Dell Rapids picked up a divisional round win over Sioux Valley on Monday, May 14th at Rickeman Field in Dell Rapids. Dell Rapids defeated Sioux Valley 13-3 in five innings on the 10-run rule.
Sioux Valley had an early lead after scoring two times in the top of the first inning, but that lead was quickly erased in the bottom of the first. Matt Gillogly tied the game on a two-run triple scoring Eddie Price and Jay Holm. Gillogly scored later in the inning on a steal of home. Elijah Story followed with an RBI double that scored Keegan Miller to give Dell Rapids a 4-2 lead after the first inning.
Dell Rapids scored three more times in the bottom of the second inning. Carter Gullickson had an RBI single. Holm and Miller also added an RBI singles in the inning to push the lead to 7-2. Dell Rapids then added five runs in the third. Gullickson had another RBI single. Gillogly drove home two more runs on a single. Story also drove in two runs with a single. Both teams scored a run in the fourth inning.
Price started the game on the mound pitching four innings. He gave up three runs, one earned, on one hit with four walks and nine strikeouts. Logan Stone pitched the final inning giving up a hit while striking out two.
Gillogly, Gullickson, and Holm all had three hits in the game. Story had two hits, and Miller and Steineke each had a hit. Gillogly finished with four RBIs. Story had three RBIs. Gullickson tallied two RBIs, and Miller and Holm each had an RBI.
Dell Rapids will advance to the Regional Playoffs next week.