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

Lennox Blanks Dell Rapids PBR

July 14, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Lennox Alpacas shut out Dell Rapids PBR 8-0 in a make-up game on Wednesday, July 13th at Rickeman Field. The game was originally scheduled for July 5th.

Lennox scored in only two innings in the game. They had a three-run third inning and a five-run fifth inning. PBR was held to just three total hits in the game.

Weston Hanson had two of the three hits for PBR, one of those a double. Riley Hoffman had the other hit. Hoffman took the loss pitching five innings while allowing eight runs, only two earned, on nine hits and a walk with four strikeouts. Grant Sweeter pitched two innings without allowing a hit.

West Central 14U Qualifies for State

July 14, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The West Central 14U baseball team is headed to the South Dakota VFW 14U State A baseball tournament after winning the Region 4A tournament held in Parker Monday, July 11th through Wednesday, July 13th.

West Central 16, Tri-Valley White 1

In the opening game of the tournament on Monday, West Central cruised to a 16-1 over Tri-Valley. They scored four runs in the bottom of the first, one in the second, nine in the third, and two in the fourth. West Central pitchers held Tri-Valley to just three hits in the game.

CJ DenBoer had two hits, one a triple, and three RBIs. Nick Lorang had two hits and an RBI. Anthony Lanham also had two hits, one a triple. Alex Siemonsma finished with a hit and three RBIs. Hayes Cain had a single and two RBIs. Jack Sebert finished with a single. Dylan Bettcher and Taten VanOverbeke both had an RBI.

Lanham pitched two innings and allowed one hit and struck out four. DenBoer pitched an inning and allowed a hit and two walks with two strikeouts. Ashton Gebhard pitched one inning and allowed an earned run on a hit and two walks with a strikeout.

West Central 10, Parker 5

West Central earned a spot in the championship game after a 10-5 win over Parker on Tuesday. Lanham had an RBI sacrifice fly, and Lorang added an RBI single in the top of the first inning to give West Central an early 2-0 lead. They added three more in the top of the second. Cain had an RBI double, and Lanham brought home two more with a single.

Parker cut the lead to 5-2 with two runs in the bottom of the second. West Central, however, put the pressure on Parker with a five-run fifth inning. Lanham scored on an error. DenBoer scored on a wild pitch, Siemonsma had an RBI single and then scored on a wild pitch, and Cain had an RBI single. Parker added two more runs in the fifth and one in the sixth.

Lanham had two hits and three RBIs. Cain had two hits, one a double, and two RBIs. Lorang finished with two hits and an RBI. Siemonsma added a single and an RBI. DenBoer and Jacob Kono each had a single. Lanham pitched five innings and allowed four runs, one earned, on three hits and two walks with seven strikeouts. Sebert pitched two innings and allowed an unearned run on three hits and had two strikeouts.

West Central 9, Madison Black 7

West Central scored early and never trailed while holding off Madison late in the game on Wednesday. The 9-7 victory gave West Central the Region 4A title and a spot in the state tournament.

Sebert and DenBoer scored on errors in the bottom of the second for a 2-1 lead. After Madison scored one run in the top of the second, West Central added two more in the bottom of the inning. Connor Mebius scored on an error, and Lorang was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to make the score 4-1.

Madison cut the lead to 4-3 with two runs in the top of the third, but West Central answered right back. Kono scored on an error, and Lorang had a two-run single to push the lead to 7-3. Mebius had an RBI single in the bottom of the fourth, and Lorang added an RBI single in the bottom of the fifth to make the score 9-3. Madison scored four times in the top of the sixth, but the rally was stopped there.

Lorang had three hits and four RBIs. Mebius had a hit and an RBI. VanOeverbeke added a single. Sebert pitched 5 1/3 innings and allowed seven runs, five earned, on nine hits and a walk with three strikeouts. DenBoer pitched the final 1 2/3 innings and allowed three hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

Dakota Valley’s Early Lead Sinks Dell Rapids Legion

July 12, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo taken and used with permission by Paula Harvey

Dakota Valley got a run in the top of the first inning and then added three more in the top of the second. The score remained 4-0 until the top of the fourth inning when Dakota Valley got another run. They would add two more in the top of the fifth for a 7-0 lead.

