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Smittys drop pair of games to Lincoln

Will Haskell, of the Aberdeen Smittys, left, throws to first base after making the force out at second on Pierre’s Parker O’Bryan, right, during a game earlier this season at Fossum Field. Haskell had a three-run home run in a setback to Sioux Falls Lincoln on Friday. Photo by John Davis taken 4/16/202

SIOUX FALLS – The Aberdeen Smittys were swept by Sioux Falls Lincoln in high school baseball in totally different fashion on Friday.

The Smittys fell in the opening game 11-1 before coming up just short 8-7 in the nightcap.

Aberdeen was held to one hit in the first game, a double by Ridley Waldo who came in to score on a sacrifice fly by Jehiel Aviles in the third inning.

The Smittys got off to a big start in the second contest, scoring five runs in the top of the first inning.

Levi Hoffman drove in a run with a single, Michael Dutenhoffer had a sac fly, and Will Haskell belted a three-run home run to left field.

Aberdeen added another run in the second when Aviles singled and came around to score on a Jackson Post single.

However, Lincoln clawed back into the game with four runs in the third inning.

The Smittys scored once more in the fourth on a double from Aviles and another RBI single from Post.

Lincoln then scored twice in the fifth to get within one and jumped ahead in the sixth on a pair of solo home runs.

Post finished with four hits for the Smittys, while Aviles added three.

Aberdeen plays its final games of the regular season with a doubleheader at Brookings today.

Aberdeen Smittys 001 00 – 1 1 2

Sioux Falls Lincoln 127 1x – 11 10 0

Michael Dutenhoffer and Levi Hoffman; Malachi Wright and Colin Lunders. 2B – Aberdeen Smittys, Ridley Waldo; Sioux Falls Lincoln, Lunders, Hudson Wiebelhaus, Wright, Opland Sonnichsen. HR – Sioux Falls Lincoln, Lunders, Henry Pudwill, Jude Timat.

Aberdeen Smittys 510 100 0 – 7 12 2

Sioux Falls Lincoln 004 022 x – 8 10 1

Wheeler Malsam and Levi Hoffman; Reid Atkinson, Opland Sonnichsen (1), J. Raak (7) and M. Eisenberg. 2B – Aberdeen Smittys, Jehiel Aviles, JaSean Rivera; Sioux Falls Lincoln, Colin Lunders 2. HR – Aberdeen Smittys, Will Haskell; Sioux Falls Lincoln, Lunders, Henry Pudwill, Sonnichsen.

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