{"id":3260,"date":"2026-05-26T21:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T02:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/?p=3260"},"modified":"2026-05-27T07:13:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T12:13:37","slug":"trojan-softball-headed-to-state-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/2026\/05\/26\/trojan-softball-headed-to-state-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Trojan Softball Headed to State Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-275\" src=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans.png 96w, https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/>The West Central Trojan softball team earned a spot in the state tournament with a 17-0 win in three innings over the Mt Vernon\/Plankinton Titans in the SoDak 16 on Tuesday, May 26th.\u00a0 Linzie Hoff and Emery Hartman combined to hold the Titans without a hit in the victory.<\/p>\n<p>The Trojans scored five times in the bottom of the first inning.\u00a0 They would add seven more runs in the second, and then ended the game on the 15-run rule with five runs in the bottom of the third.\u00a0 West Central had a total of 12 hits as a team.<\/p>\n<p>Stella Siemonsma had three home runs and seven RBIs.\u00a0 Ayla Kramer had two home runs and two RBIs.\u00a0 Sophie Rolfson had two singles with two RBIs.\u00a0 Teagan Lupkes also had two hits.\u00a0 Hoff finished with a home run and an RBI.\u00a0 Miley Travis added a single and an RBI.\u00a0 Maddy Kunzweiler added a triple.\u00a0 Hoff pitched two innings without a hit or walk and had five strikeouts.\u00a0 Hartman pitched one inning and recorded two strikeouts.<\/p>\n<p>The Trojans will be the #4 seed in the State A Tournament and play #5 Beresford in the opening round on Thursday, June 4th at 12:00 p.m.\u00a0 The tournament will run through Saturday, June 6th at the Players Softball Complex in Aberdeen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The West Central Trojan softball team earned a spot in the state tournament with a 17-0 win in three innings over the Mt Vernon\/Plankinton Titans in the SoDak 16 on Tuesday, May 26th.\u00a0 Linzie Hoff and Emery Hartman combined to hold the Titans without a hit in the victory. 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