{"id":1773,"date":"2024-04-10T23:37:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T04:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/?p=1773"},"modified":"2024-04-10T23:37:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T04:37:53","slug":"west-central-baseball-falls-in-season-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/2024\/04\/10\/west-central-baseball-falls-in-season-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"West Central Baseball Falls in Season Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1064\" src=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WCBA_Logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WCBA_Logo.png 202w, https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WCBA_Logo-150x140.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/>The West Central high school baseball opened their 2024 season at home against Sioux Falls Christian on Wednesday, April 10th.\u00a0 Sioux Falls Christian spoiled the home opener with a 13-6 win over West Central.<\/p>\n<p>After a scoreless tie through two innings of play, Sioux Falls Christian scored twice in the top of the third.\u00a0 They added another run in the top of the fourth for a 3-0 lead.\u00a0 The score remained 3-0 until the top of the sixth.\u00a0 Sioux Falls Christian scored four runs for a 7-0 advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Caden Alfson put West Central on the board with a home run in the bottom of the sixth.\u00a0 Sioux Falls Christian had a big six-run seventh inning to go ahead 13-1.\u00a0 West Central&#8217;s offense got five runs in the bottom of the inning.\u00a0 Rayce Whiting drew a bases-loaded walk, Brodie Herr had an RBI sacrifice fly, and Alfson hit his second home run of the game bringing home three runs.<\/p>\n<p>Alfson had two home runs and four RBIs.\u00a0 Will Nester and Anthony Lanham each had a single.\u00a0 Whiting and Herr both had one RBI.\u00a0 Herr took the loss on the mound pitching three innings and allowing two earned runs on five hits and two walks with three strikeouts.\u00a0 Lanham also pitched three innings and allowed five runs, two earned, on eight hits and a walk with one strikeout.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The West Central high school baseball opened their 2024 season at home against Sioux Falls Christian on Wednesday, April 10th.\u00a0 Sioux Falls Christian spoiled the home opener with a 13-6 win over West Central. 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