Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media, Author at Big Sioux Media Sports Network

Garretson Steals Win from Tri-Valley White 14U in Late Innings

June 13, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Garretson scored eight runs in their final two at-bats to steal a 14-9 win from Tri-Valley White on Monday, June 13th in Garretson.

The first run of the game went to Garretson in the bottom of the first inning. Tri-Valley bounced back with three runs in the top of the second. Austin Puetz had an RBI single. Bracken Sharpe brought home a run with a ground out, and Puetz scored on a balk for a 3-1 lead. Tri-Valley added another run in the top of the third on an RBI single by Cooper Nielson.

Garretson regrouped and scored four times in the bottom of the third to take a 5-4 lead. Puetz added another RBI single in the top of the fourth, and Landen Jensen had an RBI ground out to give the lead back to Tri-Valley, 6-5. Garretson tied the game with a run in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Tri-Valley took the lead again in the top of the fifth with three more runs. Puetz had an RBI single, and Sharpe brought home two on a single. Tri-Valley led 9-6 heading into the bottom of the fifth. Garretson then scored the final eight runs of the game, which included seven in the bottom of the fifth. They added one more in the bottom of the sixth.

Puetz had three hits and three RBIs. Matthew Cypher had three hits, including a double. Sharpe added a single and three RBIs. Nielson and Jensen both had a single and an RBI. Noah Eggert finished with a double. Sullivan Snethen pitched 2 1/3 innings allowing eight runs, seven earned, on six hits and three walks with two strikeouts. Cypher pitched 3 2/3 innings allowing six earned runs on six hits and three walks with four strikeouts.

Lennox Snaps Gamecocks Winning Streak

June 13, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Lennox scored three straight runs late in the game to snap a five-game winning streak by the Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks. Lennox won 5-3 on Sunday, June 12th.

Broc Haldeman drove home two runs with a single in the the top of the first for the Gamecocks. Lennox got a run in the bottom of the third and then tied the game with a run in the bottom of the fifth. Haldeman drove home another run with a double in the top of the sixth, but Lennox tied the game with a run in the bottom of the inning. Lennox scored the two game-winning runs in the bottom of the eighth.

Haldeman had three hits, one a double, and all three RBIs. Cam Quigley had three hits, one of them a double. Adam Hentges finished with two hits. Joe Hanisch and Seth Cavanaugh both had a single. Zach Treiber pitched six innings and allowed three runs, two earned, on four hits and two walks. Micah Warrington pitched two innings and allowed two runs, one earned, on three hits and a walk with a strikeout.

The Gamecocks game against Dell Rapids PBR on Thursday, June 9th was suspended in the top of the sixth inning due to rain. The game will be resumed prior to their regularly scheduled game on July 10th.

Dell Rapids 16U Wins Two

June 13, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids 16U baseball team won two games at home on Sunday, June 12th. Dell Rapids got a 12-0 win over Hamlin and 8-0 over Madison White 8-0.

Dell Rapids 12, Hamlin 0

Dell Rapids scored in every inning while two pitchers combined to hold Hamlin without a hit in the game. Things got started in the bottom of the first for Dell Rapids with three runs. They scored six more in the second, three in the third, and one more in the fourth.

Quinn Carr had two hits, one a triple, and two RBIs. Lincoln Fersdahl had two doubles and an RBI. Cooper Frost had a double and two RBIs. Luke Schoolmeester, Carson Crosby, and Grady Lamer all had a single and an RBI. Cole Ruesink also had a hit. Talan Millage pitched three innings and recorded two strikeouts. Fersdahl pitched two innings and allowed two walks with three strikeouts.

Dell Rapids 8, Madison White 0

A seven run third inning helped Dell Rapids to an 8-0 win over Madison White. Tad Tjaden held Madison to just three hits and one walk while striking out 11 batters.

Ruesink had two hits and two RBIs. Mason Stubbe finished with two hits and an RBI. Brandon Schmidt had a double. Fersdahl, Millage, and Frost all had a single. Carr, Tjaden, and Schoolmeester each had an RBI.

