Facing two must-wins game in 90-plus degree heat, Scotland/Menno staved off elimination twice and punched their ticket to the 16U State VFW Tournament with wins over Salem and Freeman/Menno Wednesday evening in Freeman. The Trappers first defeated the Cubs 8-5 and then took out the Sticks 7-2 to earn one of two Region 4 spots in the state tournament next week in Parkston. 

Facing two must-wins game in 90-plus degree heat, Scotland/Menno staved off elimination twice and punched their ticket to the 16U State VFW Tournament with wins over Salem and Freeman/Marion Wednesday evening in Freeman. The Trappers first defeated the Cubs 8-5 and then took out the Sticks 7-2 to earn one of two Region 4 spots in the state tournament next week in Parkston. 

Tyndall scored three runs on three walks in the first inning and that was enough to get the job done against the Freeman/Marion Sticks in the second round of the Region 4 VFW 16U Tournament in Freeman Wednesday afternoon. The Sticks got one back in both the fourth and the seventh innings and had the bases loaded in the top of the seventh, but came up short, falling 3-2.

Tyndall scored three runs on three walks in the first inning and that was enough to get the job done against the Freeman/Marion Sticks in the second round of the Region 4 VFW 16U Tournament in Freeman Wednesday afternoon. The Sticks got one back in both the fourth and the seventh innings and had the bases loaded in the top of the seventh, but came up short, falling 3-2.

Two Tyndall runs in the third inning made the difference in Tuesday evening’s Region 4B battle against Scotland/Menno as the Bon Homme-county squad came away with a 2-0 win over the Trappers. Scotland/Menno will play in an elimination game Wednesday at 5 p.m. against the winner of Tuesday’s second game between Parker and Salem.

Two Tyndall runs in the third inning made the difference in Tuesday evening’s Region 4B battle against Scotland/Menno as the Bon Homme-county squad came away with a 2-0 win over the Trappers. Scotland/Menno will play in an elimination game Wednesday at 5 p.m. against the winner of Tuesday’s second game between Parker and Salem.

Amateur baseball teams from both Menno and Freeman can both advance to the state tournament with wins Thursday night, July 27, in Crofton, Neb.

The 16U Sticks took their first step toward a state tournament berth with an 11-1 win over Parker in the first round of the Class B Region 4 Tournament in Freeman Monday evening, July 24. The Freeman/Marion ballclub took a 2-1 lead in the second inning and led 4-1 after three before blowing the game open with a seven-run fifth inning to end the contest early via the 10-run mercy rule.

The 14U Sticks bounced back from a 6-0 semifinal loss to Mt. Vernon/Plankinton with 13-0 win over Platte-Geddes in the third-place game of the S.D. VFW State Tournament held in Corsica over three days starting Friday. Freeman/Marion scored three runs in both the first and second inning to build an early lead, and pitchers Riley Gall Tayden Kerrigan and Easton Tschetter teamed up to pitch a two-hit shutout. The Sticks finished with 16 hits, with Gall going 3-for-3 and Kerrigan going 3-4; the two combined for five RBI.

The Freeman/Marion 14U Sticks came up short in their bid for the state championship game Saturday afternoon, falling to Mt. Vernon/Plankinton 6-0. Titans pitcher Tyce Feistner held the Sticks to hour hits, and Freeman/Marion committed three errors in the field to take the loss. The Sticks are now 15-3 and will face Platte-Geddes in the third-place game at 1 p.m. Sunday.  Mt. Vernon/Plankinton and Parkston will square off for the championship at 4 p.m.