Both Tri-Valley 14U White and Tri-Valley 14U Maroon posted wins in their last games. Tri-Valley White beat Parker 13-3 Tuesday, May 31st. Tri-Valley White defeated Dell Rapids Red 14-2 on Wednesday, June 1st.
Tri-Valley Maroon 13, Parker 3
Tri-Valley Maroon scored 10 unanswered runs after the game was tied 3-3 in a 13-3 victory over Parker at home in a six-inning game. Parker scored the first two runs in the top of the first inning, but Tri-Valley answered with three in the bottom of the inning. Parker scored one more time in the top of the second to tie the game 3-3. Tri-Valley then scored three runs in the bottom of the third, six more times in the bottom of the fifth, and one in the sixth to end the game on the 10-run rule.
Mason Hemme had two hits and three RBIs. Tristen Bunde and D Christensen both had a hit and an RBI. Treyson Ricther had two hits. Cole Hendrixson finished with a double. Myles DeWitt had two RBIs, and Gage Egger had an RBI.
Egger pitched the first three innings allowing three runs, two earned, on two hits and three walks with six strikeouts. Bunde pitched the final three innings and allowed just one hit while striking out five batters.
Tri-Valley White 14, Dell Rapids Red 2
Tri-Valley White had a 12-run third inning in a 14-2 five-inning win over Dell Rapids Red at home. Tri-Valley also scored a run in the second and fourth innings. Dell Rapids scored both of their runs in the top of the fifth inning. Tri-Valley belted 16 hits in the win, while holding Dell Rapids to just three hits.
Cooper Nielson had four hits and an RBI. Sullivan Snethen had two hits and three RBIs. Both Noah Eggert and Luke Strom had two htis and two RBIs. Landon McGill and Brenner Struiksma each had two hits and an RBI. Matthew Cypher had a hit and an RBI, and Austin Puetz had a hit.
Struiksma pitched the first four innings and allowed three hits and three walks while striking out eight. Nielson pitched the final inning allowing two earned runs on two walks with three strikeouts.
The Dell Rapids High School baseball team defended their title and claimed the 2022 South Dakota High School Baseball Association State B championship for the second year in a row. Dell Rapids defeated Dakota Valley 11-5 on Wednesday, June 1st at Canary Stadium. The final score does not tell the story of this game. This year’s championship game was a close, tense battle between the two teams.
After the nine quick runs in the first two innings, pitching and defense took control of the game for the next few innings. The two teams combined for just two hits and just four base runners over the next three innings. The score remained 5-4 in favor of Dakota Valley heading to the top of the sixth inning.
The Dell Rapids offense came alive in the top of the eleventh inning. Boechler beat out an infield single to start the inning. Mason Stubbe was hit by a pitch. After a strikeout, Smith reached on an error by the second baseman that also scored Boechler. Treyse Eastman popped out to the pitcher for the second out, but Dell Rapids did not let the rally stop. Pankonen doubled scoring two runs. Landon Ruesink had an RBI triple, and Mathis added an RBI single for a 10-5 lead. Henry reached on an error, and Boechler had another infield single that brought home the sixth run of the inning.
The West Central Trojan high school baseball team had their season come to an end in the opening round of the 2022 South Dakota State B Tournament on Tuesday, May 31st. After having their opening round game against Dakota Valley postponed a day, the Trojans fell by a final score of 6-5.
In the first of two battles between the Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks and Wood Ducks, the Gamecocks took the win, 12-4, on Thursday, May 26th.
