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2008 South Dakota American
Legion State 'A' Tournament

Post 22 powers past west into final four

Sam Wolff tossed a complete game for Post 22.

    ABERDEEN -- Post 22 coupled timely hitting with a solid pitching performance as it survived elimination for a second time on Friday night, besting Sioux Falls West 11-7. Sam Wolff and Jarrett Jensen led Post 22 in both the field and at the plate as Post 22 broke an even game wide open with a seven-run seventh inning.
    After going back and forth for the first six innings, West held a 6-4 advantage heading into that fateful top of the seventh. Post 22 would proceed to have nine runners reach base in the inning, including nine of the first ten (with the exception being a sacrifice fly by Sean Estes). Post 22 would record seven runs (four earned), five hits, two walks and six RBI in the inning, chasing starting pitcher Derek Bahrenfuss.
    Wolff would have a strong outing for Post 22, as he went the distance on 130 pitches in a complete game outing while relying on a solid team defensive performance. Wolff would only walk three hitters on the night, and two superior defensive plays keyed the victory. In the fifth inning, Sioux Falls West's Ryan Hander hit a line drive off of the wall in left-center field with the bases loaded, but a fake by left fielder Sean Estes held the baserunners to a single-base advance. Wolff would escape the inning giving up only that lone run.
    Again, Rapid's defense helped close out the victory. After striking for one run in the bottom half of the ninth to draw within four runs, Nate Kirby of Sioux Falls West lined a hard shot down the first base line, only to be robbed by Post 22 first baseman Jake Bohne. Bohne then won a footrace to the bag at first to double off Hander, and then fired a strike to second to complete a triple play as Erik DeJong also thought the ball had got through the infield.
    Post 22 will now play the winner of the Mitchell/Post 320 matchup tomorrow afternoon at 5:30 P.M. in yet another elimination game.

Jarrett Jensen beats a high throw home with the go-ahead run in the seventh inning for Post 22.