West Region Softball Tournament gets underway in Dickinson

DICKINSON — This first day of the double elimination West Region Softball Tournament was completed on Thursday, Dickinson hosting on the new turf Bravera Field at the Sanford Sports Complex. Of the eight teams, Minot, Century, Jamestown and Dickinson will continue on to state qualifier games, while Legacy, Bismarck High, Williston and Mandan will fight to stay alive in the loser's bracket.

Minot 11, Legacy 0

The tourney had a perfect start to it, and by perfect I mean a perfect game pitched by Minot's dynamic duo. The 15 up, 15 down game ended by way of run-rule, the Magicians scoring two 4-run innings, in the first and second.

Legacy: 000 00X X — 0 0 2
Minot: 412 4XX X — 11 7 0

Josiah C. Cuellar / The Dickinson Press

Hitting
Minot: E. Anderson 2-3, RBI, 3B, SB, 4TB, 3R; Fjeld 1-3, 2RBI, HBP, SB, TB, R; Erickson 1-3, RBI, TB, R
I. Anderson 1-2, TB; Ackerman 1-2, RBI, TB, R; Hight TB.
Legacy: N/A

Pitching
Minot: Galloway (WP) 4IP, 8K; Terrel 1IP, 1K.
Legacy: Allard 2IP, 5H, 7R, 6ER, 6BB, 2K, 67-33 P-S; Olson 1IP, 2H, 2R,1BB, 1K, 24-14 P-S; Liudahl 1IP, 2H, 2R 1BB, 1K 26-14 P-S.

1/7: Minot and Legacy open the WDA tournament on Thursday, with the Magicians shutting out the Sabers 11-0.

2/7: Minot and Legacy open the WDA tournament on Thursday, with the Magicians shutting out the Sabers 11-0.

3/7: Minot and Legacy open the WDA tournament on Thursday, with the Magicians shutting out the Sabers 11-0.

4/7: Minot and Legacy open the WDA tournament on Thursday, with the Magicians shutting out the Sabers 11-0.

5/7: Minot and Legacy open the WDA tournament on Thursday, with the Magicians shutting out the Sabers 11-0.

6/7: Minot and Legacy open the WDA tournament on Thursday, with the Magicians shutting out the Sabers 11-0.

7/7: Minot and Legacy open the WDA tournament on Thursday, with the Magicians shutting out the Sabers 11-0.

Century 8, Bismarck 4
In a highly competitive game, it would be Century that would emerge victorious after a late seventh inning rally. Bismarck HS were persistent in the slugfest, establishing a lead twice, but a fielding error in the seventh would see them fall behind.

Century: 003 000 5 — 8 10 1
Bismarck: 300 100 0 — 4 10 1

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Hitting
Bismarck: Kautzmann 1-4, TB; Dannenfelzer SB; Berg 1-3, SB, TB, R; Forde 1-4, 2RBI, TB, R; Braun 1-3, RBI, TB; Renner R; Owens 1-3, RBI, 2B, 2TB.
Century:
Bird 1-3, TB, R; Schumacher 1-4, 2TB, 2B, R;
Krenz 1-3, 2RBI, TB, 2R; Baerlocher 2-3, HBP, 2TB; Grimm 2-4, 2RBI, 3B, 4TB, 2R; Tollefson 2-4, 2RBI, 2B, 4TB, R;
Oswald 1-2, TB.

Pitching
Bismarck: Wrangham 7IP, 10H, 8R, 7ER, 4BB, 6K, 134-81 P-S.
Century: Schumacher (WP) 7IP, 10H, 4R, 4ER, 5BB, 6K, 122-70 P-S.

1/10: Bismarck Century and Bismarck High went toe-to-toe in their opening round of the WDA tourney, the Patriots picking up a five-run, seventh-inning rally to win 8-4.

2/10: Bismarck Century and Bismarck High went toe-to-toe in their opening round of the WDA tourney, the Patriots picking up a five-run, seventh-inning rally to win 8-4.

