning but one on their way to a 13-2 win in Garretson on Tuesday, June 29th.

The scoring started right away for West Central as they scored three times without a hit by taking advantage of six walks. After Garretson got a run in the bottom of the first, West Central scored two more times in the top of the second. Jesse Jost hit a triple and then scored on the throw. Nick Lorang scored on an error, and West Central led 5-1 after the first two innings.

Four more runs came across the plate in the top of the third. Caden Alfson had an RBI sacrifice fly, Keaton Vessells had an RBI single and then later scored on a wild pitch, and N. Lorang scored on another error for a 9-1 lead. Garretson’s final run came in the bottom of the third.

One more run scored for West Central in the top of the fourth. Alfson had an RBI single to push the lead to 10-2. The final three runs were scored in the top of the sixth inning. Jack Sebert and Alfson had hits that produced runs, and Vessells had an RBI sacrifice fly.

Sebert had three hits and an RBI. Alfson finished with two hits and three RBIs. Jost had two hits, including a triple, and an RBI. Vessells had a hit and two RBIs. Zach Lorang and Carter Evans both had a hit and RBI. N. Lorang had a hit.

N. Lorang pitched four innings allowing two runs, one earned, on two hits with five walks and two strikeouts. Alfson pitched an inning and struck out three batters. Sebert also pitched an inning allowing one hit.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
West Central Gold 14U	3	2	4	1	0	3	X	13	11	2
Garretson 14U	1	0	1	0	0	0	X	2	3	3

Elkton Grabs Lead Early in Win over West Central 16U

June 29, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Elkton scored two early runs and then nine more late in the game for an 11-2 win over West Central 16U in Humboldt on Monday, June 28th.

Elkton scored a run in the top of the first and another one in the top of the third for an early 2-0 lead. West Central cut the lead in half in the bottom of the fourth. Dalton Mulder scored on an error to make the score 2-1 after four innings. Elkton then scored three times in the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings. West Central’s second run of the game was in the bottom of the sixth inning when Mulder scored on a passed ball.

Mulder had two hits in the game, including a double. Camden McDonald had a double, and Duece Sherard had a single.

Owen Heath pitched three innings allowing two runs, one earned, on five hits with three strikeouts. Justin Zirpel pitched 1 1/3 innings allowing six earned runs on six hits with a walk and two strikeouts. Maison Schuldt pitched 1 2/3 innings allowing three runs, two earned, on five hits with two strikeouts.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Elkton 16U	1	0	1	0	3	3	3	11	16	3
West Central 16U	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	4	0

Early Lead Enough for Gamecocks over PBR

June 28, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Hartford-Humboldt Gamecocks scored six times in the first two innings, which was enough, as the Gamecocks won 12-4 over Dell Rapids PBR on Sunday, June 27th.

Broc Haldeman drove home the first run in the bottom of the first inning with a single. Drew Maras and Clayton Hanisch both drew bases-loaded walks. Adam Hentges had two RBIs on a single for an early 5-0 lead. Joe Hanisch had an RBI double in the bottom of the second inning to give the Gamecocks a 6-0 lead.

PBR was able to cut the lead in half in the top of the third with three runs. They scored another run in the top of the fourth, and after the Gamecocks went scoreless in the bottom of the inning, Hartford-Humboldt led 6-4 after four innings.

The Gamecocks picked up a run in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI single by Cole Hellie. Hartford-Humboldt scored five more times in the bottom of the seventh to put the game out of reach. J. Hanisch had a solo home run to lead off the inning. Chad Morrison and Noah Vettrus both had RBI singles. Drew DeMers then added an RBI double.

J. Hanisch had two hits, a home run and a double, with two RBIs. DeMers had two hits, one double, and two RBIs. Hentges had two hits and two RBIs. Haldeman and Hellie both had two hits, each of them with a double, and an RBI. Tyler Renken had two hits. Maras, Morrison, and Vettrus all had a hit and RBI. Cam Quigley also had a hit.

Micah Warrington pitched five innings allowing four runs, three earned, on seven hits with two walks and nine strikeouts. Quigley pitched three innings without allowing a hit and striking out one. Vettrus pitched the last inning striking out two batters.

Gamecocks Hold off Late Rally By Flandreau

June 28, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Hartford-Humboldt Gamecocks scored five runs late in the game, and then held off a Flandreau rally in the ninth to beat the Cardinals 8-6 in Cornbelt League action on Thursday, June 24th.

