Yankton Baseball

🚨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!!

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

🚨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⚪️⚪️⚪️

.@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

🚨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

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

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

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

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

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

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

UPDATE: Due to the 2-hour delay, the sendoff will now be happening at 11:45am!!

Update: The first game of the day has been delayed by 2 hours, so the Bucks game will start around 4pm!!

🚨STATE TOURNAMENT GAMEDAY🚨 Is it gameday for your Bucks as they take on Rapid City Stevens in the first round of the 2026 SDHSBA State Tournament! LETS GO BUCKS!! THEME IS BLACKOUT⚫️⚫️

‼️STATE SENDOFF‼️ Come line Levee street tomorrow at 10:00am and wish our Varsity Bucks goodluck and send them off to the State Tournament in Sioux Falls! The team will be taking the route outlined in red on the map! See you tomorrow morning!!

🏅ALL-STATE SELECTIONS🏅 Congratulations to @SamGokie and Beck Ryken on their 1st-Team All-State selection (both of their 2nd time), and @feez_07 and @boston_frick on their 2nd-Team All-State selection!! Way to go boys!! We are proud of you, and we can’t wait to watch you continue this weekend and this summer!!

2 good additions heading north to Madison. Congratulations, boys.

Five Yankton Athletes Announce College Commitments lnkr.fm/Epj4i

✍️SIGNED✍️ Congratulations to P/SS Beck Ryken and 1B/OF @feez_07 on signing with @DSU_Baseball_ today!! You both have left a lasting impact on YBA, and we cannot wait to see all that you accomplish in Madison, SD!! DSU is getting 2 of our best!! Good luck boys; we are proud of you and are cheering you on!!