Post 30 splits with Kidder County

Tucker Longnecker pitched a good overall game for the locals and the New Rockford American Legion Post 30 Black Sox came from behind to defeat Kidder County by a final score of 5-4 in nine innings, in non-sectional American Legion Baseball action played at Steele on Tuesday, June 5.

Game one

Kidder County plated three runs in the third. The Black Sox scored three runs in the fifth. Bo Belquist knocked in two runs on a single. Seth Soderholm knocked in another run on a single. Kidder County scored their final run of the game in the fifth.

Post 30 scored one run in the sixth. Tyrus Smith doubled with one out and scored on an infield out by Longnecker. New Rockford scored the game-winning run in the ninth. Hunter Thompson drew a two out walk. He scored on a single by Bo Belquist. Kidder County went down in order in the ninth and Post 30 won a thriller.

Post 30

0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1= 5 7 2

Kidder Co

0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 =4 10 1

NR: Tucker Longnecker, Nathan Holzwarth 6, Cole Myhre 6, and Seth Soderholm.

KC: Mark Johnson Darnell Jangula 6, and Pius Hager.

NR: Luke Ystaas 2 for 5. Tyrus Smith, Teddy Allmaras, Seth Soderholm, Holzwarth and Bo Belquist each had on1 hit.

Both teams had their chances in game one. Post 30 stranded 12 base runners, while Kidder stranded 11 on base.

Game two

The New Rockford Post 30 Black Sox scored their only run of the game in the first. Bo Belquist drew a leadoff walk and he eventually scored on a passed ball. Kidder County scored 11 runs in the third, and thus defeated Post 30 by a final score of 11-1. The game was shortened to three innings due to the 10-run rule. New Rockford is now 3-1 overall.

Post 30

1 0 0 =1 1 2

Kidder County

0 0 11 = 11 10 1

NR: Nathan Holzwarth, Tyrus Smith three and Hunter Thompson.

KC: Pius Hager and Ross Schneider.

NR: Seth Soderholm had one hit.