Rod's Thursday Afternoon Sports Blog

The Pierre Post 8 American Legion Baseball team was the first team eliminated from the State American Legion Championship tournament in Yankton today losing to Sioux Falls West 9-5. Pierre committed 4 errors in the game but they outhit their opponents 10-9. Post 8 spotted Sioux Falls West a 6-0 lead but started to chip away at it and by the 8th inning had cut the West lead to 6-5 before Sioux Falls scored 3 runs in the top of the ninth inning to win by the final score. Nolan Merrill and Tanner Wolf each had 2 hits apeice for Pierre which saw their season end 2 games over the .500 mark at 28 and 26. Adam Deneke pitch 8.1 innings in the start for Pierre allowing 5 earned runs and gave up all 9 hits to Sioux Falls West who avenged a loss to Pierre in early June in the Yankton Lewis and Clark Tournament.