After two scoreless innings, Flandreau got on the board with a run in the top of the third. The Gamecocks tied the game in the bottom of the fourth. Drew DeMers scored on a tag-up off a fly ball from Broc Haldeman even though Flandreau got two other runners out to complete a triple play.

The Gamecocks took the lead in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI single by Chad Morrison. DeMers hit a solo home run to left field in the bottom of the sixth to give the Gamecocks a 3-1 lead. Hartford-Humboldt added three more runs in the bottom of the seventh. Cole Hellie had an RBI sacrifice fly, Drew Maras had an RBI double, and Noah Vettrus also had an RBI double to make the score 6-1.

Flandreau scored a run in the top of the eighth inning, but the Gamecocks got two more runs in the bottom of the inning when two runs scored on an error off a ground ball by Joe Hanisch. Flandreau put together a rally in the top of the ninth inning scoring four times with two outs, but the Gamecocks were able to get the final out to secure the win.

Hanisch had two hits, one a double, in the game. Devon Garry also had two hits. DeMers had a home run and an RBI. Haldeman had a triple and an RBI. Maras and Vettrus both had a double and RBI. Chad Morrison also had a hit.

Tyler Renken pitched 7 2/3 innings allowing two earned runs on five hits with five walks and six strikeouts. Devon Garry pitched 1 1/3 innings allowing four runs, three earned, on four hits with a walk and three strikeouts.

West Central 16U Blanks Volga

June 28, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

West Centrals 16U got a 3-0 shutout win over Volga on the road on Thursday, June 24th. West Central scored in the final three innings of the game for the win.

The first run of the game was scored in the top of the fifth inning. Camden McDonald drove home Gage Nelson with an RBI single. West Central added to the lead with another run in the top of the sixth on an RBI single by Dalton Mulder. Owen Heath added to the lead with an RBI sacrifice fly scoring Duece Sherard for a 3-0 lead.

McDonald finished with three hits and an RBI. Mulder had a hit and RBI. Dylan Stromer added a double. Sherard and Derek Renken both had a single in the game.

Mulder pitched three innings allowing no hits with three walks and seven strikeouts. Heath pitched four innings allowing just two hits while recording four strikeouts.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
West Central 16U	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	7	0
Volga 16U	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1

West Central Royal 14U Gets Walk-off with Big Inning

June 28, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

West Central Royal 14U scored seven times in the bottom of the fourth inning to get a 13-12 walk-off win over Castlewood at home on Wednesday, June 23rd.

Castlewood scored six times without a hit in the top of the first inning for an early 6-0 lead. West Central cut the lead in half with three runs in the bottom of the first. Stone Loof had an RBI ground out. Gavin DeHaven had an RBI single and then scored on a wild pitch to make the score 6-3. Castlewood continued to score runs on minimal hits. They scored two runs in the top of the second with one hit and then scored four more runs on just one hit in the top of the third for a 12-3 lead.

West Central got things rolling in the bottom of the third. DeHaven scored again on a wild pitch. Ty Sichmeller had an RBI groundout, and Quincy Stephens had an RBI single to cut the the Castlewood lead in half at 12-6.

Then came West Central’s big inning in the bottom of the fourth. CJ DenBoer singled to lead off the inning and later scored on an error. DeHaven reached on an error scoring Loof. Anthony Lanham had an RBI single. Lanham later scored on a wild pitch to make the score 12-10. Sichmeller and Stephens scored on wild pitches to tie the game 12-12. Preston Hostetler drew a walk and eventually made is way to third base. While DenBoer was at the plate, Hostetler scored on yet another wild pitch to end the game 13-12.

Lanham had three hits and an RBI. DeHaven finished with two hits. Stephens had a hit and RBI, and DenBoer also had a single. Loof and Sichmeller had RBIs.

Sichmeller pitched one inning allowing six earned runs on three walks and six hit batters with one strikeout. Loof pitched three innings allowing six runs, four earned, on two hits with five walks and eight strikeouts.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Castlewood 14U	6	2	4	0	X	X	X	12	2	4
West Central Royal 14U	3	0	3	7	X	X	X	13	7	4

Two Late Runs Gives West Central Gold 14U the Win

June 28, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

West Central 14U Gold took advantage of four errors in the bottom of the sixth inning and scored two runs to get a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Baltic on Wednesday, June 23rd.

Baltic scored their run in the top of the first inning when Beau Breece scored on a steal of home. The score remained 1-0 through most of the game as the two starting pitchers combined to strikeout 17 batters through six innings of play.