3/10: Bismarck Century and Bismarck High went toe-to-toe in their opening round of the WDA tourney, the Patriots picking up a five-run, seventh-inning rally to win 8-4.

4/10: Bismarck Century and Bismarck High went toe-to-toe in their opening round of the WDA tourney, the Patriots picking up a five-run, seventh-inning rally to win 8-4.

5/10: Bismarck Century and Bismarck High went toe-to-toe in their opening round of the WDA tourney, the Patriots picking up a five-run, seventh-inning rally to win 8-4.

6/10: Bismarck Century and Bismarck High went toe-to-toe in their opening round of the WDA tourney, the Patriots picking up a five-run, seventh-inning rally to win 8-4.

7/10: Bismarck Century and Bismarck High went toe-to-toe in their opening round of the WDA tourney, the Patriots picking up a five-run, seventh-inning rally to win 8-4.

8/10: Bismarck Century and Bismarck High went toe-to-toe in their opening round of the WDA tourney, the Patriots picking up a five-run, seventh-inning rally to win 8-4.

9/10: Bismarck Century and Bismarck High went toe-to-toe in their opening round of the WDA tourney, the Patriots picking up a five-run, seventh-inning rally to win 8-4.

10/10: Bismarck Century and Bismarck High went toe-to-toe in their opening round of the WDA tourney, the Patriots picking up a five-run, seventh-inning rally to win 8-4.

Jamestown 5, Williston 0
The Blue Jays' were equally stellar in the batter's box and in the field, to shutout the Coyotes with five runs. Addison Graves surged their offense with a homerun in the second inning, while Katelyn Falk and Makenna Nold shared the circle, walking five batters and retiring seven in total.

Williston: 000 000 0 — 0 0 1
Jamestown: 013 010 X — 5 4 1

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Hitting
Jamestown: Walter 1-3, 1TB; Joseph R; Nold 1-3, RBI, HR, 4TB; Ad. Graves 1-3, RBI, HR, 4TB, R; Bond 1-1, SB, TB.
Willison: Stundal HPB; Nass 2HBP

Pitching
Jamestown: Falk (WP) 5IP, 1BB, 2K 74-44 P-S; Nold 2IP, 4BB, 5K 45-27 P-S.
Williston: Goodman 6IP, 4H, 5R, 2ER, 5BB, 6K 96-60 P-S.

1/12: Jamestown Blue Jays took flight with a longball to start a 5-0 shutout performance over Williston in the opening round of the West Region Softball Tournament.

2/12: Jamestown Blue Jays took flight with a longball to start a 5-0 shutout performance over Williston in the opening round of the West Region Softball Tournament.

3/12: Jamestown Blue Jays took flight with a longball to start a 5-0 shutout performance over Williston in the opening round of the West Region Softball Tournament.

4/12: Jamestown Blue Jays took flight with a longball to start a 5-0 shutout performance over Williston in the opening round of the West Region Softball Tournament.

5/12: Jamestown's Ella Falk awaits a pitch during the 2023 West Region Softball Tournament.

6/12: Jamestown Blue Jays took flight with a longball to start a 5-0 shutout performance over Williston in the opening round of the West Region Softball Tournament.

7/12: Jada Walter, Katie Falk and Rylee Joseph have been playing softball together since elementary school. The trio is competing at one of their final tournaments this weekend.

8/12: Jamestown Blue Jays took flight with a longball to start a 5-0 shutout performance over Williston in the opening round of the West Region Softball Tournament.

9/12: The Jamestown High School softball team punched its ticket to the 2023 Class A State Softball Tournament Saturday afternoon.

10/12: Katie Falk delivers a pitch at the 2023 West Region Softball Tournament.

11/12: Jamestown Blue Jays took flight with a longball to start a 5-0 shutout performance over Williston in the opening round of the West Region Softball Tournament.

12/12: Jamestown Blue Jays took flight with a longball to start a 5-0 shutout performance over Williston in the opening round of the West Region Softball Tournament.

