Winner Junior Teeners sailed to an easy victory over Madison Gold in the opening game of the State A tournament in Vermillion.
Winner won the game 9-3. They advanced to the semifinals on Saturday.
Winner Junior Teeners notched four runs in the seventh inning. The sixth inning saw Winner scored three runs.
Karson Keiser and Quincy Phillips (2) had doubles for Winner. Keiser was 2-5 at the plate as Winner collected 13 hits. Phillips was 3-4 and Ryder Halligan was 2-4.
Also getting a hit were: Zac Olson, Landon Calhoon, Derek Fenenga, Aiden Schroeder, Dylan Brandis and Trey Thieman.
Landon Calhoon was the winning pitcher as he pitched six innings. Aiden Schroeder came in the last inning and threw 17 pitches.
Semifinal game
In the semifinal game Saturday, Winner fell to Dakota Valley 9-2.
The game was a heartbreaker for the Junior Teeners as they lost the game early. It was tied at two with Dakota Valley batting in the top of the sixth inning. It was in this inning that Dakota Valley scored six runs.
Zac Olson was the leader at the plate as he went 2-3. Also getting hits were Ryder Halligan, Dylan Brandis and Konnor Osborn.
Aiden Schroeder pitched five innings and Brandis pitched two.
3rd and 4th place game
In the third place game, Winner defeated West Central 3-1.
Winner took the lead in the first inning and added 2 more runs in the fifth.
Olson led Winner with three hits in four at bats. He also had a double.
Winner had seven hits in the game. Also getting hits were Karson Keiser, Quincy Phillips, Derek Fenenga and Sam Scholz.
Karson Keiser pitched six innings.
The Winner Junior Teeners won the sportsmanship award at the state tournament.
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