Cooper Mulder started the sixth inning by reaching on an error on a fly ball to left field. Nick Lorang followed by reaching on an error by the second baseman. Both Mulder and N. Lorang stole a base later in the inning. Evan Jaton hit a ground ball to shortstop, but reached on an error as Mulder scored the tying run. Seth Lind followed that at bat with a ground ball to second base also reaching on an error that allowed N. Lorang to score the go-ahead run.

West Central was held to just two hits in the game. Zach Lorang and N. Lorang both had singles. Brody Jacobson pitched six innings allowing one earned run on two hits with no walks and nine strikeouts. Caden Alfson pitched the final inning for the win by striking out all three batters.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Baltic 14U	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4
West Central Gold 14U	0	0	0	0	0	2	X	2	3	2

Big Inning Late Helps Tri-Valley White 14U to Win over West Central Royal 14U

June 23, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Tri-Valley White scored six times in the bottom of the fifth inning to help them to a 10-5 win over West Central Royal on Tuesday, June 22nd.

West Central scored the first four runs of the game. Stone Loof had an RBI ground out and Gavin DeHaven had an RBI single in the top of the first inning. Loof put a ball in play and reached on an error as Preston Hostetler and Landen Holewa scored to give West Central a 4-0 lead in the second inning.

Tri-Valley cut the lead in half in the bottom of the fourth inning. Dylan Christensen drew a bases-loaded walk, and Blaine Wieczorek hit a ground ball that resulted in an error scoring Grant Schlueter. Tri-Valley then took the lead with six runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Gage Egger had a three-run double. Egger later scored on an error in the inning. Denton Bicknase had an RBI ground out, and Wieczorek had a bases-loaded walk to give Tri-Valley an 8-4 lead.

West Central added another run in the top of the sixth inning when Holewa stole home, but Tri-Valley got two more runs in the bottom of the inning on an RBI single by Egger and then Egger scoring on another error.

DeHaven had two hits, including a double, and an RBI for West Central. Anthony Lanham had two hits. Holewa had a hit, while Loof had an RBI. Quincy Stephens pitched 2 2/3 innings with five walks and four strikeouts. Hostetler pitched 1 1/3 innings allowing eight runs, four earned, on four hits with six walks and a strikeout. CJ DenBoer pitched 1 2/3 innings allowing two earned runs on two hits with four walks and three strikeouts.

Egger had two hits for Tri-Valley, including a double, and four RBIs. Levi Kretzchmar had two hits. Matthew Cypher and Schlueter both had a single. Benjamin Myhre, Bicknase, Christensen, and Wieczorek all had an RBI. Myhre pitched three innings allowing four runs, two earned, on four hits with six walks and two strikeouts. Egger pitched four innings allowing a run, which was unearned, on one hit with one walk and four strikeouts.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
West Central Royal 14U	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	5	5	6
Tri-Valley White 14U	0	0	0	2	6	2	X	10	6	4

West Central Gold 14U Splits Games on Back-to-Back Nights

June 22, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

West Central Gold 14U (10-2) played two games on back-to-back nights, winning one and losing the other.

West Central hosted Elkton on Monday, June 21st getting an 11-1 win in five innings. West Central scored four times in the bottom of the first, two in the second, one in the third, and then four in the bottom of the fifth to end the game on the 10-run rule.

Caden Alfson had two home runs and five RBIs in the game. Seth Lind had two hits, including a double, and two RBIs. Zach Lorang had two hits and an RBI. Brody Jacobson collected two singles. Jack Sebert had a double and an RBI. Nick Lorang pitched 2 2/3 innings allowing one earned run on three hits with one walk and two strikeouts. Sebert pitched two innings allowing a hit with four strikeouts.

West Central then welcomed Dell Rapids to town on Tuesday, June 22nd. Dell Rapids took a 6-1 lead heading into the bottom of the second inning eventually increasing that lead to 13-4 after five innings. West Central rallied for five runs in the bottom of the sixth, but Dell Rapids held on for the win.

Cooper Mulder had three hits and four RBIs. Alfson had a hit with two RBIs. Jacob Kono had a hit and an RBI. Brody Jacobson had two hits, and Evan Jaton had a double. Kono pitched two innings allowing six earned runs on three hits with four walks and a strikeout. Jaton pitched three innings allowing seven runs, five earned, on seven hits with four walks and two strikeouts. Seth Lind pitched an inning allowing a hit and two walks along with a strikeout. Alfson pitched an inning and recorded three strikeouts.

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