Friday morning sports 28/06/24 – Mitchell Now

Mitchell, SD (MITCHELLNOW)

What a great night of action it was last night in the South Dakota Amateur Baseball League. Last night, pitching took center stage in Parkston as the Platte Killer Tomatoes Travis Gant showed why he is one of the best pitchers in the Sunshine League by painting angles and changing speeds all night long in a pitchers’ duel against the Parkston Devil Rays, while the Platte Killer Tomatoes defeated the Parkston Devil Rays at the pond in Parkston by the final of 2 to 1. Platte’s Travis Gant went 3 and 0 on the season playing strong for seven innings and allowing just one run in four hits and seven strikeouts. Parkston Devil Rays Jake Helleloid, who also starred in the loss, allowed just two runs on four hits and 11 strikeouts.

The Alexandria Angels are now 10-2 on the season and are coming off a win last night at home in Alexandria, defeating the visiting Mount Vernon Mustangs in a final 5 to 1. Riley Mc Sherry has been the find of the season for the Alexandria Angels as he is now 5 and 0 to start the season. The Angels Mc Sherry, once again putting in a strong pitching performance, went the distance totaling 154 pitches in all nine innings and allowing just one run and five hits. The Angels offense came from Jerrod Zens, Cole Wenande and Jacob Jiles, who all had game winning RBI’s.

The Dimock Emery Raptors have now won three games in a row thanks to another strong pitching performance courtesy of the Raptors starting pitcher, the ageless Phil Johnson, who is now 4-1 on the season after going seven innings and allowing just three runs six had allowed. hits while fueling six. Support for the Dimock Emery Raptors came from Derek Graesser who went 2 for five from the plate with an RBI.

This Sunday night is our KOOL 98.3 amateur baseball game of the week as we are live from Emery. In the Sunday Night KOOL 98.3 amateur baseball game of the week, the 7-8 Parkston Devil Rays travel to Emery to take on the 10-7 Dimock Emery Raptor. Join Todd Mosher from the Frontier Motors of Winner broadcast booth starting at 4:45 PM with the first pitch at 5:00 PM. On the Sunday Night KOOL 98.3 amateur baseball game of the week on KOOL 98.3 FM or online at KOOL98.COM .

The Winner Colome Pheasants winning streak is now 9 games in a row thanks to back-to-back wins against the two Parkston amateur baseball teams as they defeated the Parkston Devils Rays at home in Winner last night by the final score of 12-6. The Winner Colome Pheasants seem to find offense from a different player every night, as last night the Pheasants hero was JJ Farner who went five of five from the plate with a double and an RBI. The Winner Colome Pheasants are now 13-1 on the season.

Last night in the Pony Hills League, the Wessington Spring Owls outscored the visiting Winner Demons 3-1 as Parker DeJean struck out 15 batters in a complete game as Wessington Springs earned an amateur baseball victory in the Pony Hills League on Thursday night. Parker DeJean allowed four hits, five walks and zero earned runs on 171 pitches. Caleb Jost, Coy Fastnacht, Drew Olinger, Clay Olinger, Blake Larson and Dalton Mogck each had hits for the Owls. For the Winner Demons, Pierce Nelson, Casey Heenan, Derek Waltner and Bryce Bohnet each had hits. Ethan Bartels suffered the loss, allowing six hits, three walks, zero earned runs and retired 11 batters in eight innings.

The Burke Bombers beat the Chamberlain Mallards 6-3 last night as Hunter Van Niewenhuyse pitched three shutout innings and drove in two runs on offense as Burke defeated Chamberlain in Pony Hills League action on Thursday. Van Niewenhuyse went 3-for-4 with a double and homer, while allowing just three hits and a walk in three innings pitched, striking out seven batters. Christian Schweigert drove in two runs on a double, Rylan Peck had three hits, while Coy Determan, JJ Beck and Tommy Determan each had hits in the win.

The Kimble White Lake Nationals remained in first place in the Pony Hills League and won 13 to 1 in the final against the Plankinton Bankers, who fell to 3 and 6 this season. Hudson Heath and Wesley Kroupa each drove in one point to one goal, while Caden Lenz and Jaxon Christensen each scored goals in the win. For Plankinton Bankers, Dawson Mehlhaff took the loss in 4.2 innings pitched, allowing eight hits, six walks and twelve runs while striking out seven. Cain Tobin scored the only goal of the game for Plankinton.

Four Corners shut out Colome Chas last night with a final 10-to-nothing. Sam Hand led the charge with three hits, a walk and two RBIs, while River Iverson drove in three runs on two hits and a walk. Austin Hand went 3-for-5 with a double, Justin Lester drove in two runs on two hits, while Andrew McCloud and Noah Hainy each drove in a run on one hit.

The 2024 DWU Football Putt and Shoot Fundraiser is on Friday, July 26^e with a Trap Shoot session at 10 a.m. at the Mitchell Gun Club. This will be followed by a golf outing at 1 p.m. at the Wild Oak Golf Course. The cost of the DWU Football shoot and putt fundraiser is $250 for one team consisting of 2 people. $100 for golf only with one participant or $400 for two teams. The DWU Football Trap Shoot and putt fundraiser is on July 26th^e with a Trap Shoot at 10am and a golf outing at 1pm.