The West Central 16U baseball team claimed the Region 3A title with a 5-1 win over Dell Rapids on Wednesday, July 27th in Humboldt.
West Central broke a 0-0 tie with three runs in the bottom of the third inning. Landen Holewa had an RBI single, and Will Nester followed with a two run single for a 3-0 lead. After Dell Rapids scored one run in the top of the fifth, West Central added two more in the bottom of the inning. Holewa reached on an error that scored Jesse Jost, and Nester added another RBI with a single.
Keaton Vessells kept the Dell Rapids hitters baffled all night. He allowed one earned run on no hits and four walks while recording 11 strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings. Nester pitched 1/3 of an inning and allowed two hits.
Nester finished with two hits and three RBIs in the game. Holewa had a single and two RBIs. Cain Grocott finished with two hits. Ke. Vessells, Carter Evans, Jonathan Murray, and Karson Vessells all had a single in the game.
West Central will play Flandreau in the first game of the 2022 South Dakota VFW Class A 16U State Tournament on Friday, August 5th at 12:00 p.m. The tournament is being hosted by Dakota Valley in North Sioux City.