Region 1
NORTH SIOUX CITY
#1 Dakota Valley 12, #8 Beresford Area 2
Hunter Beving had 3 hits including a home run, and Paul Bruns had 2 doubles in the victory. Also for the Panthers, Isaac Bruns, Chayce Montagne, and Brayden Major had 3 hits.
On the mound for Dakota Valley, Jake Pruchniak struck out 9 in 5 innings, giving up 2 hits and a walk.
#5 Parkston/Ethan/Tripp 1, #4 Bon Homme/Avon 0
Ty Neugebauer threw the complete game shutout, giving up 6 hits and 4 walks, while striking out 6. Brayden Jervik had 1 hit and scored the only run on an error in the 3rd inning. For Bon Homme/Avon, Brady Bierema went 3-3 with a double
#1 Dakota Valley 8, #5 Parkston/Ethan/Tripp 0
Paul Bruns secured the Panthers spot in the State Tournament with a complete game shutout. Bruns struck out 6 and only gave up 2 hits and 2 walks in the win. Bruns also drove in 3 runs on 3 hits, including a double, and brother Isaac Bruns had 2 hits. Brayden Major also scored twice, with 2 walks.
ELK POINT
#2 Elk Point-Jefferson 12, #7 Wagner 2
Elk Point-Jefferson recorded 11 hits in the victory, with 2 each from Tyler Goehring, Andrew Nearman, Noah Larson, and Noah McDermott.
#3 Vermillion 13, #6 Hanson-Aurora 2
#3 Vermillion 11, #2 Elk Point-Jefferson 2
Region 3
DELL RAPIDS
#1 Dell Rapids 10, #8 Tri-Valley 0
Jack Henry threw a complete game 2-hitter, striking out 13 with 2 walks. Treyse Eastman and Brayden Pankonen had 2 hits. Henry and Will Jaton also walked 3 times.
#4 Lennox 6, #5 McCook 5
Bobby Koepsell batted in 2 runs and had 2 hits in the loss. Jackson Grady was also 2-3 for McCook.
#1 Dell Rapids 6, #4 Lennox 5
In a wild game, Dell Rapids got the victory and a trip to the state tournament. Austin Henry threw 5 hitless innings for Dell Rapids, striking out 12 but pitched around 7 walks.
Lennox had a 2-run lead going into the bottom of the seventh, but 4 walks, a single from Henry, and a game-ending error kept the Orioles from a trip to Sioux Falls.
Will Jaton was 1-2 with a walk in the victory, and Brandon Fodness was walked 3 times for Lennox.
TEA
#2 Tea Area 1, #7 CE/C/F 0
Gabe Glanzer threw 6 innings for the Titans, striking out 10 while walking 3 and giving up just 1 hit. Trevor Welch was 1-1 with a walk and the games’ only run.
#3 West Central 5, #6 Garretson 1
Seth Gabert struck out 8 with 5 walks and 3 hits in 6 innings for West Central, and teammate Grafton Stroup went 3-4 with 2 r.b.i.
Also for the Trojans, Ryan Healy was 2-2 with 2 walks.
#3 West Central 20, #2 Tea Area 0
The Trojans earned their trip to state with a dominant victory. Noah Hohn gave up just 1 hit on the mound, striking out 5 with 3 walks. Ryan Healy, Loren Jacobson, and Grafton Stroup all had 3 hits in the win.
Region 4
PLATTE
#4 Winner/Colome 5, #5 Chamberlain/Kimball 2
A 3-run second inning earned Winner/Colome to victory. Ashon Klein had 2 walks in the win, and Owen Duffy batted in 2 runs on 2 hits and scored twice. On the mound, Joey Cole struck out 9 in a complete game win, while Cooper Leiferman had 2 hits for Chamberlain/Kimball.
#1 PG/DC/WL/C/S 2, #4 Winner/Colome 1
If a tough game, the Honkers scored twice in the bottom of the 7th and earned their spot in the state tournament on a walk-off from Jackson Olsen. Kelby VanDerWerff struck out 11 in the complete game win, giving up 6 hits and a walk, while scoring the game-winning run.
GREGORY
#2 Gregory County 12, #7 Lead/Deadwood 0
Trey Murray scattered 3 hits and struck out 5 in 5 innings of work for Gregory County. At the plate, Rylan Peck drove in 4 runs on 3 hits, including a home run. Trey Murray had 3 hits and scored 3 times, and teammate Ben Witt also had 3 hits in the win.
#3 St. Thomas More 10, #6 Hot Springs 0
#2 Gregory County 6, #3 St. Thomas More 0
Ben Witt threw a complete game shutout and Gregory County will now travel to Sioux Falls for the State Tournament. Witt struck out 7 and gave up 6 hits with a walk for Gregory County, while teammate Rylan Peck hit another home run among 2 hits. Brogan Glover also scored twice with 2 walks.
