North Dakota
PHOTOS: Championship scenes from the North Dakota Class B state baseball, softball tournaments
JAMESTOWN, N.D. — Jansen Jordheim, Cora Johnson and Braya Mauch each drove in two runs to help spark Kindred-Richland to a 6-1 victory against Central Cass on Saturday for the North Dakota Class B state softball championship at Lyle “Trapper” Lawrence Field.
The Vikings won their first state crown since 2017.
Senior pitcher Danica Rath earned the complete-game victory, allowing one unearned run on five hits. Rath struck out four and walked one.
Whitney Mitchell went 1-for-2 with an RBI for Central Cass.
Thompson and Grafton are set to play for the Class B state baseball crown Saturday night at Jack Brown Stadium.
Below are scenes from Saturday’s championship games:
Peterson covers college athletics for The Forum, including Concordia College and Minnesota State Moorhead. He also covers the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks independent baseball team and helps out with North Dakota State football coverage. Peterson has been working at the newspaper since 1996.