Pierre Post 8 has set themselves up to most likely be at home with a split of a doubleheader with Brandon Valley on Thursday, losing game one 5-3, but coming back and winning game two 3-1.
In game one, JJ Bucholz settled into the ballgame after walking the first four hitters and a sacrifice fly to trail 2-0 just five batters in to his outing. But Bucholz didn’t allow a run over the next three innings. Sutton Sonnenschein was hit by a pitch in the top of the second to make it 2-1 and In the top of the fifth, Pierre ripped off three doubles to take a 3-2 lead as Dawson Getz was driven in by Sonnenschein and Brayden Houlette, who was running for Sonnenschein, was driven in by Cooper Terwilliger’s double. However, Ryland Caroll would hit a hard ground ball for a base hit and misplayed to score a run and an RBI single from Bryton Stroh gave Brandon Valley the lead back at 4-3 and on to a 5-3 win. Bucholz would go five innings allowing two earned runs on two hits, six walks and two strikeouts.
In game two, Will Danburg would give up a lead off single in the bottom of the first and then an RBI double to Max Peters and it would be all Brandon Valley had the rest of the game. Danburg would allow just the one run on five hits with one walk and eighth strikeouts for a complete game. Pierre tied the game with an RBI single from Ridge Leimbach in the top of the third and then in the seventh with two outs, Leimbach’s shot to left was dropped resulting in two runs scoring on the error to give the Eights the late lead.
Pierre finishes the regular season at 20-13 including the four forfeit wins, going 15-10 in South Dakota game. Heading into Friday morning, Pierre is seventh in the standings, but as Harrisburg and Brookings will play a doubleheader and then Huron and Brandon Valley playing a doubleheader, the results will factor into where Pierre finishes in the standings. Playoff coverage will be next week on KCCR and on YouTube at KCCR Sports.
Baseball Final Scores for Thursday, July 17
Brandon Valley 5, Pierre 3
Pierre 3, Brandon Valley 1
Sioux Falls East 7, Rapid City Post 320 0
Post 320 9, SF East 7
Post 22 13, SF West 2
Post 22 12, West 4
Yankton 9, Renner 8
Yankton 6, Renner 5
Watertown 11, Sturgis 1
Watertown 17, Sturgis 7
Aberdeen 8, Spearfish 0
Aberdeen 8, Spearfish 3
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