RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Class A State Legion baseball tournament began in Rapid City on Tuesday.
Top seed and host Rapid City Post 22 opened with a 10-2 win over Watertown.
The Hardhats jumped out to the lead early in the bottom of the first inning after Jaxon Reeder tripled, scoring one run, Lars Kieffer singled, scoring two runs and Jackson McClemans induced Brixton Steen to hit into a fielder’s choice, but one run scored.
Brayden Stapert earned the win for Post 22. The starting pitcher surrendered six hits and two runs over four and one-third innings. He struck out two and walked two.
Meanwhile, Rapid City Post 320 also opened the tournament with a shut out win over Yankton.
They got things going right from the jump, Colton Mehlhaff sailed one to left center field for what would’ve been a two RBI triple but an error scored him as well.
In the top of the fifth, Ben Hassett extended Post 320’s lead with a two RBI single and Post 320 would finish off the upset win over three-seed Yankton 9-0.
Other scores:
Brookings 3, Brandon Valley 0
Sioux Falls West 8, Harrisburg 0
Today:
Harrisburg vs Yankton
Brandon Valley vs Watertown
Sioux Falls West vs Post 320
Brookings vs Post 22