Dickinson 5, Mandan 0
In a dominate display, the Midgets would move passed the Braves with considerable ease. Ava Jahner pitched a masterpeice with 15 strikeouts, allowing only two walks. Jenna Decker and Myah Merry equalized in RBIs with two each and Kyndall Peterson knocking a leadoff homerun for insurance.

Mandan: 000 000 0 — 0 2 1
Dickinson: 000 104 X — 5 10 1

Josiah C. Cuellar / The Dickinson Press

Hitting
Dickinson: Decker 2-4, 2RBI, 2B, 3TB; Jahner 3-4, 3TB; Peterson 1-3, RBI, HR, 4TB, R; Koffler1-2, TB, 2R; Wegleitner 1-3, TB; Merry 1-2, 2RBI, TB, R; Farnsworth 1-3, TB.
Mandan: Gustavsson 1-2, TB, 2SB; Wandler 1-3, TB, SB.

Pitching
Dickinson: Jahner (WP) 7IP, 2H, 3BB, 15K, 113-77 P-S.
Mandan: Giege 1IP, 2H, 19-11 P-S; Maliske 4IP, 7H, 5R, 4ER, 4BB, 2K, 70-37 P-S; Bitz 1IP, 1H, 1BB, 7-2 P-S.

1/17: The Dickinson Midgets, hosting the West Region Softball Tournament, closed out day one with a 5-0 shutout performance over the Mandan Braves. Thursday, 25 2023.

2/17: The Dickinson Midgets, hosting the West Region Softball Tournament, closed out day one with a 5-0 shutout performance over the Mandan Braves. Thursday, 25 2023.

3/17: The Dickinson Midgets, hosting the West Region Softball Tournament, closed out day one with a 5-0 shutout performance over the Mandan Braves. Thursday, 25 2023.

4/17: The Dickinson Midgets, hosting the West Region Softball Tournament, closed out day one with a 5-0 shutout performance over the Mandan Braves. Thursday, 25 2023.

5/17: The Dickinson Midgets, hosting the West Region Softball Tournament, closed out day one with a 5-0 shutout performance over the Mandan Braves. Thursday, 25 2023.

6/17: The Dickinson Midgets, hosting the West Region Softball Tournament, closed out day one with a 5-0 shutout performance over the Mandan Braves. Thursday, 25 2023.

7/17: The Dickinson Midgets, hosting the West Region Softball Tournament, closed out day one with a 5-0 shutout performance over the Mandan Braves. Thursday, 25 2023.

8/17: The Dickinson Midgets, hosting the West Region Softball Tournament, close out day one with a 5-0 shutout performance over Mandan Braves. Thursday, 25. 2023.

9/17: The Dickinson Midgets, hosting the West Region Softball Tournament, close out day one with a 5-0 shutout performance over Mandan Braves. Thursday, 25. 2023.

10/17: The Dickinson Midgets, hosting the West Region Softball Tournament, close out day one with a 5-0 shutout performance over Mandan Braves. Thursday, 25. 2023.

11/17: The Dickinson Midgets, hosting the West Region Softball Tournament, close out day one with a 5-0 shutout performance over Mandan Braves. Thursday, 25. 2023.

12/17: The Dickinson Midgets, hosting the West Region Softball Tournament, close out day one with a 5-0 shutout performance over Mandan Braves. Thursday, 25. 2023.

13/17: The Dickinson Midgets, hosting the West Region Softball Tournament, close out day one with a 5-0 shutout performance over Mandan Braves. Thursday, 25. 2023.

14/17: The Dickinson Midgets, hosting the West Region Softball Tournament, close out day one with a 5-0 shutout performance over Mandan Braves. Thursday, 25. 2023.

15/17: The Dickinson Midgets, hosting the West Region Softball Tournament, close out day one with a 5-0 shutout performance over Mandan Braves. Thursday, 25. 2023.

16/17: The Dickinson Midgets, hosting the West Region Softball Tournament, close out day one with a 5-0 shutout performance over Mandan Braves. Thursday, 25. 2023.

17/17: The Dickinson Midgets, hosting the West Region Softball Tournament, close out day one with a 5-0 shutout performance over Mandan Braves. Thursday, 25. 2023.