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July 31 Amateur Baseball Roundup - Kimball/White Lake earns District 3B championship over Burke
Kimball/White Lake Nationals relief pitcher Dylanger Pierson reacts after getting a strike out to end the game and give the Nationals a 3-1 win in the Pony Hills League championship Wednesday in Chamberlain.
(Rodney Haas / 605 Sports)
Jul 31, 2024
 

By 605 Sports Staff

Kimball/White Lake Nationals 3, Burke Bombers 1

CHAMBERLAIN — Kimball/White Lake held off Burke for the District 3B amateur baseball championship on Wednesday. Both teams will advance to the Class B state amateur baseball tournament on Aug. 7-18 in Mitchell.

KWL’s Dylan Konechne, Dylanger Pierson and Hudson Heath all had hits. Caden Lenz drove in two runs, while Heath drove in a run. Caden Lenz allowed seven hits, one earned run, two walks and struck out two batters in seven innings.

Burke’s Ben Witt had two of the team’s four hits. Sawyer Tietgen, Hunter Van Niewenhuyse, Coy Determan, Gannon Thomas and Kade Braun each had hits. Determan struck out nine batters, allowed three hits, one earned run and walked three batters in six innings.


Mount Vernon Mustangs 10, Alexandria Angels 3

PARKSTON — Bradley Dean collected three hits as Mount Vernon topped Alexandria and advanced to the Class B state amateur baseball tournament on Wednesday.

Dean finished 3-for-5 and smacked a two-run homer in the third inning. Spencer Neugebauer and Deric Denning had two hits apiece. Denning knocked in two runs, while Neugebauer drove in a run. Walker Hultgren, Eric Giblin and Cameron Deinert each drove in runs. 

Luke Tiesler earned the win, striking out four batters, surrendering eight hits, two earned runs and three walks in eight innings.

For Alexandria, Michael Schoettmer hammered a solo home run and finished with two hits. Cole Wenande had two hits. Peyton Smith also drove in a run. Jerrod Zens, Tyson Gau and Jacob Giles added hits. Giles took the loss, allowing five hits, three earned runs, two walks and struck out three batters in three innings. 


Corsica Horned Frogs 11, Dimock/Emery Raptors 9

PARKSTON — Corsica advanced to its first Class B state amateur baseball tournament since 2019 on Wednesday.

Corsica’s Logan Bakker and Kiefer Johnson had three hits apiece, while each drove in a run. Caleb Crist and Brendan Wentland both had two hits and an RBI apiece. Blake Moke, Aaron Groeneweg and Brady Christoffels each drove in runs. Christoffels struck out four batters, allowed 11 hits, five earned runs and three walks in five innings.

For Dimock-Emery, Peyton Nash, Jason Schmidt, Sam Pischke and Colton Plagmann had two hits apiece. Drew Kitchens and Doug Sudbeck both drove in runs. Phil Johnson drove in two runs. Landon Waddell struck out eight batters, allowed 12 hits, eight earned runs and walked four batters in 6.2 innings. 

 

Northville Merchants 10, Faulkton Hitmen 9 (11 innings)

REDFIELD — Northville walked off Faulkton in district amateur baseball action on Wednesday.

Northville’s Devon Fischbach had two hits and drove in three runs. Carson Simes had two hits and knocked in two runs. Ashton Remily and Levi Little had two hits apiece. Niko Pezonella struck out six batters, issued three walks, zero hits and zero runs in four innings.

For Faulkton, Blaze Herdman had two hits and drove in a run. Layne Cotton had a hit and drove in three runs. Rafael Clemente hammered a two-run home run. Gunner Brueggman added a double. Cotton struck out five batters, allowed six hits, three earned runs and issued three walks in five innings. 


Yankton Tappers 12, Mitchell Aces 4

YANKTON — Kade Sudbeck struck out eight batters as Yankton defeated Mitchell in Class A district baseball action on Wednesday. 

Sudbeck allowed six hits, four earned runs and issued zero walks through seven innings. Drew Ryken and Mitch Gullickson had two hits and two RBI apiece. Josh Sheldon drove in two runs. 

For Mitchell, Karter Sibson had a team-high two hits. Lincoln Bates drove in three runs, while Peyton Mandel drove in a run. Mandel took the loss, allowing five earned runs, six hits, one walk and struck out four batters in four innings.