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Beulah wins Class B softball state championship

By Tom Mix
NDHSAA Media Specialist

MINOT, N.D. – The No. 1-seeded Beulah Miners lived up to that distinction at the 2023 NDHSAA Class B Softball State Tournament.

Beulah defeated Thompson 5-3 in the state championship game on Saturday, June 3 at Minot’s South Hill Softball Complex to earn the program’s first ever state title.

After a tough outing against Des Lacs/Burlington/Lewis & Clark in the quarterfinals on Thursday which the Miners won 6-5, Beulah was able to advance to the title game with a 4-2 win over May-Port-CG in the semifinals.

Not bad for a program who has only qualified for the state tournament three times (2021, 2022 and 2023).

This Miners squad was led by battery mates senior pitcher Taylor Christensen and seventh grade catcher Ellianah Weidner.

Christensen tossed a complete game striking out 11 batters for the Miners. Christensen struck out a total of 39 batters during the three-day tournament.

Weidner took care of things in the batter’s box for the Miners going 3-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored.

BOX SCORE: BEULAH 5, THOMPSON 3

2023 NDHSAA CLASS B SOFTBALL STATE TOURNAMENT BRACKET

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