Dell Rapids 14U Teams Play in I-29 League Tournament

June 13, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Both Dell Rapids Red 14U and Dell Rapids Navy 14U played in the I-29 League Tournament held in Flandreau Friday, June 10th through Sunday, June 12th. Both teams finished 0-3 in their tournament games.

Dell Rapids Red played Tri-Valley Maroon and fell 15-5 on Friday. Parker then defeated Dell Rapids Red 15-0 also on Friday. The final game was an 8-2 loss to Garretson on Saturday. Luke Symens held Garretson to two runs in his two innings pitched. Connor Hanson pitched the final three innings and struck out six batters.

Dell Rapids Navy lost a hard-fought 1-0 game to West Central Blue in their first game on Friday. They lost another close one to Madison Maroon, 4-1, on Friday as well. Baltic then defeated Dell Rapids Navy 9-4 on Saturday. Thomas Lavoy had three hits and three RBIs in the three games. Jackson Peppel and Kenny Swanson both had two hits and two RBIs each.

Madison Gold’s Late Rally Leads to Win over West Central 16U

June 13, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Madison Gold scored four times in the top of the sixth inning to take a 6-3 win over West Central on Sunday, June 12th.

Both teams scored two runs in the second inning. West Central’s runs were scored on an RBI single by Cade Vanderwoude and a wild pitch. They took the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning on an RBI single by Maison Schuldt. The score remained 3-2 until the top of the sixth when Madison scored four times.

Schuldt had two hits and an RBI. Vanderwoude had a hit and an RBI. Keaton Vessells finsihed with two hits. Landen Holewa and Jonathan Murray both had hits. Vanderwoude pitched six innings allowing six runs, three earned, on 10 hits and a walk with seven strikeouts. Schuldt pitched an inning walking one and striking out three.

Dell Rapids Legion 3-2 at Yankton Tournament

June 13, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

After starting the 2022 season with a 15-0 win over Colton (June 6th), the Dell Rapids Legion baseball team went 3-2 in a tournament in Yankton held Friday, June 10th through Sunday, June 12th.

Dell Rapids 13, Hartington 1

Dell Rapids had two big innings in their first game of the tournament on Friday. They scored eight times in the bottom of the first inning and then five more in the bottom of the fourth for a 13-1 win. Will Jaton pitched all four innings allowing an unearned run on just one hit with two strikeouts.

Braden Fersdahl had two hits, including a double, and an RBI. CJ Smith had two hits, one a triple. Jaton also had a triple with two RBIs. Mason Stubbe, Sutton Williams, and Joe Rechtenbaugh all had a hit and RBI. Brayden Pankonen and Treyse Eastman each had an RBI.

Dell Rapids 4, Crofton NE 2

Two runs in the top of the second inning and another in the fourth gave Dell Rapids enough of a lead for the win against Crofton on Friday.

Williams and Pankonen each had RBI singles for an early 2-0 lead in the second inning. Pankonen added an RBI single in the fourth. Crofton got one run in the bottom of the fourth inning. Dell Rapids scored their fourth run in the top of the fifth when Rechtenbaugh was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Crofton’s final run came in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Pankonen had two hits and two RBIs. Rechtenbaugh also had two hits and an RBI. Williams added a single and RBI. Eastman finished with a triple. Stubbe and Jack Henry both had a single. Rechtenbaugh pitched 5 2/3 innings allowing two runs, one earned, on one hit and three walks with five strikeouts. Pankonen pitched 1/3 of an inning.

Dell Rapids 11, Elkton 0

Dell Rapids scored in all but two innings and collected eight hits while holding Elkton to just three hits on Saturday. Two runs were scored in the top of the second, two in the top of the third, and another in the top of the fifth for a 5-0 lead. Dell Rapids then scored six more times in the top of the sixth inning.

