The Harney All-Stars cruised to a 20-0 win over Bandit Ball of Box Elder on Saturday at the North Dakota/South Dakota District 1 Little League Tournament at Red Pesek Field.
Harney had 17 hits and only left five runners on base in the game. All nine batters in the order scored a run in the second inning. During a stretch in the fourth and final inning, three hitters - Dmitri Bledsoe, Kyle Carlson and Chase Wood - each hit two-run home runs. Bledsoe also had another home run in the game.
"They all did their job and focused on playing defense," said Harney coach Raye Bledsoe.
Harney will play Timberline Little League at 5:30 p.m. tonight.
RUSHMORE 14, STURGIS 8: Rushmore Little League had one more good inning than Sturgis in a 14-8 victory in pool play.
Trailing 3-2 going into the bottom of the fourth inning, Rushmore scored seven runs off three hits to take a 9-3 lead. Then Sturgis made its charge, scoring five runs off five hits to get within a run.
But that would be the end of Sturgis' run production. Rushmore added five more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, three of which came off a Martin Mueller home run.
"They kept their heads in the game, stayed focused and played as a team," said Rushmore head coach Dean Jennings.
Trevor Laurenz had three runs, a home run and a double for Rushmore. Brandon Williams, Eli Bujarski and Mueller also scored two runs. Jason Schneider led Sturgis with two runs, a home run and a double. Teammate Ben Walker had three singles.
Rushmore plays Canyon Lake at 3:30 p.m. today.
Timberline 11, Spearfish 8: Timberline won a back-and-forth battle with Spearfish, 11-8, in the nightcap.
Dave Reinhardt hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the fourth to give Timberline a 7-6 lead.
Spearfish would tie the game at seventh in the fifth inning, but Timberline put the game out of reach with four more runs.
Spearfish added another run in the sixth and had the bases loaded when Timberline struck out the next batter to end the game.
Posted in Local on Saturday, July 25, 2009 11:00 pm | Tags: Local Sports, 07-25-2009, Journal Staff
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