BRANDON, S.D. – The Pierre Post 8 American Legion U14 baseball team split a pair of games on Friday during the first day of a tournament in Brandon. Pierre beat Yankton 6-2 before getting beaten by Brandon Valley 13-7. In the win over Yankton, Jack Merkwan had a pair of hits and 3 RBI’s to lead the way. Jackson Edman added a pair of hits while Brady Getz and Jonathan Lyons combined to thro a 7 hitter. In the loss to Brandon Valley, both teams had 7 hits and Lyons drove in two runs for Pierre but Brandon Valley scored 4 runs in the third, 6 in the 4th and 3 more in the 5th inning. Edman and Christian Busch each pitched 1.1 innings with Edman striking out 3. The loss was just the second of the season for Pierre.
Pierre U14 Baseball Splits on Friday
Jul 13, 2019 | 9:13 AM
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