South Dakota
Arkansas Suffers Setback Against South Dakota State
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Despite another dominant offensive showing from freshman catcher Kennedy Miller, No. 16 Arkansas was handed a 7-3 loss to South Dakota State Saturday at Bogle Park.
Arkansas combined for nine hits, but the Razorbacks were unable to scrap together more runs as they left 11 on base vs. the Jackrabbits.
Arkansas came out swinging in the bottom of the first thanks to Miller’s three-run bomb to left. It was her second straight plate appearance with a home run , dating back to Friday’s win vs. Florida Atlantic. Miller exploded against South Dakota State, finishing 2-for-4 with a team-high three RBIs.
In the top of the second, a bases-loaded walk, bloop single to shallow center and a sacrifice fly allowed South Dakota State to even it at 3-3. The Jackrabbits put up a three-spot in the fourth on an RBI single and a two-run homer to capture a 6-3 lead. South Dakota State tacked on its final run in the seventh on an RBI single up the middle.
The Hogs utilized four arms in the circle. Sophomore LHP Hannah Camenzind made the start and spun 1.1 frames, surrendering three earned runs on two hits and four walks. Sophomore RHP Nikki McGaffin faced one batter in the second before sophomore LHP Robyn Herron took reigns in the circle. Herron suffered the loss as she gave up three runs on three hits and struck out for across 2.2 innings. Redshirt senior Morgan Leinstock threw 3.0 innings in relief, limiting the Jackrabbits to one run on two hits and fanning four.
Joining Miller in the hits column, Hannah Camenzind filed her third multi-hit outing of the season after going 2-for-4. Reagan Johnson, Nia Carter and Cylie Halvorson peppered one hit apiece. Johnson increased to seven stolen bases on the season after stealing second in the fourth.
Arkansas moves to 16-4 overall and 8-2 at Bogle Park.
Up Next
Arkansas concludes the Wooo Pig Classic with a 12:15 p.m. contest vs. SEMO Sunday at Bogle Park. The game will be available on SEC Network+.
For schedule updates and other news, go to ArkansasRazorbacks.com, or follow @RazorbackSB on X, Instagram and Facebook.
South Dakota
Republican businessman Toby Doeden advances to primary runoff in South Dakota governor’s race
Republican businessman Toby Doeden has advanced to a runoff in South Dakota governor’s race, NBC News projects.
Gov. Larry Rhoden, who replaced Kristi Noem last year when President Donald Trump nominated her to lead the Department of Homeland Security, was battling with Rep. Dusty Johnson and former state House Speaker Jon Hansen for a second spot in the July 28 runoff. The primary will go to a runoff because no candidate eclipsed 35% of the vote.
Trump did not issue an endorsement in the race. Doeden branded himself on his campaign website as “a total political outsider who’s tired of the government’s failure to deliver on its promises” and one of Trump’s “fiercest supporters.”
Rhoden, a former lieutenant governor, agriculture secretary and lawmaker, campaigned on property tax cuts and lowering crime in his bid for a four-year term.
Johnson is the state’s lone representative in the House, where he previously was chair of the Republican Main Street Caucus. Hansen, who was elected to the South Dakota House in 2010, held several leadership positions before he became speaker.
The Republican nominee will be the favorite to win the general election in the solidly red state this fall. A Democrat has not served as governor in South Dakota since the 1970s, and Trump carried the state by 29 points in 2024.
News
Agronomist: eastern South Dakota crops hit and miss
An agronomist in eastern South Dakota says corn and soybeans are hit and miss as the growing season begins.
Steven Zemlicka with AgTegra Cooperative tells Brownfield, “We’ve got corn anywhere from V1 all the way up to V4. Biggest stuff’s maybe touching V5. Corn’s coming right along, looks pretty good. A little bit of hail here too, but I don’t think it’s going to be much of an issue. Stands for the most part are pretty good, pretty solid.”
Zemlicka says soybean emergence has been slow due to the wet, cool conditions, and there are a few fields that still need planted.
“People were still working on planting soybeans when we got the recent rain.”
He says recent rain totals ranged from a half inch to as much as four inches in the northeast part of South Dakota; the southern part of the state has been drier.
South Dakota’s corn is rated 61 percent good to excellent, with soybean conditions rated 57 percent good to excellent, according to USDA’s first condition ratings of the season.
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – The South Dakota Community Foundation is encouraging nonprofits to apply for funding this June.
Beth Massa and Ginger Niemann joined us live with what you need to know before applying.
Watch the full interview above.
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