Stubbe had two hits in the game. Dylan Mathis had a double and two RBIs. Eastman and Smith each had a single and two RBIs. Williams finished with a double and an RBI. Rechtenbaugh collected a single and an RBI. Henry finished with a single. Jaton and Fersdahl both had an RBI. Eastman pitched all six innings and allowed just three hits and two walks while striking out seven.

Tabor 2, Dell Rapids 1

Tabor got a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the seventh for a 2-1 win on Saturday.

The first run was scored by Tabor in the bottom of the second inning on an RBI sacrifice bunt. Dell Rapids tied the game in the top of the third. Fersdahl scored on an error by the third baseman to make the score 1-1. That’s where the score remained until the bottom of the seventh. Tabor got two runners on by walks, and then the RBI single came with two outs for the win.

Pankonen and Henry each had two singles. Eastman had the only other hit for Dell Rapids. Henry pitched 6 2/3 innings allowing two earned runs on two hits and three walks while striking out 10 batters. Pankonen allowed one hit.

Yankton 7, Dell Rapids 5

In the final game of the tournament for Dell Rapids on Sunday, the two teams combined for eight runs in the final two innings as Yankton held off Dell Rapids for a 7-5 win.

Yankton scored a run in the top of the first inning, but Dell Rapids tied the game in the bottom of the second. Eastman scored Stubbe on an RBI ground out. Yankton took the lead again with a run in the top of the third, but Dell Rapids tied the game again in the bottom of the fourth. Aiden Boechler scored on an error for a 2-2 score.

The score remained 2-2 until the top of the sixth inning. Yankton scored two times in their half of the inning. Dell Rapids got one run back on an RBI single by Mathis. Yankton led 4-3 heading into the seventh inning. A solo home run, a score on a wild pitch, and an RBI sacrifice fly for Yankton gave them a 7-3 lead. Landon Ruesink and Boechler each had an RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to cut the lead to 7-5. Dell Rapids still had the bases loaded with two outs, but the game ended on a strikeout.

Henry finished with three hits in the game. Mathis and Boechler each had two singles and an RBI. Jaton had two hits. Ruesink had a hit and an RBI. Eastman also had an RBI. Ruesink pitched 6 1/3 innings allowing six runs, five earned, on 11 hits and two walks with four strikeouts. Jaton pitched 2/3 of an inning allowing an earned run on two hits.

West Central Blue 14U Wins One at League Tournament

June 13, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

West Central Blue 14U played four tough games at the I-29 League Tournament held in Flandreau Friday, June 10th through Sunday, June 12th. Unfortunately West Central only got one win in those four games.

West Central Blue 1, Dell Rapids Navy 0

West Central and Dell Rapids played a great game on Friday afternoon. The two teams combined for only six hits as both pitching staffs were fantastic all game long. The difference came down a stolen base in the fourth inning, and West Central took advantage of it.

Jack Sebert started the top of the fourth with a single. Two batters later he was able to steal second on the first pitch to Dylan Bettcher. Sebert then advanced to third on a wild pitch later in the Bettcher at bat. Bettcher put the ball in play on the very next pitch after the wild pitch, a ground out to short stop. That ground ball allowed Sebert to score the only run of the game.

Dell Rapids got their lead-off batter on base in the top of the fifth inning. He got to third base on ground outs by the next two batters, but was unable to score as the third out was recorded on another ground ball to short stop Anthony Lanham.

Sebert, Nick Lorang, and Taten VanOverbeke had the three hits for West Central. Bettcher had the RBI. Lanham pitched 2 1/3 innings allowing one hit while striking out four. Ashton Gebhard pitched 1 2/3 innings allowing one hit and one walk with one strikeout. Sebert also pitched an inning.

Flandreau 2, West Central Blue 1

West Central got locked into another low-scoring battle with Flandreau on Friday. This time the teams combined for only four hits. Flandreau’s two-run second inning was enough for the win.

