SIOUX FALLS - The Aberdeen Smittys did not waste any time setting the tone against Sioux Falls West on Thursday afternoon. The Smittys scored 11 times in their first at-bat on the way to collecting 11-4 and 7-1 American Legion baseball victories.
"I'm really proud of the way our guys responded today," said Smittys coach Brandon Kusler. "After dropping a couple (Wednesday to Yankton), I feel like our guys played with a little chip on their shoulder today and wanted to prove something."
The Smittys did just that, exploding for nearly a dozen runs in the top of the first inning of the opening game.
Jaiden Smith had a pair of two-run singles in the frame, Casey Vining had a two-run home run, and Cooper Eisenbeisz and Brendan Livermont also drove in runs with singles.
Aberdeen then tacked on six more runs in the second as Livermont had an RBI double, Drew Salfrank knocked in one with a single, and Andrew Woehl added a two-run double.
"In game one, obviously putting up an 11-s
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