Dell Rapids broke a tie in the top of the eighth inning and took a 7-6 road win over West Central on Monday, July 18th.
Dell Rapids got out to a quick 5-0 lead in the game. Lincoln Fersdahl had an RBI single in the top of the first. Sutton Williams had an RBI single in the top of the second inning. Fersdahl scored on a passed ball in the top of the third, Micah Pickard had an RBI single, and Ian Zellmer had an RBI single.
West Central put together two runs in the bottom of the third to make the score 5-2 after three innings. Schoolmeester scored another run for Dell Rapids in the top of the fifth, but West Central scored three times in the bottom of the inning. West Central then tied the game with a run in bottom of the seventh with two outs to force extra innings.
Pickard drew a lead-off walk to start the eighth. He later stole second and then advanced to third on an error. The aggressiveness worked as Zellmer drove home Pickard on an ground out for the winning run.
Fersdahl finished with two hits and an RBI. Zellmer had a single and two RBIs. Williams and Pickard both had a single and an RBI. Grady Lamer finished with a hit. Konrad Richeal pitched 5 innings and allowed four runs, all unearned, on four hits and two walks with five strikeouts. Fersdahl pitched three innings and allowed two earned runs on two hits and eight walks with five strikeouts.