Brandon Valley Baseball Association

Payton Livingston went 2-3, but Lynx Varsity still fell to Pierre 9-6 on Saturday at Valley Springs in the Legion Wild Card game.

Two of Lynx Varsity's runs were scored thanks to timely hitting by Livingston. He singled in the fourth and sixth innings.

Justin Berheim got the win for Pierre despite allowing six runs over 7 2/3 innings. Berheim struck out none, walked none and gave up 12 hits. 

Mitchell Hoover ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with the loss. He allowed eight runs in seven innings, walked none and struck out three. 

Pierre never surrendered the lead after the fourth inning, scoring two runs on a sacrifice fly by Landon Badger and an RBI single by Spencer Sarringer. 

After posting one run in the fifth, Pierre again scored one in the ninth. In the fifth, Pierre scored on an RBI single by Berheim, bringing home Connor Gerber. 

A one-run sixth inning helped bring Lynx Varsity within four. An RBI single by Livingston set off Lynx Varsity rally. But, Berheim got Ethan Horner to fly out to end the inning. 

Pierre tacked on another three runs in the seventh. Badger started the inning with a triple, scoring Nick Rabern. That was followed up by Quinn Reimers's single, bringing home Badger. 

After pushing across five runs in the bottom of the eighth, Lynx Varsity faced just a 8-6 deficit. A sacrifice fly by Livingston, a sacrifice fly by Horner, an RBI single by Kyle Bailey, an error, and a passed ball fueled Lynx Varsity's comeback. Cal Kedik flew out to end the Lynx Varsity threat.