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Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews
Jul 26, 2021 | 10:10 PM
BRANDON – Down 6-1, the Renner Royals rallied to beat Post 8 7-6 Monday at Aspen Park to advance to the championship round of the Class A State Legion Baseball Tournament and eliminate Post 8.
Post 8 held a five-run lead through four and a half innings before Renner tied the game with five runs in the fifth on two hits, three walks and two errors. Then, Renner scored the go-ahead run in the sixth on another Post 8 error.
Elliot Leif hit a two-run single for Post 8. Jayden Wiebe was three-for-three. Post 8, who had won three straight elimination games before Monday’s loss, ends the season at 26-19.
Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews
Jul 23, 2021 | 8:23 PM
BRANDON – Reece Arbogast pitched a three-hitter Friday as Renner Post 307 edged Post 8 2-1 in the first round of the Class A State Legion Baseball Tournament at Aspen Park.
Arbogast struck out six while walking only one in outdueling Post 8’s Jack Van Camp, who pitched a four-hitter, allowing two runs and four hits with 10 strikeouts and four walks.
Austin Henry scored the go-ahead run for Renner Post 307 by stealing home in the bottom of the sixth inning. Renner Post 307 had scored first in the fourth inning on a wild pitch by Van Camp. Post 8 (24-18) evened the game in the sixth inning on an RBI double by Maguire Raske, scoring Jayden Wiebe, who had singled.
Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews
Jul 17, 2021 | 7:16 PM
PIERRE – Lincoln Kienholz went five-for-six with two doubles, a triple, four runs scored and an RBI Saturday as Post 8 defeated Yankton 14-5 at Hyde Stadium to complete a sweep of the best-of-three first round series in the Class A Legion Tournament.
Kienholz scored on an error with the first run of a four-run fourth inning that put Post 8 (24-17) ahead for good. Andy Gordon was three-for-four with four RBI and two runs. Jayden Wiebe was three-for-three with two RBI and three runs. Bennett Dean drove in two runs. Jack Merkwan had two hits.
Maguire Raske struck out seven in four innings of relief to earn the win.
Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews
Jul 16, 2021 | 7:54 PM
PIERRE – Bennett Dean homered and drove in four runs and Jack Van Camp fired a two-hit shutout Friday as Post 8 ran past Yankton 10-0 in the first game of a South Dakota Class A Legion state tournament series at Hyde Stadium.
Dean gave the Eights their first two runs with a two-run shot in a six-run second inning. Lincoln Kienholz had two hits and an RBI. Jack Merkwan and Elliott Leif also drove in runs. Jayden Wiebe had two hits. Van Camp struck out six and walked four.
Post 8 will look to advance to the state tournament in game two of the best-of-three series Saturday at noon at Hyde Stadium. A Yankton win would force a third game, shortly after game 2.