South Dakota Baseball Recap (4/18): Krog Strikeouts 16 for Elkton, Witt Hits Walk-Off For Gregory County

Gregory County 12, St.Thomas More 1

Rylan Peck went 3-3 with 3 runs scored and 2 r.b.i. to lead Gregory County to the big victory. Trey Murry also scored twice on 2 hits, while Gannon Thomas and Lincoln Juracek gave up just 1 hit combined on the mound.

For STM, Ethan Wilson had the lone hit.

Gregory County 6, St.Thomas More 5

Ben Witt had a walk-off single to get the win for Gregory County. Witt also scored 3 times in the game with 3 walks, and Brogan Glover had 3 hits.

For STM, Ryan Wotijk was 2-2 with 2 walks and a run scored, while teammate Spencer Johnson had 2 hits as well for the Cavaliers.


Garretson 6, Flandreau/Chester/Colman-Egan 5

A 4-run first inning elevated Garretson to victory on Sunday afternoon.

Nate Skillman had 2 hits and r.b.i. in the victory, while Jayse Miller had 3 innings of relief, giving up just 1 hit. Sam Gassman was the top hitter for Flandreau/Chester/Colman-Egan, getting 2 hits and scoring a run.


Elkton 3, M/HH/WW 0

Ryan Krog was dominant on the mound for Elkton, throwing the complete game victory with 16 strikeouts, and gave up just 4 hits.

Aiden Erickson was the top batter in the victory, scoring once with a hit and a walk, while Hunter VanNieuwenhuyse had 2 hits for M/HH/WW.


Howard 13, Castlewood/Duel 3

An 8-run 4th inning lifted Howard to the 5 inning victory over Castlewood/Duel on Sunday.

Jace Sifore scored 3 times with 2 hits and Colby Claussen scored twice with 2 r.b.i. For Castlewood/Duel, Sam Kooima had 2 hits.


Dakota Valley 12, Baltic 0

Braxton Allen had 2 hits in the loss.


Madison 9, Hamlin Area 1

Ashton Nills had the win on the mound for Madison, striking out 7 in 4.2 innings, with 2 hits and 4 walks. Aspen Dahl also scored twice on 2 hits and Trey Smith batted in two runs. Xander Sheehan also had 2 hits in the loss.


Hamlin Area 9, Dell Rapids 5

Griffin Clubb had 3 hits for Hamlin Area in the victory over Dell Rapids. Rylan Thue also scored twice with 2 walks in the lead-off spot, and Xander Sheehan was 2-4 with 2 runs scored. For Dell Rapids, Brayden Pakonen scored twice off of 2 walks.


Dell Rapids 8, Madison 4

Austin Henry closed the game with 6 strikeouts in 2 innings, while also scoring twice with 2 hits in the Dell Rapids victory. Teammate Landon Ruesink also had 2 hits, as well as Aiden Boechler and Treyse Eastman. Ty Jorgenson had 2 hits in the loss, while Braden Elmers batted in 2.


Mitchell 15, Huron 10

In the high-scoring game, Teagan Pfitzer lead all hitters with 4 hits for Huron, and teammate Colby Hott scored twice on 2 hits.

For Mitchell, Dylan Soulek had 4 r.b.i. and 3 hits in the victory, while Carson Fahley scored twice with 3 r.b.i. Jonah Schmidt had the win for the Kernels, striking out 9 in 4 innings.


Parkston/Ethan/Tripp 9, Winner/Colome 2

Landon Sudbeck struck out 6 to earn the victory for Parkston/Ethan/Tripp. Ty Neugebauer also had 2 hits and 2 r.b.i. in the victory, while Charlie Provecheck had 2 hits for Winner/Colome.


Elk Point-Jefferson 11, Scotland/Menno 1

Tyler Goehring struck out 10 in 4 innings, giving up just 1 hit and 3 walks for Elk Point-Jefferson. Goehring also went 2-3 with a home run and 4 r.b.i. at the plate, while Jake Gale was 3-3 with 3 r.b.i. and 2 runs scored.

Austin Pillsbury had 1 hit and 1 run for Scotland/Menno.


McCook 10, Tri-Valley 4

Galvin Gordon had 3 r.b.i. in the victory while Bobby Koepsell was 1-3 with a run and 2 r.b.i. for McCook.