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Smittys split baseball twinbill with Renner

Jaiden Smith, of the Aberdeen Smittys, hits the ball during a game against Sioux Falls Post 15 East earlier this season at Fossum Field. Smith had two hits, drove in three runs and also pitched three innings in relief in a win at Renner on Wednesday afternoon. Photo by John Davis taken 6/21/2023
RENNER – The Aberdeen Smittys split a pair of American Legion baseball games with the Renner Royals on Wednesday, winning game one 12-9, before having a four-game winning streak snapped in a 12-2 setback in game two. In the first game, the Smittys scored seven first-inning runs to build a lead en route to the victory. Jaiden Smith recorded a two-run single to open the scoring, before Cooper Eisenbeisz had an RBI single to make the score 3-0. Later, Brendan Livermont smacked a two-run double. Andrew Woehl and Drew Salfrank added a pair of RBI singles to round out the offensive barrage in the top of the first. β€œIn game one, our offense was really clicking,” said Smittys coach Brandon Kusler. β€œObviously, putting up seven runs in the first inning is huge, but continuing to add on after that was phenomenal.” The Smittys were not finished scoring. After the Royals answered back with two runs of their own in the bottom of the second, the Smittys went back to work offensivel

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