Last week Monday through Wednesday, Garretson hosted the 16U Class B Region 2 tournaments at Tandberg Field. The Garretson team performed extremely well on its home turf, taking home the regional championship win after beating Elkton and Claremont.
With five teams in the region, Garretson played Elkton three times in total after Elkton won the consolation bracket and then won the first play-off game. Garretson will now play in the 16U Class B State Tournament on Friday, July 31 at 2:00 p.m. in Canova, SD against Gregory.
SDVFW 16U Elkton Outdone by SDVFW 16U Garretson, 5-2
SDVFW 16U Garretson opened up scoring in the first inning. Nate Skillman singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run.
SDVFW 16U Garretson took the lead for good with three runs in the fourth inning. In the fourth Sam Schleuter singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run and Carson Clark singled on a 0-1 count, scoring two runs.
Dylan Kindt was credited with the victory for SDVFW 16U Garretson. He surrendered two runs on four hits over four and two-thirds innings, striking out five. Cooper Long threw two and a third innings in relief out of the bullpen. Long recorded the last seven outs to earn the save for SDVFW 16U Garretson.
Austin Johnson took the loss for SDVFW 16U Elkton. He went seven innings, allowing five runs on eight hits and striking out eight.
Riley Hunter led SDVFW 16U Elkton with two hits in four at bats. SDVFW 16U Elkton didn't commit a single error in the field. Charlie Harming had eight chances in the field, the most on the team.
Jake Schroeder went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead SDVFW 16U Garretson in hits.
SDVFW 16U Claremont Can't Catch Up to SDVFW 16U Garretson
SDVFW 16U Claremont watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 6-1 loss to SDVFW 16U Garretson on Tuesday. SDVFW 16U Garretson scored on an error and an error in the second inning.
SDVFW 16U Garretson opened up scoring in the second inning, when an error scored one run for SDVFW 16U Garretson.
Isaiah Gnadt was the winning pitcher for SDVFW 16U Garretson. He went six and a third innings, allowing zero runs on two hits and striking out nine. Jayse Miller threw two-thirds of an inning in relief out of the bullpen.
Ben Gustafson took the loss for SDVFW 16U Claremont. He allowed seven hits and four runs over five and two-thirds innings, striking out three.
Jesse Keough led SDVFW 16U Claremont with two hits in two at bats.
SDVFW 16U Garretson scattered eight hits in the game. Cooper Long and Nate Skillman all managed multiple hits for SDVFW 16U Garretson.
SDVFW 16U Garretson Stays Scrappy in Loss to SDVFW 16U Elkton
Despite a 6-run deficit in the sixth inning, SDVFW 16U Garretson almost came all the way back, eventually falling 10-8 to SDVFW 16U Elkton on Wednesday. SDVFW 16U Garretson scored four runs in the failed comeback on a in the sixth, a sacrifice fly by Cooper Long in the sixth, and a error in the seventh.
SDVFW 16U Garretson couldn't keep up with SDVFW 16U Elkton early in the game. SDVFW 16U Elkton scored on a single by Logan Kuehl, a single by Austin Johnson, and a walk by Sam Nibbe in the second inning.
SDVFW 16U Elkton fired up the offense in the second inning, when an error scored one run for SDVFW 16U Elkton.
Riley Hunter earned the victory on the pitcher's mound for SDVFW 16U Elkton. He lasted five and a third innings, allowing six hits and six runs. Nibbe threw one and two-thirds innings in relief out of the bullpen. Nibbe recorded the last five outs to earn the save for SDVFW 16U Elkton.
Jayse Miller took the loss for SDVFW 16U Garretson. He surrendered eight runs on seven hits over three and two-thirds innings, striking out five.
SDVFW 16U Garretson racked up six hits. Miller and Ryan Flanagan all managed multiple hits for SDVFW 16U Garretson. Flanagan and Miller each collected two hits to lead SDVFW 16U Garretson.
SDVFW 16U Elkton had eight hits in the game. Charlie Harming and Aiden Erickson all collected multiple hits for SDVFW 16U Elkton. Johnson led SDVFW 16U Elkton with three stolen bases, as they ran wild on the base paths with five stolen bases.
SDVFW 16U Elkton Loses Lead Early in Defeat
SDVFW 16U Elkton watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 20-13 loss to SDVFW 16U Garretson on Wednesday. SDVFW 16U Garretson scored on a single by Carson Clark and a single by Ryan Flanagan in the first inning.
Austin Johnson drove in four runners in the loss. Johnson drove in runs on a single in the third, a double in the sixth, and a in the sixth.
SDVFW 16U Garretson got things started in the first inning. SDVFW 16U Garretson scored one run when Clark singled.
SDVFW 16U Elkton put up nine runs in the sixth inning. The rally was led by singles by Sam Nibbe, Lane Thompson, and Nibbe, by Johnson, a fielder's choice by Logan Kuehl, an error on a ball put in play by Aiden Erickson, and a double by Johnson.
SDVFW 16U Garretson scored eight runs in the sixth inning. SDVFW 16U Garretson's big inning was driven by an error on a ball put in play by Cooper Long and Sam Schleuter, a single by Clark, by Nate Skillman, and a groundout by Jake Schroeder.
Schroeder earned the victory on the hill for SDVFW 16U Garretson. He lasted two and a third innings, allowing one hit and zero runs while striking out two and walking one. Flanagan and Clark entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief.
Garrett Neill took the loss for SDVFW 16U Elkton. He surrendered ten runs on four hits over four and two-thirds innings, striking out two.
SDVFW 16U Elkton racked up 11 hits. Erickson, Nibbe, Johnson, and Kuehl all managed multiple hits for SDVFW 16U Elkton. Kuehl, Johnson, Nibbe, and Erickson each collected two hits to lead SDVFW 16U Elkton.
Clark led SDVFW 16U Garretson with three hits in five at bats.
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