Yankton Post 12 Legion Baseball returns from their extended break tonight with a home doubleheader against Brandon Valley.
Yankton moved into 4th in Class A earlier this week, when one of their losses to Rapid City Post 22 was changed to a forfeit victory for Yankton due to a rule infraction.
First pitch of game one is set for 5:00 PM with game two to follow. Pregame coverage on KYNT and KYNTV begins at 4:15.
With just a few weeks remaining in the South Dakota Class A Legion baseball season, the first-round playoff matchups are starting to take shape.
Rapid City Post 22 maintains the top spot in the class despite the recent result change for their game against Yankton. The current #2 seed in Watertown will not have a first round series, as they are automatically qualified for the state tournament as this year’s hosts.
Rounding out the remaining top eight seeds who would host an opening round series, Yankton is 3rd, Sioux Falls East is 4th, Brandon Valley is 5th, Renner is 6th, Harrisburg Gold is 7th, and Huron is 8th.
The current projected first-round playoff matchups are available below. Standings were last updated with games on the 3rd of July.
SD Legion Baseball First-Round Playoff Bracket (As of 7/3):
- #1 Rapid City Post 22 vs #15 Spearfish.
- #2 Watertown is an automatic qualifier as the host of this year’s tournament.
- #3 Yankton vs #14 Sturgis
- #4 Sioux Falls East vs #13 Aberdeen.
- #5 Brandon Valley vs #12 Sioux Falls West.
- #6 Renner vs #11 Rapid City Post 320.
- #7 Harrisburg Gold vs #10 Pierre.
- #8 Huron vs #9 Brookings.
The South Central Amateur Baseball League was busy over the holiday, with six games from July 3rd through July 6th.
On the third, Wynot defeated Crofton 9 to 2 to improve to 8-4 in league play so far this season.
On the fifth, Freeman defeated Menno 17 to 7 thanks in part to a pair of home runs by Avery Mellman, while Lesterville fell to Tabor 13 to 2 with Landon Bares and Hunter Hallock both hitting home runs for the Bluebirds.
Irene and Crofton split their doubleheader yesterday. Irene took a 10 to 2 victory, while Crofton took a 10 to 0 win in the other game. Tabor lost to Freeman in their matchup yesterday, 14 to 4.
In a non-league affair yesterday, Yankton took on Sioux City. The Lakers remained undefeated with a 9 to 3 win.
The South Central League returns to action on Thursday with three games. Freeman will host Menno, Wynot travels to Lesterville, and Tabor will host Yankton in a matchup of the top two teams in the South Central League.
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