Department of SD Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Announces Results of the 2021 South Dakota VFW Youth Baseball State Tournaments

Sioux Falls (September 13, 2021) – Department of SD VFW Baseball Chairman, Danny Frisby-Griffin, released the results of the Program’s very successful 2021 SD VFW Youth Baseball State Tournament Season. During the five weeks of the season, approximately 9 July to 15 August, 165 teams and 2383 players participated in 23 regional and 8 state tournaments across the five age divisions and two classes.

SD VFW Baseball worked with their hosts as well as the local communities to ensure the best possible tournament experiences for our teams and fans. We continued to innovate with Host Tournament Directors to provide live feed and recordings of the action. VFW Baseball will be making some rule adjustments that were discussed and voted on at the Annual VFW Baseball Meeting August 22, 2021 at the VFW Post, Madison, SD.

The Department of SD VFW and VFW Baseball would like to congratulate all our champions and qualifiers for a great summer of baseball.

Open Class 8U was played in Center, SD, July 9-11, 2021:

Champion: Tea
Runner Up: Corsica-Stickney
3rd Place: Flandreau
4th Place: West Central Grapplers

 Class A 10U was played in West Central (Humboldt), SD, July 16-18, 2021:

Champion: West Central Hammers
Runner Up: Dell Rapids Quarriers
3rd Place: Tea Titans
4th Place: Lennox Orioles

Class A 12U was played in Beresford, SD, July 9-11, 2021:

Champion: West Central Boltz
Runner Up: Madison
3rd Place: Lennox
4th Place: West Central Haulers

Class A 14U was played in Vermillion, SD, July 23-25, 2021:

Champion: Vermillion
Runner Up: Dakota Valley
3rd Place: Winner
4th Place: West Central
Consolation Champion: Madison Gold
VFW William Radigan Team Sportsmanship Award: Winner

Class A 16U was played in Madison, SD, August 6-8, 2021:

Champion: Dakota Valley
Runner Up: Madison Black
3rd Place: West Central
4th Place: Wagner
Consolation Champion: Dell Rapids
Lou Thury Team Sportsmanship Award: Beresford

Class B 10U was played in Canova, SD, July 16-18, 2021:

Champion: Parkston
Runner Up: Platte-Geddes
3rd Place: Britton
4th Place: Canova

 Class B 12U was played in Webster, SD, July 9-11, 2021:

Champion: Parkston
Runner Up: Mount Vernon/Plankinton
3rd Place: Canistota-Freeman
4th Place: Bon Homme

Class B 14U was played in Freeman-Canistota, SD, July 23-25, 2021:

Champion: Canistota Freeman
Runner Up: Canova
3rd Place: Parkston
4th Place: Clark
Consolation Champion: Mount Vernon/Plankinton
VFW William Radigan Team Sportsmanship Award: Clark Area

Class B 16U was played in Canova, SD, July 31-August 2, 2021:

Champion: Tyndall
Runner Up: Canova
3rd Place: Elkton
4th Place: Clark
Consolation Champion: Mount Vernon/Plankinton
VFW Lou Thury Team Sportsmanship Award: Faulkton-Highmore

SD VFW Baseball All Star Game and Showcase was held in Webster, SD, August 15, 2021. We were honored to have Northern State University Head Baseball Coach, Dean Berry, skipper our 16U Class A players while Dakota State University Head Baseball Coach, Derrion Hardie and Assistant Coach Alec DeMaria the Class B players. The Class B players held on for a 10 to 4 win in our first All Star Game since 2004. Our first ever player showcase was held in conjunction with the All Star Game. We had 36 Class A and B players participate in both the Showcase and All Star game.

“We celebrated our 62nd year of VFW Baseball this season and we’re continuously innovating our program to ensure the players, families and coaches have a positive experience. The inaugural VFW 8U State Tournament received numerous compliments and we’re looking forward to growing that program. The future of VFW Baseball in South Dakota is looking good and we hope you will join us in 2022.”