West Central got their run in the bottom of the fourth to cut the lead to 2-1. Bettcher hit a one-out single and later scored on a wild pitch. Unfortunately West Central could not get a rally started in the fifth inning as their three batters were retired in order.

Bettcher and VanOverbeke each had a single in the game. Sebert pitched all five innings allowing two runs, both unearned, on two hits with two strikeouts.

Madison Maroon 3, West Central Blue 1

Saturday’s game for West Central proved to be the same as Friday’s. Pitching was once again a feature as only five hits total were allowed in the game.

Madison took advantage of an error in the bottom of the first inning and scored two times on back-to-back singles. They added another run in the bottom of the third on a single after an error for a 3-0 lead. West Central got a run in the top of the fourth. Gebhard grounded out to short stop, but brought home Bettcher for a run.

Sebert and Lorang had the only two hits for West Central. Gebhard had an RBI. Lanham pitched four innings and allowed three runs, all unearned, on three hits and a walk with five strikeouts.

Flandreau 14, West Central Blue 12

Despite going 1-2 in their first three games, West Central advanced to Sunday and got a rematch with Flandreau. This time the offenses combined for 26 runs, and runs were scored in every inning by at least one team as the lead went back and forth.

West Central struck first in the bottom of the first inning with a run. Flandreau took the lead in the top of the second with two runs, 2-1. West Central responded with a five-run bottom of the second and led 6-2 after two innings of play.

Flandreau scored the next four runs to tie the game. They got a run in the top of the third and three more in the top of the fourth. West Central broke the tie with a run in the bottom of the fourth and led 7-6 after four. Flandreau then started to pull away. They got three runs in the top of the fifth for a 9-7 lead. After a run by West Central in the bottom of the fifth to make the score 9-8, Flandreau scored three more times in the top of the sixth. West Central plated two runs in their half of the sixth, and Flandreau led 12-10 heading into the final inning. Both teams scored two runs in the seventh, and Flandreau took the 14-12 win.

Lanham had two hits and an RBI. Lorang added a hit and RBI. Sebert and Alex Siemonsma both had a single. Hayes Cain had an RBI as well. Cain pitched three innings and allowed five earned runs on two hits and two walks with two strikeouts. Gebhard pitched three innings allowing nine runs, four earned, on seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts. Siemonsma pitched an inning and recorded one strikeout.

West Central Gold 14U Wins One of Three at League Tournament

June 12, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

West Central Gold 14U won one of their three games at the I-29 League tournament held in Flandreau on Friday, June 10th and Saturday, June 11th. West Central defeated Tri-Valley Maroon, but lost their games to Volga and Parker.

Volga 12, West Central Gold 6

After West Central had a 4-0 lead, Volga scored nine straight runs to earn the 12-6 win on Friday. West Central scored four times in the top of the first inning. J Steckley drew a bases-loaded walk. C DenBoer scored on a passed ball. J Mallinger followed with an RBI single, and C Nelson also had an RBI single.

The lead was short-lived though. Volga scored five times in the bottom of the first inning for a 5-4 lead. Volga added three more in the second and another in the third for a 9-4 lead. West Central got two more runs in the top of the fourth. DenBoer reached on an error that scored a run, and L Maske scored on a seal of home to cut the lead to 9-6. Volga, however, scored three more in the bottom of the inning for the win.

Nelson and Mallinger each had a hit and an RBI. DenBoer had two hits. Steckley had an RBI. H Whiting pitched two innings and allowed nine runs, five earned, on seven hits and three walks with a strikeout. K Olson also pitched two innings and allowed three earned runs on three hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

West Central Gold 8, Tri-Valley Maroon 5

West Central scored seven runs in the final two innings to take an 8-5 victory in extra innings over Tri-Valley on Friday.

DenBoer drove home the first run on a double in the top of the first inning. The score remained 1-0 until Tri-Valley scored four times in the bottom of the third. West Central had a big top of the fifth inning. Whiting hit an RBI single. DenBoer added another run with an RBI double. An error by Tri-Valley led to two runs that gave West Central a 5-4 lead. Tri-Valley was able to tie the game in the bottom of the fifth, 5-5, to force extra innings.

