Dell Rapids lost two competitive games in the State Varsity 15/16 VFW Tournament in Harrisburg over the weekend. Dell Rapids finished the season 18-10.
Volga 6, Dell Rapids 5 (8 innings)
Volga scored twice in the bottom of the 8th inning to defeat Dell Rapids in the consolation bracket 6-5 in extra innings on August 10. The loss eliminated Dell Rapids from tournament play.
Dell Rapids outhit Volga ten to eight.
Ryan Geraets led the Dell Rapids offense with three singles. Ty Hoglund doubled and tripled to drive in three runs. Ben Gillogly and Riley Jurgensen both singled twice. Beau Carpenter added a single.
DR 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 – 5 10 2
Volga 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 – 6 8 2
Adam Karst, Ty Hoglund (4), Riley Jurgensen (7), Riley Schmidt (8), and Joel Brust.
Nick Strasburg, Trevor Olson (6), Cole Gross (8) and Brock Swartos.
Tyndall 9, Dell Rapids 7
Tyndall outlasted Dell Rapids 9-7 in the opening round of the tournament August 9. Tyndall went on to capture the state title by defeating Groton 12-2 in the championship game August 11.
Dell Rapids trailed 9-2 after five innings and rallied for five runs in the sixth and seventh innings. Dell Rapids outhit Tyndall seven to six.
Jurgensen drove in two runs on a double and single. Zach Schroeder singled twice. Carpenter, Geraets and Karst all singled.
DR 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 – 7 7 2
Tyndall 2 1 3 3 0 0 x – 9 6 1
Ty Hoglund, Riley Schmidt (3), Riley Jurgensen (5) and Joel Brust.
Hunter Young, Zach Sutera (5), Carter Mecham (6), Chase Kortan (7) and Andrew Roland.