Dell Rapids finally got on the board on an RBI ground out by Aiden Boechler in the bottom of the fifth. They added three more runs in the bottom of the sixth. Will Jaton had an RBI ground ball, and Austin Harvey had a two-run double to make it a 7-4 game. Dakota Valley added one more run in the top of the seventh for an 8-4 win on Tuesday, July 12th

Harvey had two hits, including a double, and two RBIs. Joe Rechtenbaugh also had two hits. Jaton finished with a single and an RBI. Jack Henry, Treyse Eastman, and CJ Smith all had singles. Boechler added an RBI. Henry pitched four innings and allowed five runs, four earned, on two hits and six walks with four strikeouts. Rechtenbaugh pitched three innings and allowed two earned runs on three hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

Gamecocks Blanked by Canova in Make-up Game

July 12, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

GThe Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks were held to just three hits and were shut out by the Canova Gang 7-0 on Tuesday, July 12th. The game was a make-up game from Tuesday, July 5th.

Canova put a run on the board in the bottom of the first and then had a five-run second inning. The score remained 6-0 until the bottom of the seventh when the Gang scored one more run.

Kyle Bailey and Joe Hanisch each had a double. Chad Morrison had a single. Landry Knight pitched two innings and allowed six earned runs on six hits with two walks and a strikeout. Drew Maras pitched five innings and allowed one earned run on seven hits with a strikeout. Cole Barthel pitched one inning and didn’t allow a hit or walk.

Tri-Valley 16U Blanked by Madison White

July 12, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Tri-Valley 16U was shut out by Madison White at home on Tuesday, July 12th. Madison had an eight-run second inning and won 10-0 in five innings on the 10-run rule. Madison also scored a run in the top of the third and top of the fifth.

Tri-Valley was held to just two hits in the game. Holden Rise and Levi Kretzschmar each had a single. Carter Sorenson pitched three innings and allowed nine runs, five earned, on six hits and four walks with seven strikeouts. Cyrus Kirstein pitched two innings and allowed an unearned run on three walks with three strikeouts.

Volga Holds off Hartford/Humboldt in Two Games

July 12, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Volga held off the Hartford/Humboldt legion baseball team in both games of a double-header on Tuesday, July 12th. They won both games by one run, 5-4 and 7-6.

Volga 5, Hartford/Humboldt 4

In the first game of the double-header, Volga got two runs right away in the top of the first inning. Hartford/Humboldt tied the game with two runs in the bottom of the second. Derek Renken had a two-run single. The difference in the game was a single run in the top of the fourth by Volga. Both teams scored two times in the sixth inning. Loren Jacobson had an RBI triple, and Gavin Koch had an RBI single.

Koch finished with two hits and an RBI. Camden McDonald also had two hits, one a double. Renken had a hit and two RBIs. Jacobson finished with a triple and an RBI. Deuce Sherrard and Gage Nelson both had a single. Andrew Zimmer pitched four innings and allowed three runs, two earned, on three hits and three walks with six strikeouts. Koch pitched two innings and allowed two runs, one earned, on two hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

Volga 7, Hartford/Humboldt 6

In the second game, Volga again got two quick runs in the top of the first inning. Hartford/Humboldt got one in the bottom of the inning when Sherrard scored on an error. The big blow came in the top of the third inning when Volga scored five times to take a 7-1 lead.

Hartford/Humboldt spent the rest of the game trying to complete a comeback. They scored three times in the bottom of the fourth. Bennett Sebert scored on an error, Domo Chandaswang scored on a passed ball, and Herr also scored on an error to cut the lead to 7-4. Adam Parsons scored on a double-play ground ball to make it a 7-5 ballgame in the bottom of the fifth. Koch scored on a fielder’s choice ground ball to make it a one-run game, 7-6, but Volga was able to get the final out to secure the win.

Nelson, Sebert, Chandaswang, and Parsons all had a hit in the game. Connor Siemonsma had the only RBI for Hartford/Humboldt. Parsons pitched two innings and allowed seven runs, five earned, on four hits and five walks with two strikeouts. Chandaswang pitched two innings and allowed a hit and two walks with four strikeouts. Sebert also pitched two innings and recorded a strikeout.

