PIERRE, S.D. – The Pierre Post 8 American Legion baseball team won it’s season opening doubleheader on Wednesday night in Pierre by sweeping Renner Post 307 5-1 in the opener and 8 to 6 in the nightcap. In the opener, Maguire Raske and Jack Van Camp teamed on a 4 hitter as Raske was the winning pitcher. Pierre had 8 hits with River Iverson getting two of those along with an RBI. In the nightcap, Post 8 built a 8-2 lead and then held off a Renner comeback event. Gray Zabel and Garrett Stout each pitched 3 innings with Zabel getting the win. The two combined to allow 5 hits and 14 strikes outs with Zabel recording 8 of those. Andrew Coverdale had 2 of Pierre’s 9 hits and Zabel recorded 3 RBI’s while Andrew Gordon had 2. Post 8 returns to action on Saturday when they host Brandon Valley. First pitch is scheduled for 5:30 pm.
Pierre Post 8 Sweeps Season Opening Doubleheader
May 30, 2019 | 5:39 AM