BROOKINGS – The Bombers Black and Watertown Black Sox split a youth baseball doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Mickelson Field.
Brookings (9-6) plays a twinbill at Harrisburg today at 5 p.m.
Game 1
• Watertown 13, Brookings 1
The Bombers Black scored first, but the Red Sox answered with a run in the third and took control with a seven-run outburst in the fourth.
Watertown leadoff hitter Dawson Schmidt went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs scored.
Parker Reed, who doubled, and Mason Lloyd added two RBIs apiece. Logan McKeever contributed a two-bagger.
Lexan Thorson tossed a four-hitter, giving up one run with six strikeouts and a walk.
Brookings’ Jackson Krogman led off the bottom of the first with a double and moved to third on Max Struck’s sacrifice bunt. Maxwell Kjelden, who finished 2-for-3, followed with an RBI single to make it 1-0.
Struck had the team’s other hit.
Kyle Bauer gave up eight runs – three earned – on seven hits and three walks with a pair of strikeouts in four innings. Nick Schefers pitched the final three frames.
WATERTOWN 13, BROOKINGS 1
Watertown 001 701 4 – 13 11 0
Brookings 100 000 0 – 1 4 7
Game 2
• Brookings 11, Watertown 1 (6 inn.)
The Bombers Black opened up a 6-0 lead after two innings while salvaging a split.
Struck tossed a six-hitter, giving up one run with a pair of strikeouts.
Struck reached base in all four of his plate appearances, walking three times and also getting hit by a pitch. He scored three runs and had an RBI.
Jamison Honkomp and Henry Hammrich both totaled two hits and an RBI.
Kjelden and Mason Bebensee added a pair of hits apiece.
Kyle Bauer, who singled, and Wesley Koenig had Brookings’ other RBIs.
Six different Black Sox had a hit, including doubles by Reed and Thorson – the latter of which tallied an RBI.
Kale Stevenson took the loss on the mound after giving up nine runs – five earned – on five hits and five walks with three strikeouts over 3 1/3 innings.
BROOKINGS 11, WATERTOWN 1 (6 inn.)
Watertown 000 100 – 1 6 5
Brookings 240 302 – 11 9 1