West Central 16U Holds on to Early Lead in Win

July 12, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

An big early lead helped West Central 16U to a win over the Tea Bolts at home on Tuesday, July 12th. West Central scored 11 runs in the first two innings to secure a 15-10 victory.

Jesse Jost scored on a wild pitch and Landen Holewa scored on a passed ball in the bottom of the first for a 2-0 lead. Tea tied the game with two runs in the top of the second, but West Central responded with a big bottom of the second inning. Carter Evans and B Herr had back-to-back RBI singles. Jost drove home two with a double. Holewa followed with a two-run single. Holewa then scored on a passed ball. Maison Schuldt had an RBI double, and Cain Grocott added an RBI single to give West Central an 11-2 lead.

West Central got another run in the bottom of the third to make it a 12-2 score. Tea tried to put together a comeback as they scored four times in the top of the fourth. West Central got one run back in the bottom of the inning. The Bolts added another run in the top of the fifth and two more in the top of the sixth to make the score 13-9. West Central pushed the lead back to six runs with two in the bottom of the sixth. Evans had an RBI ground out, and Cyrus Maras had an RBI sacrifice bunt. Tea got just one run in the top of the seventh.

Grocott had three hits, including a double, and an RBI. Jost finished with two hits, one a double, and three RBIs. Holewa had a triple and two RBIs. Evans had a single and two RBIs. Schuldt finished with a double and an RBI. Keaton Vessells and Herr both had a single and an RBI.

Will Nester pitched four innings and allowed six runs, three earned, on seven hits and three walks with a strikeout. Cade Vanderwoude pitched two innings and allowed an earned run on a hit and a walk with three strikeouts. Jost pitched one inning and allowed three runs, two earned, on two hits and five walks with three strikeouts.

Dell Rapids Navy 14U Has Season end at Region 5A Tourney

July 12, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Navy 14U season came to an end at the Region 5A tournament on Monday, July 11th. Dell Rapids played four games, but ultimately had their season end in the championship game to Madison Maroon.

Dell Rapids 16, Tri-Valley Maroon 3

In the opening game of the tournament on Friday, July 8th, Dell Rapids defeated Tri-Valley with a big fourth inning. Kenny Swanson, Gage Bunkers, and Tollin Peterson all had an RBI in the bottom of the first inning for an early 3-0 lead. Tri-Valley tied the game with three runs in the top of the second. After a scoreless third inning, Dell Rapids scored 13 times, all with less than two outs, to get the 16-3 win.

Swanson had two hits, one a double, and four RBIs. Thomas Lavoy had two hits and two RBIs. Jackson Peppel added a single and three RBIs. Bunkers finished with a hit and two RBIs. Logan Donovan and Peterson each had a hit and an RBI. Carson Maeschen and Jack Paterson both had a single.

Donovan pitched all five innings and allowed three earned runs on four hits and two walks with seven strikeouts.

Madison Maroon 5, Dell Rapids 4

Madison won a back-and-forth game on Saturday, July 9th to advance to the championship game.

Bunkers had an RBI ground out in the top of the first inning to give Dell Rapids a 1-0 lead. Madison took the lead in the bottom of the second with two runs. Swanson tied the game after scoring on a passed ball in the top of the third. Madison broke the tie right away in the bottom of the third with one run.

Dell Rapids once again tied the game in the top of the fourth inning. Lavoy had an RBI single to make the score 3-3. Madison took the lead once again with a run in the bottom of the fifth, only to see Dell Rapids tie the game in the top of the sixth. Connor Hanson had an RBI single to make it a 4-4 ball game. With two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Madison got the game-winning, walk-off single to win 5-4.

Swanson and Peterson both had two hits. Lavoy and Hanson each finished with a single and RBI. Peppel and Jake Heinitz each had a single. Bunkers added an RBI. Swanson pitched 3 1/3 innings and allowed two earned runs on three hits and a walk with four strikeouts. Hanson also pitched 3 1/3 innings and allowed three runs, all unearned, on two hits with a strikeout.

Dell Rapids 9, Tri-Valley Maroon 5

Dell Rapids and Tri-Valley met again in an elimination game on Monday, July 11th. Tri-Valley built an early 4-0 lead, but Dell Rapids overcame that deficit and then a tie late in the game to advance to the championship.

