MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Aberdeen Smittys built two different four-run leads and claimed a 12-6 American Legion baseball win over Waconia during the Gopher Classic on Sunday night.

The Smittys started the game with a bang as Drew Salfrank tripled, Waconia had an error, Cooper Eisenbeisz singled and Casey Vining pounded a three-run home run for a 4-0 lead before an out was recorded.

After Waconia tied the game, Aberdeen scored four two-out runs in the fourth inning. Eisenbeisz and Phillip Zens each had RBI hits, and Joran Foss added a two-run double.

After a run in the fifth, Aberdeen capped the scoring with three more runs in the seventh on a ground out, an RBI double from Eisenbeisz, and a sacrifice fly from Vining.

Eisenbeisz, Zens, Vining, Foss and Jaxon Ladner each had two hits for the Smittys, who finished with 13 as a team. Vining finished with four RBI, Eisenbeisz contributed three and Foss had two, while Eisenbeisz scored three times.

Aberdeen will have its final regular season home games at Fossum Field this week, hosting Sturgis on Thursday, and Spearfish on Friday.

Aberdeen Smittys 400 410 3 – 12 13 1

Waconia 103 110 0 – 6 5 1

Joran Foss, Jackson Welke (5) and Talan Dutenhoeffer; Waconia battery unavailable. 2B – Aberdeen Smittys, Cooper Eisenbeisz, Foss, Jaxon Ladner, Phillip Zens. 3B – Aberdeen Smittys, Drew Salfrank. HR – Aberdeen Smittys, Casey Vining.