Big Stone City Badgers open season with win over Webster

The Post 229 Big Stone City Badgers Legion baseball team began their season on June 4 with an 8-1 win over Webster, SD. The game was played at Trojan Field.

Webster scored their lone run in the top of the first inning on a base hit, walk and triple. Big Stone answered scoring three runs in the bottom half of the inning on a walk, single by Connor Ohm and doubles from Chase Lovgren and Kirby Olson.

The Badgers scored another run in the second inning when Braxton Brandriet went to second base on a Webster balk and scored on a Lovgren single. Big Stone would add one more run in the inning to make the score 5-1.

The Badgers added three more runs in the fourth inning after a base hit from Stephen Hernandez, a Connor Ohm double and two Webster errors. That would be all the scoring as the Badgers would get the win.

Connor Ohm was the winning pitcher. He went three and one-third innings allowing two hits, walked five and struck out 10 battters. Jonah Hartman pitched the final one and one-third innings allowing no hits, no walks and struck out one.

Connor Ohm and Chase Lovgren each had a single and double to lead the Badger hitters. Kirby Olson, Jonah Hartman, Steven Hernandez and Ashton Sletten each had one hit.

The second game of the doubleheader was suspended after a half inning due to lightning and an approaching storm.

Big Stone Junior Legion Game

The Badgers Junior Legion hosted Madison on Saturday June 6 as part of Baseball Day in Ortonville, sponsored by the Big Stone Lake Area Baseball/Softball Association.

In a back and forth game, the Badgers lost to Madison, 16-12. Big Stone took an early 4-0 lead in the first inning after singles by Brody Vangsness, Jonah Hartman and Nash Kindelberger, and doubles from Josh Haugen and Ayden Nelson.

From there the game was back and forth as each team would take turns scoring runs throughout the remainder of the game.

Josh Haugen led the Badgers hitters with two singles and a double. Ayden Nelson had a double and a single. Nick Hoffman had two hits including a double. Connor Ohm, Johan Hartman and Nash Kindelberger each had two singles. Brody Vangsness, Avier Hughes and Martino Cochran each had one hit.

Sharing pitching duties were Nash Kindelberger, Avier Hughes, Chase Lovgrean and Nick Hoffman.