MAPLE GROVE, MINN. – The Aberdeen Smittys dropped their final two American Legion baseball games at the Gopher Classic on Sunday. The Smittys fell to the Rapid City Post 22 Hardhats 13-5 before suffering a 10-2 setback against Maple Grove.
The Smittys played from behind against Rapid City. The Hardhats scored two runs in each of the first two innings to take an early 4-0 lead.
The Smittys answered a run in the top of the third inning via a bases-loaded walk by Casey Vining, scoring Ethan Kjenstad. However, Rapid City scored two more runs in the bottom half of the inning on a two-run home run, making the score 6-1.
Smittys coach Brandon Kusler gave credit to the Hardhats for their performance.
“They’re a really good hitting team and they definitely had their way today,” Kusler said.
The Smittys best inning on offense came in the fourth when they scored four runs on a pair of home runs to cut the deficit to 6-5. Drew Salfrank smacked a three-run home run to pull th
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