Dell Rapids Mudcats 8, Canova Gang 7
CANOVA — Dell Rapids accounted for 14 hits as they were crowned the District 4B championship Saturday.
Kole Zimmerman and Kris Regas both had three hits and two RBIs, Mark Abrahamson had two hits that led to two runs, Carter Gullickson and Chad Hunt each had two hits and an RBI, while Ty Hoglund and Trevor Fruedenthal each tallied hits in the win.
Dalton Allen allowed five runs on four hits and two walks in four innings.
Jack Nieses allowed seven runs on seven hits and three walks for Canova, but did strike out 3.
Cole Gassman went 3-for-4 with a walk and a homerun to put the exclamation point on his day. While driving in three runs, Riley Genzlinger had an impressive two-RBI double to add on to the total.
Tabor Bluebirds 6, Lesterville Broncs 3
LESTERVILLE — Five different batters accounted for multiple hits as Tabor beat Lesterville for the South Central League District Championship Saturday night.
Hunter Hallock, Sam Caba, Chris Sutera, Landon Schmidt, and Landon Bares each tallied two hits, including doubles by Hallock, Sutera, and Bares. Zach Sutera hit a three-run homer, while Riley Rothschadl had a homerun himself to join in on the fun, he also scored two runs.
Bares got the win on the mound while only allowing one run on four hits.
For Lesterville, Ethan Wishon allowed six runs on 10 hits in 5.1 innings.
Tyler Edler tallied two RBIs on two hits and a walk, including a homer, Andy Dollerschell hit a solo home run, while Tanner Van Driel and Cam Shiltz each had two hits in the loss.
Dell Rapids PBR 10, Colman A’s 0 (7 innings)
CANOVA — Drew Sweeter did it all for Dell Rapids, driving in four runs at the plate and striking out six batters on the mound as Dell Rapids PBR qualified for the state tournament Saturday.
Sweeter allowed five hits in seven innings while striking out six.
Four of Sweeters runs came on a grand slam in the sixth inning, Brayden Pankonen tallied two hits and two RBIs, Beau Behrend and Zach Puetz each drove in a run on two hits, Riley Hoffman had a hit, and an RBI, while Conner Spindler and Chris Kropuenske each tallied two hits, including a double in the loss.
Clark went a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate, while Chase DeWitt and Curt Hemmer each had a hit in the loss.
Aberdeen Circus 8, Baltic River Dawgs 6
ABERDEEN — Chad Ellingson earned the win on the bump as Baltic defeated Aberdeen Circus in Class A district tournament action Saturday.
Ellingson allowed six runs on 15 hits and three walks while striking out five batters to earn the victory on the mound.
Jesse Babcock had two RBI on two hits, one of which a solo homer, Kelly Coates drove in two runs on a hit, Easton Millar tallied a hit, two walks, and an RBI, while Ryan Ellingson drove in a run as well.
For Baltic, Matt White gave up seven runs on six hits and four walks in 6.1 innings.
Ty Schafer, Ray Williams III, and Beau Keith combined for 10 hits and three RBIs, including a double and a triple by Schafer and a double by Keith.
Yankton Tappers 1, Renner Monarchs 0
RENNER — Waylon McNight’s fifth-inning solo homerun ended up being the game-winner propelling Yankton to a Class A district tournament victory over Renner Saturday.
McNight batted 2-for-3 with a double and homer, while Lucas Kampshoff and Matthew Sheldon each had hits in the win.
Mark Kathol was dominant on the mound only allowing three hits and a walk in seven shutout innings.
Mitch Stroh and Tony Lanier each had two hits in the loss.
Sioux Falls Flying Squirrels 7, Brandon Valley Rats 1
RENNER — Seth Peterson blew hitters away with 12 strikeouts as Sioux Falls beat Brandon Valley in Class A district tournament action Saturday.
Peterson shined with just one run on seven hits and a walk in a complete game outing to get the win on the mound.
Zach Dibble and Trevor Hurley each had two hits, Jack Simonsen and Damon Baruth each drove in two runs on one hit and a walk, while Lucas Wilber collected an RBI-single. Carter Brown drove in a run on a walk, while Kyle Gulbrandson and Connor Hurley each tallied a hit in the win.
Jaxon Haase was on fire at the plate going 4-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI, while Nick Hokenstad, Dawson Mork, and Tayton Stroh each tallied a hit in the loss.
Renner Monarchs 4, Sioux Falls Flying Squirrels 2
RENNER — Tony Lanier’s three-run homer pushed Renner past Sioux Falls during Class A district tournament action Saturday.
Mitch Stroh drove in a run on a hit and a walk, Lanier tallied three RBIs on a homer, Ryan Hamilton tallied two hits, while Maddux Baggs batted 1-for-1 with three walks in the win.
Josh Baumgart was the winning pitcher, allowing one run on two hits in three innings, striking out three batters.
For Sioux Falls, Jamie Legg took the loss allowing four runs on five hits and five walks in five innings, striking out three.
Connor Hurley tallied an RBI-double while Kyle Gulbrandson had two hits in the loss.
Sioux Falls Brewers 13, Baltic River Dawgs 0 (7 innings)
ABERDEEN — Sam Siegel had four RBI as Sioux Falls won via mercy rule victory against Baltic during Class A district tournament action Saturday.
Siegel went 2-for-4 with a walk and a homer scoring four runs, Drue Soukup was also 2-for-4 with a walk, double, and three RBIs, Brandon Rudd had two hits, a double, a walk, and two RBIs, Ian Strum batted 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI, while TJ Miller tallied a double, walk, and an RBI in the win.
Jacob Glovich threw six shutout innings for Sioux Falls, allowing just two hits and four walks, striking out six.
For Sioux Falls, Hunter Larson allowed four runs on five hits in 0.2 innings.
Ty Schafer and Myles Rees each tallied a hit in the loss.
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