The South Dakota Class A Senior Legion Baseball State Tournament begins tomorrow in Watertown, and Yankton Post 12 enters as the #2 overall seed.
Yankton finished the regular season with a 14-5 record against Class A opponents before sweeping Sturgis in their first-round playoff matchup, winning 5-1 and 12-0.
Rapid City Post 22 enters as the top overall seed in this year’s tournament, while #11 Rapid City Post 320 was the only road team to win a first-round playoff series, defeating #6 Sioux Falls Post 15 East.
Yankton will play Harrisburg Post 45 in their opening game this afternoon, with first pitch scheduled for 1:00 PM. Coverage will be available on KYNT starting at 12:30.
The opening day schedule for the 2025 Senior Legion Baseball State Tournament is available below. All games will be held at Watertown Stadium.
Class A Legion State Tournament (Day One – 7/29)
- Rapid City Post 22 vs Rapid City Post 320 @ 10:00 AM.
- Yankton Post 12 vs Harrisburg Post 45 @ 1:00 PM.
- Brandon Valley vs Renner @ 4:00 PM.
- Watertown vs Pierre @ 7:00 PM.
The District 6B Amateur Baseball Tournament continues tonight in Wynot, with two games on the schedule.
Top-seeded Tabor will face fourth-seeded Lesterville in game one at 6:00 PM. Tabor swept Lesterville in the regular season, winning both games 15-8 and 13-2.
Second-seeded Wynot will take on sixth-seeded Irene in the second game at 8:00. Wynot swept Irene in a doubleheader on May 25th, winning 11-1 and 7-5.
Full District 6B tournament results so far, and future matchups are available below.
District 6B Amateur Baseball Tournament:
Thursday, July 24th:
- G1: #4 Lesterville defeated #5 Crofton 10-7.
Friday, July 25th:
- G2: #3 Freeman lost to #6 Irene 10-8.
- G3: #2 Wynot defeated #7 Menno 4-0.
Sunday, July 27th:
- G4: #5 Crofton defeated #7 Menno 13-8 (Menno is eliminated).
Tuesday, July 29th:
- G5: #1 Tabor vs #4 Lesterville @ 6:00 PM.
- G6: #2 Wynot vs #6 Irene @ 8:00 PM.
Thursday, July 31st.
- G7: #3 Freeman vs G6 Loser (Winner is Rep #2 or #3, loser is eliminated).
- G8: #5 Crofton vs G5 Loser (Winner is Rep #2 or #3, loser is eliminated).
Saturday, August 2nd:
- G9: G5 Winner vs G6 Winner (Winner is District Champ; Loser is Rep #1)
The NAIA announced yesterday that Mount Marty University has been selected as a Champions of Character Five-Star Institution Award, Gold level recipient for the 2024-25 year.
To earn the award, institutions are measured on their demonstrated commitment to Champions of Character and earn points in character training, conduct in competition, academic focus, character recognition and character promotion.
Along with MMU’s honors, the Great Plains Athletic Conference was named an NAIA Champions of Character Five-Star Conference.
Hartington Post 3 will have a rematch with Ponca today in the Area C-1 American Legion Baseball Tournament finals.
The two teams met on Sunday, with Hartington winning 11-3. Ponca earned a rematch with their 12-7 win over Tri County last night.
First pitch is scheduled for 5:00 PM this evening in Orchard, Nebraska. Hartington only needs one win to claim the Area C-1 title, while Ponca will need to defeat Hartington twice.
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