In the top of the sixth inning, Maske scored on a passed ball. Whiting scored another run after stealing home, and Olson drove home the third run of the inning on an RBI single.

DenBoer had two doubles and two RBIs. Whiting had three hits, including a double, and an RBI. Olson had a single and RBI. Mallinger, C Mebius, Steckley, and Maske all had hits in the game. Mebius pitched three innings and allowed four runs, three earned, on four hits and a walks with four strikeouts. DenBoer pitched an inning and allowed an earned run on two hits and a walk and had one strikeout. Olson pitched an inning and recorded a strikeout. Mallinger pitched an inning and allowed one hit.

Parker 8, West Central Gold 3

Parker broke a 3-3 tie and scored five unanswered runs for an 8-3 win on Saturday.

Parker scored one run in the top of the first inning, but West Central got two in their half of the inning. Mallinger reached on an error that also scored Kono. Maske was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to give West Central a 2-1 lead. Parker got two runs in the top of the third. DenBoer tied the game in the bottom of the third when he scored on an error.

Parker then scored a run in the fourth inning, but added four more in the top of the fifth to put the game out of reach.

Steckley had two hits. DenBoer finished with a double. Olson had a hit, and Maske had an RBI. Steckley pitched four innings and allowed four runs, three earned, on five hits and a walk with five strikeouts. Mallinger pitched 2/3 of an inning and gave up two hits while striking out one. DenBoer pitched 1/3 of an inning and allowed four unearned runs on no hits.

Tri-Valley 14U Maroon 2-1 in League Tournament

June 12, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Tri-Valley Maroon 14U won two of their three games at the I-29 League Tournament in Flandreau Friday, June 10th and Saturday, June 11th. Tri-Valley Maroon played Dell Rapids Red, West Central Gold, and Tea-D for their three games.

Tri-Valley Maroon 15, Dell Rapids Red 5

Tri-Valley started the tournament with a 15-5 win on Friday. They had a total of six hits while holding Dell Rapids to just one hit. Tri-Valley scored four in the bottom of the first inning. Dell Rapids got three in the top of the second, but Tri-Valley responded with five in the bottom of the sixth. Dell Rapids got two more in the top of the third, but Tri-Valley added six more in the bottom of the third. The game ended after the top of the fourth inning on the 10-run rule.

Owen Bunde and Gage Egger each had a double and an RBI. Cole Hendrixson and Tristen Bunde each had a hit and an RBI. Treyson Ricther and Myles DeWitt also had hits. Mason Hemme added two RBIs. Egger pitched 1 2/3 innings allowing three earned runs on four walks and four strikeouts. Denton Bicknase pitched an inning and recorded two strikeouts. Kaiden Bernards pitched 1 1/3 inning and allowed two runs, one earned, on a hit and three walks with two strikeouts.

West Central Gold 8, Tri-Valley Maroon 5

In the second game of the day for Tri-Valley, West Central scored four runs in the fifth inning and three more in the sixth to steal an 8-5 victory.

West Central got a run right away in the top of the first inning. Tri-Valley struck for four runs in the bottom of the third. Bunde hit a fly ball to center and reached on an error that also scored Hendrixson. Bunde scored on a passed ball for a 2-1 lead. Richter also scored on a passed ball, and Egger scored on an error to give Tri-Valley a 4-1 lead.

The score remained 4-1 until the top of the fifth inning. West Central scored four times to take a 5-4 lead. Egger had an RBI single in the bottom of the fifth to tie the game to send the game to extra innings. West Central, however, scored three times in the top of the six and held Tri-Valley scoreless in the bottom of the inning for the 8-5 win.

Egger had a hit and an RBI. Hemme had two hits. Hendrixson finished with a double. Bunde, Richter, and DeWitt each had a single. Bicknase pitched 5 1/3 innings and allowed seven runs, five earned, on nine hits and a walk with seven strikeouts. Hendrixson pitched 2/3 of an inning allowing an earned run on two hits and three walks.

