The Dell Rapids Legion baseball team played six games in a five day stretch and finished with a 5-1 record over that time. The six games included a home game against Hartford/Humboldt, and away game at McCook/Montrose, and then four games at the Milt Simons Tournament at Harmodon Park in Sioux Falls.
Dell Rapids started the string of games with a 13-3 win over Hartford/Humboldt at Rickeman Field on Wednesday, June 28th. Prior to the game, the team hosted the first ever “Veteran’s Day at the Ballpark”. On the next night, Dell Rapids traveled to McCook/Montrose and earned a 7-3 victory. The win ended a 15-game winning streak for McCook/Montrose.
Dell Rapids then took their 12-0 record to Sioux Falls for the Milt Simons Tournament on Friday, June 30th, through Sunday, July 2nd. Dell Rapids picked up a 2-0 win on Friday in the opening round of pool play against Sioux Falls Post 15 West. They followed that with another pool-play win against Winner/Colome by a score of 6-1 on Saturday. Dell Rapids also won their third pool play game to finish with a 3-0 record. The final win came against Aberdeen by a score of 19-12 on Saturday. The 3-0 pool play record put Dell Rapids into the semifinals on Sunday morning. West Central handed Dell Rapids their first loss of the season by a score of 6-3.
Dell Rapids (14-1) will host Tabor in a double-header on Monday, July 3rd, at Rickeman Field.