Dell Rapids cut the 4-0 lead in half with two runs in the bottom of the third. Donovan had an RBI single, and Peppel scored on an RBI ground out by Swanson to make it a 4-2 ballgame. Dell Rapids then took the lead with three runs in the bottom of the fourth. Paterson had a two run single, and Lavoy scored on a passed ball to give Dell Rapids a 5-4 lead.

Tri-Valley tied the game in the top of the sixth, 5-5, but Dell Rapids scored four times in the bottom of the inning. Maeschen scored on a passed ball. Paterson added an RBI double. Jake Heinitz had an RBI single, and Donovan had an RBI sacrifice fly. Tri-Valley started the seventh with a walk and single, but the next three batters were retired to end the game.

Heinitz had three hits and an RBI. Paterson had two hits, one a double, and three RBIs. Donovan finished with a hit and two RBIs. Swanson had a double and an RBI. Lavoy collected two hits. Peppel, Ryan Stubbe, Maeschen, Peterson, and Caden Zwart all had a single.

Peterson pitched 2 2/3 innings and allowed four earned runs on two hits and five walks with a strikeout. Bunkers pitched 3 1/3 innings and allowed an earned run on two hits and a walk with two strikeouts. Hanson pitched an inning and allowed a hit and walk with a strikeout.

Madison Maroon 4, Dell Rapids 1

Dell Rapids and Madison Maroon met again on Monday evening in the championship game. Madison took the early lead with a run in the bottom of the first. They extended the lead to 3-0 with two runs in the bottom of the fourth.

Dell Rapids got one run in the top of the fifth. Swanson scored on a wild pitch with one out to make it a 3-1 game, but Madison got an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth.

Peppel, Maeschen, and Paterson all had a hit in the game. Hanson pitched four innings and allowed three runs, two earned, on four hits and two walks. Stubbe pitched two innings and allowed an earned run on three hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

Early Lead Gives Dell Rapids Legion Win over Madison

July 12, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids built a 4-0 lead in the first two innings which helped them to a 12-4 victory over Madison at home on Monday, July 10th.

Dylan Mathis got the scoring started with an RBI double in the bottom of the first inning. Aiden Boechler followed with an RBI triple for a 2-0 lead. Braden Fersdahl scored on an error, and Will Jaton had an RBI sacrifice fly in the bottom of the second for the 4-0 advantage.

Madison got on the board in the top of the third, but Dell Rapids responded with three more runs in the bottom of the inning. Treyse Eastman had an RBI single, Jaton had an RBI ground out, and Brayden Pankonen reached on an error that scored Joe Rechtenbaugh.

Both teams scored a run in the fourth inning. Dell Rapids put the game out of reach in the bottom of the fifth with three more runs. Jaton got his third RBI with a single. Landon Ruesink drove home two runs with a double to make the score 11-2. Madison had two runs in the top of the sixth, and Dell Rapids got one more in the bottom of the inning.

Eastman had three hits, one a double, and an RBI. Pankonen also had three hits. Ruesink finished with two hits, one a double, and two RBIs. Beochler had two hits, one a triple, and an RBI. Jaton had a single and three RBIs. Mathis added a double and an RBI. Rechtenbaugh finished with a hit. CJ Smith and Fersdahl both had an RBI.

Boechler pitched five innings and allowed four earned runs on five hits and five walks with a strikeout. Pankonen pitched two innings and allowed two hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

West Central 16U Falls to Harrisburg

July 12, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The West Central 16U baseball team got behind early and lost 7-3 to Harrisburg on Sunday, July 10th. Harrisburg scored four times in the top of the first inning and added another in the top of the fourth for a 5-0 lead.

West Central got a run in the bottom of the fourth. Will Nester had an RBI ground out. They then closed the gap to 5-2 with another run in the bottom of the fifth. Bubba Kono had an RBI fielder’s choice. Harrisburg, however, added two runs in the sixth to extend the lead to 7-2. Hayes Cain had an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh.

Cain had two hits and an RBI. Jesse Jost and Cain Grocott both had two hits each. Landen Holewa, Keaton Vessells, and Carter Evans all had a single. Nester and Kono each added an RBI. Holewa pitched six innings and allowed seven runs, six earned, on eight hits and seven walks with six strikeouts. Grocott pitched one inning and allowed one walk and had two strikeouts.

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