Yankton Baseball

The official twitter account for the Yankton Baseball Association

[Yankton Baseball @YBABaseball]

🌟🎓SENIOR SPOTLIGHT🎓🌟

Beck Ryken
Position: P/SS
Jersey Number: 2
College: @DSU_Baseball_ — Elementary Education
Favorite Baseball Memory: Winning the 16U State Tournament in 2023
Favorite Sports Team: Baltimore Ravens
Favorite Artist: Lil Uzi Vert
Role Model: Derek Jeter

[Yankton Baseball @YBABaseball]

‼️LEWIS AND CLARK CLASSIC SCHEDULE‼️

Post 12 is hosting the Lewis and Clark Classic this weekend (June 5-7). There will be plenty of good baseball on display, so come out and cheer on Post 12 as we play at 9:30am and 6:30pm on both Friday and Saturday!!

https://t.co/X9vTvzJ1j7

[Yankton Baseball @YBABaseball]

🚨Post 12 Split🚨

Post 12 splits with Brandon Valley tonight dropping the first 6-5 but winning game two 9-0!!

Game 1
@GavinJohnson_22 2-4, 2 2Bs, RBI
@SamGokie 1-3, RBI
@feez_07 2-3, RBI

Game 2
@SamGokie 1-2, 2BBs, RBI
Beck Ryken 1-4, 2B, 4RBIs
@tatebeste25 1-2, 2 RBIs

And the 2 First Team All-Staters combine for the shutout on the bump! Beck Ryken (W), 6IP, 6Ks. @SamGokie IP, K

[Yankton Baseball @YBABaseball]

🚨LEGION OPENER🚨

It is GAMEDAY for the first time this legion season as your Post 12 Bucks take on Brandon Valley tonight at 5&7 at Bob T Stadium — Riverside Field. Let’s go Bucks!!

[Yankton Baseball @YBABaseball]

‼️Sub-Legion Weekly Schedule‼️

Our Sub-Legion teams have plenty of action this week! Come down to Riverside Field, check them out and cheer them on!!

[Yankton Baseball @YBABaseball]

🌟🎓SENIOR SPOTLIGHT🎓🌟

Liam Villanueva
Position: 1B
Jersey Number: 12
College: Mount Marty University Football — Biology
Favorite Baseball Memory: Hitting first homerun against Huron
Favorite Sports Team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Favorite Artist: Drake
Role Model: My parents

[Yankton Baseball @YBABaseball]

🤩SPECIAL THANKS🤩

As the spring season wound to a close this last weekend and the calendar turns to our summer season, we’d like to take a minute and thank our Spring Team Parents Angie Johnson, Sarah Sager, and Tiffany Beste!! Your time, organization, and effort were a tremendous help and part of our success this spring!! We could not run this program without you! THANK YOU!!

[Yankton Baseball @YBABaseball]

🚨BACK TO BACK🚨

Bucks P/INF @SamGokie is your 2026 Class A Player of the Year!! With Sam’s back-to-back Player of the Year selection, he makes history, becoming the first player ever to be named Player of the Year multiple times!!

Sam also won the first ever Class A Pitcher of the Year!!

Congratulations on your awards and your fantastic spring season, Sam!! We are so proud of you and cannot wait for you to continue competing for Yankton this legion season!!

[Yankton Baseball @YBABaseball]

Pregame hitting/hacky sack session at Augies indoor hitting facility with the wise words of a 2026 YBA Hall of Fame Class Member displayed!! #MPV

[Yankton Baseball @YBABaseball]

🚨STATE SEMIFINAL GAMEDAY🚨

It is SEMIFINAL GAMEDAY at the State Tournament and your Yankton Bucks will take on the Watertown Arrows in the semifinals at 6pm (championship game to follow at 8:30 if a win)! Come on out to Ronken Field and cheer on your Bucks! LETS GO BUCKS!! THEME IS WHITE OUT⚪️⚪️⚪️

[Trent Singer @trentsinger]

.@SDHSBaseball Class A Players of the Year:

Pitcher of the Year: Samuel Gokie, Yankton
Offensive Player of the Year: Colin Lunders, SF Lincoln
Player of the Year: Gokie

That's two straight POTY nods for Gokie, a Mount Marty commit.
#sdpreps

[Yankton Baseball @YBABaseball]

🚨BUCKS WIN🚨

@SamGokie walks it off in the bottom of the 8th to finish off his stellar pitching performance as the Bucks outlast Rapid City Stevens 2-1 in 8 innings! Way to go Bucks!!

Beck Ryken (W) 1IP, 2Ks, 1-3, BB
@SamGokie 7IP, 6Ks, 1-3, RBI
@feez_07 1-3, 2B, RBI

[Midwest Sports+ @midwestsportstv]

Bases loaded. No outs. Player of the Year at the plate. @YBABaseball wins on a walk off in 8.

Game 3 of the day up next on MS+: @Post17Baseball vs @HBA57032

#SDPreps #Baseball

[SoDak Baseball @SoDakBaseball]

WOW! @BradyWaddell7 and @SamGokie as advertised. They don’t go to @Trevor2027 and it costs them. Can’t get to game 2 without winning game 1. Gokie with the Sac Fly to win it in the 8th. 2-1 @YBABaseball over @stevens_raiders

[Prep Baseball Dakotas @PBDakotas]

THE BUCKS WALK IT OFF ‼️

Sam Gokie sends the Yankton faithful home happy with a sac fly to deep center.

2-1 final 🦌

@YBABaseball | #SDStateTourney

[Midwest Sports+ @midwestsportstv]

First run is in for Game 2. @YBABaseball is on the board. 1-0 after 1.

[Prep Baseball Dakotas @PBDakotas]

Sam Gokie (2026, RHP, @YBABaseball) came as advertised.

Ran his fastball up to 85 in the first, settled into the low 80s. Consistently landing BB for strikes and S/M.

@MMULancersBSB commit

1-0 Bucks after 5 complete.

@SamGokie | #SDStateTourney

[Yankton Baseball @YBABaseball]

Little pregame breakfast at Fryn’ Pan!! Thank you Fryn’ Pan!