BROOKINGS – Aberdeen Circus Sports Bar scored four runs in the seventh inning to break open a tight game and secure a 6-2 win over the Rapid City Diamondbacks during the State A Amateur Baseball Tournament Saturday night.
Casey Vining had an RBI single in the first inning, and Tyler Oliver drove in a run in the third to give Circus a 2-1 lead. The scored remained that way before Aberdeen took control in the seventh.
After a passed ball led to one run, Easton Millar delivered a two-run triple before scoring on a wild pitch to push the margin to 6-1.
Aberdeen’s Chad Ellingson scattered nine hits over nine innings, and struck out 13 batters on the evening.
Oliver topped Circus with a pair of hits.
Aberdeen meets the Renner Monarchs at 1:30 this afternoon.
Aberdeen Circus 101 000 400 – 6 9 0
Rapid City Diamondbacks 100 000 010 – 2 8 0
Chad Ellingson and Kelly Coates; Palmer Jacobs and Carter Nesland. 2B – Rapid City Diamondbacks, Grayson Skinner, Harry Good. 3B – Aberdeen Circus, Easton Millar.
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