The Dell Rapids 15/16 Teeners won the Region 3A Tournament held in Humboldt on July 25th and 26th to advance to the State A 15/16 VFW Teener Tournament.
Dell Rapids opened up the tournament on Monday, July 25th, by beating Tri-Valley 8-0. Eddie Price pitched a complete game shutout. He only allowed one hit, and struck out 10. Offensively Dell Rapids was led by Keegan Miller who had a triple, a single, two RBI, and scored two runs. Seth Speilmann and Austin Ellingson added two singles each, and both drove in a run. Carter Gullickson added a double and two RBI, and Jeffrey Schuch hit a two-run single.
Dells Rapids then defeated West Central 8-3 in the region championship on Tuesday, July 26th, thanks to error-free defense and another complete game pitching performance. Ellingson threw all seven innings for Dell Rapids striking out eight West Central hitters. Gullickson led the charge for the offense with a double, two singles, and two RBI. Cameron Bruhn contributed a triple and a single, and Ellingson added two more singles and a RBI. Miller and Spielmann also collected hits and each drove in a run. Spielmann scored three times.
Dell Rapids will face Milbank in the opening game of the state tournament on Friday, August 5th, at 12:00 p.m. The state tournament will be held in Lennox August 5th through 7th.