Tri-Valley Maroon 15, Tea-D 2

Tri-Valley bounced back on Saturday against Tea-D. They scored in every inning and held Tea to just two hits in their 15-2 win that ended in four innings on the 10-run rule.

Tri-Valley scored three times in the first inning, and then had four runs each in the second, third, and fourth innings. Tea scored two runs in the bottom of the second inning.

Bernards had a double and two RBIs. Hendrixson had a hit and two RBIs. Hemme finished with a hit and an RBI. Egger had a hit. Bicknase finished with two RBIs, and Dylan Christensen also had an RBI. Jackson Williams pitched two innings and allowed two unearned runs on three walks with three strikeouts. Hendrixson also pitched two innings and allowed two hits.

Tri-Valley White 14U Finishes 2-1 at League Tournament

June 12, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Tri-Valley White 14U baseball played three games in the I-29 League tournament in Flandreau Friday, June 10th and Saturday, June 11th. Tri-Valley White played Tea-D, Hamlin, and Sioux Falls Christian in their three games.

Tri-Valley White 13, Tea-D 0

Tri-Valley White scored 10 runs in the first two innings on their way to a 13-0 win over Tea-D. Four Tri-Valley pitchers combined to keep Tea-D hitless in the game on Friday, June 10th.

Tri-Valley only had one hit in the game themselves, an RBI single by Blaine Wiezoreck. The offense, however, drew 18 walks in the game. Matthew Cyper also had an RBI. Sullivan Snethen pitched 1 1/3 innings walking two batters and striking out one. Cypher pitched an inning and had two strikeouts. Brenner Stuiksma pitched an inning with one strikeout and one walk. Cooper Nielson pitched 2/3 of an inning allowing one walk and struck out two.

Hamlin 10, Tri-Valley White 7

Hamlin scored seven runs in the middle innings and held off Tri-Valley for a 10-7 win on Saturday, June 11th.

Both teams scored three runs in the first inning. Hamlin scored first in the top of the first. Cypher drove home two for Tri-Valley with a single and later scored to tie the game 3-3 after the first inning. Hamlin got two more runs in the top of the third. Tri-Valley got two runs in the bottom of the inning. Nielson had an RBI ground out, and Noah Eggert reached on an error that scored Cypher.

Hamlin added three more runs in the top of the fourth and held Tri-Valley scoreless in their half of the inning for a 10-5 lead heading into the final inning. Tri-Valley scored two times in the bottom of the fifth. Brady Jewett and Cypher both had RBI singles, but Tri-Valley rally was stopped.

Cypher had three hits and three RBIs. Jewett had a hit and an RBI. Snethen had a hit, and Nielson had an RBI. Struiksma pitched all five innings allowing 10 runs, four earned, on seven hits with three walks and five strikeouts.

Tri-Valley White 7, Sioux Falls Christian 5

Tri-Valley had a six-run fourth inning to give them a 7-5 come-from-behind win in their final game of the tournament on Sunday.

Snethen gave Tri-Valley a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on a steal of home. Sioux Falls Christian tied the game with a run in the top of the second, and then they took the lead, 4-1, with three runs in the top of the third. Tri-Valley responded with six runs in the bottom of the fourth. Eggert scored on an error, Landon McGill had an RBI double and later scored, Jewett brought home two with a double, and Nielson had an RBI single. Sioux Falls Christian got a solo home run to start the top of the fifth, but the next three batters got out to end the game.

Jewett had two hits, one a double, and two RBIs. Nielson also had two hits, one a double, and an RBI. McGill also had a double and an RBI. Bracken Sharpe added a hit. Snethen pitched two innings and allowed one earned run on a hit with three strikeouts. Jewett pitched three innings and allowed four runs, none of them earned, on a hit and two walks with four strikeouts.

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